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Trustee Report
3rd Quarter/03 Brasil Telecom S.A. 3rd Issue of Debentures December 2, 2003 |
Pavarini Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda.
Trustee Report
3rd Quarter of 2003
3rd Issue of Non-convertible Debentures
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
PAVARINI DISTRIBUIDORA
DE TÍTULOS E VALORES MOBILIÁRIOS LTDA
Rua Sete de Setembro 99 16° andar
Rio de Janeiro RJ Tel. 021 2507 1949 Fax 021 2507 1773
www.pavarini.com.br
email
Rio de Janeiro, December 2, 2003
Debenture holders
Santander S.A. Bank
ricardoc@santander.com.br
São Paulo Stock Exchange
gre@bovespa.com.br
Brasil Telecom S.A.
ccico@brasiltelecom.com.br
Cetip
fbenites@cetip.com.br
CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission)
In the quality of debenture holder trustee in the 3rd issue of debentures of Brasil Telecom S.A. we offer herein the report for this referent issue, in compliance with the provisions in the CVM (Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission) Instruction no. 28, of November 23, 1983 and in the Deed of Issue.
The appreciation of the situation of the company was executed based on the information furnished by the Issuer, financial statements and internal controls of the Debenture holder Trustee herein.
The electronic version of this report was submitted to the issuer company and is also available at our website www.pavarini.com.br .
Sincerely,
Pavarini Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores
Mobiliários Ltda.
Debenture holder Trustee
Issuer
Corporate Title | BRASIL TELECOM S.A. |
Address of Head Office | SIA Sul ASP LOTE D Bloco B, Brasília, Distrito Federal |
CNPJ Corporate Taxpayer ID | 76.535.764/0001-43 |
Director of Investor Relations | Carla Cico |
Activity | Use of the fixed switched telephone service |
Situation | Operational |
Control | National private |
Independent Auditor | KPMG Auditores Independentes |
Newspapers where the Co. divulges information | Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Journal) - DF Gazeta Mercantil financial newspaper national edition Jornal De Brasília newspaper - DF |
Characteristics of Issue
BOVESPAFIX Code | BRTO-D31 |
SND Code | BRTO13 |
ISIN Code | BRBRTOBS026 |
Distribution | PUBLIC |
Distribution - Start | 12/20/02 |
Distribution - End | 12/23/02 |
Rating | Fitch:
AA(bra) 11/12/02 |
Repricing | None |
Issue Status | ACTIVE |
Status of the Issuer | PAID |
Security | Non convertible Debentures |
CVM Register | CVM/SRE/DEB/2002/047 of 12/19/02 |
Coordinator | Santander S.A. Bank |
Form | Nominative Uncertificated |
Class | Unsecured guarantee |
Issue / series | Third / Single |
Authorizations | RCA of November 4, 2002 |
Date of issue | December 1, 2002 |
Maturity date | December 1, 2004 |
Next repricing Date | None |
Amount of issuing bonds | 40,000 |
Face value of the date of issue | R$ 10,000.00 |
Total amount of issue | R$ 400,000,000.00 |
Price of subscription | The Debentures are subscribed by their Face Value Unit, to which will be added the amount resulting from the application of the variation of 109% (one hundred and nine percent) of the DI rate over the Face Value Unit, pro rata temporis from the period counting from the Date of Issue up to the date of subscription of the Debentures |
Payment method | Cash at the act of subscription |
Remuneration | 109% DI |
Amortization | Final |
Payment of interest | June 1 and December 1 of every year |
Call feature | As of the 6th (sixth) month, through the payment of a 0.5% premium and an notice sent 20 days in advance |
Debenture holder trustee | Pavarini DTVM Ltda. |
Trustee bank and bookkeeper | Bradesco S.A. Bank |
Negotiation and Custody | BOVESPAFIX-SND / CBLC-CETIP |
Publications | Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Journal) - DF Gazeta Mercantil financial newspaper national edition Jornal De Brasília newspaper - DF |
Debenture holders Meeting | All decisions of the Debenture holder meetings shall be taken by, at least, 2/3 (two thirds) of the votes in attendance, except in the cases in which the decision has the objective of altering the conditions for (i) Remuneration and (ii) the Maturity Date of the Debentures, which will depend on the approval by Debenture holders represented, at least, by 90% (ninety percent) of the votes in attendance at the Debenture holder Meetings, in compliance with the provisions set forth in article 71, paragraph 5 of Law no. 6.404/76, in relation to the minimum legal quorum. |
Position of the Debentures
Date | Issued | Acquired by Issuer |
Redeemed by Issuer |
Canceled | In Treasury | Outstanding |
12/01/02 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
12/31/02 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
01/31/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
02/28/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
03/31/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
04/30/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
05/31/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
06/30/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
07/31/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
08/31/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
09/30/03 | 40,000 | - | - | - | - | 40,000 |
Allocation of the Funds
The funds granted to the ISSUER through the trading of the Debentures, after the payment of the due expenses for the issue of Debentures, shall be allocated to investments for the expansion and modernization of the plant in the year of 2003.
Guarantee
The Debentures are of the unsecured type. BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A., with head office at SIA Sul ASP LOTE D Bloco B, Brasília, Federal District, registered under CNPJ Corporate Taxpayer ID under no. 02.570.688/0001-70 binds itself to the Debenture holders as guarantor and principal payer of the ISSUER, herein clearly waiving the benefits of order, rights and faculties of exoneration set forth in articles 1.006, 1.485, 1.491, 1.498, 1.499, 1.500, 1.502, 1.503 e 1.504 of the Civil Code, in articles 261 and 262 of the Brazilian Commercial Code and in articles 77 and 595 of the Civil Process Code, for the payment, on the maturity date, of the Face Value Unit, plus the Remuneration and, if applicable, the contracted fine for late payment.
Covenants
The ISSUER binds itself to complying with the following limits and financial indexes, to be verified quarterly:
a) On the date of the last quarterly balance sheet, the ratio between the sum of the consolidated EBITDA for the last 4 quarters of the ISSUER and the sum of the Consolidated Financial Expenses during the same period shall not be less than 2.25;
b) On the date of the last quarterly balance sheet, the ratio between the Consolidated Debt and the sum of the consolidated EBITDA for the last 4 quarters of the ISSUER cannot exceed 3.25;
c) On the date of the last quarterly balance sheet, the ratio between the Consolidated Debt and the sum between the Consolidated Debt and the Shareholders Equity cannot exceed 0.60.
"EBITDA" means the sum without duplication (i) of the income prior to the deduction of taxes, tributes, contributions and shares, (ii) of the consolidated depreciation and amortizations which occurred in the same period and (iii) of the Financial Expenses deducted from the financial revenue, discounting (iv) the non-operating income and (v) other revenue and operating expenses.
"Consolidated Debt" means the sum of the consolidated unprofitable debt of the ISSUER in relation to individuals and/or companies, including loans and funding with third parties, issue of de fixed income bonds, convertible or not, on the local and/or capitals market besides cosignatures, sureties, pledges or guarantees provided by the Issuer, as well as amounts tendered to shareholders as a result of the redemption of shares executed by the ISSUER and the sale or the assignment of present or future receivables, with or without the coobligation of the ISSUER.
"Consolidated Financial Expenses" means the sum of the debt issue costs, interest paid to individuals or companies, including financial institutions, suppliers, securities, financial expenses that do not impact the cash flow, commissions, discounts and other charges for banking loans and letters of credit, hedging expenses, expenses with commercial leases, expenses for cosignatures, sureties, pledges or guarantees provided for other obligations.
EBITDA | |
Income Before Taxes/shares | 302,482 |
Depreciation and Amortization | 2,097,721 |
Financial Expenses | 1,394,114 |
Financial Income | 274,833 |
Non-operating income | (141,541) |
Other operating revenue | 242,929 |
Other operating expenses | 162,871 |
EBITDA | 3,580,967 |
CONSOLIDATED DEBT | |
ST Loans and Funding | 649,609 |
ST Debentures | 1,023,783 |
LT Loans and Funding | 1,814,722 |
LT Debentures | 1,310,000 |
CONSOLIDATED DEBT | 4,798,114 |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL EXPENSES | |
Financial Expenses | 1,394,114 |
Interest on own Capital | 450,794 |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL EXPENSES | 943,320 |
Shareholders Equity | 6,974,064 |
EBITDA / CONSOLIDATED FIN EXP | 3.80 2.25 |
CONSOLIDATED DEBT / EBITDA | 1.34 3.25 |
CONSOLIDATED DEBT / (CONSOLIDATED DEBT + SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY) | 0.41 0.60 |
Call Feature
The ISSUER is entitled the right to, at any time, as of the 6th (sixth) month counting from the Date of Issue ("Redemption Start Date"), to promote the call feature of all or part of the total outstanding Debentures, through the payment of the Face Value Unit, plus the Remuneration, applicable up to the date of redemption, calculated pro rata temporis from the Date of Issue or the date of the last payment of the respective Remuneration, up to the effective payment of the redemption, plus the redemption premium. For the purpose of the provisions in the item herein, the redemption premium applicable in the case of Debenture call feature will be equal to 0,5% (half a percent) on the redemption amount, proportional to the period of consecutive days remaining between the effective redemption date and the Maturity date, according to the following formula:
P = d/D * 0.5%
Where: P = Premium to be paid in a percentage value on the amount of the redemption d = amount of consecutive days between the effective redemption date and the Maturity date of the Debentures D = amount of consecutive days between the June 1st, 2003 (corresponding to the period of 6 months after the Date of Issue) and the Maturity Date of the Debentures.
The ISSUER will notify the Debenture holders about the call feature of the Debentures, in the manner set forth in the document herein, at least 20 (twenty) consecutive days prior to the effective redemption of the Debentures.
In the event of a call feature in part of the total of outstanding Debentures, the redemption will occur with a drawing, in the presence of the Debenture Holder Trustee, in accordance with the terms of the first paragraph of art. 55 in Law 6.404/76 and other applicable norms. Should a partial redemption occur, a minimum of 20% (twenty percent) of the amount of Debentures placed during the public distribution period will remain outstanding, on the contrary, the redemption will be total.
Repricing
There will be no repricing.
Scheduled Events and Payments
Date | Installment | Amortization | Installment | Interest | Status |
06/01/03 | - | - | 1 | 1,276.654146 | Paid |
12/01/03 | - | - | 2 | 1,181.038021 | - |
06/01/04 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
12/01/04 | 1/1 | 10,000.00 | 4 | - | - |
Legal and Corporate Events
Board of Directors Meeting 08/28/03
reelection
de board members were approved.
General ShareholdersMeeting 09/08/03
The
inclusion of Articles 28-A and 47 in the Corporate Bylaws of the Company was approved.
Notices to the Debenture Holders
There were no notices for the Debenture holders published in 2003.
Advance Maturity
None of the events mentioned in Clause 4.20 of the Deed of Issue caused the issue to mature in advance.
PUs
The calculated amount reflects our interpretation of the deed of issue and does not imply in the acceptance of a legal or financial commitment. The PUs shown were calculated "at par", that is, on the curve of correction and remuneration established in the deed of issue. Other financial market entities may present values that differ depending on the calculation methodology applied. In the case of doubt in relation to how the values presented herein were evaluated, we request that you contact us for more information.
DATE | PU | FACE | DI RATE | DI RATE | ACCUMULATED | INTEREST | NEXT |
VARIATION | |||||||
BRASIL TELECOM | VALUE | %py | FACTOR | FACTOR | EVENTS | ||
BRTO13/BRTO-D31 | (VN) | (DIj RATE) | (fj) | (f1xf2x...xfj) | (JR) | J - REMUN | |
R$ | R$ | R$ | A - AMORT | ||||
12/01/02 | 10,000.000000 | 10,000.00 | - | 1.00000000 | 1.00000000 | 0.000000 | J = 06/01/2003 |
12/31/02 | 10,179.385212 | 10,000.00 | 24.83 | 1.00095903 | 1.01793852 | 179.385212 | J = 06/01/2003 |
01/31/03 | 10,397.483214 | 10,000.00 | 25.28 | 1.00097703 | 1.03974832 | 397.483214 | J = 06/01/2003 |
02/28/03 | 10,604.393624 | 10,000.00 | 26.28 | 1.00100835 | 1.06043936 | 604.393624 | J = 06/01/2003 |
03/31/03 | 10,809.516867 | 10,000.00 | 26.23 | 1.00000000 | 1.08095169 | 809.516867 | J = 06/01/2003 |
04/30/03 | 11,029.525738 | 10,000.00 | 26.28 | 1.00100800 | 1.10295257 | 1,029.525738 | J = 06/01/2003 |
05/31/03 | 11,276.654146 | 10,000.00 | - | 1.00100629 | 1.12766541 | 1,276.654146 | J = 06/01/2003 |
06/01/03 | 11,276.654146 | 10,000.00 | - | 1.00000000 | 1.12766541 | 1,276.654146 | J = 06/01/2003 |
06/30/03 | 10,191.812663 | 10,000.00 | 25.68 | 1.00000000 | 1.01918127 | 191.812663 | J = 12/01/2003 |
07/31/03 | 10,423.132962 | 10,000.00 | 24.21 | 1.00093747 | 1.04231330 | 423.132962 | J = 12/01/2003 |
08/31/03 | 10,633.730739 | 10,000.00 | - | 1.00000000 | 1.06337307 | 633.730739 | J = 12/01/2003 |
09/30/03 | 10,818.912835 | 10,000.00 | 19.71 | 1.00077843 | 1.08189128 | 818.912835 | J = 12/01/2003 |
10/31/03 | 11,012.025825 | 10,000.00 | 18.75 | 1.00074321 | 1.10120258 | 1,012.025825 | J = 12/01/2003 |
11/30/03 | 11,181.038021 | 10,000,00 | - | 1.00000000 | 1.11810380 | 1,181.038021 | J = 12/01/2003 |
12/01/03 | 11,181.038021 | 10,000.00 | 17.23 | 1.00000000 | 1.11810380 | 1,181.038021 | J = 12/01/2003 |
Operating Performance
(extracted from 3rd Quarterly Information to CVM/03 R$ thousand)
Operating Context
BRASIL TELECOM S.A. is a Switched Fixed Telephone Service concessionaire (STFC) and it executes its activities in Region II of the General Grant Plan, which comprises the
Brazilian states of Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goiás, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, besides the Federal District. This area,
which extends 2,859,375 square kilometers, contemplated by the local and long distance telephone concessions, corresponds to 34% of the country.
It is a company controlled by Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. (BTP), a company organized on May 22, 1998 as a result of the privatization process of the Telebrás System.
The business of the Company, as well as the services that it offers and the rates it charges are regulated by the National Telecommunications Agency Anatel (Agencia Nacional
de Telecomunicações).
The information referent to the targets for quality and universalization of the Switched Fixed Telephone Service are available to all through the ANATEL website
www.anatel.gov.br.
The Company is registered at the CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) and at the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC of the US and has its shares traded in the main stock exchanges of the country and its ADR`s in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Company also integrate Level 1 of Corporate Governance of the São Paulo Stock Exchange BOVESPA.
Market Value of the Financial Assets and Liabilities (Financial Instruments) and Risk Analysis.
The Company and its controlled companies carried out an evaluation of its financial assets and liabilities in relation to market values or effective realization (fair value),
using information available and evaluation methodologies appropriate for each situation. The interpretation of the market data in relation to the choice of methodology
requires a considerable amount of judgment and the establishment of estimates to reach a value considered to be adequate for each situation. Consequently, the estimates shown
may not necessarily indicate the amounts that can be obtained on the current market. The use of different cases for the appraisal of market value or the fair value may have a
material effect on the values obtained. The choice of assets and liabilities shown in the document herein occurred due to their materiality. The instruments whose values are
close to the fair value and whose risk evaluation is irrelevant were not mentioned.
According to their nature, financial instruments may involve known or unknown risks and the potential of these risks is important, in the best judgment. Thus, there may be
risks with or without guarantees, depending on the circumstantial or legal aspects. Among the market risk factors that may affect the business of the Company, emphasis has
been placed on the following ones:
Credit Risk
The majority of the services offered by the Company are linked to the License Agreement and a large part of these services are subordinated to the establishment of rates on
behalf of the regulating entity. In turn, the credit policy, in the case of public telecommunication services, is subordinated to the legal norms established by the licensing
power. The risk exists due to the possibility of the Company incurring losses which result from the difficulty to receive amounts billed to its clients. Up to the quarter, the
delinquency of the Company was 2.50% of gross revenue (2.60% in the same period the previous year). Through internal controls, the Company permanently monitors the level of
accounts receivable, which limits the risk of delinquent accounts and proceeds cutting access to the service (outgoing traffic) if the bill is overdue for more than thirty
days. Exceptions are made in the case of telephone services that have to be maintained for reasons of security or national defense. On June 30, 2003, the portfolio of clients
of the Company did not present subscriber registers whose receivables were, individually, over 1% of the total accounts receivable for the services.
Exchange Rate Risk
The Company has loans and funding in foreign currency. The risk linked to these liabilities arises from the possibility of the existence of variations in exchange rates that
may increase their balance. The loans subject to this risk registered around 5.23% of the total liabilities of this kind (6.8% on 03/31/03). In order to minimize this risk,
the Company hedges exchange swaps with financial institutions. Of the part of the debt in foreign currency, 44% is covered by hedging (37% on 03/31/03). The unrealized
positive or negative effects of these transactions are registered in the income as gain or loss. By the end of the quarter, net losses totaled R$ 74,546 (R$ 24,415 of net
gains in 2002).
Net exposure, using the accounting and market value, to the exchange rate risk on the closing date of the quarter is the following:
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |||
PARENT COMPANY | Book Value | Market Value | Book Value | Market Value |
LIABILITIES | ||||
Loans and Funding | 241,805 | 233,828 | 254,149 | 244,979 |
Hedge Contracts | (821) | (8,412) | (3,428) | (7,131) |
TOTAL | 240,984 | 225,416 | 250,721 | 237,848 |
SHORT TERM | 45,143 | 34,256 | 41,825 | 34,875 |
LONG TERM | 195,841 | 191,160 | 208,896 | 202,973 |
The method used for the market value calculation (fair value) on the loans and funding in foreign currency and hedging instruments was that of the discounted cash flow, at market rates in effect on the closing date of the quarter.
Interest Rate Risk
Assets
The Company has loans granted to the company which produces the yellow pages and resulting from the sale of goods from property, plant and equipment to other telephone
companies.
These assets are represented hereunder as on the closing date of the quarter:
Parent Company | Consolidated | |||
Book and Market Value | Book and Market Value | |||
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
ASSETS | ||||
Loans linked to IGP-DI | 6,738 | 6,737 | 6,738 | 6,737 |
Loans linked to CDI | 765 | - | - | - |
Loans linked to IPA-OG Column 27 (FGV) | 1,972 | 1,672 | 1,972 | 1,672 |
Loans linked to IGP-M | - | - | 1,233 | - |
TOTAL | 9,475 | 8,409 | 9,943 | 8,409 |
SHORT TERM | 2,732 | 1,949 | 1,967 | 1,949 |
LONG TERM | 6,743 | 6,460 | 7,976 | 6,460 |
The accounting values are equal to the market values due to the fact that the current employment conditions for these types of financial instruments are similar to those in which the latter derive from.
Liabilities
The Company has loans and funding in local currency subordinated to the interest rates linked to the main indexers: TJLP (long-term Interest Rate), UMBNDES, CDI (Domestic
Interbank Rate) and IGPM (General Price Index). The inherent risk of these liabilities arises from the possibility of the existence of variations in these rates. The Company
has made hedge derivative contracts for 78% of the liabilities subject to the UMBNDES rate, in the exchange swap mode, considering the influence of the dollar on the payment
charges (currency basket) for these liabilities. However, continuous monitoring of the remaining market rates occurs with the intention of evaluating the consequent use of
derivatives for protection from the volatility risk of these rates.
Besides the loans and funding the Company issued debentures - private and public, non-convertible or tradable into shares. This liability was executed using the interest rate
linked to CDI and the risk linked to this liability arises from the possible increase of this rate.
The situation of the liabilities mentioned on the closing date for the quarter are the following:
Book Value | ||
PARENT COMPANY | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 |
LIABILITIES | ||
Debentures CDI | 2,393,826 | 2,358,240 |
Loans linked to TJLP | 1,849,238 | 1,924,684 |
Loans linked to UMBNDES | 225,037 | 229,435 |
Hedge Contracts in UMBNDES | 46,335 | 50,184 |
Loans linked to IGPM | 22,254 | 23,530 |
Other loans | 20,440 | 20,439 |
TOTAL | 4,557,130 | 4,606,512 |
SHORT TERM | 1,628,249 | 1,197,278 |
LONG TERM | 2,928,881 | 3,409,234 |
The accounting values are equal to the market values due to the fact that the current employment conditions for these types of financial instruments are similar to those in which the latter derive from. In the occurrence of a hypothetical 1% variation in the rates mentioned, unfavorable to the Company, the annual negative impact would be approximately R$ 9,954.
Risk of Not Linking
Monetary Correction Indexes and Accounts Receivable
The loans and funding indexes used
by the Company are not linked to the values for accounts receivable. The telephone
rate readjustments do not necessarily accompany the increases in the local interest
rates which affect the debts of the Company. Therefore, a risk arises from the absence of
this link.
Contingency
Risks The
contingency risks are evaluated in accordance with cases of enforceability between
probable, possible or remote. The contingencies considered as probable risk are
registered in the liability. The details of these risks are shown in note no. 7.
Risks related to
Investments
The Company has investments evaluated using the equity methods accounting
and acquisition cost. BrT Serviços de Internet S.A. (internet service company) and
Brasil Telecom Celular S.A. (mobile phone company) are wholly-owned subsidiaries whose
investments are appraised by the equity method, of which only the first is in
operation. There is no market value to evaluate the investments made on the wholly-owned
subsidiaries since they are close corporations. The future cash flows expected from the
investments, directly and indirectly, do not lead to the expectation of losses which
may require the use of provisions of such nature for these corporations. Likewise are
the investments related to the iBest and BrT Cabos Submarinos (submarine cable company)
groups.
The investments evaluated by the cost are irrelevant in relation to the total assets. The risks related to them do not produce enough impact to the Company should significant losses occur with these investments.
Risks with Financial
Investments
Financial Investments of immediate liquidity are remained in exclusive
financial investment funds (FIFs), whose assets are comprised of post-fixed
public government securities, futures contracts linked to the exchange rate of the
Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&F) and in a foreign currency investment fund, and
there are no credit risks in these operations. On 06/30/03, the Company has financial
investments worth R$ 915,503 (R$ 1,205,411 on 03/31/03). The yields granted up to the
closing of the quarter are financially recognized as financial revenue and amount to R$
70,240 (R$ 21,957 in 2002). The amounts related to the consolidated statements are R$
941,126 (R$ 1,253,118 on 03/31/03) for the investments and R$ 74,318 (R$ 21,958 in 2002)
for yield.
Capital Stock
The
Company is authorized to increase its capital through a decision of the Board of
Directors up to the total limit of 560,000,000,000 (five hundred and sixty billion)
common or preferred shares, in compliance with the legal limit of 2/3 (two thirds) in the
case of issue of new preferred shares with no voting rights.
By decision of the General Shareholders Meeting or the Board of Directors Meeting, the capital stock of the Company may be increased by the capitalization of accrued profits or previous reserves allocated for this by the General Assembly. Under these conditions, the capitalization may occur without changing the number of shares.
The capital stock is represented by common and preferred shares, no par value, and, in the capital increases, it is not required to maintain their proportion.
By decision of the General Meeting or the Board of Directors, the right of preference for the issue of shares may be excluded the preemptive right for the issue of shares, subscription bonuses or debentures convertible into shares, in the cases predicted in article 172 of the Corporate Stock Law.
The preferred shares have no voting rights, except in the cases mentioned in paragraphs 1 to 3 of art. 12 in the bylaws, with assurance of priority in the receipt of a minimum and non-cumulative dividend of 6% a year, calculated on the amount resulting from the capital stock breakdown by the total number of shares of the Company, or 3% a year, calculated on the amount resulting from the shareholders equity breakdown by the total number of shares of the Company, whichever is greater.
The subscribed and paid in capital stock is R$ 3,373,097 (R$ 3,373,097 on 03/31/03), comprised of the following no par value shares:
In thousand of shares | ||||||
CLASS OF SHARES | Total Shares | Shares in Treasury | Outstanding Shares | |||
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
Common | 249,597,050 | 249,597,050 | - | - | 249,597,050 | 249,597,050 |
Preferred | 295,569,090 | 295,569,090 | 6,331,111 | 5,175,011 | 289,237,979 | 290,394,079 |
TOTAL | 545,166,140 | 545,166,140 | 6,331,111 | 5,175,011 | 538,835,029 | 539,991,129 |
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |||||
EQUITY VALUE PER THOUSAND OUTSTANDING SHARES (R$) | 12.94 | 12.76 |
Cash and Equivalents
PARENT COMPANY | CONSOLIDATED | |||
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
CASH | 43 | 40 | 48 | 44 |
BANK ACCOUNTS | 104,908 | 25,417 | 109,491 | 33,747 |
INVESTMENTS OF IMMEDIATE LIQUIDITY | 988,807 | 915,503 | 1,028,892 | 941,126 |
TOTAL | 1,093,758 | 940,960 | 1,138,431 | 974,917 |
The liquid investments represent amounts invested in portfolios managed by financial institutions, linked to public government securities with average profitability equal to DI CETIP (CDI), futures contracts at the Commodities and Futures Exchange BM&F, indexed by the variation of the commercial dollar plus coupon at around 3.3% per year and at the investment fund with an exchange variation plus the six-month Libor rate plus interest of 1.5% per year.
Cash Flow Statements
PARENT COMPANY | CONSOLIDATED | |||
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||
NET INCOME OF THE PERIOD | 285,903 | 187,442 | 285,924 | 187,442 |
MINORITY PARTICIPATION | - | - | (6) | - |
ITEMS WITH NO CASH EFFECTS | 2,669,362 | 1,756,171 | 2,676,607 | 1,758,006 |
Depreciation and Amortization | 1,565,385 | 1,046,591 | 1,570,990 | 1,047,133 |
Losses with Accounts Receivable from Services | 201,011 | 132,925 | 201,032 | 132,946 |
Provision for Doubtful Accounts | (5,668) | (3,211) | (5,593) | (3,146) |
Provision for Contingencies | 51,940 | 32,332 | 51,940 | 32,332 |
Deferred Taxes | 72,316 | 118,679 | 76,183 | 117,621 |
Premium Amortization Paid on Investment Acquisition | 93,011 | 62,007 | 99,186 | 62,007 |
Result from the Write-off of Permanent Assets | 19,357 | 16,808 | 18,023 | 16,808 |
Financial Expenses | 658,614 | 346,076 | 658,686 | 346,076 |
Equity Pick up | 13,396 | 3,964 | - | - |
Other Expenses/Revenues | - | - | 6,160 | 6,229 |
CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | (743,780) | (626,929) | (695,964) | (492,949) |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES FLOW | 2,211,485 | 1,316,684 | 2,266,561 | 1,452,499 |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Dividends/Interests on Own Capital | (265,156) | (263,966) | (265,156) | (263,966) |
Loans and Financing | (923,023) | (557,187) | (923,097) | (557,187) |
Loans Obtained | 83,716 | 23,683 | 83,716 | 23,683 |
Loans Paid | (398,966) | (254,021) | (398,966) | (254,021) |
Interest Paid | (607,773) | (326,849) | (607,847) | (326,849) |
Share's Buyback Program | (33,018) | (18,169) | (33,018) | (18,169) |
Other Financing Flows | (185) | - | (3,943) | (3) |
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | (1,221,382) | (839,322) | (1,225,214) | (839,325) |
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES | ||||
Financial Investments | (1,083) | (330) | 4952 | 4,939 |
Investment Suppliers | (57,549) | (107,095) | (43,140) | (107,154) |
Funds from Sales of Permanent Assets | 16,896 | 12,860 | 16,896 | 12,860 |
Investments in Permanent Assets | (1,244,102) | (800,132) | (1,300,522) | (967,804) |
Other Investment Activities Flows | 12,061 | (19,137) | (4,001) | (3,997) |
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES | (1,273,777) | (913,834) | (1,325,815) | (1,061,156) |
CASH FLOW OF THE PERIOD | (283,674) | (436,472) | (284,468) | (447,982) |
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS | ||||
Balance at the end of the quarter | 1,093,758 | 940,960 | 1,138,431 | 974,917 |
Balance at the start of the period | 1,377,432 | 1,377,432 | 1,422,899 | 1,422,899 |
VARIATION IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (283,674) | (436,472) | (284,468) | (447,982) |
Loans and Funding
PARENT COMPANY | CONSOLIDATED | |||
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
LOANS AND FUNDING | 9,475 | 8,409 | 9,943 | 8,409 |
TOTAL | 9,475 | 8,409 | 9,943 | 8,409 |
SHORT TERM | 2,732 | 1,949 | 1,967 | 1,949 |
LONG TERM | 6,743 | 6,460 | 7,976 | 6,460 |
Funding
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) | 2,074,275 | 2,154,119 |
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | 294,929 | 246,889 |
SUPPLIERS | 4,807 | 4,623 |
PUBLIC DEBENTURES | 985,091 | 927,992 |
PRIVATE DEBENTURES | 1,348,692 | 1,430,247 |
TOTAL | 4,707,794 | 4,763,870 |
SHORT TERM | 1,664,560 | 1,230,009 |
LONG TERM | 3,043,234 | 3,533,861 |
Funding in local currency: TJLP (Long-term Interest Rate)-based interest is applied, plus 3.85% to 6.5% p.y., UMBNDES (BNDES Monetary Unit) plus 3.85% to 6.5% p.y., 100% and 109% of CDI (Domestic Interbank Rate), IGP-M (General Price Index) plus 12% p.y. and a fixed rate of 14% p.y., resulting in an average rate of 20.9% p.y.
Funding in local currency: fixed interest rates of 1.75% p.y. and a variable interest of 0.5% to 4.0% p.y. above the LIBOR rate are applied, resulting in an average rate of 2.77% p.y. The LIBOR rate on 06/30/03 for six-month payments was 1.12% p.y..
Private Debentures: interest rates of 100% of CDI are applied. The issue of 1,300 non convertible debentures or debentures tradable into shares of any kind, at the unit price of R$ 1,000, occurred on January 27, 2001 and were fully subscribed by the Parent Company. The maturity dates of these debentures is predicted on 07/27/04, 07/27/05 and 07/27/06, corresponding to 30%, 30% and 40% of their face value, respectively.
Public debentures: First public issue: 50,000 debentures non convertible into share and with no repricing clause, with a face value unit of R$ 10, totaling R$ 500,000, occurred on May 1, 2002. The payment term is two years, maturing on May 1, 2004. The remuneration corresponds to the interest rate of 109% of CDI and its payment periodicity is six months, falling always on November 1st and May 1st, counting from the distribution starting date up to the maturity date of the debentures.
Second public issue: 40,000 debentures non convertible into share and with no repricing clause, with a face value unit of R$ 10, totaling R$ 400,000, occurred on December 1, 2002. The payment term is two years, maturing on December 1, 2004. The remuneration corresponds to the interest rate of 109% of CDI and its payment periodicity is six months, falling always on June 1st and December 1st, counting from the distribution starting date up to the maturity date of the debentures.
On June 30, 2003, there were no debentures of its own issue acquired.
Loans
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
MUTUAL WITH CONTROLLER | 90,320 | 93,363 |
TOTAL | 90,320 | 93,363 |
SHORT TERM | 8,832 | 9,094 |
LONG TERM | 81,488 | 84,269 |
The loans in foreign currency are updated by the exchange variation and interest of 1.75% a year.
Payment schedule
The long-term debt is schedules to be paid in the following years:
09/30/03 | 06/30/03 | |
2004 | 539,115 | 1,060,241 |
2005 | 933,126 | 922,789 |
2006 | 1,044,388 | 1,037,031 |
2007 | 511,750 | 504,849 |
2008 | 21,654 | 21,652 |
2009 | 20,805 | 20,811 |
From 2010 on | 53,884 | 50,757 |
TOTAL | 3,124,722 | 3,618,130 |
Debt breakdown by currency / index
Updated by | 09/30/03 | 06/30/03 |
TJLP (Long-term Interest Rate) | 1,849,238 | 1,924,684 |
UMBNDES Currency Basket of BNDES | 225,037 | 229,435 |
UMBNDES Hedge | 46,335 | 50,184 |
CDI Rate | 2,393,826 | 2,358,240 |
NORTH AMERICAN DOLLARS | 241,805 | 254,149 |
Hedge in Dollars | (821) | (3,428) |
IGP-M Rate | 22,254 | 23,530 |
Guarantees
The contracted loans and
funding are guaranteed by credit guarantees deriving from telephone services and the
cosignature of the Parent Company.
The Company has hedged 44% of its loans and funding in North American dollars executed with third parties and on 78% of the debt in UMBNDES (Currency basket) executed with BNDES, with the purpose of protecting itself from the significant variations in the quotations of these factors on the correction of the debt. The gains and losses with these contracts are acknowledged by the accrual basis.
Authorizations for the Exploration of
Services
The wholly-owned subsidiary, Brasil Telecom Celular S.A., signed in the
month of December of 2002, three Personal Mobile Authorization Terms, executed
with Anatel. These terms, which assure the exploration of SMP for the next fifteen
years in the same area of activity in which the Company has a license for fixed
telephony, totaled R$ 191,495, of which 10% was paid at the act of signature of the
contract. The balance of R$ 172,345, related to the remaining 90%, was fully
acknowledged in the liability of the Controlled Company and should be paid in six
annual equal and consecutive installments with maturity dates in 2005 to 2010. The
IGP-DI variation is applied on the debt, plus 1% a month on the debt. On the
quarterly closing date, the value of the updated liability was R$ 197,244 (R$
191,125 on 03/31/03).
Commitments Assumed
Acquisition of Equity
Interest of MTH do Brasil Ltda., controller of MetroRED Brasil
On February 17, 2003, the Company executed two agreements with MetroRED Telecommunications Group Ltd., of which (i) One Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Quotas, aimed at the acquisition of 19.9% of the capital stock of MTH do Brasil Ltda. (MTH), which owns 99.99% of the capital stock of MetroRED Telecomunicações Ltda. (MetroRED Brasil); and (ii) an Option Agreement, aimed at the acquisition of 80.1% of the capital stock of MTH. The option may only be exercised following certification by the National Telecommunications Agency Anatel for the full accomplishment of the universalization and expansion targets set forth in the License Agreement of December 31, 2003.
These agreements, equivalent to US$ 16,999,900.00 (sixteen million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand and nine hundred North American dollars) and US$ 100.00 (one hundred North American dollars), respectively, were paid on February 18 of 2003, both corresponding to local currency for a total of R$ 61,463.
In the future, at the second and final stage, when the option to purchase 80.1% of the quotas which represent the capital stock of MTH will occur, the Company should pay an amount equal to US$ 51,000,000,00 (fifty-one million North American dollars), concluding the process for the acquisition of the total capital stock of the said company.
MetroRED Brasil is a service provider for the private telecommunication network using optical fiber digital networks and it services 331 kilometers of the local network in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte and 1,486 kilometers of the long distance network which connects these large commercial urban centers. It also has an Internet Solutions Center of 3,500 m2 in São Paulo, which offers co-location, hosting and value-added services.
The acquisition of 19.9% of MTH does not include control of MetroRED and also does not mean the direct or indirect provision, on behalf of the Company, of other telecommunication services, besides those currently being offered in Region II of the General Grant Plan.
Subsequent Events
At a Board of Directors
Meeting of the Company held on August 5, 2003, the following issues were approved:
(i) Proposal for the use of funding and/or issue of securities, in accordance with the
market conditions on the occasion of each transaction and within the explained
parameters as pointed out in the conditions contained in the document entitled Proposal
for the Capture of Funds for Financing of Operations from 2003 to 2008; (ii) Proposal
for the provision, by the Company, of collateral agreements, personal guarantee
agreements or any other guarantee that comes to be needed for financing that are
contracted by the company for the execution of the Business Plan, through the
opening of fixed credit, in favor of companies in which Brasil Telecom S.A.
participates, in accordance with the detailed document entitled Proposal for the
Provision of Guarantees between Brasil Telecom Participações S.A. and Brasil Telecom
S.A. and from the latter to its Participating Companies 2003 to 2008; and (iii)
Proposal for the repurchase of its own shares, for permanence in Treasury or
cancellation, or later alienation. The acquisition will be performed according to the
terms of Law 6404/76, CVM Instruction 10/80 and subsequent riders and Bylaw of the
Company, with the following terms and conditions: (a) the Other Capital reserves account
will represent the funds available for the acquisition of shares; (b) its own
preferred shares for permanence in treasury, up to the limit of 10% of the preferred
outstanding shares, may be acquired; (c) the acquisition period will run for 365 days,
counting from August 06, 2003; (d) the acquisition and/or alienation transactions
related to these shares will be set at the market price and mediated by the brokerage
houses, Unibanco CVM S.A., Itaú CV S.A. and Credit Suisse First Boston S.A. CTVM,
and (e) the acquisition of shares will be conducted by the Board of the Company
and will be subject to the guidelines set at the Repurchase Committee Meeting held on
July 18, 2003.
In relation to the proposal for the employment of funding and/or issue of securities mentioned above, Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., controller of the Company, approved at its Board of Directors Meeting, held on August 05, 2003, the proposal for the opening of fixed credit in the market conditions up to the amount required to guarantee funding of up to R$ 1.776 billion to be contracted by the Company and/or companies which are directly or indirectly participating companies of BTP for the execution of the Business Plan.
The content of this subsequent event was disclosed in material facts of Brasil Telecom S.A. and Brasil Telecom Participações S.A., both published on August 06, 2003.
Financial Statements
(Source: Quarterly Information to CVM 09/30/03 - R$ thousand)
(In Thousand Reals) | Consolidated | Parent Company | |
Code | ASSETS | 09/30/03 | 09/30/03 |
1 | Total Assets | 15,475,062 | 15,122,015 |
1.01 | Current Assets | 3,691,644 | 3,637,933 |
1.01.01 | Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1,138,431 | 1,093,758 |
1.01.02 | Credits | 1,991,266 | 1,987,519 |
1.01.02.01 | Accounts Receivable from Services | 1,991,266 | 1,987,519 |
1.01.03 | Inventory | 11,053 | 11,053 |
1.01.04 | Other | 550,894 | 545,603 |
1.01.04.01 | Loans and Financing | 1,967 | 2,732 |
1.01.04.02 | Deferred and Recoverable Taxes | 354,265 | 350,017 |
1.01.04.03 | Judicial Deposits | 33,957 | 33,957 |
1.01.04.04 | Other Assets | 160,705 | 158,897 |
1.02 | Long-term Assets | 1,282,410 | 1,226,474 |
1.02.01 | Several Credits | 0 | 0 |
1.02.02 | Credits with Associated Persons | 6,671 | 9,759 |
1.02.02.01 | With Colligated | 6,671 | 6,671 |
1.02.02.02 | With Subsidiaries | 0 | 3,088 |
1.02.02.03 | With Another Associated Persons | 0 | 0 |
1.02.03 | Other | 1,275,739 | 1,216,715 |
1.02.03.01 | Loans and Financing | 7,976 | 6,743 |
1.02.03.02 | Deferred and Recoverable Taxes | 612,146 | 610,493 |
1.02.03.03 | Judicial Deposits | 460,465 | 460,465 |
1.02.03.04 | Inventory | 19,782 | 19,782 |
1.02.03.05 | Other Assets | 175,370 | 119,232 |
1.03 | Permanent Assts | 10,501,008 | 10,257,608 |
1.03.01 | Investments | 280,650 | 503,508 |
1.03.01.01 | Interest in Subsidiaries | 97,485 | 97,485 |
1.03.01.02 | Interest in Controller Companies | 0 | 340,183 |
1.03.01.03 | Other Investments | 183,165 | 65,840 |
1.03.02 | Fixes Assets | 9,592,882 | 9,167,463 |
1.03.03 | Deferred | 627,476 | 586,637 |
Consolidated | Parent Company | ||
Code | LIABILITIES | 09/30/03 | 09/30/03 |
2 | Total Liability | 15,475,062 | 15,122,015 |
2.01 | Current Liability | 3,612,140 | 3,579,188 |
2.01.01 | Short-term Loans and Financing | 649,609 | 649,609 |
2.01.02 | Short-term Debentures | 1,023,783 | 1,023,783 |
2.01.03 | Suppliers | 893,985 | 882,661 |
2.01.04 | Rates, Taxes and Contributions | 483,069 | 476,062 |
2.01.04.01 | Indirect Taxes | 446,443 | 440,794 |
2.01.04.02 | Income Taxes | 36,626 | 35,268 |
2.01.05 | Dividends to be Paid | 247,656 | 247,656 |
2.01.06 | Provisions | 60,845 | 60,774 |
2.01.06.01 | Provision for Contingencies | 20,892 | 20,821 |
2.01.06.02 | Provision for Pension Funds | 39,953 | 39,953 |
2.01.07 | Short-term Debts With Associated Persons | 0 | 0 |
2.01.08 | Other | 253,193 | 238,643 |
2.01.08.01 | Personal, Payroll and Social Benefits | 76,112 | 73,754 |
2.01.08.02 | Cosignments to Thirty Parties | 44,779 | 44,467 |
2.01.08.03 | Profit Shares | 35,471 | 34,986 |
2.01.08.04 | Other Liabilities | 96,831 | 85,436 |
2.02 | Long-term Liabilities | 4,824,184 | 4,559,183 |
2.02.01 | Long-term Financing and Loans | 1,814,722 | 1,814,722 |
2.02.02 | Long-term Debentures | 1,310,000 | 1,310,000 |
2.02.03 | Provisions | 854,045 | 851,652 |
2.02.03.01 | Provision for Contingent Liabilities | 390,107 | 387,714 |
2.02.03.02 | Provision for Pension Funds | 463,938 | 463,938 |
2.02.04 | ST Debts with Associated Persons | 0 | 0 |
2.02.05 | Other | 845,417 | 582,809 |
2.02.05.01 | Personal, Payroll and Social Benefits | 9,671 | 9,655 |
2.02.05.02 | Suppliers | 4,939 | 4,939 |
2.02.05.03 | Indirect Taxes | 503,221 | 502,499 |
2.02.05.04 | Income Taxes | 32,714 | 32,200 |
2.02.05.05 | Authorization for Telecom Service Use | 202,603 | 25,541 |
2.02.05.06 | Other Liabilities | 84,294 | 7,975 |
2.02.05.07 | Funds for Capitalization | 7,975 | |
2.03 | Deferred Income | 64,661 | 9,580 |
2.04 | Minority Interests | 13 | |
2.05 | Shareholders Equity | 6,974,064 | 6,974,064 |
2.05.01 | Paid-in Capital Stock | 3,373,097 | 3,373,097 |
2.05.02 | Capital Reserve | 1,524,953 | 1,524,953 |
2.05.03 | Revaluation Reserve | 0 | 0 |
2.05.03.01 | Own Assets | 0 | 0 |
2.05.03.02 | Controller/Subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
2.05.04 | Surplus Reserve | 273,244 | 273,244 |
2.05.04.01 | Legal Reserve | 273,244 | 273,244 |
2.05.04.02 | Reserve required under the Companys Charter | 0 | 0 |
2.05.04.03 | Contingency Reserve | 0 | 0 |
2.05.04.04 | Unrealized Income Reserve | 0 | 0 |
2.05.04.05 | Profit Retention Reserve | 0 | 0 |
2.05.04.06 | Special for Unallocated Dividends | 0 | 0 |
2.05.04.07 | Other Surplus Reserve | 0 | 0 |
2.05.05 | Retained Earnings | 1,802,770 | 1,802,770 |
Consolidated | Parent Company | ||
Code | INCOME STATEMENT | 01/01/2003 to | 01/01/2003 to |
09/30/2003 | 09/30/2003 | ||
3.01 | Gross Sales and/or Services | 8,177,586 | 8,181,067 |
3.02 | Deduction from Gross Sales | (2,335,582) | (2,320,050) |
3.03 | Net Sales and/or Services | 5,842,004 | 5,861,017 |
3.04 | Cost of Goods and/or Services Sold | (3,605,428) | (3,533,560) |
3.05 | Gross Profit | 2,236,576 | 2,327,457 |
3.06 | Operating Expenses/revenues | (1,971,125) | (2,067,738) |
3.06.01 | With Sales | (559,024) | (656,718) |
3.06.02 | General and Administrative | (556,014) | (547,621) |
3.06.03 | Financial | (892,745) | (893,524) |
3.06.03.01 | Financial Revenue | 223,935 | 217,122 |
3.06.03.02 | Financial Expense | (1,116,680) | (1,110,646) |
3.06.04 | Other Operating Revenue | 176,125 | 176,265 |
3.06.05 | Other Operating Expense | (139,467) | (132,744) |
3.06.06 | Income by the Equity Method | 0 | (13,396) |
3.07 | Operating Income | 265,451 | 259,719 |
3.08 | Non-Operating Income | (108,540) | (109,876) |
3.08.01 | Revenues | 37,695 | 37,220 |
3.08.02 | Expenses | (146,235) | (147,096) |
3.09 | Income before Taxes/Shares | 156,911 | 149,843 |
3.10 | Provision for Income Tax and Social Contributions | (82,254) | (75,593) |
3.11 | Deferred Income Tax | 0 | 0 |
3.12 | Shares/contributions under Companys Charter | (34,939) | (34,547) |
3.12.01 | Shares | (34,939) | (34,547) |
3.12.02 | Contributions | 0 | 0 |
3.13 | Reversal of Interest on Own Capital | 246,200 | 246,200 |
3.14 | Minority Interest | 6 | |
3.15 | Income of the Period | 285,924 | 285,903 |
ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL INDEXERS | |||
GENERAL LIQUIDITY | 0,59 | 0,60 | |
CURRENT LIQUIDITY | 1,02 | 1,02 | |
TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS | 1,21 | 1,17 | |
UNPROFITABLE DEBT | 0,69 | 0,69 | |
GROSS MARGIN | 38,28% | 39,71% | |
NET MARGIN | 4,89% | 4,88% | |
PROFITABILITY OF OWN CAPITAL | 4,28% | 4,27% |
Information
The company maintains the publicly-held company register up to date in relation to CVM and the information offered to the Trustee Report during the period referred to in this report. The debenture holder trustee herein has no knowledge of non-recurring omission or untruth contained in the information disclosed by the company or, in addition, of any default or delay in the required provision of information by the company.
Statement
Pavarini Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda. states that it is fully able to fill the position of Debenture Holder Trustee for the issue referred to in this report, and that it is has no knowledge of any non-recurring omission or untruth contained in the information disclosed by the company or, in addition, of any default or delay in the required provision of information by the company.
Rio de Janeiro, December 2, 2003
Pavarini Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores
Mobiliários Ltda.
Debenture Holder Trustee
BRASIL TELECOM S.A.
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By: |
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Carla Cico
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Name: Carla Cico
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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