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 FEBRUARY 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.
C.N.P.J. 02.558.132/0001-69 / N.I.R.E. 53 3 0000580 0
MINUTES OF THE 186th (ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIXTH) EXTRAORDINARY BOARD MEETING
The Board of Directors of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes S. A. held a
meeting on January 31 (thirty one), 2003 (two thousand and three), at 10: 00 h
(ten hundred hours), at the Company's headquarters, located at SETOR COMERCIAL
SUL, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, N 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA CELULAR, 7 ANDAR, ZIP CODE
70302-916, in the city of BRASILIA, in the Federal District of Brazil. The
meeting was summoned by the Company's President, Mr. Alexandre Beldi Netto.
CONVENING AND ATTENDANCE: The meeting was opened with the presence of the
following members of the Company's Board of Directors, Mr. Alexandre Beldi
Netto, Mr. Marco Antonio Beldi, Mr. Antonio Fabio Beldi, Mr. Nelson Guarnieri de
Lara, Mr. Araldo Alexandre Marcondes de Souza, and Mr. Ricardo de Souza Adenes.
PRESIDING OFFICIALS: Mr. Alexandre Beldi Netto, chairman of the Company's Board
of Directors, conducted the proceedings, and invited board member Ricardo de
Souza Adenes to act as secretary. The following issues were to be addressed: (I)
NOTICE OF RESIGNATION FROM THE POSITIONS OF MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS OF THE
COMPANY, MR. MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO; (II) ELECTION OF REPLACEMENT.
DELIBERATION: The Company's Board of Directors, unanimously and with no
restrictions whatsoever decided for: (I) the acceptance of the resignation from
the positions of Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, and Head of Investor Relations of the Company, submitted on this date
by Mr. Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo. The Members of the Board of Directors
expressed their gratefulness for the significant services rendered by Mr. Mario
Cesar Pereira de Araujo during his term in the above-mentioned positions and for
his contribution to the development of corporate businesses; (II) electing the
positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Head of Investor Relations
of the Company, replacing Mr. Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo, Mr. Sergio Assenco
Tavares dos Santos, Brazilian, widowed, bearer of Brazilian general registry
number 131.306 SSP-DF, and of Brazilian taxpayers registry number (CIC)
059.949.471-34, domiciled in the city of Brasilia, in the Federal District of
Brazil, with commercial address at SETOR COMERCIAL SUL, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, N
226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA CELULAR, 7 ANDAR, ZIP CODE 70302-916, in the city of
BRASILIA, in The Federal District of Brazil, who will temporarily hold the
positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Investor Relations,
accumulating these with the position of Engineering Director he currently holds.
Mr. Sergio Assenco Tavares dos Santos will be installed in the positions for
which he has been elected upon signature of an installation deed drawn in the
Company's appropriate book. Mr. Sergio Assenco Tavares dos Santos has declared
to the members of the Board of Directors that he is in no way impeded from
holding the positions to which he was elected, and signed the declaration on the
terms of the Brazilian Securities Commission - CVM Instruction number 367, of
May 29, 2002, which constitutes an integral part of these minutes, as Annex I.
With no further issues to address, the meeting was closed and the present
minutes were drawn, read and considered appropriate, and signed by the members
of the Board of Directors. Brasilia, Federal District of Brazil, January 31,
2003.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
Chairman of the Board of Directors
MARCO ANTONIO BELDI ANTONIO FABIO BELDI
Member of the Board Member of the Board
NELSON GUARNIERI DE LARA ARALDO ALEXANDRE M. DE SOUZA
Member of the Board Member of the Board
RICARDO DE SOUZA ADENES
Member of the Board
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THIS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN 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: February 5, 2003 By: /S/ SERGIO ASSENCO TAVARES DOS SANTOS
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Name: Sergio Assenco Tavares dos Santos
Title: President