FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Report on Form 6-K dated October 21, 2008

 

Magyar Telekom Plc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Budapest, 1013, Krisztina krt. 55, Hungary

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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 o

 

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 o   No x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-                 

 

 

 


 

Investor Release

 

Contacts

 

 

Krisztina Förhécz

Magyar Telekom IR

+36 1 457 6029

Linda László

Magyar Telekom IR

+36 1 457 6084

Márton Peresztegi

Magyar Telekom IR

+36 1 458 7382

investor.relations@telekom.hu

 

 

 

Magyar Telekom management share purchase notification

 

Budapest – October 21, 2008 – Magyar Telekom (Reuters: NYSE: MTA.N, BÉT: MTEL.BU and Bloomberg: NYSE: MTA US, BÉT: MTELEKOM HB), the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, announces the details of share purchase transactions carried out by its senior officers on October 20, 2008.

 

name

 

position

 

number
of shares
bought

 

average
price

 

investment service
provider

 

total number of
shares held
following the
transaction

 

Christopher Mattheisen

 

CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

15,920

 

HUF 617

 

Raiffeisen Bank Zrt.

 

19,041

 

Éva Somorjai

 

Chief Human Resources Officer

 

2,300

 

HUF 611

 

Concorde Értékpapír Zrt.

 

2,300

 

György Simó

 

Chief Operating Officer, Alternative Businesses and Corporate Development BU

 

5,000

 

HUF 595

 

Concorde Értékpapír Zrt.

 

5,000

 

 

This investor news contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore should not have undue reliance placed upon them. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.

 

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Such factors are described in, among other things, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

Magyar Telekom Plc.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Szabolcs Czenthe

 

 

Director

 

 

Capital Markets and Acquisitons

 

 

 

 

Date: October 21, 2008

 

 

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