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TELESP CELULAR
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
a publicly-held company
TELE CENTRO OESTE
CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
a publicly-held company
Telesp Celular Participações S.A. (TCP) and Tele Centro Oeste Participações S.A. (TCO), in reference to the tender offer to acquire the control of TCO and Relevant Notices dated January 16, April 11, and April 25 of the current year, we hereby inform our shareholders and the public at large that, as a consequence of the decision by Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, dated September 23, 2003, TCP has decided to carry out the tender offer for cash to acquire the common shares of TCO, under the terms of article 254-A of Law n°6.404/76. The offering price of R$16,58 per thousand shares represents 80% of the price paid to the former controlling shareholder on September 23, 2003. This value will be adjusted as from and after this date, in a manner consistent with the tender offer announcement being analyzed by the CVM.
São Paulo, September 25, 2003
TELESP CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Fernando Abella
Director, Finance and
Investor Relations
Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A.
Luis André Carpintero
Blanco
Director, Finance and
Investor Relations
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TELESP CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
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Fernando Abella Garcia
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Fernando Abella Garcia
Investor Relations Officer
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