SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 APRIL 2003
(Commission File No. 001-14489)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
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(Translation of registrant's name in English)
SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
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-7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
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FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(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
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TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
A Publicly-Traded Company
CNPJ 02.558.132/0001-69 / NIRE 5330000580 0
CALL FOR ATTENDANCE
GENERAL ORDINARY AND
EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
The shareholders of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes S.A. (the
"Company") are hereby summoned to take part in the General Ordinary and General
Extraordinary Meetings to be held at the Company's headquarters, located at SCS,
QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, N 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA CELULAR, 7 ANDAR, BRASILIA-DF,
on the 29th day of April 2003, at 1:00 PM, to decide on the following Order of
the Day:
GENERAL ORDINARY MEETING:
1. To receive the Administrators' account statements, as well as to examine,
discuss, and vote on the financial statements and the Administrative Report
corresponding to the period ended at December 31, 2002;
2. To decide on the destination of the net profit obtained in such period;
3. To sanction the payment of Interest on Own Capital based on the balance
sheets closed at June 30, 2002 and at November 30, 2002 and decided upon by
the Company's Board of Directors during the meetings held on July 17, 2002
and December 19, 2002, which shall be ascribed to the value of the minimum
mandatory dividend;
4. To approve the capital budget of the Company for fiscal year 2003, including
the retention of earnings to cover the investments to be made by the Company
during fiscal year 2003, as described in detail in the capital budget;
5. To decide on the initial date for the payment of Interest on Own Capital and
Dividends;
6. To choose the members of the Statutory Audit Committee;
7. To choose the members of the Board of Directors; and
8. To define the annual global remuneration budget for board members and the
annual individual remuneration of the members of the Statutory Audit
Committee.
GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING:
1. To amend Article 1 and Item 1 under Article 2 of the Company's Bylaws due to
the migration of the Company and its Controlled Companies from Cellular
Wireless Service (SERVICO MOVEL CELULAR, SMC) to Personal Wireless Service
(SERVICO MOVEL PESSOAL, SMP), and to exclude Telebrasilia Celular S.A. as a
Controlled Company, given its incorporation by the Company approved at the
Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on April 26, 2002;
2. To amend Article 3 of the Company's Bylaws to assign to the Board of
Directors the decision to create and extinguish branches, affiliated offices,
departments, and representation offices, located anywhere in Brazil or
abroad;
3. To amend Articles 17, 18, and 19, the sole paragraph in Article 19, the sole
paragraph in Article 20, Article 22 and its sole paragraph, Articles 24, 25
and 26, and to exclude the sole paragraph in Article 24 of the Company's
Bylaws, by reason of the alterations in the number of inside and outside
directors, as well as in the criteria used to substitute members and their
attributions;
4. To approve the increase of stock capital from the present R$534,046,142.00
(five hundred thirty-four million, forty-six thousand, one hundred forty-two
Brazilian reais), to R$570,095,340.10 (five hundred seventy million,
ninety-five thousand, three hundred forty Brazilian reais and ten cents) with
no issuance of additional shares, including the capitalization of part of the
revenue reserves, except for contingencies and realizable profits, in the
amount exceeding the capital stock, as provided by Article 199 of Law
6404/76, with the consequent alteration of Article 5 of the Company's Bylaws;
and
5. To approve the consolidation of the Company's Bylaws as a result of the
above-mentioned deliberations.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Requests for representation at the Meeting should be filed with the Company's
Headquarters, located in the city of Brasilia, Federal District of Brazil, at
SCS, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, ACESSO 226 ED. TELEBRASILIA CELULAR 7 ANDAR CEP
70302-916, up to 24:00 (twenty-four) hours prior to the start of the Meeting.
2. The shareholders participating in the Stock Exchanges' Fungible Custody of
Nominative Shares who wish to take part in this Meeting are required to
provide a statement issued by the custodian no more than 2 (two) days prior
to the date of the Meeting and containing their respective shareholding.
3. The new proposed Bylaws which shall be appraised by the General Extraordinary
Meeting will remain available for examination by the shareholders at the
Company's headquarters between 10 AM and 4 PM.
4. According to CVM Instruction number 165, issued December 11, 1991 and amended
by Article 1 of CVM Instruction number 282 issued June 26, 1998, the minimum
participation in the voting capital required for requests of use of multiple
vote in the election of board members is 5% (five percent).
Brasilia-DF, April 14, 2003.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
Chairman of the Board
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THIS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT
STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT, INCLUDING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT, ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE
WORDS "ANTICIPATES," "BELIEVES," "ESTIMATES," "EXPECTS," "FORECASTS," "INTENDS,"
"PLANS," "PREDICTS," "PROJECTS" AND "TARGETS" AND SIMILAR WORDS ARE INTENDED TO
IDENTIFY THESE STATEMENTS, WHICH NECESSARILY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES. ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY MAY
BE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMPANY'S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS, AND THE READER SHOULD NOT
PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE THEY ARE MADE, AND THE COMPANY DOES NOT
UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THEM IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION OR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS.
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: April 14, 2003 By: /S/ SERGIO ASSENCO TAVARES DOS SANTOS
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Name: Sergio Assenco Tavares dos Santos
Title: President