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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of September 2003

Commission File Number 001-14489
 

 
TELE CENTRO OESTE PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Tele Centro Oeste Participações Holding Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

SCS - Quadra 2, Bloco C, Edifício Anexo-Telebrasília Celular
-7° Andar, Brasília, D.F.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

 

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

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 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____


 

TELESP CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
a publicly-held company

TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
a publicly-held company

RELEVANT NOTICE

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

 


 

 
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.

Date: September 25, 2003

 
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
By:
/S/  Luis André Carpintero Blanco

 
Luis André Carpintero Blanco
Investor Relations Officer
 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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