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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 December, 2005

Commission File Number 001-14489
 

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

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

SCS - Quadra 2, Bloco C lote 226 7th floor
-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____


TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S/A

Publicly-held Company – C.N.P.J. 02.558.132/0001-69

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON OWN CAPITAL, DIVIDENDS AND

INTERIM DIVIDENDS

 

We hereby notify the Shareholders that, as from 12/22/2005, the Company will start paying Interest on Own Capital – JSCP and Dividends ascribed to common and preferred shares, to shareholders of record at 12/31/2004 and 03/31/2005, respectively, both relating to the fiscal year ended on 12/31/2004, which payment was resolved in the General Meeting of Shareholders held on 03/31/2005, as follows:

 

1) AMOUNTS PAYABLE PER LOT OF ONE THOUSAND SHARES (prior to reverse split of shares)

INCOME

NET AMOUNT – R$
Immune and Exempted
Shareholders

NET AMOUNT – R$
Taxed shareholders

 
Common
Shares
Preferred
Shares
Common
Shares
Preferred
Shares

Interest on Own Capital (JSCP)

0.215292

0.215292

0.182998

0.182998

Dividends

0.134174

0.134174

0.134174

0.134174

We further notify that, in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors dated 12/04/2005, the Company will start paying "Interim Dividends" to those shareholders who appeared in our records by the end of 12/05/2005, based on the Financial Statements as of 09/30/2005, as follows:

 

2) AMOUNTS PAYABLE PER SHARE – Interim Dividends ( post- reverse split of shares)

 

NET AMOUNT - R$

 
Common
Shares
Preferred
Shares

INTERIM DIVIDENDS

0.356895867

0.356895867

 

3) FORMS OF PAYMENT:

3.1) Credit to bank account designated by the shareholder and updated by Banco ABN AMRO Real S/A (Depositary Institution for the company's book-entry shares);

3.2) Direct payment from the Stock Exchange to shareholders holding their shares under custody with the Stock Exchange;

3.3) Payment from Branches of Banco ABN AMRO Real S/A to those shareholders not qualified under one of the foregoing options.

 

4) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

In order to be eligible for receipt of JSCP/dividends, a Shareholder not registered pursuant to 3.1 above will be required to appear at the place of assistance, in possession of evidence of Bank Account for record purposes (optional), and of certified copies of the following documents:

•  Individual – CPF (Individual Taxpayer Card) and Identity Card; updated proof of address (2 months);

•  Legal Entity – CNPJ (Corporate Taxpayer Card), partners' documents, Minutes of Meetings, Bylaws/Articles of Association and their respective amendments, updated proof of address (2 months).

Filing of a power of attorney drawn-up with a public registry office for the specific purpose of receiving dividends is mandatory in case the Shareholder is represented by a proxy, together with evidence and certified copies of the above mentioned documents, as the case may be.

 

5) PLACES OF ASSISTANCE

•  All branches of Banco ABN AMRO Real S/A

 

6) IMPORTANT NOTICES

Dividends not claimed within three (3) years from the beginning date of payment will forfeit to the company's benefit (In accordance with Law 6404/76, art. 287, paragraph II, item a).

Interest on Own Capital is subject to income tax at the rate of 15%, which was paid in advance, except for tax-immune/exempted shareholders who identified themselves as such with Banco ABN AMRO Real S/A until February 04, 2004, pursuant to the Call Notice published in newspapers Gazeta Mercantil, Jornal de Brasília and Diário Oficial do Distrito Federal on 12/23/2004.

 

Brasília, December 15, 2005.

 

Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira
Investor Relations Officer

 


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: December 16, 2005

 
 
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
By:
/S/  Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira

 
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira
Investor Relations Officer
 
  
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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