SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
(AMENDMENT NO. 8)
(RULE 14D-101)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMPANIA ANONIMA NACIONAL TELEFONOS DE VENEZUELA (CANTV)
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Name of Subject Company
NATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VENEZUELA (CANTV)
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(Translation of Subject Company's name into English)
COMPANIA ANONIMA NACIONAL TELEFONOS DE VENEZUELA (CANTV)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
American Depositary Shares
(each representing the right to receive 7 Class D shares of
common stock of Compania Anonima National Telefonos de Venezuela (CANTV),
par value Bs.36.90182224915 per share)
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(Title of Class of Securities)
204421101
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Armando Yanes, Chief Financial Officer
Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (CANTV)
Avenida Libertador
Centro Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
Nuevo Edificio Administrativo
Piso. 1, Apartado Postal 1226
Caracas, Venezuela 1010
Telephone: (58) 212-500-6800
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(Name, address and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)
Copies to:
Robert W. Mullen, Jr. Esq. and Lawrence Lederman, Esq.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10005
Telephone: (212) 530-5000
Facsimile: (212) 530-5219
[_] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
This Amendment No. 8 amends and supplements the Solicitation/
Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 originally filed with the SEC on
October 2, 2001 and as amended and supplemented prior to the date hereof (the
"Schedule 14D-9"), related to the tender offer by AES Comunicaciones de
Venezuela, C.A., company organized under the laws of Venezuela, which is jointly
owned by The AES Corporation and AES's 87% owned subsidiary, Corporacion EDC,
C.A., upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to
purchase, dated September 25, 2001, and the related letter of transmittal,
pursuant to which Purchaser makes an offer to purchase for $24.00 per ADS, net
to each seller in cash, less any withholding taxes and without interest thereon,
an aggregate of 28,566,944 ADSs and (b) the offer by Purchaser, AES and CEDC to
purchase 199,968,608 Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to
the expiration of the Venezuelan Offer, each for $3.4285714 in cash payable in
U.S. dollars or in Bolivares to tendering holders that elect to be paid in
Bolivares. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in the Schedule 14D-9. Exhibit (a)(18) filed herewith corrects certain
typographical errors contained in Exhibit (a)(17) filed with Amendment No. 7 to
this Schedule 14D-9.
ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following text thereto:
Exhibit (a)(18) Corrected script of the Georgeson phone calls, dated October 18,
2001.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
COMPANIA ANONIMA
NACIONAL TELEFONOS DE
VENEZUELA (CANTV)
By: /S/ GUSTAVO ROOSEN
Name: Gustavo Roosen
Title: President, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Dated: October 18, 2001