UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December, 2018

Commission File Number: 001-14475

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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

TELEFONICA BRAZIL S.A.  
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Av. Eng° Luís Carlos Berrini, 1376 -  28º andar
São Paulo, S.P.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

 

 NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

DELIBERATION OF INTEREST ON OWN CAPITAL

 

Telefônica Brasil S.A. – (“Company”) announces to its shareholders that the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on December 4, 2018, deliberated the credit of Interest on Own Capital (“IOC”), related to the fiscal year of 2018, in accordance with article 28 of the Company’s Bylaws, article 9 of the Law 9,249/95 and CVM’s Instruction No. 683/2012, in the gross amount of R$1,350,000,000.00 (one billion, three hundred and fifty million reais), subject to withholding tax of 15%, resulting in a net amount of R$1,147,500,000.00 (one billion, one hundred and forty-seven million, five hundred thousand reais), based on the net profit shown in the balance sheet of October 31, 2018. The estimated value per share is described in the table below:

 

(*) 10% higher than the amount granted to each common share, in accordance with article 7 of the Company’s Bylaws.

 

In accordance to the article 28 of the Company’s Bylaws, such Interest on Own Capital will be charged to the mandatory minimum dividend for the fiscal year of 2018, ad referendum of the General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2019.

 

The credit of Interest on Own Capital will be made on individual basis for each shareholder, in accordance to the shareholder registry book position by the end of December 17, 2018. After this date, the shares will be considered as “ex-Interest on Own Capital”. The payment of these proceeds will be carried out before the end of the fiscal year of 2019, in a date to be defined by the Company’s Board.

 

 

 

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The Immune or Exempt Legal Entities, according to the current legislation, must provide proof of such condition until December 21, 2018 to the “Departamento de Ações e Custódia” of Banco Bradesco S.A., the depositary bank, located at Cidade de Deus, s/n, Amarelo Velho Building, sub-solo – Vila Yara – Zip Code: 06029-900 – Osasco – SP.

 

Note: Values of Interest on Capital per common and preferred share may suffer future adjustments until December 17, 2018, due to possible acquisitions of shares within the Program for the Buyback of Shares to be held in treasury for subsequent sale and/or cancellation.

 

 

 

São Paulo, December 4, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

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