Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
22640-102 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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.
TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A
Publicly-held Company
Corporate Taxpayer's ID (CNPJ/MF): 02.558.115/0001-21
Corporate Registry (NIRE): 33 300 276 963
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
TIM Participações S.A. ("Company") (BM&FBOVESPA: TIMP3; NYSE: TSU), pursuant to Article 6, paragraph one, of CVM instruction 358/02, informs its shareholders and the market in general the complete document just released by Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Rio de Janeiro, October 03rd, 2013.
TIM Participações
Rogerio Tostes
Investor Relations Officer
PRESS RELEASE
TELECOM ITALIA: FRANCO BERNABÈ RESIGNS FROM THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN
Milan, 3 October 2013
The Chairman of Telecom Italia Franco Bernabè has resigned from his office. The meeting of the Board of Directors continues chaired by the Vice President Aldo Minucci. The Board expressed its gratitude to Franco Bernabè for the great commitment and substantial managerial contribution offered over the years spent guiding the Company. Mr. Bernabè was an executive, not independent, Director and was the Chairman of the Executive Committee. On the basis of the information available pursuant to art. 114, sub-paragraph 7 of legislative decree no. 58/1998, he owns 468,000 Telecom Italia ordinary shares (of which 18,000 indirectly) and 480,000 Telecom Italia savings shares (of which 30,000 indirectly). A further communication will be released at the end of the Board meeting.
Telecom Italia
Investor Relations
http://www.telecomitalia.com/investorrelations
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.
| TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | |||
| Date: October 3, 2013 | By: | /s/ Rogério Tostes | |
| Name: Rogério Tostes | |||
| Title: IRO | |||
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