Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (sc 14d9/a)
14 November 2013 - 8:06AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14D-9
(Amendment No. 3)
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
under
Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
NET SERVIÇOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO S.A.
(Name of Subject Company)
NET SERVIÇOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO S.A.
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Preferred
Shares, no par value, and
American Depositary Shares, each representing one Preferred Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
N/A (Preferred Shares)
64109T201 (American Depositary Shares)
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
José Antonio Guaraldi Felix
Investor Relations Officer
Rua Verbo Divino, 1356
São Paulo-SP-04719-002
Brazil
Telephone: (55)-11-2111-2785
with
copies to:
Nicolas Grabar, Esq.
Neil Whoriskey, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Telephone: (212)-225-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
on Behalf of the Person Filing Statement)
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Amendment No. 3 (Amendment No. 3) amends and supplements the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2013, as previously amended and supplemented (the Schedule 14D-9), by Net Serviços de
Comunicação S.A. (Net). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the offer (the Offer) by Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A.Embratel (Embratel) and Embratel
Participações S.A. (Embrapar, and together with Embratel, the Offerors) to purchase any and all outstanding common shares, no par value (Common Shares), and outstanding preferred shares, no par value
(Preferred Shares), including Preferred Shares represented by American Depositary Shares (ADSs), of Net, other than those held by the Offerors or their affiliates, in cash at a price of 29.62
Brazilian
reais
(R$) per Common Share and per Preferred Share, in each case plus interest at the benchmark interest rate of the Interbank Deposit Certificate,
Certificado de Depósito
Interbancário
(the CDI Rate), calculated
pro rata
from November 13, 2013 through the Auction Date, net of the applicable stock exchange and settlement fee, any applicable brokerage fees or commissions and
applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated October 17, 2013, as amended and supplemented, and the related ADS letter of transmittal.
Except as otherwise indicated in this Amendment No. 3, the information in Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used in
this Amendment No. 3 without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Schedule 14D-9.
Item 9. Exhibits
Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(5)(i)
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Text of Press Release issued by Net on November 13, 2013 (English Translation).
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
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NET SERVIÇOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO S.A.
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By:
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/s/ Roberto Catalão Cardoso
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Name:
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Roberto Catalão Cardoso
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: November 13, 2013
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Item 9.
Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(5)(i)
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Text of Press Release issued by Net on November 13, 2013 (English Translation).
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(e)(i)*
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Shareholders Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, among EG and the Offerors, and Net and América Móvil, as intervening parties (English translation)
(incorporated herein by reference to Nets report on Form 6-K, furnished to the SEC on December 26, 2012).
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(e)(ii)*
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Shareholders Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, among Globo, Embrapar and Embratel, and EG, Net and América Móvil, as intervening parties (English
translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Nets report on Form 6-K, furnished to the SEC on December 27, 2012).
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(e)(iii)*
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Services Agreement and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Nets 2007 annual report on Form
20-F, filed on June 30, 2008).
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(e)(iv)*
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First Addendum to the Services Agreement and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel, dated July 31, 2007 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5
to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(v)*
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Second Addendum to the Services Agreement and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel, dated April 4, 2008 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6
to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(vi)*
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Third Addendum to the Services Agreement and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel, dated September 25, 2009 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
4.7 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(vii)*
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Fourth Addendum to the Services Agreement and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel, dated December 29, 2009 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
4.8 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(viii)*
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Indefeasible Right Agreement of transmission capacity in local accesses by Embratel to be provided by Net, dated December 29, 2009 (English translation) (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(ix)*
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Indefeasible Right Agreement of transmission capacity in Internet accesses by Net to be provided by Embratel, dated December 29, 2009 (English translation) (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(x)*
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Commitment letter for provision of Internet services to be provided by Embratel to Net, dated June 26, 2003 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.11 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(xi)*
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Addendum to the commitment letter for provision of Internet services to be provided by Embratel to Net, dated November 17, 2009 (English translation) (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.12 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(xii)*
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Addendum to the commitment letter for provision of Internet services to be provided by Embratel to Net, dated December 29, 2009 (English translation) (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.13 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(xiii)*
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Telecommunications Service Agreement under the Industrial Exploration Regime and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel, dated December 7, 2006 (English translation)
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(xiv)*
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First Addendum to the Telecommunications Service Agreement under the Industrial Exploration Regime and Other Covenants between Net and Embratel, dated April 18, 2008 (English
translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to Nets 2009 annual report on Form 20-F, filed on May 21, 2010).
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(e)(xv)*
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Optical Fiber Lease Agreement, dated November 22, 2005 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit e(18) to Nets 14D-9, filed on September 14,
2010).
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(e)(xvi)*
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First Amendment to the Optical Fiber Lease Agreement, dated August 29, 2008 (English translation) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit e(19) to Nets 14D-9,
filed on September 14, 2010).
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(e)(xvii)*
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Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, among Banco Inbursa S.A., Net and the guarantor subsidiaries parties thereto (English translation) (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit e(20) to Nets 14D-9, filed on September 14, 2010).
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(g)
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Not Applicable.
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Annex A*
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Opinion of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A., dated October 15, 2013, to the Board of Directors of Net Serviços de Comunicação
S.A.
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Annex B*
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF NET
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