RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Oi S.A. ("Oi" or "Company", Bovespa: OIBR3, OIBR4; NYSE: OIBR and OIBR.C), in accordance with Art. 157, paragraph 4 of Law No. 6,404/76, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on October 28, 2015, after having evaluated the exclusivity proposal for the potential transaction with the purpose of making possible a consolidation of the Brazilian telecommunications sector involving a potential business combination with TIM Participacoes S.A. ("TIM Participacoes"), which was delivered by LetterOne Technology (UK) LLP ("L1 Technology") and disclosed by Oi in the Material Fact dated October 26, 2015, Oi sent a letter to L1 Technology , containing an exclusivity counterproposal, by which Oi and L1 Technology would grant each other a mutual right of exclusivity for a period of seven (7) months from October 23, 2015, with respect to, primarily, business combinations involving companies or assets in the Brazilian telecommunications sector.
Oi has received confirmation that L1 Technology agrees with all the terms of the counterproposal. As a result, Oi and L1 Technology are bound by exclusivity for the period of seven (7) months from October 23, 2015.
If the transaction is completed, we expect it would lead to a reduction in the leverage of Oi, becoming a more robust player, and would lead to the generation of important synergies and economies of scale, promoting value generation for all of our shareholders. A potential business combination of Oi and TIM Participacoes should result in the creation of a more complete and well-positioned telecommunications operator that would be able to compete against global players already operating in Brazil. Customers should benefit from the resulting strengthening of the Company.
The Company will maintain its shareholders and the market informed with respect to any events related to the foregoing.
Flavio Nicolay Guimaraes
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
Oi S.A.
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