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 October, 2009
Commission
File Number: 333-09470
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VIVO
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
VIVO
HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Av.
Doutor Chucri Zaidan, 860
04583-110—São
Paulo, SP, Brazil
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
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VIVO
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Item
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1.
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Announcement
by Vivo Participações S.A. regarding the placement into its free float of
shares resulting from the appraisal rights exercised by its shareholders
in connection with the corporate restructuring approved at the
Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on July 27,
2009
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Item
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VIVO
ANNOUNCES THE PLACEMENT INTO ITS FREE FLOAT OF SHARES RESULTING FROM THE
APPRAISAL RIGHTS EXERCISED BY ITS SHAREHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING APPROVED AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING ON JULY 27,
2009
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São Paulo, Brazil - October 14, 2009 - Vivo
Participações S.A. (“Vivo Part”) (BOVESPA:
VIVO3 (common), VIVO4 (preferred); NYSE: VIV), announces that, on October 13,
2009, the company placed 374 common shares and 741 preferred shares into its
free float as a result of the exercise of withdrawal rights by Vivo Part
shareholders in connection with the corporate restructuring approved at the
extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting on July 27, 2009, at price per share
of R$ 48.56, representing a net amount of R$ 54,142.29.
The
placement of the shares into its free float was approved in the Board of
Directors’ meeting held on October 08, 2009.
Cristiane
Barretto Sales
Investor
Relations Officer
Vivo
Participações S.A.
www.vivo.com.br/ir
For
more information, contact:
Carlos
Raimar Schoeninger
Investor
Relations Department and M&A
Tel.: +55
11 5105-1172
Email: ir@vivo.com.br
SIGNATURES
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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VIVO
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
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Date:
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October
14, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Cristiane Barretto Sales
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Name:
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Cristiane
Barretto Sales
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Title:
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Investor
Relations Officer
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