Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No ___X____
TELE CELULAR SUL | TELEPAR CELULAR S.A. |
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | |
CORPORATE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION | CORPORATE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION |
n° 02.558.115/0001-21 | n° 02.332.397/0001-44 |
NIRE Registry n° 4130001760-3 | NIRE Registry n° 41300038228 |
A Publicly-Traded Company | A Publicly-Traded Company |
TELESC CELULAR S.A. | CTMR CELULAR S.A. |
CORPORATE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION | CORPORATE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION |
n° 02.334.700/0001-48 | n° 02.432.056/0001-40 |
NIRE Registry n° 42300024244 | NIRE Registry n° 43300036596 |
Tele Celular Sul Participações S.A. and TIM SUL S.A. (TIM Sul or the Company), formerly denominated TELEPAR CELULAR S.A., hereby, based on the provisions set forth on the fourth paragraph of art 157 of Law No. 6,404/76, and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM (CVM) Instruction No. 358/02, with the amendments made by CVM Instruction No. 369/02, discloses to their shareholders, debenture-holders and to the market in general and other interested parties, that, in accordance with a decision of TIM Suls shareholders, in an Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on July 31st, 2003; (i) approval was given to the merger of CTMR CELULAR S.A. (CTMR) and TELESC CELULAR S.A. (TELESC) by TIM Sul, through approval of the evaluation reports on the aforementioned companies incorporated, and the merger was also declared effective, in the terms of the Agreement of Merger, between TELEPAR, TELESC and CTMR, dated as of July 14th, 2003; and (ii) approval was given to changing the Companys name; henceforth the Company will be called TIM Sul S.A., in accordance with the current wording of article 1st of TIM Suls By-laws, approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting mentioned above.
The merger of CTMR and TELESC by the Company was informed to the market through the Notice of a Material Fact published on July 15th, 2003, which describes the principal terms and conditions of the operation now effected.
Curitiba, July 31, 2003
Paulo Roberto Cruz Cozza | Alvaro P. de Moraes Filho |
Director for Investor Relations | Director for Investor Relations |
TELE CELULAR SUL | TIM Sul S.A. |
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TELE CELULAR SUL PARTICIPACTES, S.A. | ||
Date: August 01, 2003 | By: | /s/ Paulo Roberto Cruz Cozza |
Name: Paulo Roberto Cruz Cozza | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |