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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November, 2014

Commission File Number: 001-14475



TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

TELEFONICA BRAZIL S.A.  
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Av. Eng° Luís Carlos Berrini, 1376 -  28º andar
São Paulo, S.P.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)


 

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

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes

 

 

No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Yes

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

                                             

 

 

Shareholders, Advisors and Board of Directors of

 

Telefônica Brasil S.A.

São Paulo – SP

 

Introduction

We have reviewed the individual and consolidated interim financial information, of Telefônica Brasil S.A. and subsidiaries, contained in the Quarterly Information (ITR) Form for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, comprising the balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 and the related statements of income, of comprehensive income for the three and nine-month periods then ended, and of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the nine-month period then ended, and the explanatory notes.

 

Management is responsible for the preparation of (i) the individual interim financial information in accordance with CPC 21 (R1) – Interim Financial Reporting, and of (ii) the consolidated interim financial information in accordance with CPC 21(R1) and IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), as well as for the fair presentation of this information in conformity with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), applicable to the preparation of the Quarterly Information (ITR). Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim financial information based on our review.

 

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with Brazilian and International Standards on Review Engagements (NBC TR 2410 “Review of interim financial information performed by the independent auditor of the entity” and ISRE 2410 “Review of interim financial information performed by the independent auditor of the entity”, respectively). A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures.

 

A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

Conclusion on the individual interim financial information

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the individual interim financial information included in the quarterly information referred to above is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with CPC 21 (R1) applicable to the preparation of Quarterly Information (ITR), and presented consistently with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM).

 

Conclusion on the consolidated interim financial information

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the consolidated interim financial information included in the quarterly information referred to above is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with CPC 21 (R1) and IAS 34 applicable to the preparation of Quarterly Information (ITR), and presented consistently with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM).

 

Other matters

 

Interim financial information of value added

We have also reviewed the individual and consolidated Statements of Value Added (SVA) referring to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014, prepared by Company’s Management. The presentation of these Statements of Value Added, in the interim financial information, is required by the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) that are applicable to the preparation of Quarterly Information (ITR) and is considered as supplementary information under IFRS, which do not require the presentation of the SVA. Such statements were submitted to the same review procedures described above and, based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that they were not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the individual and consolidated interim financial information taken as a whole.

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Audit and review of the comparative prior year figures

The Quarterly Information (ITR), individual and consolidated, referred to in the first subparagraph include the financial information corresponding to the income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, cash flows, and added value for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, obtained from the Quarterly Information (ITR) of that quarter and the financial information regarding the balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, obtained from the financial statements of December 31, 2013, which were presented for comparison purposes. The review of the Quarterly Information (ITR) of the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and the examination of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 were conducted under the responsibility of other independent auditors, who issued unmodified review and audit reports dated November 6, 2013 and February 25, 2014.

 

São Paulo, the 10th of November of 2014.

 

 

 

Clóvis Ailton Madeira

Assurance Partner

 

Grant Thornton

Auditores Independentes

 

 

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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S. A.

Balance sheets

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

(In thousands of reais)

                                         
     

Company

 

Consolidated

       

Company

 

Consolidated

ASSETS

Note

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Note

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

                                         

CURRENT ASSETS

   

15,702,655

 

15,595,493

 

16,431,792

 

15,899,396

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

   

14,071,075

 

13,825,053

 

14,031,000

 

13,731,007

Cash and cash equivalents

3

 

5,055,057

 

6,311,299

 

6,377,342

 

6,543,936

 

Personnel, social charges and benefits

13

 

514,986

 

427,067

 

519,151

 

431,403

Trade accounts receivable, net

4

 

6,135,068

 

5,541,023

 

6,380,422

 

5,802,859

 

Trade accounts payable

14

 

6,639,480

 

6,948,957

 

6,673,948

 

6,914,009

Inventories

5

 

498,925

 

469,586

 

519,445

 

505,615

 

Taxes, charges and contributions

15

 

1,199,313

 

1,269,105

 

1,255,007

 

1,315,164

Taxes recoverable

6.1

 

1,865,334

 

2,168,797

 

1,899,570

 

2,191,962

 

Loans, financing and finance lease

16.1

 

1,783,816

 

1,236,784

 

1,783,816

 

1,236,784

Judicial deposits and garnishments

7

 

187,421

 

166,928

 

187,421

 

166,928

 

Debentures

16.2

 

309,501

 

286,929

 

309,501

 

286,929

Derivative transactions

32

 

325,043

 

89,499

 

325,043

 

89,499

 

Dividend and interest on equity

17

 

1,226,481

 

1,187,556

 

1,226,481

 

1,187,556

Prepaid expenses

8

 

458,016

 

254,743

 

459,401

 

257,286

 

Provisions

18

 

621,160

 

561,403

 

621,160

 

561,403

Dividend and interest on equity

17

 

245,306

 

60,346

 

-

 

1,140

 

Derivative transactions

32

 

16,740

 

44,463

 

16,740

 

44,463

Other assets

9

 

932,485

 

533,272

 

283,148

 

340,171

 

Deferred income

19

 

750,142

 

812,843

 

752,342

 

817,551

                     

Share fraction grouping

   

389,022

 

389,220

 

389,022

 

389,220

NONCURRENT ASSETS

   

54,990,770

 

53,982,379

 

54,215,371

 

53,604,442

 

Authorization license

   

58,531

 

58,531

 

58,531

 

58,531

Short-term investments pledged as collateral

3

 

120,087

 

106,239

 

120,097

 

106,455

 

Other liabilities

20

 

561,903

 

602,195

 

425,301

 

487,994

Trade accounts receivable, net

4

 

195,423

 

160,478

 

296,589

 

257,086

                     

Taxes recoverable

6.1

 

331,923

 

368,388

 

331,923

 

368,388

 

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

   

11,941,376

 

12,858,377

 

11,935,189

 

12,878,389

Deferred taxes

6.2

 

295,526

 

-

 

436,731

 

210,294

 

Personnel, social charges and benefits

13

 

16,740

 

18,698

 

16,740

 

18,698

Judicial deposits and garnishments

7

 

4,447,223

 

4,123,584

 

4,474,805

 

4,148,355

 

Taxes, charges and contributions

15

 

189,240

 

52,252

 

213,461

 

75,074

Derivative transactions

32

 

167,777

 

329,652

 

167,777

 

329,652

 

Deferred taxes

6.2

 

-

 

722,634

 

-

 

722,634

Prepaid expenses

8

 

27,271

 

24,879

 

28,235

 

25,364

 

Loans, financing and finance lease

16.1

 

2,233,493

 

3,215,156

 

2,233,493

 

3,215,156

Other assets

9

 

145,720

 

127,567

 

144,944

 

127,793

 

Debentures

16.2

 

4,019,030

 

4,014,686

 

4,019,030

 

4,014,686

Investments

10

 

1,407,646

 

1,076,696

 

84,148

 

86,349

 

Provisions

18

 

4,363,261

 

4,042,789

 

4,383,832

 

4,062,410

Property, plant and equipment, net

11

 

19,406,664

 

18,377,905

 

19,469,512

 

18,441,647

 

Derivative transactions

32

 

16,747

 

24,807

 

16,747

 

24,807

Intangible assets, net

12

 

28,445,510

 

29,286,991

 

28,660,610

 

29,503,059

 

Deferred income

19

 

477,694

 

252,351

 

478,857

 

253,661

                     

Post-employment benefit plan obligations

31

 

396,156

 

370,351

 

396,156

 

370,351

                     

Other liabilities

20

 

229,015

 

144,653

 

176,873

 

120,912

                                         
                     

EQUITY

   

44,680,974

 

42,894,442

 

44,680,974

 

42,894,442

                     

Capital

21

 

37,798,110

 

37,798,110

 

37,798,110

 

37,798,110

                     

Capital reserves

21

 

2,686,897

 

2,686,897

 

2,686,897

 

2,686,897

                     

Income reserves

21

 

1,287,496

 

1,287,496

 

1,287,496

 

1,287,496

                     

Premium on acquisition of noncontrolling interests

21

 

(70,448)

 

(70,448)

 

(70,448)

 

(70,448)

                     

Other comprehensive income

21

 

41,205

 

16,849

 

41,205

 

16,849

                     

Retained earnings

21

 

2,937,714

 

-

 

2,937,714

 

-

                     

Additional dividend proposed

21

 

-

 

1,175,538

 

-

 

1,175,538

                                         

TOTAL ASSETS

   

70,693,425

 

69,577,872

 

70,647,163

 

69,503,838

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

   

70,693,425

 

69,577,872

 

70,647,163

 

69,503,838

 

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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S. A.

Income statements

Three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(In thousands of reais)

                                   
     

Company

 

Consolidated

     

Three-month periods ended

 

Nine-month periods ended

 

Three-month periods ended

 

Nine-month periods ended

 

Note

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

                                   

OPERATING REVENUE, NET

22

 

8,190,690

 

8,278,437

 

24,508,982

 

14,562,788

 

8,723,915

 

8,618,206

 

25,952,439

 

25,665,195

                                   

Cost of sales and services

23

 

(4,041,900)

 

(4,233,726)

 

(12,123,661)

 

(8,323,056)

 

(4,293,624)

 

(4,460,468)

 

(12,806,037)

 

(13,240,560)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

   

4,148,790

 

4,044,711

 

12,385,321

 

6,239,732

 

4,430,291

 

4,157,738

 

13,146,402

 

12,424,635

                                   

OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)

   

(2,973,377)

 

(3,072,649)

 

(8,857,315)

 

(3,263,237)

 

(3,188,254)

 

(3,148,063)

 

(9,426,997)

 

(8,939,194)

Selling expenses

23

 

(2,587,396)

 

(2,413,414)

 

(7,625,313)

 

(3,955,800)

 

(2,608,272)

 

(2,445,622)

 

(7,685,284)

 

(7,001,870)

General and administrative expenses

23

 

(464,403)

 

(540,949)

 

(1,393,564)

 

(864,445)

 

(470,815)

 

(546,522)

 

(1,414,337)

 

(1,708,184)

Equity pickup

10

 

202,400

 

30,027

 

525,753

 

1,831,343

 

5,043

 

(2,729)

 

6,502

 

(4,790)

Other operating income

24

 

122,890

 

85,053

 

347,722

 

237,183

 

127,417

 

83,892

 

375,279

 

430,817

Other operating expenses

24

 

(246,868)

 

(233,366)

 

(711,913)

 

(511,518)

 

(241,627)

 

(237,082)

 

(709,157)

 

(655,167)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES)

   

1,175,413

 

972,062

 

3,528,006

 

2,976,495

 

1,242,037

 

1,009,675

 

3,719,405

 

3,485,441

                                   

Financial income

25

 

503,474

 

593,646

 

1,353,987

 

856,722

 

540,004

 

600,685

 

1,432,528

 

1,349,681

Financial expenses

25

 

(614,805)

 

(641,027)

 

(1,706,549)

 

(1,030,529)

 

(616,396)

 

(641,640)

 

(1,709,298)

 

(1,480,699)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE TAXES

   

1,064,082

 

924,681

 

3,175,444

 

2,802,688

 

1,165,645

 

968,720

 

3,442,635

 

3,354,423

                                   

Income and social contribution taxes

26

 

(41,757)

 

(164,482)

 

500,304

 

(318,059)

 

(143,320)

 

(208,521)

 

233,113

 

(869,794)

                                   

NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD

   

1,022,325

 

760,199

 

3,675,748

 

2,484,629

 

1,022,325

 

760,199

 

3,675,748

 

2,484,629

                                   
                                   

Basic and diluted earnings per share – common (R$)

   

0.85

 

0.63

 

3.07

 

2.07

               

Basic and diluted earnings per share – preferred (R$)

   

0.94

 

0.70

 

3.38

 

2.28

               

 

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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S. A.

Statements of changes in equity

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(In thousands of reais)

         

Capital reserves

 

Income reserves

               
 

Capital

 

Premium paid on acquisition of interest from non-controlling shareholders

 

Special goodwill reserve

 

Other capital reserves

 

Treasury stock

 

Legal reserve

 

Tax incentive reserve

 

Retained earnings

 

Additional dividend proposed

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Total equity

                                           

Balances at December 31, 2012

37,798,110

 

(70,448)

 

63,074

 

2,735,930

 

(112,107)

 

1,100,000

 

-

 

-

 

3,148,769

 

17,792

 

44,681,120

                                           

Additional dividend proposed for 2012

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,148,769)

 

-

 

(3,148,769)

Unclaimed dividend and interest on equity

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

59,045

 

-

 

-

 

59,045

Income tax return adjustment – government grants

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,699

 

(1,699)

 

-

 

-

 

-

Other comprehensive income

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(430)

 

-

 

(4,520)

 

(4,950)

Net income for the period

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,484,629

 

-

 

-

 

2,484,629

Interim interest on equity

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(440,000)

 

-

 

-

 

(440,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2013

37,798,110

 

(70,448)

 

63,074

 

2,735,930

 

(112,107)

 

1,100,000

 

1,699

 

2,101,545

 

-

 

13,272

 

43,631,075

                                           

Unclaimed dividend and interest on equity

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

57,780

 

-

 

-

 

57,780

Other comprehensive income

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

14,694

 

-

 

3,577

 

18,271

Net income for the year

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,231,316

 

-

 

-

 

1,231,316

Allocation of income:

                                         

Legal reserve

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

185,797

 

-

 

(185,797)

 

-

 

-

 

-

Interim interest on equity

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,298,000)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,298,000)

Interim dividend

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(746,000)

 

-

 

-

 

(746,000)

Additional dividend proposed

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,175,538)

 

1,175,538

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2013

37,798,110

 

(70,448)

 

63,074

 

2,735,930

 

(112,107)

 

1,285,797

 

1,699

 

-

 

1,175,538

 

16,849

 

42,894,442

                                           

Additional dividend proposed for 2013

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,175,538)

 

-

 

(1,175,538)

Unclaimed dividend and interest on equity

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

109,518

 

-

 

-

 

109,518

Other comprehensive income

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

24,356

 

24,356

Net income for the period

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3,675,748

 

-

 

-

 

3,675,748

Interim interest on equity

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(847,552)

 

-

 

-

 

(847,552)

                                           

Balance at September 30, 2014

37,798,110

 

(70,448)

 

63,074

 

2,735,930

 

(112,107)

 

1,285,797

 

1,699

 

2,937,714

 

-

 

41,205

 

44,680,974

                                           

Outstanding shares (in thousands)

                                       

1,123,269

VPA – Equity value of shares

                                       

39.78

 

 

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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S. A.

Statements of comprehensive income

Three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(In thousands of reais)

                               
 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

Three-month periods ended

 

Nine-month periods ended

 

Three-month periods ended

 

Nine-month periods ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

                               

Net income for the period

1,022,325

 

760,199

 

3,675,748

 

2,484,629

 

1,022,325

 

760,199

 

3,675,748

 

2,484,629

                               

Unrealized gains (losses) with investments available for sale

(607)

 

951

 

(5,178)

 

(11,476)

 

(607)

 

951

 

(5,178)

 

(11,476)

Taxes

206

 

(323)

 

1,760

 

3,902

 

206

 

(323)

 

1,760

 

3,902

 

(401)

 

628

 

(3,418)

 

(7,574)

 

(401)

 

628

 

(3,418)

 

(7,574)

                               

Cumulative translation adjustments – operations in foreign currency

1,604

 

2,450

 

(3,525)

 

6,843

 

1,604

 

2,450

 

(3,525)

 

6,843

                               

Other net comprehensive income to be reclassified to P&L in subsequent years

1,203

 

3,078

 

(6,943)

 

(731)

 

1,203

 

3,078

 

(6,943)

 

(731)

                               
                               

Actuarial losses and limitation effect of the assets of surplus plans

-

 

(55)

 

-

 

(55)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(651)

Taxes

-

 

19

 

-

 

19

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

221

 

-

 

(36)

 

-

 

(36)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(430)

                               

Gains (losses) – derivative transactions

45,829

 

(5,741)

 

47,423

 

(5,741)

 

45,829

 

(4,153)

 

47,423

 

(5,741)

Taxes

(15,582)

 

1,952

 

(16,124)

 

1,952

 

(15,582)

 

1,412

 

(16,124)

 

1,952

 

30,247

 

(3,789)

 

31,299

 

(3,789)

 

30,247

 

(2,741)

 

31,299

 

(3,789)

                               

Interest in comprehensive income of subsidiaries

-

 

1,084

 

-

 

(394)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other net comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to P&L in subsequent years

30,247

 

(2,741)

 

31,299

 

(4,219)

 

30,247

 

(2,741)

 

31,299

 

(4,219)

                               

Comprehensive income for the period, net of taxes

1,053,775

 

760,536

 

3,700,104

 

2,479,679

 

1,053,775

 

760,536

 

3,700,104

 

2,479,679

                               
                               

Basic and diluted earnings per share – common (R$)

0.88

 

0.64

 

3.09

 

2.07

               

Basic and diluted earnings per share – preferred (R$)

0.97

 

0.70

 

3.40

 

2.28

               

 

6


 

 

TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S. A.

Statements of cash flows

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(In thousands of reais)

               
 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

               

Net cash from operating activities

5,345,267

 

4,139,335

 

6,425,719

 

7,021,262

               

Cash generated by operations

8,277,110

 

5,254,248

 

9,048,020

 

9,676,494

Income before taxes

3,175,444

 

2,802,688

 

3,442,635

 

3,354,423

Depreciation and amortization

3,926,696

 

2,709,578

 

3,942,954

 

4,214,142

Foreign exchange variation on loans

63,930

 

33,701

 

63,930

 

61,193

Monetary variation

21,979

 

42,847

 

(9,191)

 

49,703

Equity pickup

(525,753)

 

(1,831,343)

 

(6,502)

 

4,790

Losses (gains) on write-off/disposal of goods

42,782

 

(47,192)

 

41,329

 

(130,967)

Estimated impairment losses of trade accounts receivable

613,146

 

313,128

 

658,832

 

569,342

Provision (reversal) of accounts payable

26,311

 

559,022

 

(14,968)

 

578,365

Estimated losses (write-offs and reversals) for impairment of inventory items

(12,641)

 

(9,381)

 

(16,218)

 

908

Pension plans and other post-employment benefits

23,643

 

19,881

 

23,633

 

19,737

Provisions for tax, labor, civil and regulatory contingencies

376,990

 

320,076

 

377,003

 

486,879

Interest expenses

530,937

 

335,885

 

530,937

 

443,033

Provision for demobilization

13,409

 

855

 

13,409

 

17,107

Provisions for customer loyalty program

237

 

1,064

 

237

 

7,834

Investment losses

-

 

3,439

 

-

 

5

               

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

(2,931,843)

 

(1,114,913)

 

(2,622,301)

 

(2,655,232)

Trade accounts receivable

(1,242,136)

 

(618,183)

 

(1,275,898)

 

(894,007)

Inventories

(16,698)

 

(134,273)

 

2,388

 

(253,703)

Taxes recoverable

86,748

 

(47,488)

 

75,677

 

(375,759)

Prepaid expenses

(99,078)

 

300,916

 

(98,399)

 

(195,316)

Other current assets

(407,548)

 

(4,342)

 

48,688

 

108,710

Other noncurrent assets

(12,539)

 

(101,368)

 

(14,979)

 

1,395

Personnel, social charges and benefits

85,961

 

25,391

 

85,790

 

29,736

Trade accounts payable

(231,809)

 

(492,473)

 

(110,299)

 

(360,404)

Taxes, charges and contributions

313,258

 

439,147

 

312,747

 

703,028

Interest paid

(607,079)

 

(307,443)

 

(607,079)

 

(431,732)

Income and social contribution taxes paid

(520,740)

 

-

 

(705,397)

 

(807,878)

Other current liabilities

(337,686)

 

(200,473)

 

(362,595)

 

(155,621)

Other noncurrent liabilities

57,503

 

25,676

 

27,055

 

(23,681)

               

Net cash from investing activities

(4,340,756)

 

1,772,546

 

(4,331,560)

 

(4,822,456)

Future capital contribution in subsidiaries

-

 

(65,250)

 

-

 

-

Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (net of donations)

(4,217,506)

 

(2,644,160)

 

(4,238,807)

 

(4,657,961)

Cash received from sale of property, plant and equipment items

12,065

 

41,268

 

13,060

 

430,085

Redemption of (short-term) investments in guarantee

-

 

(143,195)

 

-

 

(386,401)

Redemption of (deposits made as) judicial deposits

(136,455)

 

(107,744)

 

(106,953)

 

(208,179)

Dividend and interest on equity received

1,140

 

1,320,449

 

1,140

 

-

Effect of cash and cash equivalents per merger/split-off

-

 

3,371,178

 

-

 

-

               

Net cash from financing activities

(2,260,753)

 

(486,126)

 

(2,260,753)

 

(702,083)

Payment of loans, financing and debentures

(714,493)

 

(444,903)

 

(714,493)

 

(669,566)

Loans and debentures raised

262,320

 

1,551,019

 

262,320

 

1,569,015

Net payment of derivative agreements

(55,770)

 

(7,498)

 

(55,770)

 

(16,788)

Payments referring to grouping of shares

(198)

 

(237)

 

(198)

 

(237)

Dividend and interest on equity paid

(1,752,612)

 

(1,584,507)

 

(1,752,612)

 

(1,584,507)

               

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(1,256,242)

 

5,425,755

 

(166,594)

 

1,496,723

               

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

6,311,299

 

3,079,282

 

6,543,936

 

7,133,485

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

5,055,057

 

8,505,037

 

6,377,342

 

8,630,208

               

Changes in cash and cash equivalents for the period

(1,256,242)

 

5,425,755

 

(166,594)

 

1,496,723

 

7


 

 

TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S. A.

Statements of value added

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(In thousands of reais)

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

               

Revenues

33,336,096

 

19,459,216

 

35,074,174

 

34,863,705

Sale of products and services

33,465,912

 

19,524,329

 

35,222,119

 

34,999,282

Other revenues

483,330

 

248,015

 

510,887

 

433,765

Provision for impairment of trade accounts receivable

(613,146)

 

(313,128)

 

(658,832)

 

(569,342)

               

Inputs acquired from third parties

(13,085,628)

 

(8,269,607)

 

(13,857,312)

 

(13,544,299)

Cost of goods and products sold and services rendered

(7,359,441)

 

(5,352,987)

 

(8,106,795)

 

(8,300,699)

Materials, energy, third-party services and other expenses

(5,700,631)

 

(2,957,917)

 

(5,729,992)

 

(5,348,325)

Loss/recovery of asset values

(25,556)

 

41,297

 

(20,525)

 

104,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross value added

20,250,468

 

11,189,609

 

21,216,862

 

21,319,406

               

Retentions

(3,926,696)

 

(2,709,578)

 

(3,942,954)

 

(4,214,142)

Depreciation and amortization

(3,926,696)

 

(2,709,578)

 

(3,942,954)

 

(4,214,142)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net value added generated

16,323,772

 

8,480,031

 

17,273,908

 

17,105,264

               

Value added received in transfer

1,879,844

 

2,688,065

 

1,439,134

 

1,344,891

Equity pickup

525,753

 

1,831,343

 

6,502

 

(4,790)

Financial income

1,354,091

 

856,722

 

1,432,632

 

1,349,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total value added to be distributed

18,203,616

 

11,168,096

 

18,713,042

 

18,450,155

               

Distribution of value added

(18,203,616)

 

(11,168,096)

 

(18,713,042)

 

(18,450,155)

               

Personnel, social charges and benefits

(1,720,507)

 

(978,297)

 

(1,737,003)

 

(1,734,518)

Direct compensation

(1,121,205)

 

(655,804)

 

(1,132,278)

 

(1,121,573)

Benefits

(501,541)

 

(257,377)

 

(505,999)

 

(515,006)

FGTS

(97,761)

 

(65,116)

 

(98,726)

 

(97,939)

Taxes, charges and contributions

(9,190,365)

 

(5,560,792)

 

(9,675,417)

 

(10,945,385)

Federal

(2,233,527)

 

(1,742,310)

 

(2,635,553)

 

(3,795,742)

State

(6,910,784)

 

(3,774,646)

 

(6,919,291)

 

(7,062,702)

Local

(46,054)

 

(43,836)

 

(120,573)

 

(86,941)

Debt remuneration

(3,028,442)

 

(1,677,767)

 

(3,034,949)

 

(2,708,279)

Interest

(1,703,022)

 

(1,007,805)

 

(1,705,370)

 

(1,455,729)

Rental

(1,325,420)

 

(669,962)

 

(1,329,579)

 

(1,252,550)

Equity remuneration

(3,675,748)

 

(2,484,629)

 

(3,675,748)

 

(2,484,629)

Interest on equity

(847,552)

 

(440,000)

 

(847,552)

 

(440,000)

Retained profit

(2,828,196)

 

(2,044,629)

 

(2,828,196)

 

(2,044,629)

Other

(588,554)

 

(466,611)

 

(589,925)

 

(577,344)

Provisions for labor, civil, tax and regulatory contingencies, net

(588,554) 

 

(466,611)

 

(589,925)

 

(577,344)

 

8


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

1.    OPERATIONS 

 

a. Background information

 

Telefônica Brasil S.A. (Company or Telefônica Brasil) is a publicly-traded corporation operating in telecommunication services and in the performance of activities that are necessary or useful in the rendering of such services, in conformity with the concessions and authorizations it has been or granted.  The Company, headquartered at Avenida Engenheiro Luiz Carlos Berrini, nº 1376, in the city and State of São Paulo, Brazil, is a member of Telefónica Group, the telecommunications industry leader in Spain, also being present in various European and Latin American countries.  

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Telefónica S.A., holding company of the Group, held a total of 73.81% direct and indirect interest in the Company, being 91.76% of common shares and 64.60% of preferred shares (See Note 21).

 

b. Operations

 

The Company is primarily engaged in the rendering of land-line telephone and data services in the state of São Paulo, under Fixed Switched Telephone Service Concession Arrangement (STFC) and Multimedia Communication Service (SCM) authorization, respectively.  Also, the Company is authorized to render STFC services in Regions I and II of the General Service Concession Plan (PGO) and other telecommunications services, such as SCM (data communication, including broadband internet), SMP (Personal Communication Services) and SEAC (Conditional Access Audiovisual Services) (especially by means of DTH and cable technologies).

 

Service concessions and authorizations are granted by Brazil’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANATEL), under the terms of Law No. 9472 of July 16, 1997 - General Telecommunications Law (“Lei Geral das Telecomunicações” - LGT), amended by Laws No. 9986 of July 18, 2000 and No. 12485 of September 12, 2011. Operation of such concessions and authorizations is subject to supplementary regulations and plans issued.

 

STFC service concession arrangement

 

The Company is the grantee on an STFC concession to render land-line services in the local network and national long distance calls originated in sector 31 of Region III, which comprises the state of São Paulo (except for cities within sector 33), as established in the General Service Concession Plan (PGO).

 

The Company’s current STFC service concession arrangement is effective until December 31, 2025, and may be subject to reviews on December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2020.  

 

In accordance with the service concession arrangement, every two years, during the arrangement’s 20-year term, the Company shall pay a fee equivalent to 2% of its prior-year STFC revenue, net of applicable taxes and social contributions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Authorizations and frequencies to SMP

 

Frequency authorizations granted by ANATEL for mobile telephone services may be renewed only once, over a 15-year period, through payment, every two years after the first renewal, of fees equivalent to 2% of the Company’s prior-year revenue, net of taxes and social contributions, related to the application of the Basic and Alternative Plans of Service. The Company operates SMP services, in accordance with the authorizations it has been given.  

In the auction for sale of national 700MHz frequency, held by ANATEL at September 30, 2014, in compliance with Bidding No. 2/2014SOR/SPR/CDANATEL, the Company won lot 3 among the others offered lots. The amount offered for this frequency range was the minimum price of R$ 1.928 billion, in addition to R$ 903.9 million referring to amount referring to payment of costs of redistribution of TV and RTV channels and solutions to interference issues, which adversely affect radio-communication systems.

Accordingly, the Company will increase its capacity to provide services with fourth generation (4G) technology throughout the Brazilian territory, and will operate in the frequency range of 700MHz, with band of 10+10 MHz, in addition to 2.5 GHz frequency, with band of 20+20MHz acquired in bidding of year 2012.

The amount payable and use terms shall observe the rules provided in the bidding notice and as defined by ANATEL.

 

c. Corporate restructuring

 

In order to streamline the Company’s organizational structure, to rationalize the services provided by its subsidiaries and to concentrate service provision in two operating entities, namely the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Telefônica Data S.A. (TData or Subsidiary), the Company carried out a corporate restructuring approved by ANATEL, under the terms of Act No. 3043 of May 27, 2013, as published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOU) of May 29, 2013, subject to the conditions thereunder.

The Board of Directors’ meeting held on June 11, 2013 approved the terms and conditions of the corporate restructuring process involving the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries.

Company Annual General Meeting held on July 1, 2013 approved the aforementioned corporate restructuring, which included spin-offs and mergers of subsidiaries and of companies directly or indirectly controlled by the Company, so that the economic activities other than telecommunications services, including the provision of Value Added Services as defined in article 61 of the General Telecommunications Law (LGT) (with such activities being jointly and generally referred to as SVAs), provided by the various wholly-owned subsidiaries/subsidiaries were concentrated in TData and the telecommunication services were consolidated by the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

All of the spin-offs or split-ups, as the case may be, and the merger of the net assets of the companies involved in the restructuring process took place on the same date and had the same reporting date (April 30, 2013), as follows: the Company merged (i) the net assets of TData, arising from its spin-off, corresponding to the activities related to the provision of service of Multimedia Communication Service (SCM); (ii) the net assets of Vivo S.A. (Vivo), arising from its split-up, corresponding to the use of Personal Communication Services (SMP), Multimedia Communication Services (SCM) and STFC in local, domestic and international long distance calls in regions I and II of the General Service Concession Plan (PGO), and the net assets of SVAs and other services other than telecommunications services were merged into TData and Vivo’s operations were ceased; (iii) the net assets of ATelecom S.A. (ATelecom), arising from its split-up, corresponding to the activities related to the provision of Conditional Access Audiovisual Services (SEAC) (through DTH technology) and SCM, and the net assets of SVAs and other services other than telecommunications services were merged into TData, thus ATelecom's operations were ceased; and (iv) Telefônica Sistema de Televisão S.A. (TST), which concentrated the activities related to the provision of SEAC and SCM services before its merger into the Company, due to the full merger of Lemontree Participações S.A. (Lemontree), GTR-T Participações e Empreendimentos S.A. (GTR-T), Ajato Telecomunicações Ltda (Ajato), Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. (CaTV) e TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (Sul Paraná), thus TST, Lemontree, GTR-T, Ajato, CaTV and Sul Paraná had its operations ceased.

The merger of companies and net assets previously described did not result in any capital increase or issue of new Company shares; accordingly, the corporate restructuring did not result in any changes in ownership interest currently held by Company shareholders.

There is no question of replacing shares of non-controlling shareholders of the spun-off companies with shares of the merging company, since the Company was, upon the merger of net assets and/or companies, as the case may be, the sole shareholder of the companies spun off/ merged. Accordingly, an equity valuation report at market price was not prepared for calculating the non-controlling share replacement ratio as defined in article 264 of Law No. 6404/76, and article 2, paragraph 1, item VI of CVM Rule No. 319/99, based on recent understandings expressed by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) regarding consultations in connection with similar restructuring processes and based on CVM Rule No. 559 of November 18, 2008.

The corporate restructuring was described in detail in Note 1b) - “Corporate restructuring” disclosed in the financial statements as at December 31, 2013.

 

d. Acquisition of GVT Participações S.A.

 

On September 18, 2014, the Company released a material fact as provided for by CVM Rule No. 358/02, disclosing that, on said date, the Company (Buyer) and Vivendi S.A. (Vivendi) and its subsidiaries (Sellers), entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Other Covenants (Agreement) in which all shares issued by GVT Participações S.A. (GVTPar), controller of Global Village Telecom S.A. (provided that GVTPar together with GVT Operadora are hereinafter referred to as GVT), shall be acquired by the Company. The execution of the Agreement and other documentation related thereto were duly approved by the Company's Board of Directors in a meeting held on the aforementioned date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Payment for acquisition of GVT shares shall be made by the Company and Sellers as follows:

 

·      €4,663,000,000.00 payable in cash after contractual adjustments at execution date.

The Company may finance the payment of this installment with capital increase through public offering, whose terms and conditions shall be timely determined by the Board of Directors under the terms of the Company's bylaws; additionally a proposal for increase in the authorized capital shall be sent to shareholders, in accordance with Article No. 168 of Law No. 6404/76 in order to enable the capital increase by determination of the Board of Directors in order to speed up this operation (Note 34).

 

·      A portion of shares issued by the Company, equivalent to 12% of the Company's common shares and 12% of preferred shares after merger of GVTPar shares.

 

Payment of this installment shall be made through merger of shares issued by GVTPar by the Company, with the corresponding delivery of common and preferred shares issued by the Company to GVTPar shareholders in place of the merged GVTPar's shares, observing the number of shares referring to the portion to be granted to Sellers as negotiated between the parties and determined in the Agreement, provided that Management shall manage and disclose other terms and conditions of this merger of shares on a timely fashion, after approval of this transaction by ANATEL and CADE.

 

Vivendi accepted the public offer made by Telefónica S.A. for acquisition of interest in Telecom Itália S.p.A., specifically the acquisition of 1,110 billion common shares of Telecom Itália S.p.A., which currently represents an 8.3% interest in the voting capital of Telecom Itália S.p.A. (equivalent to 5.7% of its capital), in exchange of 4.5% of the Company's capital which Vivendi shall receive due to the combination of the Company and GVT and that represent all common shares and a portion of the preferred shares (representing 0.7% of preferred shares).

 

Considering that the acquisition of GVT shares by the Company represents significant investment under the terms of Article No. 256 of Law No. 6404/76, this shall be submitted to the Company's shareholders and a Special General Meeting shall be held for this purpose as provided for by applicable law.

 

Determinations referring to transaction described above shall grant the dissident Company's shareholders the right of recess.  Accordingly, dissident shareholders holding Company common and/or preferred shares shall have withdrawal right upon receipt of the respective amount of net earnings per share. The amount per share to be paid upon exercise of the recess right shall be disclosed when the date of the Special Meeting for discussion of issues related to this transaction is determined.

 

The implementation of this transaction is subject to obtainment of the applicable corporate and regulatory authorizations, including CADE and ANATEL, in addition to other conditions among those usually applicable to this kind of operation.

 

e. Agreement between Telefónica S.A. and Telecom Italia, S.p.A.

 

TELCO S.p.A. (in which Telefónica S.A. holds a 46.18% interest) has a 22.4% interest with voting rights in Telecom Italia, S.p.A., and is the majority shareholder of this company.

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Telefónica S.A holds indirect control in Telefónica Brasil, and Telecom Italia holds an indirect interest in TIM S.A. (TIM), a Brazilian telecommunications company.  Neither Telefónica S.A., nor Telefônica Brasil or any other affiliate of Telefónica S.A. interfere in, are involved with or have decision-making powers over TIM operations in Brazil, also being lawfully and contractually forbidden to exercise any type of political power derived from indirect interest held as concerns operations in Brazil, directly related to TIM operations. TIM (Brazil) and Telefônica Brasil compete in all markets in which they operate in Brazil under permanent competitive stress and, in this context, as well as in relation to the other economic players in the telecommunications industry, maintain usual and customary contractual relations with one another (many of which are regulated and inspected by ANATEL) and/or which, as applicable, are informed to ANATEL and Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), concerning the commitments assumed before these agencies so as to ensure total independence of their operations.

 

On September 24, 2013, Telefónica S.A., entered into an agreement with the other shareholders of the Italian company TELCO S.p.A. whereby Telefónica S.A. subscribed and paid up capital in TELCO, S.p.A. through a contribution of 324 million euros, receiving shares without voting rights of TELCO, S.p.A as consideration. As a result of this capital increase, the share capital of Telefónica S.A. voting in TELCO, S.p.A. remaining unchanged (remaining at 46.18%), although their economic participation rose to 66%. Thus, the governance of TELCO S.p.A., as well as the obligations of Telefónica S.A. to abstain from participating in or influencing the decisions that impact the industries where they both operate, remained unchanged.

 

In the same document, Italian shareholders of TELCO S.p.A. granted Telefónica S.A. an option to purchase all of their shares in TELCO S.p.A. Exercising this call option was subject to obtaining the required previous approvals from antitrust authorities and telecommunications regulatory agencies as applicable (including Brazil and Argentina), beginning eligible after January 1, 2014, whenever the Shareholders’ Agreement remains in full force and effect, except (i) between June 1 and June 30, 2014 and between January 15 and February 15, 2015; and (ii) during certain periods in case the Italian shareholders of TELCO, S.p.A. request the entity’s spin-off.

 

On December 4, 2013, the CADE announced the following decisions:

 

1)     Approve, subject to the limitations described below, the acquisition, by Telefónica S.A., of the total interest held by Portugal Telecom, SGPS SA and PT Móveis – Serviços de Telecomunicações, SGPS, SA (PT) in Brasilcel NV, which controlled Brazilian mobile telecommunications operator Vivo Participações S.A. (Vivo Part.), company merged into Telefonica Brasil S.A.

 

The transaction has been approved by ANATEL and its completion (requiring no prior approval from CADE at the time) took place immediately after approval from ANATEL, on September 27, 2010.

 

The limitations imposed by CADE on its decision are as follow:

 

a)  A new shareholder share control over Vivo Part. with Telefónica S.A., adopting the same conditions applied to PT when it held an interest in Brasilcel NV.; or

 

b)  Telefónica S.A. shall cease to have, either directly or indirectly, an equity interest in TIM Participações S.A.

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

2)     Impose a R$15 million fine on Telefónica S.A. for violating the will and purpose of the agreement executed by and between Telefónica S.A. and CADE, as a requirement to approve the initial purchase transaction of Telecom Italia in 2007, due to the subscription and payment, by Telefónica S.A., of TELCO S.p.A. nonvoting shares in the context of its recent capital increase.  This decision also requires Telefónica S.A. to dispose of its nonvoting shares held in TELCO S.p.A.

 

The deadline for compliance with the conditions and obligations imposed by CADE in both decisions were classified as confidential by CADE.

 

At December 13, 2013, Telefónica S.A. published a material news release regarding the decisions made by CADE in the meeting held on December 4, 2013, stating that it considered the measures imposed by that agency to be unreasonable, and started applicable legal proceedings in July 2014.

 

In this context, and in order to strengthen its firm commitment to the obligations previously assumed by Telefónica S.A. to keep away from Telecom Italia's business in Brazil, Telefónica S.A. pointed out, in a material news release that Mr.  César Alierta Izuel and Mr. Julio Linares López had decided to resign with immediate effect, from the position of Directors at Telecom Itália S.p.A. Additionally, Mr. Julio Linares López decided to resign, with immediate effect, from his position on the list presented by TELCO S.p.A. for a potential re-election to the Board of Directors of Telecom Itália, S.p.A.

 

Likewise, Telefónica S.A., notwithstanding the rights defined in the Shareholders’ Agreement of TELCO S.p.A, stated in a material news release it decided not to exercise, for now, its right to appoint or suggest two Directors at Telecom Itália, S.p.A.

 

On June 16, 2014, the Italian shareholders of TELCO, S.p.A. decided to exercise their rights to request spin-off ensured by the Shareholders' Agreement of company. The implementation of this spin-off was approved at the Annual General Meeting of TELCO, S.p.A. held on July 9, 2014, and is subject to the previous authorization by competent authorities, including CADE and ANATEL in Brazil. Whenever authorized, the spin-off will be implemented through the transfer of all current interest held by TELCO, S.p.A. in the capital of Telecom Itália, S.p.A., for four (4) new companies, which are wholly owned by one of the current shareholders of TELCO, S.p.A., and which were designed to hold interest in the capital of Telecom Itália, S.p.A., proportionally to the current economic interest of their respective future controlling shareholder in the capital of TELCO, S.p.A.

 

Regulatory approvals in Brazil referring to spin-off of TELCO, S.p.A., as referred to above, are being required to the competent bodies. The spin-off will result in Telefónica S.A. holding, by means of a special purpose entity, 14.77% of the voting shares of Telecom Itália, S.p.A., of which 8.3% of the shares shall be exchanged with Vivendi as mentioned above, and 6.47% of the shares, pegged to debentures issued by Telefónica S.A. in July 2014, convertible at maturity date into shares of Telecom Itália, S.p.A.

 

f. Share trading on stock exchanges

 

The Company is listed in the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) as a publicly-held company under Category A (issuers authorized to trade any marketable securities) and has shares traded on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BM&FBovespa). It is also listed in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and its level II American Depositary Shares (ADS), backed by preferred shares only, are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

2.    BASIS OF PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF QUARTERLY INFORMATION

 

2.a) Basis of presentation

 

The Company’s Quarterly Information (ITR) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 is presented in thousands of reais (unless otherwise stated) and was prepared under a going concern assumption.

 

This quarterly information compares the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, except for balance sheets that compare the positions at September 30, 2014 with December 31, 2013.

 

In order to better present and compare the figures of the consolidated income statements for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, certain reclassifications were made among the groups of “Cost of sales and services”, “Selling expenses”, “General and administrative expenses” and “Other operating income (expenses)” for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013, as follows: 

 

 


Income statements at 09.30.13, disclosed at 09.30.13

 

Restatements 

 

Income statements at 09.30.13, disclosed at 09.30.14

Net operating income

25,665,195

 

-

 

25,665,195

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

(13,203,611)

 

(36,949)

 

(13,240,560)

Gross profit

12,461,584

 

(36,949)

 

12,424,635

Selling expenses

(7,039,241)

 

37,371

 

(7,001,870)

General and administrative expenses

(1,680,193)

 

(27,991)

 

(1,708,184)

Other operating income

430,817

 

-

 

430,817

Other operating expenses

(682,736)

 

27,569

 

(655,167)

Equity pickup

(4,790)

 

-

 

(4,790)

Income before financial income (expenses)

3,485,441

 

-

 

3,485,441

Financial income

1,349,681

 

-

 

1,349,681

Financial expenses

(1,480,699)

 

-

 

(1,480,699)

Income before taxes

3,354,423

 

-

 

3,354,423

Income and social contributions taxes

(869,794)

 

-

 

(869,794)

Net income for the year

2,484,629

 

-

 

2,484,629

 

 

On account of the net assets received in the corporate restructuring process occurred on July 1, 2013, described in Note 1c), the individual information (Company) of the income statements as at September 30, 2014 and 2013 is not comparable.

 

The individual quarterly information (Company) was prepared and is presented in accordance with accounting practices adopted in Brazil, which comprise the rules issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and CPC 21 - Interim Financial Reporting, issued by the Brazilian FASB (CPC), which are in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), except for investments in subsidiaries, which are measured by the equity method, while for IFRS purposes it would be measured at cost or fair value.

 

The consolidated quarterly information (Consolidated) was prepared and is presented in accordance with CPC 21 and IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, issued by the IASB, and CVM rules.

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

At the meeting held on November 3, 2014, the Executive Board authorized the issue of this quarterly information, which was ratified by the Board of Directors at a meeting held on November 10, 2014.

 

This Quarterly Information (ITR) was prepared in accordance with accounting principles, practices and criteria consistent with those adopted in the preparation of the financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2013, in addition to the new pronouncements, interpretations and amendments that became effective as from 2014, as follows:

 

·      IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27 Investment Entities: These amendments became effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014, providing an exception to the consolidation requirements for a reporting entity that meets the definition of an investment entity under IFRS 10. This exception requires an investment entity to account for its investments in subsidiaries at fair value in P&L. The application of these amendments does not entail impacts on the Company’s financial position, given that its subsidiary is not qualified as an investment entity.

 

·      IAS 32 Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities This amendment became effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and clarifies the meaning of “currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts” and the criteria that would qualify for settlement the settlement mechanisms of clearing house systems that are not simultaneous.  The application of this amendment does not entail significant impacts on the Company’s financial position.

 

·      IAS 36 Impairment of Assets: This amendment became effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and eliminates unintended consequences of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement on disclosures required by IAS 36. In addition, these amendments require the disclosure of recoverable amounts of assets or Cash Generating Units (CGU) for which a provision for impairment has been recognized over the period. The application of this amendment does not impact the Company’s disclosures.

 

·      IAS 39 Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting This amendment became effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and introduces a relief regarding discontinuance of hedge accounting where a derivative, which is designated as hedging instrument, is renovated if specific conditions are met. The application of this amendment does not entail significant impacts on the Company’s financial position.

 

 

·      IFRIC 21 Levies This amendment became effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and provides guidance on when to recognize a liability for a tax or levy when the obligating event occurs. For a levy that is triggered upon reaching a minimum threshold, the interpretation clarifies that no liability is recognized before the specified minimum threshold is reached. The application of this standard does not entail significant impacts on the Company’s financial position.

 

·      IFRS 2 Share Based Payments: These amendments changed the settings relating to the purchase conditions and its implementation is effective beginning on or after July 1, 2014. The Company does not believe that these amendments may significantly impact its financial position.

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·      IFRS 3 Business Combination: The amendments changed the accounting for contingent consideration in a business combination.  Contingent consideration on acquisition of a business that is not classified as equity is subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss, whether or not included in the scope of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.  These changes are effective for new business combinations after July 1, 2014. The Company consider the application of these changes to any business combinations that occur beginning on or after 1 July 2014.

 

·      IFRS 8 Operating Segments These amendments are related to the aggregation of operating segments, which can be combined / aggregated whether they are in accordance with the criteria of the rule, in other words, if the segments have similar economic characteristics and are similar in other qualitative aspects. If they are combined, the entity shall disclose the economic characteristics used to assess whether the segments are similar. These amendments became effective as from July 1, 2014. Considering the fact that the Company and its subsidiary operate in a sole operating segment, this standard does not significantly impact the Company's financial position.

 

·      IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement: This amendment is related to the application of the exception to financial assets portfolio, financial liabilities and other contracts.  The amendment is prospective as from July 1, 2014. The application of this standard does not entail significant impacts on the Company’s financial position.

 

·      IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment and IAS 38 Intangible Assets: The amendments to IAS 16.35 (a) and IAS 38.80 (a) clarifies that a revaluation can be made as follows: i) adjust the recorded gross amount of asset to market value or, ii) determine the market value and proportionally adjust the recorded gross amount so that the resulting recorded amount is equal to the market value. IASB also clarifies that the accumulated depreciation/amortization is the difference between the recorded gross amount and the asset's book value (i.e., the recorded gross amount – accumulated depreciation/amortization = book value). The amendment to IAS 16.35 (b) and IAS 38.80 (b) clarifies that the accumulated depreciation/amortization is eliminated so that the recorded gross amount and the book value is equal to the market value. Amendments become effective as from July 1, 2014 on a retrospective basis. Application of these amendments does not lead to significant impacts on the Company’s financial position. Considering that the revaluation of fixed or intangible assets is not allowed in Brazil, the application of the amendments to this standard do not have any significant impact on the Company's financial position.

 

·      IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures: The amendment to this standard clarifies that a management entity of other entity that provides key personnel for provision of management services is a subject related to related party disclosures. Additionally, an entity that used a management entity shall disclose the expenses incurred with management services. Amendments become effective as from July 1, 2014 on a retrospective basis. The application of these amendments does not entail significant impacts on the Company’s financial position.

 

·      IAS 40 Investments Property: Amendment to this standards clarifies the relationship between IFRS 3 and IAS 40 for classification of property as investment property or property occupied by owner. The description of ancillary services determined in IAS 40, which provides a difference between investment property and owner of occupied property (IFRS 3) is used to determine whether the operation refers to the purchase of an asset or a business combination. This amendment entered in force as from July 1, 2014 on a prospective basis. The application of these amendments does not entail significant impacts on the Company’s financial position.

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

On the preparation date of these quarterly information, the following IFRS amendments had been published; however, their application was not compulsory:

 

·      IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: IFRS 9, as issued, is the first step in IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 and applies to classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities as defined by IAS 39. Initially, the pronouncement would become effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, but Amendments to IFRS 9: Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures, issued in December 2011, postponed the effective date of IFRS 9 to January 1, 2018. In the subsequent steps, IASB will tackle issues such as hedge accounting and provision for impairment of financial assets. Adoption of the first step of IFRS 9 will affect the classification and measurement of the Company’s financial assets, but will have no impact on the classification and measurement of its financial liabilities. The Company will quantify such effects together with the effects from other phases of IASB’s project once the final consolidated standard is issued.

 

·      IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers: IASB disclosed IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires that an entity should recognize the amount of income, reflecting the amount expected to be received in exchange of the control of these goods or services. When adopted, this standard shall replace most part of the detailed guidance on income recognition currently existing (standards IAS 11, IAS 18, IFRIC 13, IFRC 15 and IFRIC 18). This standard is applicable as from years starting on January 1, 2017, and can be adopted on a retrospective basis, using a cumulative effect approach. The Company is evaluating the impacts on its financial statements and disclosures and have neither defined the transition method nor determined the impacts on its current financial reports yet.

 

The Company does not early adopt any pronouncement, interpretation or amendment which has been issued but whose application is not mandatory.

 

2.b) Subsidiaries (wholly-owned and jointly-controlled subsidiaries)

 

Information on investees at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is described below.

 

Telefônica Data S.A. (TData): Wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and headquartered in Brazil, this entity is engaged in the rendering and operation telecommunications services; provide value added services (SVAs); provide integrated business solutions in telecommunications and related activities; manage the provision of technical assistance and maintenance services of telecommunications equipment and network, consulting services regarding telecommunications solutions and related activities, and design, implementation and installation of telecommunication-related projects; sell and lease telecommunications equipment, products and services, value-added services or any other related services, provided or supplied by third parties; provide third parties with telecommunications infrastructure; manage and/or develop activities that are necessary or useful for performing such services in accordance with applicable law; provide business trading services in general and provide technical support services in IT, including consulting, installation and maintenance of goods, applications and services, licensing or sub licensing of any kind of software, and storage and management of data and information.

 

Aliança Atlântica Holding B.V. (Aliança): Jointly-controlled subsidiary, headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, this entity has a 50% interest held by Telefônica Brasil and cash generated from sale of Portugal Telecom shares in June 2010.

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Companhia AIX de Participações (AIX): Jointly-controlled subsidiary, with 50% interest held by Telefônica Brasil, this entity is engaged in holding interest in Refibra Consortium, and in performing activities related to the direct and indirect operation of activities related to the construction, completion and operation of underground networks or optical fiber ducts.  

 

Companhia ACT de Participações (ACT): Jointly-controlled subsidiary, with 50% interest held by Telefônica Brasil, this entity is engaged in holding interest in Refibra Consortium, and in performing activities related to the rendering of technical support services for the preparation of projects and completion of networks, by means of studies required to make them economically feasible, and monitor the progress of Consortium-related activities.  

 

Upon consolidation, all asset and liability balances, revenues and expenses arising from transactions and interest held in equity between the Company and its Subsidiary were eliminated.

 

 

3.  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Cash and bank accounts

56,061

 

101,094

 

56,115

 

101,921

Short-term investments

4,998,996

 

6,210,205

 

6,321,227

 

6,442,015

Total

5,055,057

 

6,311,299

 

6,377,342

 

6,543,936

 

 

Highly liquid short-term investments basically correspond to Bank Deposit Certificates (CDB), pegged to the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI) rate variation, and are kept at first-tier financial institutions.

 

In addition, the Company had short-term investments pledged as collateral for loans and legal proceedings in the consolidated amounts of R$ 120,097 at September 30, 2014 (R$ 106,455 at December 31, 2013) recorded in noncurrent assets.

 

 

4. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Billed amounts

4,693,753

 

4,084,617

 

5,190,904

 

4,581,188

Unbilled amounts

1,851,006

 

1,777,871

 

1,989,162

 

1,890,485

Interconnection amounts

1,018,792

 

872,678

 

1,018,792

 

859,894

Trade accounts receivable – gross

7,563,551

 

6,735,166

 

8,198,858

 

7,331,567

Estimated impairment losses

(1,233,060)

 

(1,033,665)

 

(1,521,847)

 

(1,271,622)

Total

6,330,491

 

5,701,501

 

6,677,011

 

6,059,945

               

Current

6,135,068

 

5,541,023

 

6,380,422

 

5,802,859

Noncurrent

195,423

 

160,478

 

296,589

 

257,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The aging list of trade accounts receivable, net of estimated impairment losses, is as follows:

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Falling due

4,473,767

 

4,131,549

 

4,775,254

 

4,398,791

Overdue from 1 to 30 days

893,219

 

756,787

 

920,660

 

795,389

Overdue from 31 to 60 days

313,050

 

266,192

 

325,323

 

289,783

Overdue from 61 to 90 dias

188,329

 

162,436

 

193,280

 

166,105

Overdue from 91 to 120 days

136,535

 

59,244

 

139,930

 

62,122

Overdue for more than 120 days

325,591

 

325,293

 

322,564

 

347,755

Total

6,330,491

 

5,701,501

 

6,677,011

 

6,059,945

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no customer represented more than 10% of trade accounts receivable, net.

 

Changes in estimated impairment losses on accounts receivable are as follows:

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Balance at 12.31.2013

(1,033,665)

 

(1,271,622)

Receivables, net (Note 23)

(613,146)

 

(658,832)

Write-offs

413,751

 

408,607

Balance at 09.30.2014

(1,233,060)

 

(1,521,847)

 

Consolidated balances of noncurrent trade accounts receivable include:

 

·      At September 30, 2014, R$ 195,423 (R$ 160,478 at December 31, 2013) referring to the business model of resale of gods to legal entity, receivable within 24 months. At September 30, 2014, the impact of the adjustment to present value was R$ 22,746 (R$ 18,174 at December 31, 2013).

 

·      At September 30, 2014, R$ 101,166 (R$ 96,608 at December 31, 2013) referring to "Soluciona TI", traded by TData, which consists in lease of IT equipment to small and medium enterprises and receipt of fixed installments over the contractual term. Considering the contractual terms, this product was classified as finance lease:

 

The consolidated balance of current and noncurrent trade accounts receivable, relating to finance lease of “Soluciona TI” product, comprises the following effects:

 

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Present amount receivable

359,579

335,376

Unrealized financial income

5,936

 

7,058

Nominal amount receivable

365,515

 

342,434

Estimated impairment losses

(118,184)

 

(99,791)

Net amount receivable

247,331

 

242,643

 

 

 

 

Current

146,165

 

146,035

Noncurrent

101,166

 

96,608

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

At September 30, 2014, the aging list of trade accounts receivable referring to “Soluciona TI” product is as follows:

 

 

Consolidated

 

Nominal amount receivable

 

Present amount receivable

Falling due within 1 year

258,413

 

258,413

Falling due within 5 years

107,102

 

101,166

Total

365,515

 

359,579

 

There are no unsecured residual values resulting in benefits to the lessor or contingent payments recognized as revenue for the period.

 

 

5.   INVENTORIES

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Consumption material

65,299

 

55,431

 

66,272

 

58,492

Materials for resale (a)

479,862

 

459,949

 

501,956

 

498,803

Other inventories

8,338

 

6,481

 

8,338

 

6,481

Gross total

553,499

 

521,861

 

576,566

 

563,776

Estimated impairment and obsolescence losses

(54,574)

 

(52,275)

 

(57,121)

 

(58,161)

Total

498,925

 

469,586

 

519,445

 

505,615

 

(a) This includes, among others, mobile telephones, simcards (chip) and IT equipment in stock.

 

Changes in estimated impairment losses and inventory obsolescence are as follows:

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Balance at 12.31.2013

(52,275)

 

(58,161)

Additions

(19,929)

 

(22,874)

Reversals

17,630

 

23,914

Balance at 09.30.2014

(54,574)

 

(57,121)

 

 

The cost of sales includes additions/reversals of estimated impairment losses and inventory obsolescence, and are included in the cost of goods sold (Note 23).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

6.   DEFERRED TAXES AND TAXES RECOVERABLE

 

6.1 Taxes recoverable

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

ICMS (a)

1,702,795

 

1,908,754

 

1,710,900

 

1,911,703

Income and social contribution taxes recoverable (b)

349,564

 

374,096

 

353,866

 

377,704

Withholding taxes and contributions (c)

67,149

 

174,015

 

83,046

 

188,659

PIS and COFINS

59,955

 

62,449

 

62,514

 

63,816

Others

17,794

 

17,871

 

21,167

 

18,468

Total

2,197,257

 

2,537,185

 

2,231,493

 

2,560,350

               

Current

1,865,334

 

2,168,797

 

1,899,570

 

2,191,962

Noncurrent

331,923

 

368,388

 

331,923

 

368,388

 

(a) This includes credits arising from acquisition of property and equipment (subject to offsetting in 48 months), in ICMS refund request, which was paid under invoices later cancelled, for the rendering of services, tax replacement, rate difference, among others.

(b) These mainly refer to prepayments of income and social contribution taxes, which will be offset against federal taxes to be determined in the future.

(c) These refer to credits on Withholding Income Tax (IRRF) on short-term investments, interest on equity and others, which are used as deduction in operations for the period and social contribution tax withheld at source on services provided to public agencies.

 

 

 

6.2 Deferred taxes

 

Deferred income and social contribution tax assets are computed considering expected generation of taxable profit, which were based on a technical feasibility study, approved by the Board of Directors.    

 

Significant components of deferred income and social contribution taxes are as follows:

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income and social contribution tax losses (a)

21,252

 

122,321

 

76,849

 

262,915

Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for judicial, labor, tax and civil claims

1,434,839

 

1,322,244

 

1,440,214

 

1,327,288

Post-employment benefit plans

152,311

 

143,537

 

152,311

 

143,537

Estimated impairment losses of trade accounts receivable

290,480

 

241,203

 

299,410

 

245,556

Estimated losses of modems and other fixed assets

186,893

 

164,518

 

188,746

 

166,174

Profit sharing

58,457

 

71,287

 

59,018

 

71,948

Accelerated depreciation

157,996

 

154,181

 

157,996

 

154,181

Estimated losses for impairment of inventory items

11,702

 

10,884

 

12,568

 

12,885

Provision for loyalty program

31,280

 

31,199

 

31,280

 

31,199

Customer and brand portfolio (Note 26)

311,141

 

-

 

311,141

 

-

Trade accounts payable and other provisions

514,008

 

338,458

 

586,086

 

398,956

Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences

97,665

 

157,988

 

97,665

 

157,313

Total

3,268,024

 

2,757,820

 

3,413,284

 

2,971,952

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merged tax credit (b)

(337,535)

 

(337,535)

 

(337,535)

 

(337,535)

Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT innovation law

(262,430)

 

(308,490)

 

(262,430)

 

(308,490)

Customer portfolio (Note 26)

-

 

(461,870)

 

-

 

(461,870)

Brands and patents (Note 26)

-

 

(479,548)

 

-

 

(479,548)

Licenses

(933,813)

 

(719,780)

 

(933,813)

 

(719,780)

Effect of goodwill arising from merger of Vivo Part.

(678,738)

 

(568,338)

 

(678,738)

 

(568,338)

Goodwill of Vivo Part.

(638,095)

 

(480,366)

 

(638,095)

 

(480,366)

Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences

(121,887)

 

(124,527)

 

(125,942)

 

(128,365)

Total

(2,972,498)

 

(3,480,454)

 

(2,976,553)

 

(3,484,292)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax asset (liability), net – non current

295,526

 

(722,634)

 

436,731

 

(512,340)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset (liability), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presented in balance sheets as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset, net – noncurrent

295,526

 

-

 

436,731

 

210,294

Deferred tax liability, net – noncurrent

-

 

(722,634)

 

-

 

(722,634)

 

Deferred taxes were determined considering future realization, as follows:

 

a)   Income and social contribution tax losses: this represents the amount recorded by the Company and its subsidiary which, in accordance with Brazilian tax legislation, may be offset to the limit of 30% of the tax bases computed for the following years, with no expiry date.

 

b)   Merged tax credit: represented by tax benefits arising from corporate restructuring of goodwill for expected future profitability, whose tax use follows the limit set forth in tax legislation.

 

c)    Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences: amounts will be realized upon payment of provisions, effective impairment loss on trade accounts receivable, or realization of inventories, as well as upon reversal of other provisions.

 

Changes in deferred income and social contribution tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Deferred assets

Income and social contribution tax losses

 

Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences

 

Total

 

Income and social contribution tax losses

 

Income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences

 

Total

Balance at 12.31.2013

122,321

 

2,635,499

 

2,757,820

 

262,915

 

2,709,037

 

2,971,952

Setup

-

 

687,318

 

687,318

 

-

 

703,860

 

703,860

Write-offs and realizations

(101,069)

 

(76,045)

 

(177,114)

 

(186,065)

 

(76,463)

 

(262,528)

Balance at 09.30.2014

21,252

 

3,246,772

 

3,268,024

 

76,850

 

3,336,434

 

3,413,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Balance at 12.31.2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,480,454)

 

(3,484,292)

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(481,760)

 

(483,660)

Write-offs and realizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,004,816

 

1,004,599

Other changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(736)

 

1,164

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,364)

 

(14,364)

Balance at 09.30.2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,972,498)

 

(2,976,553)

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The table below presents deferred income tax and social contribution for items charged or credited directly in equity.

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Unrealized losses in investments available for sale

1,760

 

3,902

 

1,760

 

3,902

Actuarial losses and limitation effect of the surplus plan assets

-

 

19

 

-

 

221

Gains (losses) on derivative transactions

(16,124)

 

1,952

 

(16,124)

 

1,952

Total

(14,364)

 

5,873

 

(14,364)

 

6,075

 

 

Law No. 12973/14

 

On May 13, 2014, Law No, 12973/14 was published, resulting from the signing into law of Provisional Executive Order (MP) No. 627/13. This law regulates the tax effects stemming from the alignment of the Brazilian accounting standards with the international standards defined by the IFRS, and ceases the Transition Tax Regime (RRT) set forth by Law No. 11941/09.

 

As permitted by the legislation, the Company will only adopt its provisions when such law becomes effective, from January 1, 2014 onwards. This option will be reported to the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service (RFB) through the Federal Tax Debt and Credit Return (DCTF), Note 34.

 

7.   JUDICIAL DEPOSITS AND GARNISHMENTS

 

In some situations, in connection with a legal requirement or presentation of guarantees, judicial deposits are made to secure the continuance of the claims under discussion. These judicial deposits may be required for claims whose likelihood of loss was analyzed by the Company, grounded on the opinion of its legal advisors as a probable, possible or remote loss.

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Judicial deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor

1,041,249

 

1,030,468

 

1,048,420

 

1,036,055

Tax

2,591,769

 

2,348,179

 

2,609,527

 

2,364,913

Civil and regulatory (*)

885,527

 

815,735

 

886,324

 

816,743

Total

4,518,545

 

4,194,382

 

4,544,271

 

4,217,711

Garnishments

116,099

 

96,130

 

117,955

 

97,572

Total

4,634,644

 

4,290,512

 

4,662,226

 

4,315,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

187,421

 

166,928

 

187,421

 

166,928

Noncurrent

4,447,223

 

4,123,584

 

4,474,805

 

4,148,355

 

(*) At December 31, 2013, the Company reclassified the amount of R$ 37,237 between the groups “Judicial deposits and garnishments” and “Concession licenses” in current assets and liabilities, respectively.

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company and its subsidiary had a number of tax-related judicial deposits, reaching the consolidated amount of R$2,609,527 (R$2,364,913 at December 31, 2013). In Note 18, we provide further details on issues arising from the main judicial deposits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

A brief description of the main tax-related judicial deposits is as follows:

 

·         Federal contribution taxes on gross revenue for Social Integration Program (PIS) and for Social Security Financing (COFINS)

 

Company and subsidiary are involved in disputes related to: (i) claim filed for overpayment of tax credits, not recognized by tax authorities; (ii) tax debt arising from underpayment due to differences in ancillary statements (Federal Tax Debt and Credit Return – DCTF); and (iii) disputes referring to changes in rates and increase in tax bases introduced by Law No. 9718/98.

 

At September 30, 2014, consolidated judicial deposits amounted to R$32,545 (R$31,162 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Social Contribution Tax for Intervention in the Economic Order (CIDE)

 

The Company is involved in legal disputes for the exemption of CIDE levied on offshore remittances of funds arising from agreements for the transfer of technology, brand and software licensing, etc.

 

At September 30, 2014, consolidated judicial deposits amounted to R$151,364 (R$144,684 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Telecommunications Inspection Fund (FISTEL)

 

ANATEL collects Installation Inspection Fee (TFI) on extension of licenses granted and on radio base stations, mobile stations and radio links. Such collection results from the understanding of ANATEL that said extension would be a triggering event of TFI and that mobile stations, even if owned by third parties, are also subject to TFI. The Company and its subsidiary challenge aforesaid fee in court.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 912,627 (R$ 864,487 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Withholding Income Tax (IRRF)

 

The Company is involved in disputes related to: (i) exemption of IRRF payment on offshore remittances for out-coming traffic; (ii) exemption of IRRF payment on interest on equity; and (iii) IRRF levied on earnings from rent and royalties, wage labor and fixed-income investments.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 62,244 (R$ 59,343 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ)

 

The Company is involved in disputes related to: (i) debts stemming from offsetting of IRPJ overpayments not recognized by the Brazilian IRS; and (ii) requirement of IRPJ estimates and lack of payment - debts in the integrated system of economic and tax information (SIEF); and (iii) underpaid IRPJ amounts.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 29,812 (R$ 28,456 at December 31, 2013).

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·         Contribution to Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC)

 

Sinditelebrasil (Union of Telephony and Mobile and Personal Services) filed an injunction challenging the Contribution to Foster Public Radio Broadcasting payable to EBC, introduced by Law No. 11652/2008. The Company and its subsidiary, as union members, made judicial deposits referring to that contribution.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 658,310 (R$ 514,127 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Social Security, Work Accident Insurance (SAT) and Funds to Third Parties (INSS)

 

The Company is involved in disputes related to: (i) SAT and funds to third parties (INCRA and SEBRAE); (ii) joint responsibility for contract labor; (iii) difference in SAT rate (from 1% to 3%); and (iv) gifts.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 101,518 (R$ 96,736 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Unemployment Compensation Fund (FGTS)

 

The Company filed an injunction in order to represent its right not to pay surtax of 0.5% and 10% for FGTS introduced by Supplementary Law No. 110/2001 levied on deposits made by employers (the proceedings did not result in any reduction of FGTS deposits mad by the Company on behalf of its employees).

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 74,925 (R$ 70,697 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Tax on Net Income (ILL)

 

The Company filed an injunction in order to represent its right to offset amounts unduly paid for ILL purposes against future IRPJ payments.

 

On December 19, 2013, the Company settled the debt under discussion by including it in the Federal Tax Recovery Program (REFIS), using the judicial deposit then restricted. The Company is now awaiting conversion into income by the Federal Government.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 53,920 (R$ 51,648 at December 31, 2013).

 

·         Universal Telecommunication Services Fund (FUST)

 

Company and subsidiary filed an injunction in order to have their right declared not to include expenses with interconnection (ITX) and Industrial Use of Dedicated Line (EILD) in FUST tax base, according to Abridgment No. 7, of December 15, 2005, as it does not comply with the provisions contained in sole paragraph of article 6 of Law No. 9998, of August 17, 2000.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 387,722 (R$ 371,373 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·         State Value-Added Tax (ICMS)

 

Company is involved in disputes related to: (i) ICMS stated but not paid; (ii) ICMS not levied on communication in default; (iii) fine for late voluntary payment of ICMS; (iv) ICMS supposedly levied on access, adhesion, enabling, availability and use of services, as well as supplementary services and additional facilities; (v) right to credit from the acquisition of goods for fixed assets and electric energy; (vi) activation cards for pre-paid services; (vii) and disallowance of ICMS credit referring to covenant 39.

 

At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 94,799 (R$ 38,259 at December 31, 2013).

 

·      Other taxes, charges and contributions

 

Company is involved in disputes related to: (i) Service Tax (ISS) on noncore services; (ii) Municipal Real Estate Tax (IPTU) not subject to exemption; (iii) municipal inspection, operation and publicity charges; (iv) land use fee; (v) social security contributions related to supposed failure to withhold 11% on several invoices, bills and receipts or service providers engaged for workforce assignment; and (vi) Public Price for Numbering Resource Management (PPNUM) by ANATEL.

 

 At September 30, 2014, the consolidated balance of judicial deposits amounted to R$ 49,741 (R$ 93,941 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

8.   PREPAID EXPENSES

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Fistel rate (a)

266,793

 

-

 

266,793

 

-

Advertising and publicity

60,336

 

167,873

 

60,336

 

167,873

Rent

49,008

 

35,168

 

49,008

 

35,168

Insurance

42,055

 

29,212

 

43,304

 

29,733

Financial charges

7,626

 

11,568

 

7,626

 

11,568

Software maintenance, taxes and others

59,469

 

35,801

 

60,569

 

38,308

Total

485,287

 

279,622

 

487,636

 

282,650

               

Current

458,016

 

254,743

 

459,401

 

257,286

Noncurrent

27,271

 

24,879

 

28,235

 

25,364

 

(a) This refers to Inspection and Operation Fees for year 2013 which were paid in March 2014 and will be amortized until the end of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

9.   OTHER ASSETS

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Advances to employees and suppliers

87,936

 

64,101

 

88,481

 

64,991

Receivables from related parties (a)

780,111

 

297,198

 

90,621

 

97,748

Subsidies upon sale of cellphones

21,482

 

55,716

 

21,482

 

55,716

Credit with suppliers

98,174

 

139,563

 

103,623

 

139,563

Surplus of post-employment benefit plans (Note 31)

19,932

 

17,769

 

20,081

 

17,909

Other realizable assets

70,570

 

86,492

 

103,804

 

92,037

Total

1,078,205

 

660,839

 

428,092

 

467,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

932,485

 

533,272

 

283,148

 

340,171

Noncurrent

145,720

 

127,567

 

144,944

 

127,793

 

(a) Company amounts include amounts receivable from TData, related to amounts collected from telecom services (voice and data) provided by the Company.

 

 

10. INVESTMENTS

 

A summary of significant financial data of Company investees is as follows.

 

a)  Information on investees

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

 

Wholly-owned subsidiary

 

Jointly-controlled entities

 

Wholly-owned subsidiary

 

Jointly-controlled entities

 

TData

 

ACT

 

AIX

 

Aliança Atlântica

 

TData

 

ACT

 

AIX

 

Aliança Atlântica

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

2,134,105

 

11

 

25,540

 

130,412

 

1,090,339

 

11

 

10,515

 

139,414

Noncurrent

377,440

 

-

 

12,054

 

-

 

420,253

 

-

 

12,441

 

-

Total assets

2,511,545

 

11

 

37,594

 

130,412

 

1,510,592

 

11

 

22,956

 

139,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

1,354,012

 

1

 

6,368

 

114

 

688,480

 

1

 

2,950

 

2,200

Noncurrent

46,093

 

-

 

4,426

 

-

 

43,823

 

-

 

6,076

 

-

Equity

1,111,440

 

10

 

26,800

 

130,298

 

778,289

 

10

 

13,930

 

137,214

Total liabilities and equity

2,511,545

 

11

 

37,594

 

130,412

 

1,510,592

 

11

 

22,956

 

139,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2014

100.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

100.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

December 31, 2013

100.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

100.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

50.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

b)  Changes in investments

 

 

Balances at 12.31.2013

 

Equity pickup

 

Dividends and interest on stated and approved equity

 

Other comprehensive income

 

Balances at 09.30.2014

Equity interest

853,866

 

525,753

 

(186,100)

 

(3,525)

 

1,189,994

Wholly-owned subsidiaries

778,289

 

519,251

 

(186,100)

 

-

 

1,111,440

TData

778,289

 

519,251

 

(186,100)

 

-

 

1,111,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jointly-controlled entities

75,577

 

6,502

 

-

 

(3,525)

 

78,554

Aliança

68,607

 

67

 

-

 

(3,525)

 

65,149

AIX

6,965

 

6,435

 

-

 

-

 

13,400

ACT

5

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill (a)

212,058

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

212,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dayco Participações

10,772

 

-

 

-

 

(5,178)

 

5,594

Other investments (b)

10,772

 

-

 

-

 

(5,178)

 

5,594

Total investments in subsidiary

1,076,696

 

525,753

 

(186,100)

 

(8,703)

 

1,407,646

Aliança

68,607

 

67

 

-

 

(3,525)

 

65,149

AIX

6,965

 

6,435

 

-

 

-

 

13,400

ACT

5

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5

Other investments (b)

10,772

 

-

 

-

 

(5,178)

 

5,594

Total investments – consolidated

86,349

 

6,502

 

-

 

(8,703)

 

84,148

 

(a)     Goodwill from partial spin-off of the company Spanish e Figueira, which was reversed to the Company upon merger with Telefonica Data Brasil Holding S.A. (TDBH) in 2006.

(b)     Other investments are measured at fair value.

 

 

11.       PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

a) Breakdown 

 

At September 30, 2014

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

Cost of property and equipment

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

Net balance

 

Cost of property and equipment

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

Net balance

Switching equipment

16,844,501

 

(14,488,138)

 

2,356,363

 

16,851,730

 

(14,495,100)

 

2,356,630

Transmission equipment and media

36,064,520

 

(26,720,304)

 

9,344,216

 

36,065,173

 

(26,720,758)

 

9,344,415

Terminal/modem equipment

10,577,332

 

(9,021,654)

 

1,555,678

 

10,619,250

 

(9,046,618)

 

1,572,632

Infrastructure

13,267,684

 

(9,865,676)

 

3,402,008

 

13,278,563

 

(9,874,676)

 

3,403,887

Land

314,350

 

-

 

314,350

 

314,350

 

-

 

314,350

Other property and equipment items

3,275,703

 

(2,685,700)

 

590,003

 

3,423,262

 

(2,793,061)

 

630,201

Provision for loss

(169,202)

 

-

 

(169,202)

 

(169,376)

 

-

 

(169,376)

Goods and facilities in progress

2,013,248

 

-

 

2,013,248

 

2,016,773

 

-

 

2,016,773

Total

82,188,136

 

(62,781,472)

 

19,406,664

 

82,399,725

 

(62,930,213)

 

19,469,512

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

Cost of property and equipment

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

Net balance

 

Cost of property and equipment

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

Net balance

Switching equipment

16,544,122

 

(14,179,182)

 

2,364,940

 

16,551,351

 

(14,186,061)

 

2,365,290

Transmission equipment and media

34,246,583

 

(25,814,277)

 

8,432,306

 

34,247,236

 

(25,814,693)

 

8,432,543

Terminal/modem equipment

10,732,328

 

(9,276,479)

 

1,455,849

 

10,763,473

 

(9,295,416)

 

1,468,057

Infrastructure

12,949,046

 

(9,482,838)

 

3,466,208

 

12,959,925

 

(9,491,430)

 

3,468,495

Land

314,558

 

-

 

314,558

 

314,558

 

-

 

314,558

Other property and equipment items

3,181,239

 

(2,582,931)

 

598,308

 

3,277,142

 

(2,682,185)

 

594,957

Provision for loss

(168,124)

 

-

 

(168,124)

 

(169,979)

 

-

 

(169,979)

Goods and facilities in progress

1,913,860

 

-

 

1,913,860

 

1,967,726

 

-

 

1,967,726

Total

79,713,612

 

(61,335,707)

 

18,377,905

 

79,911,432

 

(61,469,785)

 

18,441,647

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

b) Changes 

 

 

Company

 

Switching equipment

 

Transmission equipment and media

 

Terminal/modem equipment

 

Infrastructure

 

Land

 

Other property and equipment items

 

Provision for loss (a)

 

Goods and facilities in progress

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

2,364,940

 

8,432,306

 

1,455,849

 

3,466,208

 

314,558

 

598,308

 

(168,124)

 

1,913,860

 

18,377,905

Additions

8,268

 

74,018

 

122,534

 

21,803

 

-

 

72,473

 

(594)

 

3,392,528

 

3,691,030

Net disposals

(752)

 

(27,534)

 

(2,408)

 

(919)

 

(208)

 

(1,606)

 

-

 

(12,961)

 

(46,388)

Depreciation (b)

(327,091)

 

(998,018)

 

(668,245)

 

(397,931)

 

-

 

(156,426)

 

-

 

-

 

(2,547,711)

Net transfers

310,998

 

1,863,444

 

647,948

 

312,847

 

-

 

77,254

 

(484)

 

(3,280,179)

 

(68,172)

Balances at 09.30.2014

2,356,363

 

9,344,216

 

1,555,678

 

3,402,008

 

314,350

 

590,003

 

(169,202)

 

2,013,248

 

19,406,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Switching equipment

 

Transmission equipment and media

 

Terminal/modem equipment

 

Infrastructure

 

Land

 

Other property and equipment items

 

Provision for loss (a)

 

Goods and facilities in progress

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

2,365,290

 

8,432,543

 

1,468,057

 

3,468,495

 

314,558

 

594,957

 

(169,979)

 

1,967,726

 

18,441,647

Additions

8,268

 

74,018

 

133,307

 

21,803

 

-

 

96,346

 

(594)

 

3,367,810

 

3,700,958

Net disposals

(752)

 

(27,534)

 

(2,408)

 

(919)

 

(208)

 

(1,606)

 

1,681

 

(14,184)

 

(45,930)

Depreciation (b)

(327,174)

 

(998,056)

 

(674,272)

 

(398,339)

 

-

 

(164,602)

 

-

 

-

 

(2,562,443)

Net transfers

310,998

 

1,863,444

 

647,948

 

312,847

 

-

 

105,106

 

(484)

 

(3,304,579)

 

(64,720)

Saldos em 30.09.14

2,356,630

 

9,344,415

 

1,572,632

 

3,403,887

 

314,350

 

630,201

 

(169,376)

 

2,016,773

 

19,469,512

 

(a)  The Company and its subsidiary recognized a provision for potential obsolescence of materials used in PE maintenance, based on levels of historical use and expected future use.

(b) Additions of depreciation costs and expenses are presented in “Depreciation and Amortization” in Note 23.

 

c) Depreciation rates

 

In accordance with CPC 27, jointly with a specialized company, the Company reviewed the useful lives applied to its property and equipment through the direct comparative method of market data. This method indicated the need to change the useful life and annual depreciation rates of certain items in the following classes of assets:

 

 

 

 

Restatments

 

 

 

Annual depreciation rate (%)

Description

 

 

Prior

 

Reviewed

Switching equipment

 

 

12,50 / 14,29

 

10,00 / 10,00

Transmission equipment and media

 

 

10,00 / 12,50 / 12,50 / 14,29

 

5,00 / 5,00 / 10,00 / 10,00

Infrastructure

 

 

2,86 / 4,00 / 4,00

 

2,50 / 2,50 / 5,00

Other property and equipment items

 

 

14,29 / 20,00

 

10,00 / 25,00

 

 

Since this event relates to changes in accounting estimates, the effects of these changes were recorded prospectively from May 2014. As stated in the table above, these changes represented both an extension and a decrease, as the case may be, in the useful life terms in relation to those earlier adopted, generating a reduction in depreciation expense of R$ 396,297 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The Company’s and its subsidiary’s property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis, at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

 

Annual depreciation rates (%)

Description

 

 

Prior year

 

Reviewed

Switching equipment

 

 

10.00 to 33.33

 

10.00 to 20.00

Transmission equipment and media

 

 

5.00 to 20.00

 

5.00 to 20.00

Terminal/modem equipment

 

 

10.00 to 66.67

 

10.00 to 66.67

Infrastructure

 

 

2.86 to 66.67

 

2.50 to 66.67

Outros ativos imobilizados

 

 

10.00 to 20.00

 

10.00 to 25.00

 

 

d) Property and equipment items given in guarantee

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company had consolidated amounts of fixed asset items given in guarantee for lawsuits, amounting to R$132,125 (R$187,025 at December 31, 2013).

 

e) Capitalization of borrowing costs

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company did not capitalize borrowing costs, as there were no qualifying assets.

 

f) Reversible assets

 

The service concession arrangement establishes that all assets owned by the Company and that are indispensable to the provision of the services described in the referred to arrangement are considered reversible assets and are deemed to be part of the service concession assets. These assets will be automatically returned to ANATEL upon termination of the service concession arrangement, according to the regulation in force. At September 30, 2014, estimated residual value of reversible assets was R$7,195,469 (R$6,988,202 at December 31, 2013), which comprised switching and transmission equipment and public use terminals, external network equipment, energy equipment and system and operation support equipment.

 

 

12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

a) Breakdown 

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Goodwil

10,013,222

 

10,013,222

 

10,225,280

 

10,225,280

Other intangible assets

18,432,288

 

19,273,769

 

18,435,330

 

19,277,779

Total

28,445,510

 

29,286,991

 

28,660,610

 

29,503,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Breakdown of goodwill as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

Origin

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Ajato Telecomunicação Ltda.

 

 

149

 

149

Spanish e Figueira (merged into TDBH) (a)

 

 

-

 

212,058

Santo Genovese Participações Ltda. (b)

 

 

71,892

 

71,892

Telefônica Televisão Participações S.A. (c)

 

 

780,693

 

780,693

Vivo Participações S. A. (d)

 

 

9,160,488

 

9,160,488

Total

 

 

10,013,222

 

10,225,280

 

(a) Goodwill from split-off of “Spanish e Figueira”, which was reversed to the Company upon merger of Telefonica Data Brasil Holding S.A (TDBH) in 2006.

(b) Goodwill generated upon acquisition of equity control of Santo Genovese Participações (parent company of Atrium Telecomunicações Ltda.), in 2004

(c) Goodwill generated upon acquisition of Telefônica Televisão Participações (formerly Navytree) merged in 2008, economically based on a future profitability analysis.

(d) Goodwill generated upon acquisition/merge of Vivo Part. Upon merger in 2011.

 

As a consequence of the mergers of companies related to goodwill described above, the Company’s goodwill amounts (except for item (a) in the table above) were reclassified from the group of “Investments” to “Intangible assets, net”. These goodwill amounts are classified as intangible assets with indefinite useful life and are not amortized, but annually tested for impairment. It was not necessary to recognize impairment losses for the periods above.

 

b) Breakdown of other intangible assets

 

At September 30, 2014

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

Cost of intangible assets

 

Accumulated amortization

 

Net balance

 

Cost of intangible assets

 

Accumulated amortization

 

Net balance

Software

10,949,289

 

(9,041,919)

 

1,907,370

 

10,986,028

 

(9,075,616)

 

1,910,412

Customer portfolio

1,990,278

 

(818,260)

 

1,172,018

 

1,990,278

 

(818,260)

 

1,172,018

Trademarks and patents

1,601,433

 

(254,136)

 

1,347,297

 

1,601,433

 

(254,136)

 

1,347,297

Licenses

17,281,687

 

(3,323,200)

 

13,958,487

 

17,281,687

 

(3,323,200)

 

13,958,487

Other intangible assets

152,026

 

(151,869)

 

157

 

152,026

 

(151,869)

 

157

Software in progress

46,959

 

-

 

46,959

 

46,959

 

-

 

46,959

Total

32,021,672

 

(13,589,384)

 

18,432,288

 

32,058,411

 

(13,623,081)

 

18,435,330

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

Intangible asset cost

 

Accumulated amortization

 

Net balance

 

Intangible asset cost

 

Accumulated amortization

 

Net balance

Software

10,458,207

 

(8,474,583)

 

1,983,624

 

10,494,388

 

(8,506,754)

 

1,987,634

Customer portfolio

1,990,278

 

(631,836)

 

1,358,442

 

1,990,278

 

(631,836)

 

1,358,442

Trademarks and patents

1,601,433

 

(190,980)

 

1,410,453

 

1,601,433

 

(190,980)

 

1,410,453

Licenses

17,238,795

 

(2,764,229)

 

14,474,566

 

17,238,795

 

(2,764,229)

 

14,474,566

Other intangible assets

152,026

 

(151,690)

 

336

 

152,026

 

(151,690)

 

336

Software in progress

46,348

 

-

 

46,348

 

46,348

 

-

 

46,348

Total

31,487,087

 

(12,213,318)

 

19,273,769

 

31,523,268

 

(12,245,489)

 

19,277,779

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

c)  Changes in other intangible assets

 

 

Company

 

Software

 

Customer portfolio

 

Marcas e patentes

 

Licenses

 

Other intangible assets

 

Software in progress

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

1,983,624

 

1,358,442

 

1,410,453

 

14,474,566

 

336

 

46,348

 

19,273,769

Additions

317,560

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

155,348

 

472,908

Net disposals

(124)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(124)

Amortization (a)

(570,255)

 

(186,424)

 

(63,156)

 

(558,971)

 

(179)

 

-

 

(1,378,985)

Net transfers

176,565

 

-

 

-

 

42,892

 

-

 

(154,737)

 

64,720

Balances at 09.30.2014

1,907,370

 

1,172,018

 

1,347,297

 

13,958,487

 

157

 

46,959

 

18,432,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Software

 

Customer portfolio

 

Trademarks and patents

 

Licenses

 

Other intangible assets

 

Software in progress

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

1,987,634

 

1,358,442

 

1,410,453

 

14,474,566

 

336

 

46,348

 

19,277,779

Additions

318,118

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

155,348

 

473,466

Net disposals

(124)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(124)

Amortization (a)

(571,781)

 

(186,424)

 

(63,156)

 

(558,971)

 

(179)

 

-

 

(1,380,511)

Net transfers

176,565

 

-

 

-

 

42,892

 

-

 

(154,737)

 

64,720

Balances at 09.30.2014

1,910,412

 

1,172,018

 

1,347,297

 

13,958,487

 

157

 

46,959

 

18,435,330

 

(a)  Additions of amortization costs and expenses are stated under “Depreciation and amortization” in Note 23.

 

d) Amortization rates

 

In accordance with CPC 4, jointly with a specialized company, the Company reviewed the useful lives applied to its finite-lived intangible assets through the direct comparative method of market data. This method indicated the need to change the useful life and annual amortization rates of software from 10.00% to 20.00%.

 

Since this event relates to a change in accounting estimates, the effects of such change were recorded prospectively from May 2014, generating an increase in amortization expense of R$ 2,436 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.

 

The Company’s and its subsidiary’s finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis, at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

 

Annual amortization rates

Description

 

 

Prior

 

Reviewed

Software

 

 

10.00 to 20.00

 

20.00

Customer portfolio

 

 

11.76

 

11.76

Trademarks and patents

 

 

5.13

 

5.13

Licenses

 

 

3.60 to 6.67

 

3.60 to 6.67

Other intangible assets

 

 

10.00 to 20.00

 

20.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

13. PERSONNEL, SOCIAL CHARGES AND BENEFITS

 

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Salaries and compensations

32,676

 

20,384

 

32,676

 

21,124

Social charges and benefits

341,359

 

226,448

 

344,867

 

228,099

Profit sharing

140,951

 

180,235

 

141,608

 

182,180

Share-based payment plans (a)

16,740

 

18,698

 

16,740

 

18,698

Total

531,726

 

445,765

 

535,891

 

450,101

               

Current

514,986

 

427,067

 

519,151

 

431,403

Noncurrent

16,740

 

18,698

 

16,740

 

18,698

 

(a) Noncurrent liabilities refer to balances of share-based payment plans, Note 30.

 

 

14. TRADE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Sundry suppliers

5,840,725

 

6,050,031

 

6,092,174

 

6,328,081

Amounts to be transferred

340,053

 

473,550

 

123,072

 

160,552

Interconnection

458,702

 

425,376

 

458,702

 

425,376

Total

6,639,480

 

6,948,957

 

6,673,948

 

6,914,009

 

 

 

15. TAXES, CHARGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Income tax

-

 

846

 

27,121

 

22,893

Income and social contribution tax payable (a)

-

 

846

 

27,121

 

22,893

Indirect taxes

1,388,553

 

1,320,511

 

1,441,347

 

1,367,345

ICMS

1,044,558

 

992,600

 

1,045,575

 

992,813

PIS and COFINS

184,688

 

195,660

 

226,366

 

235,573

Fust e Funttel

33,577

 

35,982

 

33,577

 

35,982

ISS, CIDE and other taxes

125,730

 

96,269

 

135,829

 

102,977

Total

1,388,553

 

1,321,357

 

1,468,468

 

1,390,238

               

Current

1,199,313

 

1,269,105

 

1,255,007

 

1,315,164

Noncurrent

189,240

 

52,252

 

213,461

 

75,074

 

(a) Income and social contribution taxes payable are stated net of payments based on estimates.

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

16. LOANS, FINANCING, FINANCE LEASE AND DEBENTURES

 

16.1 – Loans, financing and finance lease

 

The loans, financing and finance lease are presented at fair value when applicable.

 

 

Information at September 30, 2014

 

Company/Consolidated

 

Currency

 

Annual interest rate

 

Maturity

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Financing – BNDES

URTJLP (a)

 

TJLP+ 0% to 9%

 

07.15.19

 

1,934,655

 

2,441,897

Financing – BNDES

UMBND (b)

 

ECM (c) + 2.38%

 

07.15.19

 

507,343

 

505,525

Financing – BNDES

R$

 

2.5% to 8.7%

 

01.15.23

 

292,606

 

171,683

Loan – Mediocrédito

US$

         

-

 

3,547

Loan – BEI

US$

 

4.18% to 4.47%

 

03.02.15

 

910,256

 

885,176

Financing – BNB

R$

 

10.00%

 

10.30.16

 

147,751

 

224,958

BBVA commission

   

0.43%

 

02.28.15

 

286

 

276

Finance lease

R$

 

 

 

08.31.33

 

224,412

 

218,878

Total

           

4,017,309

 

4,451,940

                   

Current

           

1,783,816

 

1,236,784

Noncurrent

           

2,233,493

 

3,215,156

 

(a) Long-term interest reference unit (URTJLP) used by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) as the contractual currency in financing agreements.

(b) Currency unit based on a currency basket (UMBND) used by BNDES as a contractual currency in financing agreements based on funds raised in foreign currency.

(c) The Currency Basket Charge (ECM) is a rate quarterly disclosed by BNDES.

 

Loans and financing           

 

Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)

 

·      In October 2007, a credit facility was approved for the Company to finance investment in products and services that are produced domestically. All of these funds have been withdrawn and investment thereof has been proven and accepted by BNDES.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 272,796 (R$ 579,691 at December 31, 2013).

 

·      In August 2007, a R$ 1,530,459 credit facility was taken out from BNDES. All of these funds have already been withdrawn (in installments) for the purpose of financing investment projects for implementation and expansion of the wireless capacity all over Brazil. The agreement is effective for seven years. Principal will be repaid in 60 consecutive monthly installments as from September 15, 2009, after a two-year grace period. In August 2014, this agreement was fully settled by the Company.

 

The balance of this agreement at December 31, 2013 was R$205,756.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·      On October 14, 2011, a R$ 3,031,110 credit facility was taken out, which was adjusted to R$ 2,152,098 in 2013 in view of new negotiations of credit lines and products with the bank. These funds were used in investments in expansion and improvement of the current network, implementation of the infrastructure required for new technologies, from 2011 to 2013, and construction of a data center in the city of Tamboré (São Paulo State) and social projects.

 

This agreement is effective for eight years, whose grace period matures on July 15, 2014, when only interest will be paid, on a quarterly basis. After this period, interest and amortization of principal shall be repaid in 60 consecutive monthly installments. This credit facility was fully withdrawn by the Company.

 

As the interest rates applied to two of the five sub-credit lines of this financing are lower than those prevailing in the market (TJLP and TJLP + 1.48%), this operation falls within the scope of IAS 20/CPC 7. Accordingly, the government grant by BNDES, adjusted to present value and deferred over the useful life of the financed asset item, resulted in a balance amounting to R$14,360 as of September 30, 2014 (R$15,920 as of December 31, 2013), Note 19.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 2,136,700 (R$ 2,158,016 at December 31, 2013).

 

·      In January 2010, a R$319,927 financing line was approved through its Investment Maintenance Program (BNDES PSI). Funds borrowed were used to improve the network capacity through acquisition of domestic equipment previously registered with BNDES (subject to Finame), and released as that investment is evidenced. Up to December 31, 2012, the amount of R$184,489 was released and the remaining balance of R$135,438 was canceled.

 

As the interest rates applied thereon are lower than those observable in the market (fixed interest rates varying from 4.5% to 5.5% p.a.), this operation falls within the scope of IAS 20/CPC 7. Accordingly, the government grant by BNDES, adjusted to present value and deferred over the useful life of the financed asset item, resulted in balance amounting to R$14,896 as of September 30, 2014 (R$18,745 as of December 31, 2013), Note 19.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 114,934 (R$ 128,413 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

In November 2010 and in March 2011, credit facilities amounting to R$ 41,950 were approved. On December 28, 2012, more than R$ 9,493 were approved, repayable in 36 months, with six-month grace period for principal, fully released as the investments made are proved. This credit facility was fully withdrawn by the Company.

 

These transactions also fall within the scope of IAS 20/CPC 7 because the interest rate is lower than the observable market rates (fixed interest rates varying from 2.5% to 5.5% p.a.), and government grants by BNDES, adjusted to present value, resulted – as of September 30, 2014 – in the amount of R$1,119 (R$1,858 at December 31, 2013), Note 19.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 15,817 (R$ 27,303 at December 31, 2013).

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·      In December 2010, a R$ 5,417 credit facility was approved through the Investment Maintenance Program (BNDES PSI).

 

These transactions also fall within the scope of IAS 20/CPC 7 because the interest rate is lower than the observable market rates (5.5% p.a., pre-fixed), and government grants by BNDES, adjusted to present value, resulted – as of September 30, 2014 – in the amount of R$253 (R$287 at December 31, 2013), Note 19.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 1,541 (R$ 1,720at December 31, 2013).

 

·      On December 28, 2012, R$21,783 and R$331,698 financing facilities were approved at the rate of 2.5% p.a., for 60 months, with a 24-month grace period for principal, and released as the investments made are proved. Through September 30, 2014, R$188,124 (R$18,184 at December 31, 2013) had been released.

 

These transactions also fall within the scope of IAS 20/CPC 7 because the interest rate is lower than the observable market rates (2.5% p.a., pre-fixed), and government grants by BNDES, adjusted to present value, resulted – as of September 30, 2014 – in the amount of R$29,519 (R$3,181 at December 31, 2013), Note 19.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 188,768 (R$ 15,020 at December 31, 2013).

 

·      At august 1, 2013, a R$4,030 financing facility was approved at the rate of 3.5% p.a., for 60 months, with a 24-month grace period for principal, and released as the investments made are proved.  This credit facility was fully withdrawn by the Company.

 

These transactions also fall within the scope of IAS 20/CPC 7 because the interest rate is lower than the observable market rates (3.5% p.a., pre-fixed), and government grants by BNDES, adjusted to present value, resulted – as of September 30, 2014 – in the amount of R$768 (R$849 at December 31, 2013), Note 19.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$ 4,048 (R$ 3,186 at December 31, 2013).

 

Médiocrédito

 

Loan taken out in 1993 by Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A. (Telebrás) from Instituto Centrale per il Credito a Médio Termine (Mediocredito Centrale) amounting to US$45,546, with semiannual repayments, in order to build rural telephony via satellite in the state of Mato Grosso. In February 2014, this contract was fully settled by the Company.

 

The balance of this agreement at December 31, 2013 was R$ 3,547.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Banco Europeu de Investimentos - BEI

 

A credit facility of € 250 million was taken out (equivalent to US$ 365 million at contract date). Funds were released in two installments, the first of which on December 19, 2007, and the second on February 28, 2008. The agreement will be effective for seven years, with principal amount repayment in two installments, on December 19, 2014 and March 2, 2015. Interest is collected on a semiannual basis, according to each release date. This financing is secured with a swap  agreement that converts the currency risk into a percentage of CDI variation.

 

The balance of this contract at September 30, 2014 was R$910,256 (R$ 885,176 at December 31, 2013).

 

Banco do Nordeste – BNB

 

On January 29, 2007 and October 30, 2008, credit facilities amounting to R$ 247,240 and R$ 389,000, respectively, were taken out. Funds borrowed were used to expand coverage and increase mobile network capacity in the Northeastern region of Brazil. This agreement will be effective for ten years, with principal to be repaid in 96 installments, after a two-year grace period.

 

At September 30, 2014, this agreement amounted to R$ 147,751 (R$ 224,958 at December 31, 2013).

 

Finance lease

 

Finance lease agreement that transfer to the Company basically all the risks and rewards related to ownership of the leased item are capitalized at lease inception at the fair value of the leased asset or, if lower, the present value of minimum payments of the lease agreement. Initial direct costs incurred in the transaction are added to cost, where applicable.

 

The Company has entered into agreements classified as finance lease as a lessee, for: i) lease of towers and rooftops, deriving from a sale and finance leaseback transaction; ii) lease of IT equipment; and iii) lease of infrastructure and transmission media deriving from construction projects in conjunction with another operator, based on optical network associated to the power transmission grid, connecting cities in the Northern region of Brazil to the domestic backbone of the Company. The residual value of referred assets remained unaltered through sale thereof and a liability corresponding to the present value of the mandatory minimum payments under said agreements was recognized.

 

The amounts recorded in property, plant and equipment are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the assets or the lease term.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The balance of amounts payable referring to aforementioned transactions comprises the following effects:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Nominal amount payable

 

634,272

 

646,159

Unrealized financial expense

 

(409,860)

 

(427,281)

Present value payable

 

224,412

 

218,878

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

19,914

 

19,342

Noncurrent

 

204,498

 

199,536

 

Aging list of finance lease payable at September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Nominal amount payable

 

Present value payable

Within 1 year

 

22,308

 

19,914

More than 1 year up to 5 years

 

99,912

 

69,614

Over 5 years

 

512,052

 

134,884

Total

 

634,272

 

224,412

 

There are no unsecured residual values resulting in benefits to the lessor or contingent payments recognized as revenue for the period.

 

16.2 – Debentures

 

 

Information at September 30, 2014

 

Company/Consolidated

 

Currency

 

Charges

 

Maturity

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

4th issue debentures – Series 1 and 2

R$

 

106,00% a 106,80% do CDI

 

10.15.15

 

771,046

 

748,233

4th issue debentures – Series 3

R$

 

IPCA+7.00%

 

10.15.14

 

102,592

 

95,351

Debentures (1st issue) – Minas Comunica

R$

 

IPCA+0.50%

 

07.05.21

 

80,645

 

76,722

3rd issue debentures

R$

 

100.00% of CDI + 0.75%

 

09.10.17

 

2,012,282

 

2,060,444

4th issue debentures

R$

 

100.00% of CDI + 0.68%

 

04.25.18

 

1,363,581

 

1,322,900

Cost of emissions

R$

 

 

 

 

 

(1,615)

 

(2,035)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,328,531

 

4,301,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

309,501

 

286,929

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,019,030

 

4,014,686

 

 

4th issue debentures – Series 1, 2 and 3

 

On September 4, 2009, the Board of Directors approved the 4th public issue by that company of junior unsecured registered nonconvertible debentures, maturing over a ten-year period.

 

Total issue amounted to R$810 million, basic offering of which corresponded to R$600 million, plus R$210 million due to full exercise of the additional debentures option. Total 810,000 (eight hundred ten thousand) debentures were issued in three series: 98,000 debentures in the 1st series, 640,000 in the second series and 72,000 in the third series. The number of debentures allocated to each series was mutually agreed between the lead coordinator of the offer after completion of the book-building procedure.

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Funds obtained through this issue were used for payment of the full principal amount of the debt represented by the 6th issue of promissory notes and to support the working capital.

 

On October 15, 2012, the Company reset the terms for the 1st series at 106.00% of CDI as approved by the Board of Directors in a meeting held on July 24, 2012. The total amount reset was R$93,150 and the Company redeemed debentures held by dissenting debenture holders in the amount of R$4,850, and kept them in treasury for later cancellation.

 

On October 15, 2013, the Company reset all terms for the 2nd series as approved by the Board of Directors in a meeting held on September 19, 2013. The total amount reset was R$640 million at 106.80% CDI, and a new term was scheduled, namely, October 15, 2015.

 

Transaction costs in connection with this issue, amounting to R$ 6 as of September 30, 2014 (R$ 55 as of December 31, 2013), were allocated to a contra-liabilities account as deferred cost and are recognized as financial expenses, under the contractual terms of this issue. The effective rate of this issue, considering transaction costs, is 112.13% of CDI.

 

1st and 3rd series are expected to be reset on October 15, 2014 (Note 34).

 

At September 30, 2014, balance was R$873,638 (R$843,584 at December 31, 2013).

 

1st issue debentures – Minas Comunica

 

Abiding by the SMP Service Agreement, in compliance with Public Selection No. 001/07, the state of Minas Gerais, through the State Department for Economic Development, has undertaken to subscribe debentures within the scope of the “Minas Comunica” Program, using proceeds from the Fund for Universal Access to Telecommunications Services (Fundo de Universalização do Acesso a Serviços de Telecomunicações) – FUNDOMIC. Under the terms of this program, SMP services would be available to 134 locations in the areas registered under Nos. 34, 35 and 38.

 

Also under the program, 5,550 junior unsecured registered nonconvertible debentures, with no stock certificates issued, would be issued in up to five series.

 

In consideration for the certification by the State Department of Economic Development of the service to be provided to 15 locations, in December 2007, 621 debentures were issued in the 1st series of the 1st issue, amounting to R$ 6,210. In March 2008, for the service in 42 locations, 1,739 debentures were issued in the 2nd series of the 1st issue, amounting to R$ 17,390. At December 31, 2008, for the service in 77 locations, 3,190 debentures were issued in the 3rd series of the 1st issue, amounting to R$ 31,900, thus completing the program to provide services to 134 locations in the state of Minas Gerais.

 

At September 30, 2014, balance was R$80,645 (R$76,722 at December 31, 2013).

 

3rd issue of Debentures

 

On July 24, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a proposal to raise funds from local financial market though issue of junior nonconvertible debentures of the Company, amounting up to R$2 billion, with a maximum seven-year term and firm underwriting.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

On September 10, 2012, total 200,000 (two hundred thousand) junior unsecured registered nonconvertible debentures were issued in a single series, with par value of R$10,000.00 (ten thousand reais), totaling R$2 billion, under the terms of CVM Rule No. 476, of January 16, 2009, for public distribution with limited placement efforts.

  

Remuneration is 100.00% of CDI, plus a spread  of 0.75% p.a., based on 252 working days. These debentures yield interest with semiannual payments, with interest accrual period of five years, maturing on September 10, 2017. The par value of the debentures will be fully repaid in a lump sum, at maturity date.

 

Debentures are not subject to scheduled reset.

 

Funds obtained through this limited offering were allocated to: (i) direct investments in 4G wireless telephony services, more specifically to settle the price of the authorization obtained in the 4G auction; and (ii) sustaining liquidity and rescheduling of other debts already assumed by the Company.

Transaction costs in connection with this issue, amounting to R$ 620 as of September 30, 2014 (R$ 780 as of December 31, 2013), were allocated to a contra-liabilities account as deferred cost and are recognized as financial expenses, under the contractual terms of this issue.

 

At September 30, 2014, balance was R$2,012,282 (R$2,060,444 at December 31, 2013).

 

4th issue of Debentures

 

On April 11, 2013, Company Board of Directors approved a proposal to raise funds in the local market by issuing junior nonconvertible debentures in the amount of R$ 1.3 billion, so as to maintain the Company’s liquidity to honor its future financial commitments.

 

The net proceeds from this issue will be fully used in amortizing future debts, in capital expenditures for the projects developed and in improving the Company’s financial liquidity.

 

Total 130,000 debentures were issued, with par value of R$ 10,000.00. The debentures have a five-year (5) maturity as from their issue date, April 25, 2013, thereby maturing at April 25, 2018. The par value of debentures will not be monetarily restated. The balance due of debentures par value will be subject to interest corresponding to 100% of the one-day extra-group accumulated variation of average daily rates of interbank deposits (DI), expressed as an yearly percentage, based on 252 working days, calculated and published daily by CETIP S.A. – Organized Markets (CETIP), plus spread of 0.68% p.a., based on 252 working days (Remuneration). The Remuneration shall be calculated exponentially and cumulatively on a pro rata temporis by working days elapsed since the issue date or the remuneration payment date immediately before that, as the case may be, until the effective payment date. Banco Itaú BBA S.A. was the lead coordinator. The transaction costs associated with this issue amounted R$ 989 at September 30, 2014 (R$ 1,200 at December 31, 2013).

 

At September 30, 2014, balance was R$1,363,581 (R$1,322,900 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

16.3 – Repayment schedule

 

At September 30, 2014, breakdown of noncurrent loans, financing, finance lease and debentures by year of maturity is as follows:

 

Year

 

 

 

 

Total

2015

 

 

 

 

790,049

2016

 

 

 

 

587,739

2017

 

 

 

 

2,545,069

2018

 

 

 

 

1,836,816

2019

 

 

 

 

336,260

2020 onwards

 

 

 

 

156,590

Total

 

 

 

 

6,252,523

 

 

16.4 – Covenants

 

There are loans and financing and debentures, presented in tables of Notes 16.1 and 16.2, respectively, which have specific clauses for penalty in case of breach of contract. A breach of contract provided for in the agreements made ​​with the institutions listed above is characterized by noncompliance with covenants, breach of a clause, resulting in the early settlement of the contract.

 

The Company has loans and financing taken out from BNDES, the balance of which as of September 30, 2014 was R$2,439,782 (R$ 2,943,462 as of December 31, 2013). In accordance with the agreements, there are financial and economic ratios that should be considered on a semiannual an annual basis. At this same date, all economic and financial ratios provided for under the agreements in effect were met.

 

Fourth issue debentures, series 1, 2 and 3, net of issue costs, as of September 30, 2014 amounted to R$873,632 (R$843,529 as of December 31, 2013) and have economic and financial ratios that should be calculated on a quarterly basis. At this same date, all economic and financial ratios provided for under the agreements were met.

 

Third issue debentures, sole series, net of issue costs, as of September 30, 2014 amounted to R$2,011,662 (R$2,059,664 as of December 31, 2013) and have economic and financial ratios that should be calculated on a quarterly basis. At this same date, all economic and financial ratios provided for under the agreements were met.

 

Fourth issue debentures, sole series, net of issue costs, as of September 30, 2014 amounted to R$1,362,592 (R$1,321,700 as of December 31, 2013) and have economic and financial ratios that should be calculated on a quarterly basis. At this same date, all economic and financial ratios provided for under the agreements were met.

 

Debentures of Minas Comunica Program, amounting to R$ 80,645 as of September 30, 2014 (R$ 76,722 at December 31, 2013), includes covenants as for in-court and out-of-court reorganization, liquidation, spin-off, insolvency, voluntary bankruptcy or bankruptcy, lack of payment, noncompliance with non-fiduciary commitments and compliance with certain financial ratios. On the same date, all these covenants were met.

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

16.5 - Guarantees

 

At September 30, 2014, guarantees were given for part of loans and financing of the Company, as follows:

 

 

Banks

Loans/Financial balance

 

Guarantees

 

National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)

 

 

R$1,934,655 (URTJLP)

R$507,343 (UMBND)

R$292,606 (PSI)

 

·       Agreement (PSI) R$292,606: disposal of financed asset items.

·       Agreement (2011) R$2,441,998: Guarantee in receivables referring to 15% of the higher of debt balance or 4 (four) times the highest installment.

 

European Investment Bank - BEI

 

R$910,256

·       Commercial risk guaranteed by Banco BBVA Spain.

 

 

 

 

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. - BNB

 

 

 

R$147,751

·       Bank guarantee provided by Banco Bradesco S.A. amounting to approximately 100% of the financing obtained.

·       Establishing a liquid fund comprising short-term investments at amounts equivalent to 3 (three) repayment installments by reference to the average post-grace period installment.

 

 

16.6 – Changes

 

Changes in loans and financing, debentures and finance lease are as follows:

 

 

 

Company/Consolidated

 

 

Loans and financing

 

Debentures

 

Finance lease

 

Total

Balance at 12.31.2013

 

4,233,062

 

4,301,615

 

218,878

 

8,753,555

Additions

 

262,320

 

-

 

-

 

262,320

Financial charges

 

167,394

 

338,054

 

25,489

 

530,937

Monetary and exchange restatement

 

61,749

 

8,440

 

-

 

70,189

Write-offs (payments)

 

(931,628)

 

(319,578)

 

(19,955)

 

(1,271,161)

Balance at 09.30.2014

 

3,792,897

 

4,328,531

 

224,412

 

8,345,840

 

 

17. DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST ON EQUITY (IOE)

 

Dividend and interest on equity receivable and payable are as follows:

 

a)  Breakdown of receivables:

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

12.31.13

Aliança

-

 

1,140

 

1,140

TData

245,306

 

59,206

 

-

Total

245,306

 

60,346

 

1,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

b)  Changes in receivables:

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Balance at 12.31.2013

 

 

60,346

 

1,140

Supplementary dividends 2013

 

 

186,100

 

-

Dividends received

 

 

(1,140)

 

(1,140)

Balance at 09.30.2014

 

 

245,306

 

-

 

 

For the cash flow statement, interest on equity and dividends received from the subsidiary are allocated to the Investing Activity.

 

c)  Breakdown of payables:

 

 

 

 

Company / Consolidated

 

 

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Telefónica Internacional S.A.

 

 

215,223

 

192,990

SP Telecomunicações Participações Ltda

 

 

135,089

 

121,135

Telefónica S.A.

 

 

177,975

 

159,590

Telefónica Chile S.A.

 

 

427

 

382

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

697,767

 

713,459

Total

 

 

1,226,481

 

1,187,556

 

 

d)  Changes in payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company / Consolidated

Balance at 12.31.2013

 

 

 

 

1,187,556

Supplementary dividends 2013

 

 

 

 

1,175,538

Interim interest on equity (net of IRRF)

 

 

 

 

720,419

Allocation of dividends and interest on equity

 

 

 

 

(109,518)

Payment of dividends and interest on equity

 

 

 

 

(1,752,612)

Withholding income tax on shareholders exempted from interest on equity

 

 

 

 

5,098

Balance at 09.30.2014

 

 

 

 

1,226,481

 

 

Interest on equity and dividends not claimed by shareholders expire within three years from the date payment commences. Should dividends and interest on equity expire, these amounts are recorded against equity for subsequent distribution.

 

For the cash flow statement, interest on shareholders´ equity and dividends paid to shareholders is recognized in the Financing Activity group.

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

18.  PROVISIONS

 

a)  Breakdown/Changes: 

 

 

Company

 

Provisions for legal contingencies

       
 

Labor

 

Tax

 

Civil and regulatory

 

Contingent liabilities (PPA) (a)

 

Provision for divestitures (b)

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

988,180

 

2,133,934

 

970,403

 

275,677

 

235,998

 

4,604,192

Additions

149,005

 

167,231

 

437,735

 

-

 

24,557

 

778,528

Write-offs – payment

(121,287)

 

(64,021)

 

(174,953)

 

-

 

-

 

(360,261)

Write-offs – reversal

(43,305)

 

(20,791)

 

(190,200)

 

(16,098)

 

(11,148)

 

(281,542)

Monetary restatement

34,162

 

125,445

 

69,824

 

14,073

 

-

 

243,504

Balances at 09.30.2014

1,006,755

 

2,341,798

 

1,112,809

 

273,652

 

249,407

 

4,984,421

                       

At 09.30.14

               

 

   

Current

119,752

 

-

 

501,408

 

-

 

-

 

621,160

Noncurrent

887,003

 

2,341,798

 

611,401

 

273,652

 

249,407

 

4,363,261

                       

At 12.31. 2013

               

 

   

Current

92,712

 

-

 

468,691

 

-

 

-

 

561,403

Noncurrent

895,468

 

2,133,934

 

501,712

 

275,677

 

235,998

 

4,042,789

                       
                       
 

Consolidated

 

Provisions for legal contingencies

       
 

Labor

 

Tax

 

Civil and regulatory

 

Contingent liabilities (PPA) (a)

 

Provision for divestitures (b)

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

988,180

 

2,148,800

 

970,403

 

275,677

 

240,753

 

4,623,813

Additions

149,005

 

167,244

 

437,735

 

-

 

24,557

 

778,541

Baixas por pagamento

(121,287)

 

(64,021)

 

(174,953)

 

-

 

-

 

(360,261)

Write-offs – reversal

(43,305)

 

(20,791)

 

(190,200)

 

(16,098)

 

(11,148)

 

(281,542)

Monetary restatement

34,162

 

126,382

 

69,824

 

14,073

 

-

 

244,441

Balances at 09.30.2014

1,006,755

 

2,357,614

 

1,112,809

 

273,652

 

254,162

 

5,004,992

                       

At 09.30.14

               

 

   

Current

119,752

 

-

 

501,408

 

-

 

-

 

621,160

Noncurrent

887,003

 

2,357,614

 

611,401

 

273,652

 

254,162

 

4,383,832

                       

At 12.31.13

               

 

   

Current

92,712

 

-

 

468,691

 

-

 

-

 

561,403

Noncurrent

895,468

 

2,148,800

 

501,712

 

275,677

 

240,753

 

4,062,410

 

(a)  Refers to contingent liabilities arising from PPA generated in acquisition of the controlling interest of Vivo Participações S.A. in 2011.

(b)  Refer to costs to be incurred to return the sites  (locations for installation of base radio, equipment and real estate) to their respective owners in the same conditions as they were at the time of execution of the initial lease agreement.

 

The Company, as an entity and also as successor to the merged companies, and its subsidiaries are a party in labor, tax and civil claims filed in different courts. The management of the Company and its subsidiaries, based on the opinion of its legal counsel, recognized provisions for those cases in which an unfavorable outcome is considered probable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

18.1 Provisions and labor contingencies

 

 

Amounts involved

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Nature/Risk level

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Probable contingencies

1,006,755

 

988,180

 

1,006,755

 

988,180

Possible contingencies

222,359

 

313,536

 

222,359

 

313,536

 

 

Provisions and labor contingencies involve labor claims filed by former employees and employees at outsourced companies (the later alleging joint or subsidiary liability) claiming for, among other issues, overtime, salary equalization, post-retirement salary supplements, job hazard premium, additional for unhealthy work conditions and claims related to outsourced services.

 

The Company is also defendant in labor claims filed by retired former employees regarding the Medical Care Plan for Retired Employees (PAMA), which require, among other issues, the annulment of the change occurred in such plan. The claims await decision by the Regional Labor Court of São Paulo. Based on the opinion of its legal advisors and the current jurisdictional benefits, management considers this claim as a possible risk. No amount has been allocated for these claims, since in the case of loss, it is not possible to estimate the corresponding amount payable by the Company.

 

Additionally, the Company is party to public civil actions filed by the Department of Labor, in respect to the decision to restrain the Company from continuing to hire outsourced companies to carry out the Company’s main activities. No amounts were allocated to the possible likelihood of an unfavorable outcome related to these public civil actions in the table above, since in these phases, in the event of loss, it is not possible to estimate the Company’s monetary loss.

 

 

18.2 Provisions and tax contingencies

 

 

Amounts involved

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Nature/Risk level

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Probable contingencies

2,341,797

 

2,133,934

 

2,357,614

 

2,148,800

Federal

2,264,663

 

2,027,232

 

2,280,480

 

2,042,098

State

60,080

 

91,923

 

60,080

 

91,923

Local

17,054

 

14,779

 

17,054

 

14,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible contingencies

18,073,032

 

16,080,392

 

18,283,735

 

16,246,407

Federal

4,113,859

 

3,904,297

 

4,142,153

 

3,913,929

State

7,778,064

 

7,007,705

 

7,899,604

 

7,088,859

Local

645,044

 

579,556

 

646,630

 

580,853

ANATEL

5,536,065

 

4,588,834

 

5,595,348

 

4,662,766

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Provisions for probable tax contingencies

 

Federal taxes

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company and subsidiary were party to administrative and judicial proceedings relating to: (i) additional contributions to the FGTS on deposits made by employees (the issue does not result in the reduction of part of FGTS deposits made by the Company on behalf of its employees); (ii) claims resulting from the non-ratification of compensation and refund requests, formulated by the Company; (iii) social contributions relating to a supposed failure to pay 11% on the value of invoices, billing and receipts from service providers hired for the transfer of labor; (iv) CIDE levied on the remittance of funds abroad relating to technical services, administrative assistance and to services of similar nature, as well as royalties; (v) fixed: non-inclusion of interconnection and EILD expenses in the FUST base and Wireless carriers: non-inclusion of revenues from interconnection in the FUST tax base; (vi) contribution to Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação, created by Law No. 11652/08; (vii) TFI/TFF on mobile stations; (viii) IRRF on Interest on shareholders´ Equity; (ix) Price for Numbering Resources Management (PPNUM) by ANATEL instituted by Resolution No. 451/06; (x) IRPJ/PIS/COFINS resulting from the non-ratification of offset and refund requests made by the Company and its subsidiaries; (xi) Social Investment Fund (Finsocial) offset amounts; (xii) failure to pay withholding social contribution levied on services rendered, remuneration, salaries and other salary bases; (xiii) COFINS – Requirement resulting from non-inclusion of financial income into the tax base; (xiv) additional charges to the PIS and COFINS tax base, as well as additional charges to COFINS required by Law No. 9718/98; and (xv) Tax on Net Income (ILL).

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 2,280,480 (R$ 2,042,098 at December 31, 2013).

 

State taxes

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company or its subsidiary were parties to administrative and judicial proceedings in progress referring to (i) ICMS tax credits on electric power and tax credits without documentation (ii) ICMS not levied on telecommunication services; (iii) disallowance of ICMS tax incentives for cultural projects; (iv) environmental administrative fine; (v) disallowance of ICMS credit referring to Agreement 39; and (vi) co-billing.

 

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 60,080 (R$ 91,923 at December 31, 2013).

 

Municipal taxes

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company or its subsidiary is a party to various municipal tax proceedings referring to (i) IPTU; (ii) ISS levied on real estate lease services and mean and supplementary activities; and (iii) surveillance, control, and monitoring rate (TVCF).

 

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 17,054 (R$ 14,779 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Possible tax contingencies

 

According the understanding of Management and its legal counsel, there is the likelihood of loss in federal, state and municipal proceedings, in addition to the proceedings with ANATEL, as follows:

 

Federal taxes

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company and its subsidiary were parties to various administrative and judicial proceedings, at the federal level, which are ongoing in various court levels.

 

Among these actions, the following are highlighted: (i) protest letters due to non-ratification of compensation requests made by the Company; (ii) social security contribution (INSS) on compensation payment for salary devaluation arising from losses caused by “Plano Verão” (Summer Plan) and “Plano Bresser” (Bresser Plan), SAT (Occupational Accident Insurance), Social Security and payables to third parties (INCRA and SEBRAE), supply of meals to employees, 11% retention (labor assignment); (iii) IRRF on the funds remittance abroad related to technical services and to administrative support and similar services, as well as royalties; (iv) PIS levied on roaming; (v) CPMF levied on operations resulting from the technical cooperation agreement with the National Treasury Department (STN) (offsetting through the Integrated System of Federal Government Financial Administration - SIAFI) and on foreign-exchange contracts required by the Brazilian Central Bank; (vi) IRPJ and CSLL related to deductions on revenues from reversal of provisions; (vii) IRPJ and CSLL - disallowance of costs and sundry expenses not evidenced; (viii) deductions of COFINS from loss in swap  transactions; (ix) PIS / COFINS accrual basis versus cash basis; (x) IRPJ payable in connection with allocation of excess funds to Northeast Investment Fund (FINOR), Amazon Region Investment Fund (FINAM) or Economic Recovery Fund of Espírito Santo State (FUNRES); and (xi) IRPJ on derivative operations; (xii) IRPJ and CSLL – disallowance of expenses related to the goodwill paid in the acquisition of Celular CRT S.A., goodwill arising from the privatization process and corporate restructuring of Vivo S.A. and goodwill arising from merger of Navytree and TDBH.

 

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 4,142,153 (R$ 3,913,929 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

State taxes

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company and its subsidiary were parties to various administrative and judicial proceedings related to ICMS, at the state level, which are ongoing in various court levels.

 

Among these actions, the following are highlighted: (i) provision of facility, utility and convenience services and rental of the “Speedy” service modem; (ii) international calls (DDI); (iii) undue credit related to the acquisition of items intended to property, plant and equipment and lack of proportionate credit reversal referring to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment items; (iv) amounts unduly appropriated as ICMS tax credits; (v) service provided outside São Paulo state with ICMS paid to São Paulo State; (vi) co-billing, (vii) tax substitution with a fictitious tax base (tax guideline); (viii) use of credits related to acquisition of electric power; (ix) secondary activities, value added and supplementary services (Agreement 69/98); (x) tax credits related to opposition/challenges referring to telecommunications services not provided or mistakenly charged (Agreement 39/01); (xi) shipment of goods with prices lower than acquisition prices (unconditional discounts); (xii) deferred collection of ICMS - interconnection (DETRAF – Traffic and Service Provision Document); (xiii) credits derived from tax benefits granted by other states; (xiv) disallowance of tax incentives related to cultural projects; (xv) transfers of assets among business units owned by the Company; (xvi) communications service tax credits used in provision of services of the same nature; (xvii) card donation for prepaid service activation; (xviii) reversal of credit from return and free lease in connection with assignment of networks (used by the Company itself and exemption from public bodies); (xix) DETRAF fine, (xx) ICMS on own consumption; (xxi) ICMS on exemption of public bodies; (xxii) issue of invoices with negative ICMS amounts; and (xxiii) new tax register bookkeeping without previous authorization by tax authorities.

  

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 7,899,604 (R$ 7,088,859 at December 31, 2013).

 

Municipal taxes

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company and its subsidiary were parties to various administrative and judicial proceedings, at the municipal level, which are ongoing in various court levels.

 

Among these actions, the following are highlighted: (i) ISS – secondary activities, value added and supplementary services; (ii) withholding ISS; (iii) IPTU; (iv) Land Use Fee; (v) municipal fees; (vi) tariff for Use of Mobile Network (TUM), infrastructure lease; (vii) advertising services; (viii) services provided by third parties; (ix) business management consulting services provided by Telefónica Internacional (TISA); and (x) ISS tax levied on caller ID services and on cell phone activation and (xi) ISS on continuous rendered service, provision, reversal and cancelled invoices.

 

At September 30, 2014, consolidated amounts totaled R$ 646,630 (R$ 580,853 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

ANATEL

 

Universal Telecommunication Services Fund (FUST)

 

Injunction was filed in order to have the right declared not to include expenses with interconnection and Industrial Use of Dedicated Line in FUST tax base for landline phone carriers and not to include revenues from ITX and EILD in FUST tax base for mobile phone carriers, according to Abridgment No. 7, of December 15, 2005, as it does not comply with the provisions contained in sole paragraph of article 6 of Law No. 9998, awaiting judgment in 2nd court level.

 

A number of delinquency notices referring to debit entry issued by ANATEL at the administrative level to set up the tax credit related to interconnection, EILD and other revenues that are not earned from the provision of telecommunications services.

At September 30, 2014, consolidated amounts totaled R$ 2,960,582 (R$ 2,185,034 at December 31, 2013).

 

Telecommunications Technology Development Fund (FUNTTEL)

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company and its subsidiary were parties to administrative and judicial proceedings which are waiting to be tried at the lower administrative court and the court of appeals. Such proceedings concern the collection of contributions to FUNTTEL on other revenues (not related to telecom services), as well as on income and expenses transferred to other operators (interconnection).

 

At September 30, 2014, consolidated amounts totaled R$ 701,167 (R$ 664,386 at December 31, 2013).

 

Telecommunications Inspection Fund (FISTEL)

 

Upon extension of the effective license period to use telephone switches in connection with use of STFC (landline phone carriers) and extension of the right to use radiofrequency in connection with wireless service (wireless carriers), ANATEL charges the Installation Inspection Fee (TFI).

 

This collection is based on ANATEL’s understanding that such extension would represent a taxable event for TFI. The Company understands that such collection is unjustified, and separately challenged the aforesaid fee in court.

 

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 1,928,414 (R$ 1,811,104 at December 31, 2013), without the respective judicial deposit.

 

Public Price for Numbering Resource Management (PPNUM)

 

The Company, along with other wireless carriers in Brazil, is challenging in court the tariff charged by ANATEL for use by such carriers of the numbering resources managed by the agency. In view of the collections, the Company made a judicial deposit referring to the amounts due. On April 23, 2009, the carriers received a favorable sentence and the lawsuit is currently waiting to be tried at the court of appeals.

 

At September 30, 2014, total consolidated provisions amounted to R$ 5,185 (R$ 2,242 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

50


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

18.3 Provisions, civil and regulatory contingencies

 

 

Amounts involved

 

Company

 

Consolidated

Nature/Risk level

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Probable contingencies

1,112,809

 

970,403

 

1,112,809

 

970,403

Civil

730,798

 

599,868

 

730,798

 

599,868

Regulatory

382,011

 

370,535

 

382,011

 

370,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible contingencies

4,309,645

 

3,366,707

 

4,309,645

 

3,366,707

Civil

2,009,602

 

1,681,450

 

2,009,602

 

1,681,450

Regulatory

2,300,043

 

1,685,257

 

2,300,043

 

1,685,257

 

 

Provisions for probable civil contingencies

 

·           The Company is party to proceedings that involve right to receive supplementary amounts from shares calculated in relation to the network expansion plan after 1996 (supplement of shares proceedings). These proceedings involve various phases: 1st level, Court of Justice and Supreme Court of Justice. At September 30, 2014, considering the degree of risk involved, consolidated provision amounted to R$ 42,652 (R$ 37,191 at December 31, 2013).

 

·           The Company is party to various civil proceedings related to consumers in administrative and judicial spheres, referring to non-compliance with services and/products sold. At September 30, 2014, the consolidated provisioned amount was R$ 305,989 (R$ 203,212 at December 31, 2013).

 

·           The Company is party to various civil proceedings of non-consumer nature in administrative and judicial spheres, all related to the ordinary course of business. At September 30, 2014, the consolidated provisioned amount was R$ 382,157 (R$ 359,465 at December 31, 2013).

 

Provisions for probable regulatory contingencies

 

The Company is party to administrative proceedings against ANATEL, which were filed based on alleged noncompliance with obligations set forth in industry regulations, as well as in legal claims discussing sanctions by ANATEL at the administrative level.  At September 30, 2014, the consolidated provisioned amount was R$382,011 (R$370,535 at December 31, 2013).

 

Possible civil contingencies

 

According to the Company's management and legal counsel, the likelihood of loss of the following proceedings is possible.

 

·      Telephony Community Plan (PCT): This refers to the Public Interest Suit in which the Company is involved referring to PCT, about the right for indemnification of the acquirers of expansion plans, not receiving shares for financial investments made in the city of Mogi das Cruzes, whose total consolidated amount approximates to R$ 322,327  at September 30, 2014 (R$281,059  at December 31, 2013). São Paulo Court of Justice (TJSP) changed its decision, and judged this matter groundless. The carriers association of Mogi das Cruzes (plaintiff) filed a special appeal to reverse that decision, which is currently waiting for a decision.

 

51


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·      Collective Action filed by SISTEL Participants' Association (ASTEL) in the state of São Paulo, in which SISTEL associates in the state of São Paulo challenge the changes made in the Medical Care Plan for Retired Employees (PAMA) and claim for the reestablishment of the prior status quo.  This claim is still in its appeal phase, at the upper-court-level decision that modified the prior decision whereby this claim was awarded an unfavorable decision. The amount cannot be estimated, and the claims cannot be settled due to their unenforceability, in that it entails a return to the prior plan conditions.

 

·      Public Interest Suits filed by ASTEL, in the state of São Paulo, and by FENAPAS, both against SISTEL and other carriers, in order to annul spin-off of the private pension plan PBS, alleging, in short, the “windup of the supplementary private pension plan of SISTEL Foundation”, which led to various specific mirror PBS plans, corresponding to allocation of funds from technical surplus and tax contingencies existing at the time of the spin-off. The amount cannot be estimated, and the claims cannot be settled due to their unenforceability because this involves the return of the spun-off assets of SISTEL referring to telecommunication carries of the former Telebrás System.

 

·      The Public Prosecutor’s Office of São Paulo State began a public class action claiming moral and property damages suffered by all consumers of telecommunications services from 2004 to 2009 due to the bad quality of services and failures of the communications system. The Public Prosecutor’s Office suggested that the indemnification to be paid should be R$ 1 billion. The decision handed down on April 20, 2010 imposes the payment of indemnification for damages caused to all consumers who have filed a suit for such damages.

 

Conversely, in the event that the number of claiming consumers is not in line with the extent of damages, after the lapsing of one year, the judge determined that the amount of R$ 60 million should be deposited in the Special Expenses Fund to Recover Natural Rights Damages (Fundo Especial de Despesa de Reparação de Interesses Difusos Lesados). It is not possible to estimate the number of consumers who will individually file suits, or the amounts claimed thereby. The parties filed an appeal on the merits of the case. The judgment effects are in abeyance. No amount has been assigned to the possible likelihood of an unfavorable outcome in connection with this action, since, in the case of loss, estimating the corresponding amount payable by the Company is not practicable at this time. Likewise, establishing a provision for contingency equivalent to the amount sought is not possible.

 

·      The Company is party to other civil claims, at several levels, related to service rendering. Such claims have been filed by individual consumers, civil associations representing consumer rights or by the Bureau of Consumer Protection (PROCON), as well as by the Federal and State Public Prosecutor’s Office. The Company is also party to other claims of several types related to the normal course of business. At September 30, 2014, the consolidated provisioned amount was R$1,676,666  (R$1,383,932  at December 31, 2013).

 

·      The Company has received fines regarding the noncompliance with SAC Decree. We currently have various actions (administrative and judicial proceedings). At September 30, 2014, the consolidated amount was R$10,609  (R$16,459  at December 31, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

52


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·      Intellectual Property: Lune Projetos Especiais Telecomunicação Comércio e Ind. Ltda (Lune), a Brazilian company, proposed the lawsuit on November 20, 2001 against 23 wireless carriers claiming to own the patent for caller ID and the trademark "Bina". The purpose of that lawsuit was to interrupt provision of such service by carriers and to seek indemnification equivalent to the amount paid by consumers for using the service.

  

An unfavorable sentence was passed determining that the Company should refrain from selling mobile phones with Caller ID service (Bina), subject to a daily fine of R$ 10,000 in case of noncompliance. Furthermore, according to the sentence passed, the Company must pay indemnification for royalties, to be calculated in settlement. Motions for Clarification were opposed by all parties and Lune’s motions for clarification were accepted since an injunctive relief in this stage of the proceedings was deemed applicable. Bill of review appeal in view of the current decision which granted a stay of execution suspending that unfavorable decision until final judgment of the review. Bill of review for appeal at sentence phase pending decision. There is no way to determine the extent of potential liabilities with respect to this claim.

 

·      Validity of prepaid plan: The Company and other wireless carriers are defendants in several lawsuits filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and consumer associations to challenge imposition of a period to use prepaid minutes. The plaintiffs allege that the prepaid minutes should not expire after a specific period. Conflicting decisions were handed down by courts on the matter, even though we believe that our criteria for the period determination comply with ANATEL standards. Based on the legal counsel’s opinion, collective actions against Telemig (merged into Vivo S.A.) have a remote likelihood of loss.

 

Possible regulatory contingencies

 

According to the Company’s management and legal counsel, the likelihood of loss of the following regulatory proceedings is possible.

 

·      The Company is party to administrative proceedings filed by ANATEL alleging noncompliance with the obligations set forth in industry regulations, as well as legal claims which discuss the sanctions applied by ANATEL at the administrative level.  At September 30, 2014, the consolidated amount was R$2,300,043  (R$1,685,257  at December 31, 2013).

 

·      Administrative and legal proceedings discussing payment of 2% charge on revenue from interconnection services due to the extension of right of use of SMP-related radiofrequencies. Under clause 1.7 of the Authorization Terms that grant right of use of SMP-related radiofrequencies, the extension of right of use of such frequencies entails payment every two years, during the extension period (15 years), of a 2% charge calculated on net revenue from the basic and alternative service plans of the service company, determined in the year before that of payment.

 

However, ANATEL determined that the 2% charge should be calculated on revenue from service plans and also on revenue from interconnection services and other operating income, which is not provided for by clause 1.7 of the referred to Authorization Terms.

 

Considering, based on the provisions of the Authorization Terms, that revenue from interconnection services should not be included in the calculation of the 2% charge for radiofrequency use right extension, the Company filed administrative and legal proceedings challenging these charges, based on ANATEL’s position.

 

53


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

18.4 Guarantees

 

The Company and its subsidiaries granted guarantees for tax, civil and labor proceedings, as follows:

 

 

Consolidated

 

At September 30, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

 

Furniture and equipment

 

Judicial deposits and garnishments

 

Letter of guarantee

 

Furniture and equipment

 

Judicial deposits and garnishments

 

Letter of guarantee

Civil, labor and tax

132,125

 

4,662,226

 

2,552,676

 

187,025

 

4,352,520

 

2,263,773

Total

132,125

 

4,662,226

 

2,552,676

 

187,025

 

4,352,520

 

2,263,773

 

 

At September 30, 2014, in addition to the guarantees presented above, the Company and its Subsidiary had amounts under short-term investment frozen by courts (except for loan-related investments), in the consolidated amount of R$61,250 (R$46,451 at December 31, 2013).

 

 

19. DEFERRED INCOME

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Revenue from activation (a)

100,542

 

114,503

 

103,905

 

120,521

Services and goods (b)

830,519

 

673,810

 

830,519

 

673,810

Disposal of property and equipment items (c)

123,641

 

123,063

 

123,641

 

123,063

Government grants (d)

60,915

 

40,840

 

60,915

 

40,840

Loyalty program (e)

92,000

 

91,763

 

92,000

 

91,763

Equipment donations (f)

7,640

 

11,076

 

7,640

 

11,076

Other income

12,579

 

10,139

 

12,579

 

10,139

Total

1,227,836

 

1,065,194

 

1,231,199

 

1,071,212

               

Current

750,142

 

812,843

 

752,342

 

817,551

Noncurrent

477,694

 

252,351

 

478,857

 

253,661

 

a)      Refers to the deferral of activation revenue (fixed) recognized in P&L over the estimated period in which the customer stays in the plant.

b)      Refers to the balances of agreements of prepaid services revenue and multi-element operations, which are recognized in P&L to the extent that services are provided to customers. Includes the amounts of the agreement the Company entered into for the industrial use of its mobile network by another SMP carrier in Regions I, II and III of the General Authorization Plan (PGA), which is intended solely to the rendering of SMP services by the carrier to its users.

c)      Refers to net balance of the residual value from disposal of non-strategic towers and rooftops, to be transferred to P&L upon compliance of conditions for recognition in books.

d)      Refers to government grant deriving from funds raised with BNDES in a specific credit line, used in the acquisition of domestic equipment and registered at BNDES (Finame) and applied in projects to expand the network capacity, which have been amortized by the useful life of equipment.

e)      Refers to the loyalty point program maintained by the Company, which allows customers to accumulate points when paying their bills referring to use of services offered. The balance represents the Company’s estimate of customers’ exchanging points for goods and/or services in the future.

f)       Refers to the balances of network equipment donations from suppliers, which are amortized by the useful life of the referred to equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

20. OTHER LIABILITIES

 

 

Company

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Third-party retained amounts

135,643

 

231,784

 

137,230

 

236,510

Amounts refundable to subscribers

44,669

 

52,418

 

48,866

 

56,746

Obligations with related parties

326,362

 

257,519

 

102,441

 

105,164

License renewal charges

234,943

 

154,211

 

234,943

 

154,211

Other liabilities

49,301

 

50,916

 

78,694

 

56,275

Total

790,918

 

746,848

 

602,174

 

608,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

561,903

 

602,195

 

425,301

 

487,994

Noncurrent

229,015

 

144,653

 

176,873

 

120,912

 

 

21. EQUITY

 

a) Capital 

 

Paid-in capital at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 amounted to R$ 37,798,110. Subscribed and paid-in capital is divided into shares without par value, held as follows:

 

 

Common shares

 

Preferred shares

 

Overall total

Shareholder

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

% including treasury stock

 

% except for treasury stock

                           

Telefónica Internacional S.A.

58,859,918

 

15.43%

 

271,707,098

 

36.52%

 

330,567,016

 

29.37%

 

29.43%

Telefónica S.A.

97,976,194

 

25.68%

 

179,862,845

 

24.17%

 

277,839,039

 

24.68%

 

24.73%

SP Telecomunicações Participações Ltda

192,595,149

 

50.47%

 

29,042,853

 

3.90%

 

221,638,002

 

19.69%

 

19.73%

Telefónica Chile S.A.

696,110

 

0.18%

 

11,792

 

0.00%

 

707,902

 

0.06%

 

0.06%

Total group companies

350,127,371

 

91.76%

 

480,624,588

 

64.60%

 

830,751,959

 

73.81%

 

73.96%

Other shareholders

31,208,300

 

8.18%

 

261,308,985

 

35.12%

 

292,517,285

 

25.99%

 

26.04%

Total outstanding shares

381,335,671

 

99.93%

 

741,933,573

 

99.72%

 

1,123,269,244

 

99.79%

 

100.00%

                           

Treasury stock

251,440

 

0.07%

 

2,081,246

 

0.28%

 

2,332,686

 

0.21%

 

0.00%

                           

Total shares

381,587,111

 

100.00%

 

744,014,819

 

100.00%

 

1,125,601,930

 

100.00%

 

100.00%

                           

Book value per outstanding share (R$)

                         

At September 30, 2014

               

39.78

       

December 31, 2013

               

38.19

       

 

 

According to its bylaws, the Company is authorized to increase its capital up to the limit of 1,350,000,000 (one billion three hundred and fifty million) shares, common or preferred. The capital increase and consequent issue of new shares are to be approved by the Board of Directors, subject to the authorized capital limit.  However, the Brazilian Corporation Law – Law No. 6404/76, article 166, IV – establishes that capital may be increased by means of a Special Shareholders’ Meeting resolution held to decide about amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, if authorized capital increase limit has been reached (Note 34).

 

Capital increases do not necessarily have to observe the proportion between the numbers of shares of each type. However, the number of preferred shares, nonvoting or with restricted voting, must not exceed 2/3 of the total shares issued.

 

Preferred shares are nonvoting, except for cases set forth in articles 9 and 10 of the bylaws, but have priority in the reimbursement of capital, without premium, and are entitled to dividend 10% higher than those paid on common shares, as per article 7 of the Company’s bylaws and item II, paragraph 1, article 17, of Law No. 6404/76.

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Preferred shares will also have the right to vote if the Company fails to pay minimum dividend to which they are entitled, for three consecutive financial years. Such right shall be kept until payment of said dividend.

 

b) Premium paid on acquisition of interest from non-controlling shareholders

 

In accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil previously to the adoption of the IFRS/CPC, goodwill was recorded when shares were acquired at a higher value than their carrying amount, generated by the difference between the carrying amount of shares acquired and the transaction’s fair value. With the adoption of IAS 27R (IFRS 10 since 2013)/CPC 35 and CPC 36, the effects of all acquisition of shares from non-controlling shareholders are recorded under equity when there is no change in the shareholding. Consequently, these transactions no longer generate goodwill or income, and the goodwill previously generated from acquisition from non-controlling shareholders was adjusted based on the Company’s equity. The balance of this account at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was R$70,448. 

 

c) Capital reserves

 

Special goodwill reserve

 

This represents the tax benefit generated by the merger of Telefónica Data do Brasil Ltda. which will be capitalized in favor of the controlling shareholder after tax credits are realized under the terms of CVM Ruling No. 319/99. The balance of this account at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was R$63,074.

 

Other capital reserves

 

Other capital reserves are issue or capitalization in excess, in relation to the basic share value at the issue date. The balance of this account at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was R$2,735,930

 

Treasury stock

 

These represent the Company’s treasury stock arising from: i) merger of TDBH (in 2006); ii) merger of Vivo Part. shares (in 2011), and iii) repurchase of common and preferred shares. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, balance in this account amounted to R$ 112,107.

 

d) Income reserves

 

Legal reserve

 

This legal reserve is set up by allocation of 5% of the net income for the year, up to the limit of 20% of the paid-up capital. Legal reserve may only be used to increase capital or to offset accumulated losses. The balance of this account at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was R$1,285,797.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Tax incentive reserve

 

This reserve refers to the a 75% income tax reduction benefit to be applied on Profit from Tax Incentive Operations (PTIO) in the following areas: North of Minas Gerais State, Vale do Jequitinhonha and the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima.

 

Pursuant to article 195-A of Law No. 6404/76, the portion of profit subject to the incentive was also excluded from dividend calculation, and may be used only in the event of capital increase or loss absorption.

 

The balance of this account at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was R$1,699

 

e) Dividend and interest on equity

 

On February 25, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved the allocation of interim dividend amounting to R$1,043,000, based on income recorded in the balance sheet of the 4Q2013, equivalent to R$ 0.871008413012 per common share, and R$ 0.958109254313 per preferred share, to common and preferred shareholders enrolled with the Company through the end of March 10, 2014. Payment of this dividend started on March 27, 2014.

 

On April 23, 2014, the Annual General Meeting approved the allocation of additional proposed dividend in 2013, not yet paid, amounting to R$ 132,538, equivalent to R$ 0.110682844154 per common share and R$ 0.121751128569 per preferred share, to common and preferred shareholders registered at the end of the AGM day.

 

On July 18, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the allocation of interest on equity amounting to R$298,000, gross, based on income in the balance sheet at March 31, 2014, equivalent to R$0.248859546574 per common share and R$0.273745501232 per preferred share, corresponding to an amount net of withholding income tax of R$253,300, equivalent to R$0.211530614588 per common share and R$0.232683676048 per preferred share, which will be included in the mandatory minimum dividend of 2014. Payment of this IOE is expected to start until the end of 2015, on a date to be defined by the Executive Board, and individually credited to the shareholders, in light of the shareholding position contained in the Company’s records at the end of July 31, 2014.

 

On August 18, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the allocation of IOE amounting to R$299,385, gross, based on income in the balance sheet at June 30, 2014, equivalent to R$0.250016158897 per common share and R$0.275017774786 per preferred share, corresponding to an amount net of withholding income tax of R$254,477, equivalent to R$0.212513735063 per common share and  R$0.233765108568 per preferred share, which will be included in the mandatory minimum dividend of 2014. Payment of this IOE is expected to start until the end of 2015, on a date to be defined by the Executive Board, and individually credited to the shareholders, in light of the shareholding position contained in the Company’s records at the end of August 29, 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

On September 19, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the allocation of IOE amounting to R$250,167, gross, based on income in the balance sheet at June 30, 2014, equivalent to R$0.208914248952 per common share and R$0.229805673848 per preferred share, corresponding to an amount net of withholding income tax of R$212.642, equivalent to R$0.177577111610 per common share and R$0.195334822771 per preferred share, which will be included in the mandatory minimum dividend of 2014. Payment of this IOE is expected to start until the end of 2015, on a date to be defined by the Executive Board, and individually credited to the shareholders, in light of the shareholding position contained in the Company’s records at the end of September 30, 2014.

 

Pursuant to article 287, item II “a” of Law No. 6404, of December 15,  1976, dividend and IOE not claimed by shareholders expire in three years as from the initial payment date. The Company reverses the expired amount of dividend and IOE to equity upon expiry.

 

f) Other comprehensive income

 

·      Financial instruments available for sale: This refers to variations in fair value of financial assets available for sale. At September 30, 2014, the balance was (R$6,076) (R$2,658 at December 31, 2013).

 

·      Derivative transactions: Derivative transactions refer to the effective part of cash flow hedges until balance sheet date. At September 30, 2014, the balance was R$37,909  (R$6,610  at December 31, 2013).

 

·      Currency translation difference of investments abroad: This refers to currency translation differences arising from the conversion of financial statements of Aliança (jointly controlled entity). At September 30, 2014, the balance was R$9,372  (R$12,897  at December 31, 2013).

 

Changes in other comprehensive income are as follows:

 

 

Company/Consolidated

 

Financial instruments available for sale

 

Derivative transactions

 

Currency translation difference of investments abroad

 

Total

Balances at 12.31.2013

(2,658)

 

6,610

 

12,897

 

16,849

Foreign exchange variation

(3,418)

 

-

 

-

 

(3,418)

Futures contracts

-

 

31,299

 

-

 

31,299

Financial assets available for sale ­– losses

-  

 

-

 

(3,525)

 

(3,525)

Balances at 09.30.2014

(6,076)

 

37,909

 

9,372

 

41,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

22. NET OPERATING REVENUE

 

 

Company

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Telephony services

6,469,162

 

6,659,826

 

19,501,945

 

12,133,493

Network use

666,568

 

907,590

 

2,108,758

 

1,580,852

Data and SVAs

4,178,901

 

3,683,581

 

12,132,503

 

6,402,514

TV services

176,358

 

141,842

 

500,186

 

141,842

Other services

243,351

 

287,277

 

729,911

 

649,686

Sale of goods and devices

748,724

 

729,926

 

2,304,524

 

729,926

Gross operating income

12,483,064

 

12,410,042

 

37,277,827

 

21,638,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes

(3,032,999)

 

(2,958,232)

 

(8,956,930)

 

(4,972,423)

Discounts and returns

(1,259,375)

 

(1,173,373)

 

(3,811,915)

 

(2,103,102)

Deductions from gross operating income

(4,292,374)

 

(4,131,605)

 

(12,768,845)

 

(7,075,525)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income

8,190,690

 

8,278,437

 

24,508,982

 

14,562,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Telephony services

6,469,149

 

6,656,056

 

19,501,906

 

19,706,466

Network use

666,568

 

908,478

 

2,108,758

 

2,892,665

Data and SVAs

4,667,324

 

4,086,049

 

13,529,269

 

11,945,587

TV services

176,358

 

141,842

 

500,186

 

435,674

Other services

305,013

 

347,714

 

909,232

 

997,067

Sale of goods and devices

825,773

 

783,077

 

2,491,247

 

2,572,695

Gross operating income

13,110,185

 

12,923,216

 

39,040,598

 

38,550,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes

(3,125,554)

 

(3,127,916)

 

(9,269,680)

 

(9,378,554)

Discounts and returns

(1,260,716)

 

(1,177,094)

 

(3,818,479)

 

(3,506,405)

Deductions from gross operating income

(4,386,270)

 

(4,305,010)

 

(13,088,159)

 

(12,884,959)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating income

8,723,915

 

8,618,206

 

25,952,439

 

25,665,195

 

(a) The consolidated amounts referring to infrastructure-related swap contracts, under the concept of agent and principal (CPC 30 and IAS 18), which were not recognized as costs and revenues for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were R$112,801  and R$51,151, respectively (Note 23).

 

No customer contributed with more than 10% of gross operating revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

All amounts in net income are included in income and social contribution tax bases.

 

 

 

 

 

59


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

23. OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

 

Company

 

Three-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

Personnel

(114,806)

 

(387,233)

 

(121,379)

 

(623,418)

 

(119,557)

 

(346,445)

 

(146,277)

 

(612,279)

Materials

(10,644)

 

(12,182)

 

(473)

 

(23,299)

 

(7,327)

 

(7,453)

 

(1,636)

 

(16,416)

Third-party services

(831,659)

 

(1,429,137)

 

(188,964)

 

(2,449,760)

 

(794,297)

 

(1,417,153)

 

(180,929)

 

(2,392,379)

Interconnection and network use

(788,176)

 

-

 

-

 

(788,176)

 

(1,004,231)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,004,231)

Publicity and advertising

-

 

(251,182)

 

-

 

(251,182)

 

-

 

(220,361)

 

-

 

(220,361)

Rent, insurance, condominium and connection means

(401,669)

 

(34,400)

 

(43,986)

 

(480,055)

 

(374,529)

 

(31,362)

 

(51,680)

 

(457,571)

Taxes, charges and contributions

(409,764)

 

(647)

 

(30,488)

 

(440,899)

 

(404,661)

 

(698)

 

(36,776)

 

(442,135)

Estimated impairment losses of trade accounts receivable

-

 

(216,461)

 

-

 

(216,461)

 

-

 

(158,654)

 

-

 

(158,654)

Depreciation and amortization

(1,011,006)

 

(215,258)

 

(78,236)

 

(1,304,500)

 

(1,052,723)

 

(204,541)

 

(107,218)

 

(1,364,482)

Cost of goods sold

(466,319)

 

-

 

-

 

(466,319)

 

(468,184)

 

-

 

-

 

(468,184)

Other operating costs and expenses

(7,857)

 

(40,896)

 

(877)

 

(49,630)

 

(8,217)

 

(26,747)

 

(16,433)

 

(51,397)

Total

(4,041,900)

 

(2,587,396)

 

(464,403)

 

(7,093,699)

 

(4,233,726)

 

(2,413,414)

 

(540,949)

 

(7,188,089)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

Personnel

(337,709)

 

(1,143,920)

 

(347,647)

 

(1,829,276)

 

(250,291)

 

(547,795)

 

(283,919)

 

(1,082,005)

Materials

(32,632)

 

(37,062)

 

(1,445)

 

(71,139)

 

(28,087)

 

(7,941)

 

(2,547)

 

(38,575)

Third-party services

(2,476,162)

 

(4,244,167)

 

(557,540)

 

(7,277,869)

 

(1,672,055)

 

(2,291,779)

 

(315,409)

 

(4,279,243)

Interconnection and network use

(2,451,373)

 

-

 

-

 

(2,451,373)

 

(2,660,251)

 

-

 

-

 

(2,660,251)

Publicity and advertising

-

 

(695,704)

 

-

 

(695,704)

 

-

 

(272,912)

 

-

 

(272,912)

Rent, insurance, condominium and connection means

(1,138,710)

 

(95,833)

 

(138,903)

 

(1,373,446)

 

(584,338)

 

(36,732)

 

(72,094)

 

(693,164)

Taxes, charges and contributions

(1,267,209)

 

(2,007)

 

(78,872)

 

(1,348,088)

 

(519,700)

 

(4,804)

 

(37,054)

 

(561,558)

Estimated impairment losses of trade accounts receivable

-

 

(613,146)

 

-

 

(613,146)

 

-

 

(313,128)

 

-

 

(313,128)

Depreciation and amortization

(2,989,893)

 

(683,344)

 

(253,459)

 

(3,926,696)

 

(2,131,525)

 

(444,452)

 

(133,601)

 

(2,709,578)

Cost of goods sold

(1,412,004)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,412,004)

 

(468,184)

 

-

 

-

 

(468,184)

Other operating costs and expenses

(17,969)

 

(110,130)

 

(15,698)

 

(143,797)

 

(8,625)

 

(36,257)

 

(19,821)

 

(64,703)

Total

(12,123,661)

 

(7,625,313)

 

(1,393,564)

 

(21,142,538)

 

(8,323,056)

 

(3,955,800)

 

(864,445)

 

(13,143,301)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Three-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

Personnel

(120,106)

 

(387,827)

 

(121,962)

 

(629,895)

 

(125,281)

 

(346,566)

 

(146,823)

 

(618,670)

Materials

(11,132)

 

(12,182)

 

(474)

 

(23,788)

 

(10,091)

 

(7,453)

 

(1,637)

 

(19,181)

Third-party services

(1,004,031)

 

(1,435,151)

 

(194,112)

 

(2,633,294)

 

(961,345)

 

(1,440,636)

 

(185,907)

 

(2,587,888)

Interconnection and network use

(798,536)

 

-

 

-

 

(798,536)

 

(1,021,689)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,021,689)

Publicity and advertising

-

 

(251,182)

 

-

 

(251,182)

 

-

 

(220,360)

 

-

 

(220,360)

Rent, insurance, condominium and connection means (a)

(403,522)

 

(34,400)

 

(43,983)

 

(481,905)

 

(357,574)

 

(31,361)

 

(51,657)

 

(440,592)

Taxes, charges and contributions

(414,799)

 

(647)

 

(31,116)

 

(446,562)

 

(411,100)

 

(697)

 

(36,840)

 

(448,637)

Estimated impairment losses of trade accounts receivable

-

 

(230,562)

 

-

 

(230,562)

 

-

 

(167,239)

 

-

 

(167,239)

Depreciation and amortization

(1,017,019)

 

(215,258)

 

(78,287)

 

(1,310,564)

 

(1,057,088)

 

(204,541)

 

(107,224)

 

(1,368,853)

Cost of goods sold

(516,617)

 

-

 

-

 

(516,617)

 

(508,080)

 

-

 

-

 

(508,080)

Other operating costs and expenses

(7,862)

 

(41,063)

 

(881)

 

(49,806)

 

(8,220)

 

(26,769)

 

(16,434)

 

(51,423)

Total

(4,293,624)

 

(2,608,272)

 

(470,815)

 

(7,372,711)

 

(4,460,468)

 

(2,445,622)

 

(546,522)

 

(7,452,612)

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

 

 

Consolidated

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

 

Cost of services rendered and goods sold

 

Selling expenses

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Total

Personnel

(351,598)

 

(1,147,862)

 

(349,496)

 

(1,848,956)

 

(373,950)

 

(1,004,164)

 

(501,438)

 

(1,879,552)

Materials

(34,622)

 

(37,062)

 

(1,446)

 

(73,130)

 

(35,035)

 

(33,252)

 

(5,848)

 

(74,135)

Third-party services

(2,995,629)

 

(4,253,888)

 

(575,600)

 

(7,825,117)

 

(2,725,067)

 

(3,987,917)

 

(618,833)

 

(7,331,817)

Interconnection and network use

(2,451,486)

 

-

 

-

 

(2,451,486)

 

(2,909,655)

 

-

 

-

 

(2,909,655)

Publicity and advertising

-

 

(695,704)

 

-

 

(695,704)

 

-

 

(592,394)

 

-

 

(592,394)

Rent, insurance, condominium and connection means (a)

(1,143,338)

 

(95,833)

 

(138,913)

 

(1,378,084)

 

(1,066,278)

 

(94,890)

 

(136,668)

 

(1,297,836)

Taxes, charges and contributions

(1,282,466)

 

(2,007)

 

(79,574)

 

(1,364,047)

 

(1,300,213)

 

(6,251)

 

(40,302)

 

(1,346,766)

Estimated impairment losses of trade accounts receivable

-

 

(658,832)

 

-

 

(658,832)

 

-

 

(569,342)

 

-

 

(569,342)

Depreciation and amortization

(3,006,004)

 

(683,344)

 

(253,606)

 

(3,942,954)

 

(3,211,226)

 

(630,363)

 

(372,553)

 

(4,214,142)

Cost of goods sold

(1,522,855)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,522,855)

 

(1,590,711)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,590,711)

Other operating costs and expenses

(18,039)

 

(110,752)

 

(15,702)

 

(144,493)

 

(28,425)

 

(83,297)

 

(32,542)

 

(144,264)

Total

(12,806,037)

 

(7,685,284)

 

(1,414,337)

 

(21,905,658)

 

(13,240,560)

 

(7,001,870)

 

(1,708,184)

 

(21,950,614)

 

(a) The consolidated amounts referring to infrastructure-related swap  contracts, under the concept of agent and principal (CPC 30 and IAS 18), which were not recognized as costs and revenues for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were R$112,801 and R$51,151, respectively (Note 22).

 

 

24. OTHER OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)

 

 

Company

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Recovered fines and expenses

99,890

 

76,275

 

283,195

 

148,628

Provision for disposal of assets, labor, tax and civil contingencies, net

(184,778)

 

(206,001)

 

(588,554)

 

(466,611)

Net income (loss) upon asset disposal / loss

(11,097)

 

(8,306)

 

(25,663)

 

51,111

Other income (expenses)

(27,993)

 

(10,281)

 

(33,169)

 

(7,463)

Total

(123,978)

 

(148,313)

 

(364,191)

 

(274,335)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

122,890

 

85,053

 

347,722

 

237,183

Other operating expenses

(246,868)

 

(233,366)

 

(711,913)

 

(511,518)

Total

(123,978)

 

(148,313)

 

(364,191)

 

(274,335)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Recovered fines and expenses

104,417

 

76,656

 

310,670

 

251,236

Provision for disposal of assets, labor, tax and civil contingencies, net

(185,111)

 

(211,132)

 

(589,925)

 

(577,344)

Net income (loss) upon asset disposal / loss (a)

(5,190)

 

(10,939)

 

(20,632)

 

118,584

Other income (expenses)

(28,326)

 

(7,775)

 

(33,991)

 

(16,826)

Total

(114,210)

 

(153,190)

 

(333,878)

 

(224,350)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

127,417

 

83,892

 

375,279

 

430,817

Other operating expenses

(241,627)

 

(237,082)

 

(709,157)

 

(655,167)

Total

(114,210)

 

(153,190)

 

(333,878)

 

(224,350)

 

(a)  The consolidated amounts of the first nine months of 2013 include R$40,831 from disposal of 93 non-strategic transmission towers. After the assets were sold, the Company leased back part of the towers disposed of to continue the data transmission required for its mobile telephone services.

 

This transaction was considered a sale and leaseback transaction, as under IAS 17. Leaseback of each asset sold was analyzed by management and classified as operating or finance lease, considering the qualitative and quantitative requirements set forth in IAS 17. The risks and rewards of such towers were transferred to the buyers.

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

25. FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES), NET

 

 

Company

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Financial income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investment yield

136,888

 

179,689

 

395,984

 

299,990

Gains on derivative transactions

223,559

 

181,817

 

431,602

 

227,645

Interest income

39,548

 

28,332

 

101,263

 

72,425

Monetary/foreign exchange gains

75,802

 

160,245

 

341,037

 

203,915

Other financial income

27,677

 

43,563

 

84,101

 

52,747

 

503,474

 

593,646

 

1,353,987

 

856,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expenses

(211,359)

 

(215,718)

 

(614,650)

 

(430,178)

Losses on derivative transactions

(101,624)

 

(184,646)

 

(425,343)

 

(212,134)

Monetary/foreign exchange losses

(245,376)

 

(180,522)

 

(474,460)

 

(287,361)

PIS/COFINS on interest on equity (IOE) received

-

 

-

 

-

 

(20,073)

Other financial expenses

(56,446)

 

(60,141)

 

(192,096)

 

(80,783)

 

(614,805)

 

(641,027)

 

(1,706,549)

 

(1,030,529)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial income (expenses), net

(111,331)

 

(47,381)

 

(352,562)

 

(173,807)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Three-month period ended

 

Six-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Financial income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investment yield

166,723

 

180,432

 

456,219

 

431,966

Gains on derivative transactions

223,559

 

181,818

 

431,602

 

378,459

Interest income

39,791

 

28,652

 

101,263

 

157,555

Monetary/foreign exchange gains

76,761

 

160,743

 

342,828

 

269,146

Other financial income

33,170

 

49,040

 

100,616

 

112,555

 

540,004

 

600,685

 

1,432,528

 

1,349,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expenses

(211,734)

 

(227,475)

 

(615,834)

 

(589,351)

Losses on derivative transactions

(101,624)

 

(184,646)

 

(425,343)

 

(292,442)

Monetary / foreign exchange losses

(246,273)

 

(180,637)

 

(475,361)

 

(452,330)

PIS/COFINS on interest on equity (IOE) received

-

 

-

 

-

 

(20,073)

Other financial expenses

(56,765)

 

(48,882)

 

(192,760)

 

(126,503)

 

(616,396)

 

(641,640)

 

(1,709,298)

 

(1,480,699)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial income (expenses), net

(76,392)

 

(40,955)

 

(276,770)

 

(131,018)

 

 

26. INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES

 

The Company and its subsidiary recognize income and social contribution taxes on a monthly basis, on an accrual basis, and pay the taxes based on estimates, in accordance with the tax-special or tax-reduction trial balance. Taxes calculated on profit until the month of the financial statements are recorded in liabilities or assets, as applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Reconciliation of tax expense to statutory tax rates

 

Reconciliation of the reported tax expense and the amounts calculated by applying the statutory tax rate of 34% (income tax of 25% and social contribution tax of 9%) is shown in the table below.

 

 

Company

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Income before taxes

1,064,082

 

924,681

 

3,175,444

 

2,802,688

Income and social contribution tax expenses – at 34%

(361,788)

 

(314,392)

 

(1,079,651)

 

(952,914)

Permanent and temporary differences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity pickup, net of interest on equity received effects

68,816

 

10,210

 

178,756

 

548,877

Dividends expired

-

 

-

 

(3,722)

 

(3,490)

Non-deductible expenses, gifts and bonuses

(33,376)

 

(24,889)

 

(90,506)

 

(26,329)

Deferred tax adjustments – Law No. 12973/14 (a)

-

 

-

 

1,195,989

 

-

Tax benefit related to interest on equity allocated

288,168

 

149,600

 

288,168

 

149,600

Other (additions) exclusions

(3,577)

 

14,989

 

11,270

 

(33,803)

Tax expense

(41,757)

 

(164,482)

 

500,304

 

(318,059)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective rate

3.9%

 

17.8%

 

-15.8%

 

11.3%

Current income and social contribution taxes

77,073

 

151,072

 

(532,956)

 

(2,505)

Deferred income and social contribution taxes

(118,830)

 

(315,554)

 

1,033,260

 

(315,554)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Income before taxes

1,165,645

 

968,720

 

3,442,635

 

3,354,423

Income and social contribution tax expenses – at 34%

(396,319)

 

(329,365)

 

(1,170,496)

 

(1,140,504)

Permanent and temporary differences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity pickup, net of interest on equity received effects

1,715

 

(928)

 

2,211

 

(1,629)

Dividends expired

-

 

-

 

(3,722)

 

(3,490)

Temporary differences of subsidiaries

-

 

34

 

-

 

-

Non-deductible expenses, gifts and bonuses

(34,033)

 

(24,887)

 

(91,180)

 

(93,735)

Deferred taxes recognized in subsidiaries on income and social contribution tax losses and temporary differences referring to prior years

-

 

(17,550)

 

-

 

238,262

Deferred taxes not recognized in subsidiaries on income and social contribution tax losses

-

 

(654)

 

-

 

(24,949)

Deferred tax adjustments – Law No. 12973/14 (a)

-

 

-

 

1,195,989

 

-

Tax benefit related to interest on equity allocated

288,168

 

149,600

 

288,168

 

149,600

Other (additions) exclusions

(2,851)

 

15,229

 

12,143

 

6,651

Tax expense

(143,320)

 

(208,521)

 

233,113

 

(869,794)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective rate

12.3%

 

21.5%

 

-6.8%

 

25.9%

Current income and social contribution taxes

16,294

 

(32,855)

 

(729,158)

 

(549,132)

Deferred income and social contribution taxes

(159,614)

 

(175,666)

 

962,271

 

(320,662)

 

(a)  After enactment of Law No. 12973 (former Provisional Executive Order No. 627/13), issued on May 14, 2014, the Company reviewed the tax bases of certain intangible assets arising from business combinations, representing a positive net effect on P&L on deferred income and social contribution taxes amounting to R$1,195,989.

 

Breakdown of gains and losses of deferred income and social contribution taxes on temporary differences is shown in Note 6.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

27. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated by dividing income attributed to the Company’s shareholders by the weighted average of the number of outstanding common and preferred shares for the periods. No transactions were carried out that could have potential shares issued through the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements; therefore, there are no adjustments of diluting effects inherent in the potential issue of shares.

 

The Company’s earnings per share were calculated as follows:

 

 

Company

 

Three-month period ended

 

Nine-month period ended

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Net income for the year attributed to the Company shareholders:

1,022,325  

 

760,199

 

3,675,748

 

2,484,629

Common shares

325,562

 

242,088

 

1,170,553

 

791,238

Preferred shares

696,763

 

518,111

 

2,505,195

 

1,693,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares:

1,123,269

 

1,123,269

 

1,123,269

 

1,123,269

Weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the year

381,335  

 

381,335

 

381,335

 

381,335

Weighted average number of outstanding preferred shares for the year

741,934  

 

741,934

 

741,934

 

741,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

0.85

 

0.63

 

3.07

 

2.07

Preferred shares

0.94

 

0.70

 

3.38

 

2.28

 

 

 

28. RELATED-PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

 

28.a) Terms and conditions of related-party transactions

 

a)  Fixed and mobile telephone services provided by companies of Telefónica Group;

 

b) Expenses incurred are charged to the Company by Media Networks Latino América and Telefónica Del Peru;

 

c) Digital TV services provided by Media Networks Latino América;

 

d) Lease and maintenance of safety equipment provided by Telefónica Engenharia e Segurança do Brasil;

 

e) Corporate services passed through at the cost effectively incurred on those services;

 

f) Systems development and maintenance services provided by Telefónica Global Technology;

 

g) International transmission infrastructure for a number of data circuit and roaming services provided by Telefónica International Wholesale Brazil, Telefónica International Wholesale Services Spain and Telefónica USA;

 

h) Administrative management services (financial, equity, accounting and human resources services) provided by Telefónica Serviços Empresariais do Brasil;

 

i) Logistics and courier services provided by Telefónica Transportes e Logística;

 

j) Voice portal content provider services rendered by Terra Networks Brazil;

 

k) Data communications and integrated solution services provided by Telefónica International Wholesale Services Spain and Telefónica USA;

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

l) Long-distance calls and international roaming services provided by companies of Telefónica Group;

 

m) Refund of expenses from advisory service fees, expenses with salaries and other expenses paid by the Company to be refunded by companies of the Telefónica Group;

 

n)  Assignment of rights to use the brand paid to Telefónica;

 

o) Stock option plan to employees of Telefónica and TData linked to the acquisition of Telefónica S.A. shares;

 

p) Reimbursement of expenses relating to digital business for Telefónica International; and

 

q) Lease of buildings where Telefónica Serviços Empresariais do Brasil and Telefónica Transportes e Logística are based;

 

For the transactions above, the prices adopted and other sales conditions are agreed between the parties.

 

A summary of significant related-party transactions and balances is as follows:

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet - Assets

 

 

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

 

 

Current assets

 

Noncurrent assets

 

Current assets

 

Noncurrent assets

Company

Transaction nature

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

Other assets

 

Other assets

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

Other assets

 

Other assets

Controlling entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP Telecomunicações Participações

m)

 

1,434

 

10,981

 

4,066

 

28

 

183

 

6,717

Telefónica Internacional

m)

 

-

 

-

 

57,793

 

-

 

154

 

38,386

Telefónica

m) / o)

 

52

 

10

 

-

 

-

 

1,361

 

179

 

 

 

1,486

 

10,991

 

61,859

 

28

 

1,698

 

45,282

Other group companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefónica Usa

k)

 

2,909

 

-

 

-

 

2,612

 

-

 

-

Telefónica Chile

l)

 

1,997

 

1,074

 

-

 

-

 

4,808

 

-

Telefónica de España

l)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

230

 

-

 

-

Telefónica Peru

b) / l)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,573

 

-

 

-

Telefônica Engenharia de Segurança do Brasil

a) / e) / m)

 

1,205

 

34

 

350

 

1,320

 

1,903

 

472

Telefónica International Wholesale Services Brasil

a) / e) / m)

 

5,956

 

39

 

76

 

6,966

 

139

 

344

Telefónica International Wholesale Services Espanha

k)

 

45,648

 

-

 

-

 

48,267

 

-

 

-

Telefónica Moviles España

l)

 

8,350

 

-

 

-

 

6,335

 

-

 

-

Telefônica Serviços Empresariais do Brasil

a) / e) / m) / q)

 

18,941

 

56

 

1,421

 

2,579

 

15,284

 

2,837

Telefônica Transportes e Logistica

a) / e) / m) / q)

 

560

 

12

 

66

 

530

 

146

 

64

Terra Networks Brasil

a) / e) / m)

 

11,259

 

42

 

18

 

2,561

 

5,682

 

106

Others

a) / e) / l) / m)

 

40,631

 

945

 

13,638

 

25,352

 

5,372

 

13,611

 

 

 

137,456

 

2,202

 

15,569

 

98,325

 

33,334

 

17,434

Total

 

 

138,942

 

13,193

 

77,428

 

98,353

 

35,032

 

62,716

 

 

 

 

 

65


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

 

 

 

 


Balance Sheet - Liabilities

 

 

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

Current liabilities

 

Noncurrent liabilities

Companies

Transaction nature

 

Trade accounts payable and other payables

 

Oher liabilities

 

Other liabilities

 

Suppliers and trade accounts payable

 

Other liabilities

 

Other liabilities

Controlling entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP Telecomunicações Participações

e) / m)

 

3,724

 

1,941

 

5,553

 

50,120

 

-

 

6,483

Telefónica Internacional

m) / p)

 

75,435

 

-

 

-

 

214,523

 

-

 

-

Telefónica

n)

 

4,078

 

89,133

 

2,141

 

1,772

 

84,754

 

2,035

 

 

 

83,237

 

91,074

 

7,694

 

266,415

 

84,754

 

8,518

Other group companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefónica Usa

g)

 

65

 

-

 

127

 

716

 

31

 

121

Telefónica de España

l)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

441

 

-

 

-

Telefônica Engenharia de Segurança do Brasil

d)

 

2,238

 

-

 

8

 

3,550

 

-

 

8

Telefónica International Wholesale Services Brasil

g)

 

55,566

 

1,301

 

378

 

75,485

 

-

 

391

Telefónica International Wholesale Services Espanha

g) / l)

 

50,938

 

-

 

-

 

17,842

 

9,986

 

-

Telefónica Moviles España

l)

 

6,744

 

-

 

-

 

5,468

 

-

 

-

Telefônica Serviços Empresariais do Brasil

h) / m)

 

14,550

 

-

 

552

 

11,701

 

36

 

-

Telefônica Transportes e Logistica

i)

 

23,671

 

-

 

259

 

25,163

 

1

 

270

Terra Networks Brasil

j)

 

2,062

 

-

 

266

 

883

 

-

 

266

Others

c) / f) / l)

 

91,289

 

168

 

614

 

49,281

 

146

 

636

 

 

 

247,123

 

1,469

 

2,204

 

190,530

 

10,200

 

1,692

Total

 

 

330,360

 

92,543

 

9,898

 

456,945

 

94,954

 

10,210

 

 

 

 

 

Income statements - Revenues (Costs and Expenses)

 

 

 

Nine-month period ended

 

 

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Companies

Transaction nature

 

Income

 

Costs and expenses

 

Income

 

Costs and expenses

Controlling entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP Telecomunicações Participações

e) / m)

 

-

 

(17,866)

 

-

 

(34,238)

Telefónica Internacional

m) / p)

 

537

 

69,358

 

1,017

 

(85,097)

Telefónica

m) / n)

 

7,617

 

(257,638)

 

2,062

 

(225,861)

 

 

 

8,154

 

(206,146)

 

3,079

 

(345,196)

Other group companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefónica Usa

g) / k)

 

2,507

 

(805)

 

5,234

 

-

Telefónica Chile

l)

 

-

 

(107)

 

855

 

-

Telefónica de España

l)

 

-

 

(77)

 

890

 

(1,372)

Telefónica Del Peru

b) / l)

 

(67)

 

18

 

81

 

(84)

Telefônica Engenharia de Segurança do Brasil

a) / d) / e) / m)

 

1,706

 

(6,102)

 

1,839

 

(6,754)

Telefónica International Wholesale Services Brasil

a) / e) / g) / m)

 

9,216

 

(145,774)

 

6,176

 

(144,983)

Telefónica International Wholesale Services Espanha

g) / k) / l)

 

43,219

 

(39,057)

 

33,873

 

(21,215)

Telefónica Moviles España

l)

 

3,039

 

(3,087)

 

2,312

 

(2,736)

Telefônica Serviços Empresariais do Brasil

a) / e) / h) / m) / q)

 

2,920

 

(50,279)

 

4,033

 

(62,837)

Telefônica Transportes e Logistica

a) / e) / i) / m) / q)

 

223

 

(59,258)

 

792

 

(62,339)

Terra Networks Brasil

a) / e) / j) / m)

 

3,484

 

1,800

 

2,740

 

(1,742)

Others

a) /b) / c) / e) / f) / l) / m)

 

15,376

 

(64,963)

 

9,604

 

(34,896)

 

 

 

81,623

 

(367,691)

 

68,429

 

(338,958)

Total

 

 

89,777

 

(573,837)

 

71,508

 

(684,154)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

28.b) Key management personnel compensation

 

Consolidated key management personnel compensation paid by the Company to its Board of Directors and Statutory Officers for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 amounted to approximately R$16,745  and R$24,829, respectively. Of this amount, R$12,747  (R$22,082  at September 30, 2013) corresponds to salaries, benefits and social charges and R$3,998  (R$2,747  at September 30, 2013) to variable compensation.

 

These amounts were carried as personnel expenses, according to the function in the groups of Costs of Services Rendered, Selling Expenses and G&A Expenses (Note 23).

 

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, our Directors and Officers did not receive any pension, retirement pension or other similar benefits.

 

 

29. INSURANCE

 

The policy of the Company and its subsidiary, as well as of Telefónica Group, includes maintenance of insurance coverage for all assets and liabilities involving significant and high-risk amounts, based on management’s judgment and following Telefónica S.A.’s corporate program guidelines. Risk assumptions adopted, given their nature, are not included in the financial statements audit scope and, as a result, were not reviewed by our independent auditor.

 

At September 30, 2014, maximum limits of claims (established pursuant the agreements of each company consolidated by the Company) for significant assets, liabilities or interests covered by insurance and their respective amounts were R$679,810 for operational risks (with loss of profit) and R$55,062 for general civil liability.

 

 

30. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLAN

 

The Company's controlling shareholder, Telefónica S.A., has different share-based payment plans, which were also offered to management and employees of its subsidiaries, among which, Telefónica Brasil and TData.

 

Fair value of options is estimated on the grant date, based on the binomial model for pricing options which considers terms and conditions of instruments granted.

 

The Company refunds Telefónica S.A. for the fair value of the benefit granted to management and employees on grant date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Significant plans effective as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are detailed below:

 

a)    Share incentive plan of Telefónica S.A.: “Performance Share Plan” or “PSP”

The Special and General Shareholders’ Meeting of Telefónica S.A., held on June 21, 2006, approved adoption of a long-term incentive plan to executives of Telefónica S.A. and its subsidiaries, which consists of granting them, after fulfillment of the requirements set forth in the plan, with a given number of shares of Telefónica S.A., as variable compensation.

 

Initially, the plan is expected to remain effective for seven years. The plan is divided into five cycles, of three years each, each starting on July 1 (“Start Date”) and ending on June 30 of the third year following the Start Date (“End Date”). At the beginning of each cycle, the number of shares to be granted to plan beneficiaries will be determined based on fulfillment of objectives set. Shares will be granted, as the case may be, after the End Date of each cycle. Cycles are independent, with the first one starting on July 1, 2006 (with shares granted on July 1, 2009), and the fifth cycle, on July 1, 2010 (with shares granted, as the case may be, as from July 1, 2013).

 

Granting of shares is conditional upon:

 

·      Beneficiaries staying with the company for the three years of each cycle, subject to certain special conditions in relation to terminations.

·      The actual number of shares granted at the end of each cycle will depend on the level of success and maximum number of shares granted to each executive. The level of success is based on the comparison of the evolution of shareholder return considering price and dividends (Total Shareholder Return - TSR) of Telefónica share, vis-à-vis the evolution of TSRs corresponding to a number of companies quoted in the telecommunications industry, which correspond to the Comparison Group. Each employee enrolled with the plan is granted, at the beginning of each cycle, a maximum number of shares, and the actual number of shares granted at the end of the cycle is calculated by multiplying this number by the maximum level of success on the date. This will be 100% if the evolution of Telefónica's TSR is equal to or greater than the third quartile of the Comparison Group, and 30% if this evolution is equal to the median. If the evolution is maintained between the two values, a linear interpolation will be made, and, if below the median, nothing will be granted.

At June 30, 2013, the fifth cycle (5th cycle – July 1, 2010) of this incentive plan ended. Due to a failure to reach TSR limits, the shares were not distributed to the executives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

b)    Performance & Investment Plan (PIP)

The Special and General Shareholders' Meeting of Telefónica S.A., held on May 18, 2011, approved a long-term program to acknowledge the commitment, differentiated performance and high potential of its executives at global level, by granting them with Telefónica S.A. shares.

 

Participants of the plan need not pay for the shares initially granted to them and may increase the number of shares to be possible received by the end of the plan if they decide for a joint investment in their PIP. Co-investment requires that the participant buy and maintain, to the end of the cycle, a number equivalent to 25% of shares initially granted thereto by Telefónica S.A.. On participant’s co-investment, Telefónica S.A. will increase initial shares by 25%.

 

Initially, the plan is expected to remain effective for three years. The cycle began on July 1, 2011 and was effective to July 30, 2014. The number of shares is reported at the beginning of the cycle and, after three years from grant date, shares are transferred to the participant if goals are achieved.

 

Granting of shares is conditional upon:

 

·      maintenance of active employment relationship within the Telefónica Group on the cycle consolidation date;

·      achievement, by Telefónica, of results representing fulfillment of the objectives established for the plan: the level of success is based on the comparison of the evolution or shareholder compensation, obtained through (TSR) to the evolution of the TSRs of the previously defined Comparison Group companies:

 

Ø  100% are granted if the TSR of Telefónica S.A. exceeds the TSR of companies representing 75% of capitalization on the Comparison Group stock exchange.

Ø  30% are granted if the TSR of Telefónica S.A is equivalent to the TSR of companies representing 50% of capitalization on the Comparison Group stock exchange.

Ø  determined by linear interpolation if the TSR of Telefónica S.A. ranges from 50% to 75% of the capitalization of the Comparison Group stock exchange.

Ø  No shares are granted if the TSR of Telefónica S.A. is below the TSR of companies representing 50% of capitalization on the Comparison Group stock exchange.

Due to a failure to reach TSR limits for the first cycle as of July 1, 2011, the shares were not distributed to the executives.

 

The maximum number of outstanding shares attributed to cycles at September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Cycles

Number of shares

 

Unit value in Euros

 

End date

2nd cycle: July 1, 2012

672,675

 

8.28

 

June 30, 2015

3rd cycle: July 1, 2013

477,010

 

10.39

 

June 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

c)    Global share incentive plan of Telefónica S.A.: “Global Employee Share Plan” or “GESP”

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of Telefónica S.A. held on May 18, 2011, approved the a share option incentive plan of Telefónica S.A. for Telefónica Group’s employees, on a global level, including employees of Telefónica Brasil and its subsidiary. Through this plan, they are offered the possibility of acquiring shares of Telefónica S.A., which agrees to freely grant participants with a certain number of its shares, whenever certain requirements are fulfilled.

 

Initially, the plan is expected to remain effective for two years. Employees enrolled with the plan could acquire Telefónica S.A. shares through monthly contributions of up to 100 Euros (or equivalent in local currency), with maximum of 1,200 Euros over twelve months (vesting period). Shares will be granted, as the case may be, after the vesting period, beginning December 1, 2014, and is conditional upon:

·      Beneficiaries staying with the company for the two years of the program (vesting period), subject to certain special conditions in relation to terminations.

·      The exact number of shares to be granted at the end of the vesting period will rely upon the number of shares acquired and held by employees. Thus, employees enrolled with the plan, continuing with the Group, and who have held the shares acquired for additional twelve months after the vesting period, are entitled to receive one free share for each share they have acquired and held through the end of the vesting period.

The vesting period started in November 2012 and the total number of employees of Telefónica Brasil and its subsidiary enrolled with the plan totaled 1,839. 

 

Personnel expenses referring to share-based payment plans recorded by the Company and its subsidiary are as follows:

 

 

 

Nine-month periods ended

Plans

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

PSP

 

-

 

653

PIP

 

6,778

 

9,111

GESP

 

1,776

 

1,689

Total

 

8,554

 

11,453

 

 

31. POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

 

The plans sponsored by the Company and related benefit types are as follows:

 

Plan

 

Type (1)

 

Company

 

Sponsor

PBS-A

 

DB

 

Sistel

 

Telefônica Brasil, jointly with other telecoms originated from the privatization of Telebrás

PAMA / PCE

 

Health care

 

Sistel

 

Telefônica Brasil, jointly with other telecoms originated from the privatization of Telebrás

CTB

 

DB

 

Telefônica Brasil

 

Telefônica Brasil

PBS

 

DB/Hybrid

 

VisãoPrev

 

Telefônica Brasil

PREV

 

Hybrid

 

VisãoPrev (2)

 

Telefônica Brasil

VISÃO

 

DB/Hybrid

 

VisãoPrev

 

Telefônica Brasil and Telefonica Data

 

 

(1) DB = Defined benefit plan;

DC = Defined Contribution Plan;

Hybrid = Plan that offers both BD and CD-type benefits.

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The Company, together with other companies from former Telebrás System, sponsor private pension plans and post-employment medical benefits, as follows: i) PBS-A; ii) PAMA; iii) CTB; iv) Telefônica BD (which incorporated plans PBS-Telesp, PBS-Telesp Celular, PBS-TCO and PBS Tele Leste Celular); v) PBS Tele Sudeste Celular; vi) Plano TCP Prev, TCO Prev e CelPrev; and vi) Plano de Benefícios Visão Telefônica e Visão Celular – Celular CRT, Telerj Celular, Telest Celular, Telebahia Celular and Telergipe Celular.

 

The Company individually sponsors defined benefit retirement plans - Plano PBS, managed by Visão Prev. In addition, a multiemployer retirement plan (PBS-A) and health care plan (PAMA) are provided by the Company to retired employees and their dependents (managed by Fundação Sistel, with constituted fund and participants contributions), at shared costs. Contributions to the PBS Plans are determined based on actuarial valuations prepared by independent actuaries, in accordance with the rules in force in Brazil. The funding procedure is the capitalization method and the sponsor’s contribution is a fixed percentage of payroll of employees covered by the plan, as described below:

 

Plan

 

%

Telefônica BD

 

11.57

PBS Tele Sudeste Celular

 

12.08

PBS Telemig Celular

 

6.11

PAMA

 

1.50

 

For other employees of the Company and its subsidiary, there is an individual defined contribution plan - Visão Benefit Plan, which is managed by Visão Prev Companhia de Previdência Complementar. These plans are funded by contributions made by participants (employees) and by sponsors, which are credited to members’ individual accounts. The Company and its subsidiary are responsible for funding all administrative and maintenance expenses of such plans, including members’ death and disability risks. The contributions made by the Company and its subsidiary to those plans are equal to those of the participants, which range from 2% to 9% of their salaries, and from 0% to 8% of the contribution salary of Vivo Prev participants, based on the percentage chosen by the employee.

 

Additionally, the Company supplements the retirement benefits of certain employees of the former Companhia Telefônica Brasileira (CTB).

 

The Company also sponsors the CelPrev. The participant may contribute to the plan in three ways, to wit: (a) normal basic contribution: percentage ranging from 0% to 2% of their participation salary; (b) normal additional contribution: percentage ranging from 0% to 6% of part of their participation salary exceeding 10 Standard Reference Units of the Plan, and (c) volunteer contribution: percentage freely chosen by the participant, and applied on their participation salary. The sponsor may contribute in four ways, to wit: (a) normal basic contribution: contribution equal to the normal basic contribution of the participant, less contribution to fund the health allowance benefit and administrative expenses; (b) normal additional contribution: equal to the normal additional contribution of the participant, less administrative expenses; (c) volunteer contribution: volunteer contribution and with frequency determined by the sponsor, and (d) special contribution: contribution solely to sponsor’s employees not belonging to PBS and who enrolled with the plan 90 days from the day CelPrev became effective.

 

All revenue and expenses relating to the defined benefit plan and the hybrid benefit plan as well as the employee contributions, cost of current services, interest on the net actuarial liabilities are recognized directly in the Company´s operating income and that of its subsidiary.

 

71


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Gains and losses relating to defined benefit plans and hybrid benefit plans, in addition to recoverability limitations of surpluses for refund or reduction in future contributions, are immediately recognized in other comprehensive income, causing no impact on the operating income of the Company and its subsidiary.

 

Consolidated changes in plans that generate surplus and deficit are as follows:

 

 

Consolidated

 

Surplus plans

 

Deficit plans

 

Total

Balances as of December 31, 2013

17,909

 

(370,351)

 

(352,442)

Cost of current service

(1,856)

 

(67)

 

(1,923)

Net interest on defined benefit assets/liabilities

1,584

 

(29,702)

 

(28,118)

Effects on comprehensive income

2,444

 

3,964

 

6,408

Balances as of September 30, 2014

20,081

 

(396,156)

 

(376,075)

 

Consolidated actuarial assets (liabilities) recorded are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

Plan

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

CTB

 

(48,983)

 

(49,158)

PAMA

 

(347,173)

 

(321,193)

PBS

 

5,671

 

4,720

VISÃO

 

7,310

 

6,674

PREV

 

7,100

 

6,515

Net balances of actuarial assets (liabilities)

 

(376,075)

 

(352,442)

 

 

 

32. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company and its subsidiary measured their financial assets and liabilities in relation to market values based on available information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, both interpretation of market information and selection of methodologies require considerable judgment and reasonable estimates in order to produce adequate realizable values. As such, the estimates presented do not necessarily reflect the current market values. The use of different market estimates and/or methodologies may have a material impact on estimated realizable values. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company detected no significant and prolonged impairment in the recoverable amount of its financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

 

72


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Breakdown of consolidated financial assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

At September 30, 2014:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Fair value

 

Amortized cost

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

Measured at fair value through P&L

 

Coverage

 

Available for sale

 

Loans and receivables

 

Level 1 Market price

 

Level 2 Estimates based on other market data

 

Total carrying amount

 

Total fair value

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6,377,342

 

-

 

-

 

6,377,342

 

6,377,342

Trade accounts receivable, net (Note 4)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6,380,422

 

-

 

-

 

6,380,422

 

6,380,422

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

 

12,903

 

312,140

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

325,043

 

325,043

 

325,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable, net (Note 4)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

296,589

 

-

 

-

 

296,589

 

296,589

Equity interests (Note 10)

 

-

 

-

 

84,148

 

-

 

84,148

 

-

 

84,148

 

84,148

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

 

43,688

 

124,089

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

167,777

 

167,777

 

167,777

Total financial assets

 

56,591

 

436,229

 

84,148

 

13,054,353

 

84,148

 

492,820

 

13,631,321

 

13,631,321

 

 

Consolidated

Financial liabilities

Measured at fair value through P&L

 

Amortized cost

 

Coverage

 

Level 2 estimates based on other market data

 

Total carrying amount

 

Total fair value

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable (Note 14)

-

 

6,673,948

 

-

 

-

 

6,673,948

 

6,673,948

Loans, financing and finance lease (Note 16.1)

-

 

1,783,816

 

-

 

-

 

1,783,816

 

1,944,399

Debentures (Note 16.2)

-

 

309,501

 

-

 

-

 

309,501

 

640,963

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

3,269

 

-

 

13,471

 

16,740

 

16,740

 

16,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, financing and finance lease (Note 16.1)

-

 

2,233,493

 

-

 

-

 

2,233,493

 

1,986,097

Debentures (Note 16.2)

-

 

4,019,030

 

-

 

-

 

4,019,030

 

3,671,989

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

-

 

-

 

16,747

 

16,747

 

16,747

 

16,747

Total financial liabilities

3,269

 

15,019,788

 

30,218

 

33,487

 

15,053,275

 

14,950,883

 

 

At December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Fair value

 

Amortized cost

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

Measured at fair value through P&L

 

Coverage

 

Available for sale

 

Loans and receivables

 

Level 1 Market price

 

Level 2 Estimates based on other market data

 

Total carrying amount

 

Total fair value

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 3)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6,543,936

 

-

 

-

 

6,543,936

 

6,543,936

Trade accounts receivable, net (Note 4)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,802,859

 

-

 

-

 

5,802,859

 

5,802,859

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

 

893

 

88,606

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

89,499

 

89,499

 

89,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable, net (Note 4)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

257,086

 

-

 

-

 

257,086

 

257,086

Equity interests (Note 10)

 

-

 

-

 

86,349

 

-

 

86,349

 

-

 

86,349

 

86,349

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

 

-

 

329,652

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

329,652

 

329,652

 

329,652

Total financial assets

 

893

 

418,258

 

86,349

 

12,603,881

 

86,349

 

419,151

 

13,109,381

 

13,109,381

 

 

 

73


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

 

 

 

Consolidated

Financial liabilities

 

Measured at fair value through P&L

 

Amortized cost

 

Coverage

 

Level 2 estimates based on other market data

 

Total carrying amount

 

Total fair value

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable (Note 14)

 

-

 

6,914,009

 

-

 

-

 

6,914,009

 

6,914,009

Loans, financing and finance lease (Note 16.1)

 

-

 

1,236,784

 

-

 

-

 

1,236,784

 

1,417,911

Debêntures (nota 16.2)

 

-

 

286,929

 

-

 

-

 

286,929

 

588,116

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

 

871

 

-

 

43,592

 

44,463

 

44,463

 

44,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, financing and finance lease (Note 16.1)

 

-

 

3,215,156

 

-

 

-

 

3,215,156

 

2,923,290

Debentures (Note 16.2)

 

-

 

4,014,686

 

-

 

-

 

4,014,686

 

3,698,203

Derivative transactions (Note 32)

 

-

 

-

 

24,807

 

24,807

 

24,807

 

24,807

Total financial liabilities

 

871

 

15,667,564

 

68,399

 

69,270

 

15,736,834

 

15,610,799

 

 

Capital management

 

Company’s capital management aims to ensure that a strong credit rating  is maintained before institutions, as well as a strong capital relationship, so as to support Company's business and leverage shareholders' value.

 

The Company manages its capital structure by making adjustments and fitting into current economic conditions. For this purpose, the Company may pay dividend, raise new loans, issue promissory notes and contract derivative transactions. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014, there were no changes in the Company’s objectives, policies or capital structure processes.

 

The Company includes in the net debt structure the following balances: loans, financing, debentures and finance lease (Note 16) operations with derivatives (Note 32), net of cash and cash equivalents (Note 3) and short-term investments as a guarantee of the BNB financing.

 

Consolidated net indebtedness rates on Company’s equity are as follows:

 

 

Consolidated

 

09.30.14

 

12.31.13

Cash and cash equivalents

6,377,342

 

6,543,936

Loans, financing, debentures, finance lease and derivative transactions (net of short-term investments in guarantee of debt)

(8,746,326)

 

(8,343,761)

Net Debt-to-Equity

2,368,984

 

1,799,825

Equity

44,680,974

 

42,894,442

Net debt-to-equity ratio

5.30%

 

4.20%

 

 

Risk management policy

 

The Company is exposed to several market risks as a result of its commercial operations, debts obtained to finance its activities and debt-related financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Key market risk factors affecting the Company’s business are:

 

a.    Currency risk

 

This risk arises from the possibility that the Company may incur losses due to exchange rate fluctuations, which would increase the financial expenses stemming from loans denominated in foreign currency.

 

At September 30, 2014, 17.0% (15.9% at December 31, 2013) of the financial debt was denominated in foreign currency. The Company entered into derivative transactions (exchange rate hedge) with financial institutions to hedge against exchange rate variation on its total debt in foreign currency (R$1,417,884  and R$1,394,523  at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively). In view of this, total debt was covered by long position on currency hedge transactions (swap for CDI) on those dates.

 

There is also the exchange rate risk related to non-financial assets and liabilities in foreign currency, which can lead to a lower amount receivable or higher amount payable, depending on exchange rate variation for the period.

 

Hedge transactions were taken out to minimize the currency risk related to these non-financial assets and liabilities in foreign currency. This balance is subject to daily changes due to business dynamics. However, the Company intends to cover the net balance of these rights and obligations (US$28,498 thousand and €26,707  thousand payable at September 30, 2014 and US$34,500  thousand and €2,490 thousand payable at December 31, 2013) to minimize the related currency risk.

 

b.    Interest rate and inflation risk

 

This risk arises from the possibility of the Company incurring losses due to an unfavorable change in internal interest rates, which may negatively affect financial expenses connected with part of debentures pegged to CDI and derivative short position (exchange rate hedge IPCA and TJLP) taken out at floating interest rates (CDI).

 

The debt taken out from BNDES is indexed by the TJLP (Long Term Interest Rate) quarterly set by the National Monetary Council, which was kept at 6.0% p.a. from July 2009 to June 2012. From July to December 2012, the TJLP was 5.5% p.a., and reduced to 5.0% p.a. as from January 2013.

 

The risk of inflation arises from the debentures of 1st Issue - Minas Comunica, indexed by the IPCA, which may adversely affect our financial expenses in the event of an unfavorable change in this index.

 

To reduce exposure to local floating interest rates (CDI), the Company invests cash surplus of R$6,321,227  (R$6,442,015  at December 31, 2013), mainly in short-term financial investments (Bank Deposit Certificates) based on CDI variation. The carrying amount of these instruments approximates market value, since they are redeemable within short term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

c.    Liquidity risk

 

The liquidity risk consists in the Company’s occasionally not having sufficient funds to meet its commitments, given the different currencies and realization/settlement terms of its rights and obligations.

 

The Company structures the maturity dates of the non-derivative financial agreements, as shown in note 16, and their respective derivatives as shown in the payments schedule disclosed in the referred note, in such manner as not to affect their liquidity.

 

The control over the Company’s liquidity and cash flow is monitored daily by management, in such way as to ensure that the operating cash generation and the available lines of credit, as necessary, are sufficient to meet its schedule of commitments, not generating liquidity risks.

 

d.    Credit risk

 

This risk arises from the possibility that the Company may incur losses due to the difficulty in receiving amounts billed to its customers and sales of handsets and pre-activated pre-paid cards to the distributor’s network.

 

The credit risk on accounts receivable is diversified and minimized by a strict control of the customer base. The Company constantly monitors the level of accounts receivable of post-paid plans and limits the risk of past-due accounts, interrupting access to telephone lines for past due bills. The mobile customer base predominantly uses the prepaid system, which requires prior charging and consequently entails no credit risk. Exceptions are made for telecommunication services that must be maintained for security or national defense reasons.

 

The credit risk in the sale of handsets and “pre-activated” prepaid cards is managed under a conservative credit policy, by means of modern management methods, including the application of “credit scoring” techniques, analysis of financial statements and information, and consultation to commercial data bases, in addition to request of guarantees.

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the customer portfolio of the Company had no subscribers whose receivables were individually higher than 1% of total accounts receivable from services.

 

The Company is also subject to credit risk arising from short-term investments, letters of guarantee received as collateral in connection with certain transactions and receivables from derivative transactions. The Company controls the credit limit granted to all counterparties and diversifies such exposure among first-tier financial institutions, according to credit policy of financial counterparties in force.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Derivatives and risk management policy

 

All the Company’s derivative financial instruments are intended to hedge against the currency risk arising from assets and liabilities in foreign currency, against inflation risk from its debenture lease indexed to IPCA (inflation rate) with shorter term, and against the risk of changes in TJLP of a debt with the BNDES. As such, any changes in risk factors generate an opposite effect on the hedged end. Therefore, there are no derivative instruments for speculative purposes and the Company is hedged against currency risk.

 

The Company keeps internal controls over its derivative instruments which, on management’s opinion, are appropriate to control risks related to each performance strategy in the market. The Company’s results derived from its derivative financial instruments indicate that the risks have been adequately managed.

The Company determines the effectiveness of the derivative instruments entered into to hedge its financial liabilities at the beginning of the operation and on an ongoing basis (quarterly). At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, derivative instruments taken out were effective for the hedged debts. Provided that these derivative contracts qualify as hedge accounting, the hedged risk may also be adjusted at fair value, according to hedge accounting rules.  

The Company entered into swap contracts in foreign currency at different exchange rates hedging its assets and liabilities in foreign currency.

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company and its subsidiary had no embedded derivative contracts.

 

Derivative contracts have specific provisions for penalty in case of breach of contract. A breach of contract provided for in the agreements made with financial institutions is characterized by breach of a clause, resulting in the early settlement of the contract.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

The discounted cash flow method was used to determine the fair value of financial liabilities (when applicable) and derivative instruments, considering expected settlement of liabilities or realization of assets and liabilities at the market rates prevailing at balance sheet date.

 

Fair values are calculated by projecting future operating flows, using BM&FBovespa curves, and discounting to present value through market DI rates for swaps, as informed by BM&FBovespa.

 

The market values of exchange rate derivatives were obtained through market currency rates in force at the balance sheet date and projected market rates were obtained from currency coupon curves. The coupon for positions indexed to foreign currencies was determined using the 360-calendar-day straight-line convention; the coupon for positions indexed by CDI was determined using the 252-workday exponential convention.

 

The consolidated derivative financial instruments shown below are registered with CETIP. All of them are classified as swaps  and do not require margin deposits.

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect

 

 

 

Reference value

 

Fair value

 

Amount receivable (payable)

Description

Index

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

 

09.30.14

 

09.30.13

Swap contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

10,451,617

 

1,339,270

 

11,077,796

 

1,843,352

 

453,722

 

393,232

Citibank

US$

 

181,230

 

181,230

 

249,972

 

240,175

 

63,722

 

62,099

Votorantim

US$

 

96,638

 

2,464

 

187,129

 

3,547

 

-

 

-

Santander

US$

 

24,005

 

5

 

24,472

 

5

 

-

 

-

Bradesco

US$

 

394,501

 

474,281

 

553,168

 

626,463

 

52,450

 

50,883

Itaú

US$

 

4,512

 

36,656

 

4,894

 

37,182

 

343

 

394

JP Morgan

US$

 

443,207

 

443,207

 

660,284

 

645,001

 

213,853

 

204,720

Bradesco

EUR

 

-

 

12,888

 

-

 

12,913

 

-

 

-

Itaú

EUR

 

-

 

5,506

 

-

 

5,481

 

-

 

-

JP Morgan

EUR

 

2,964,262

 

-

 

2,963,893

 

-

 

15,344

 

-

Citibank

EUR

 

154,507

 

-

 

155,846

 

-

 

764

 

-

Santander

EUR

 

2,510,413

 

-

 

2,509,693

 

-

 

12,196

 

-

Societe Generale

EUR

 

2,736,242

 

-

 

2,735,901

 

-

 

14,807

 

-

Morgan Stanley

EUR

 

304,027

 

-

 

303,989

 

-

 

1,341

 

-

Bradesco

LIBOR US$

 

179,533

 

179,533

 

262,741

 

264,615

 

78,902

 

75,136

Itaú

JPY

 

458,540

 

3,500

 

465,814

 

7,970

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rate

 

 

737,350

 

736,169

 

704,081

 

713,292

 

(13,171)

 

4,438

Bradesco

CDI

 

-

 

15,530

 

-

 

15,518

 

-

 

89

Itaú

CDI

 

-

 

20,639

 

-

 

20,769

 

-

 

-

Citibank

CDI

 

35,848

 

-

 

36,071

 

-

 

-

 

-

Votorantim

CDI

 

25,596

 

-

 

25,591

 

-

 

(53)

 

-

HSBC

TJLP

 

96,667

 

100,000

 

91,774

 

96,715

 

102

 

552

Citibank

TJLP

 

193,333

 

200,000

 

183,548

 

193,430

 

(5,613)

 

1,233

Santander

TJLP

 

289,239

 

300,000

 

275,323

 

290,145

 

(7,709)

 

2,012

Itaú

TJLP

 

96,667

 

100,000

 

91,774

 

96,715

 

102

 

552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inflation rates

 

 

262,060

 

232,714

 

306,573

 

251,282

 

20,804

 

21,481

Itaú

IPCA

 

107,001

 

72,000

 

139,444

 

95,351

 

22,777

 

21,159

Santander

IPCA

 

155,059

 

160,714

 

167,129

 

155,931

 

(1,973)

 

322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rate

 

 

(10,812,953)

 

(2,083,238)

 

(10,853,233)

 

(2,148,818)

 

1,589

 

(66,145)

Citibank

CDI

 

(564,918)

 

(381,230)

 

(520,521)

 

(377,847)

 

(27)

 

(7,574)

Votorantim

CDI

 

(122,234)

 

(2,464)

 

(200,736)

 

(7,335)

 

12,038

 

(3,788)

HSBC

CDI

 

(96,667)

 

(100,000)

 

(94,885)

 

(98,891)

 

(3,212)

 

(2,727)

Bradesco

CDI

 

(394,501)

 

(487,169)

 

(427,755)

 

(537,975)

 

(3,589)

 

(21,932)

Itaú

CDI

 

(208,179)

 

(208,454)

 

(216,448)

 

(215,479)

 

(3,556)

 

(2,855)

Santander

CDI

 

(2,978,716)

 

(460,714)

 

(2,974,169)

 

(456,982)

 

(65)

 

(13,240)

JP Morgan

CDI

 

(3,407,469)

 

(443,207)

 

(3,394,977)

 

(454,309)

 

-

 

(14,029)

Societe Generale

CDI

 

(2,736,242)

 

-

 

(2,721,094)

 

-

 

-

 

-

Morgan Stanley

CDI

 

(304,027)

 

-

 

(302,648)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(599,796)

 

(224,911)

 

(765,887)

 

(309,221)

 

(3,611)

 

(3,125)

Bradesco

LIBOR US$

 

(179,533)

 

(179,533)

 

(262,741)

 

(264,615)

 

(2,350)

 

(2,687)

Bradesco

US$

 

-

 

(15,530)

 

-

 

(15,429)

 

-

 

-

Itaú

US$

 

(420,263)

 

(24,139)

 

(463,934)

 

(23,366)

 

1,880

 

(373)

Citibank

US$

 

-

 

-

 

(39,212)

 

-

 

(3,141)

 

-

Itaú

EUR

 

-

 

(5,709)

 

-

 

(5,811)

 

-

 

(65)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable

 

 

 

492,820

 

419,151

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

 

 

(33,487)

 

(69,270)

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts receivable, net

 

459,333

 

349,881

 

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Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

a) Swaps of foreign currency (Dollar) x CDI (R$1,441,676) – swap transactions contracted with different maturity dates until 2019, to hedge against foreign exchange variation for loans in USD (financial debt carrying amount of R$1,417,884). 

 

 b) Swap of foreign currency (Euro and Dollar) and (CDI x EUR) (R$154,104)  - swap contracts entered into with maturities until August 28, 2014, in order to hedge against foreign exchange variation for net amounts payable in Euro and Dollar (carrying amount of R$68,949  in dollars and R$82,368  in Euro).

 

c) Swap IPCA x CDI percentage (R$102,592) – swap transactions with annual maturity dates until 2014 to hedge against the cash flow identical to the debentures (4th issue – 3rd series) pegged to the IPCA (market value R$102,592).

 

a) Swaps of TJLP x CDI (R$642,419) – swap transactions contracted with maturity dates until 2019, to hedge against foreign exchange variation of TJLP for loans with the BNDES (financial debt carrying amount of R$659,788). 

 

e) Swap of IPCA x CDI (R$203,981) – swap transactions maturing in 2033 for the purpose of hedging against IPCA variation risk of finance lease (market balance of R$204,750). 

 

f) NDF  EUR x R$ (R$9,126,998) – NDF operations taken out with maturity in 2015, in order to hedge against exposures to Euro variation of a firm commitment taken out in the GVT purchase operation. The exact payment amount will be based on the GVT balance sheet, as of the date relevant authorities approve it (ANATEL and CADE). Therefore, the payment date is also uncertain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79


 

Telefônica Brasil S. A.

NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The maturities of swap contracts as of September 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

Swap contract

 

Maturity

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017 onwards

 

Amount receivable (payable) at 09.30.14

Foreign currency x CDI

 

76,677

 

221,969

 

21,030

 

96,141

 

415,817

Votorantim

 

12,038

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

12,038

Bradesco

 

126

 

8,116

 

21,030

 

96,141

 

125,413

JP Morgan

 

-

 

213,853

 

-

 

-

 

213,853

Santander

 

475

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

475

Citibank

 

63,695

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

63,695

Itaú

 

343

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI x Foreign currency

 

(3,194)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,194)

Citibank

 

(3,141)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,141)

Votorantim

 

(53)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(53)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOWARD

 

(454)

 

46,247

 

-

 

-

 

45,793

Itaú

 

(454)

 

2,334

 

-

 

-

 

1,880

Santander

 

-

 

11,657

 

-

 

-

 

11,657

Societe Generale

 

-

 

14,807

 

-

 

-

 

14,807

JP Morgan

 

-

 

15,344

 

-

 

-

 

15,344

Morgan Stanley

 

-

 

1,341

 

-

 

-

 

1,341

Citibank

 

-

 

764

 

-

 

-

 

764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP x CDI

 

(2,020)

 

(9,111)

 

(6,088)

 

(2,323)

 

(19,542)

Citibank

 

(581)

 

(2,614)

 

(1,747)

 

(671)

 

(5,613)

HSBC

 

(327)

 

(1,423)

 

(952)

 

(408)

 

(3,110)

Santander

 

(785)

 

(3,651)

 

(2,437)

 

(836)

 

(7,709)

Itaú

 

(327)

 

(1,423)

 

(952)

 

(408)

 

(3,110)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA x CDI

 

22,561

 

(57)

 

27

 

(2,072)

 

20,459

Itaú

 

22,569

 

(26)

 

(5)

 

(105)

 

22,433

Santander

 

(8)

 

(31)

 

32

 

(1,967)

 

(1,974)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

93,570

 

259,048

 

14,969

 

91,746

 

459,333

 

 

For the purpose of preparing the financial statements, the Company adopted hedge accounting for its foreign currency X CDI, IPCA x CDI and TJLP x CDI swap transactions providing financial debt hedge. Under this methodology, both the derivative and the risk covered are stated at fair value.

 

At September 30, 2014, ineffectiveness was R$1,491  (R$965 at December 31, 2013).

 

At September 30, 2014 and 2013, derivative transactions generated consolidated gains of R$6,259  and R$86,017, respectively, under Note 25.  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Sensitivity analysis of the Company’s risk variables

CVM Rule No. 604/09 requires listed companies to disclose, in addition to the provisions of Technical Pronouncement CPC No. 40 - Financial Instruments: Disclosure (equivalent to IFRS 7), a table showing the sensitivity analysis of each type of market risk inherent in financial instruments considered significant by management and to which the Company is exposed at the closing date of each reporting period, including all operations involving derivative financial instruments.

 

In compliance with the foregoing, all the operations involving derivative financial instruments were evaluated considering a probable scenario and two scenarios that may adversely impact the Company.

 

The assumption taken into consideration under the probable scenario was to keep, the maturity date of each transaction, what has been signaled by the market through BM&FBovespa market curves (currencies and interest rates). Accordingly, the probable scenario does not provide for any impact on the fair value of the derivative financial instruments mentioned above. For scenarios II and III, risk variables contemplated 25% and 50% deterioration, respectively, pursuant to the applicable CVM ruling. 

 

Considering that the Company has derivative instruments only to cover its assets and liabilities in foreign currency, changes in scenarios are offset by changes in the related hedged items, thus indicating that the effects are nearly null. For these operations, the Company reported the value of the hedged item and of the derivative financial instrument in separate lines in the sensitivity analysis table in order to provide information on consolidated net exposure for each of the three scenarios mentioned, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

Sensitivity analysis – Net exposure

Consolidated

Transaction

Risk

 

Probable

 

25% deterioration

 

50% deterioration

Hedge (receivable)

Derivatives (devaluation risk US$)

 

910,256

 

1,139,098

 

1,368,458

Debt in US$

Debt (appreciation risk US$)

 

(910,256)

 

(1,139,098)

 

(1,368,458)

 

Net exposure

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (receivable)

Derivatives (devaluation risk EUR)

 

81,874

 

102,345

 

122,817

Accounts payable in EUR

Debt (appreciation risk EUR)

 

(91,773)

 

(114,716)

 

(137,659)

Accounts receivable in EUR

Debt (devaluation risk EUR)

 

9,405

 

11,756

 

14,108

 

Net exposure

 

(494)

 

(615)

 

(734)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (receivable)

Derivatives (devaluation risk EUR)

 

9,252,279

 

11,565,349

 

13,878,419

Firm commitment in EUR

Debt EUR (appreciation risk EUR)

 

(9,252,279)

 

(11,565,349)

 

(13,878,419)

 

Net exposure

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (receivable)

Derivativos (Risco desvalorização US$)

 

72,230

 

90,316

 

108,414

Accounts payable in US$

Debt (appreciation risk US$)

 

(143,553)

 

(179,441)

 

(215,330)

Accounts receivable in US$

Debt (devaluation risk US$)

 

73,704

 

92,130

 

110,556

 

Net exposure

 

2,381

 

3,005

 

3,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (receivable)

Derivatives (Risk of decrease in IPCA)

 

306,574

 

326,625

 

350,165

Debt in IPCA

Debt (Risk of increase in IPCA)

 

(306,777)

 

(326,995)

 

(350,657)

 

Net exposure

 

(203)

 

(370)

 

(492)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (receivable)

Derivatives (Risk of decrease in UMBND)

 

552,714

 

700,990

 

853,676

Debt in UMBND

Debt (Risk of increase in UMBND)

 

(553,474)

 

(701,898)

 

(854,712)

 

Net exposure

 

(760)

 

(908)

 

(1,036)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (ponta ativa)

Derivatives (Risk of decrease in TJLP)

 

642,419

 

685,862

 

727,984

Debt in TJLP

Debt (Risk of increase in TJLP)

 

(642,419)

 

(685,862)

 

(727,984)

 

Net exposure

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge (receivable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge USD (payable)

Derivatives (risk of increase in CDI)

 

(632,678)

 

(632,447)

 

(632,222)

Hedge USD and EUR (payable and receivable)

Derivatives (risk of increase in CDI)

 

(144,470)

 

(144,454)

 

(144,437)

Hedge UMBND (payable)

Derivatives (risk of increase in CDI)

 

(427,755)

 

(433,543)

 

(438,762)

Hedge TJLP (payable)

Derivatives (risk of increase in CDI)

 

(661,963)

 

(662,599)

 

(663,182)

Hedge IPCA (payable)

Derivatives (risk of increase in CDI)

 

(286,114)

 

(286,123)

 

(286,132)

 

Net exposure

 

(2,152,980)

 

(2,159,166)

 

(2,164,735)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net exposure for each scenario

 

 

(2,152,056)

 

(2,158,054)

 

(2,163,357)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net effect on changes in current fair value

 

 

-

 

(5,998)

 

(11,301)

 

Assumptions for sensitivity analysis

Variable of risk

 

Probable

 

25% deterioration

 

50% deterioration

USD

 

2.4510

 

3.0638

 

3.6765

EUR

 

3.0841

 

3.8551

 

4.6261

JPY

 

0.0224

 

0.0279

 

0.0335

IPCA

 

6.60%

 

8.25%

 

9.90%

UMBND

 

0.0479

 

0.0598

 

0.0718

URTJLP

 

1.9741

 

2.4676

 

2.9611

CDI

 

10.81%

 

13.51%

 

16.22%

 

To determine the net exposure of the sensibility analysis, all derivatives were considered at market value and only hedged elements classified under the hedge accounting method were also considered at fair value.

 

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

The fair values shown in the table above are based on the status of the portfolio as of September 30, 2014, not reflecting an estimated realization in view of the market dynamics, always monitored by the Company. The use of different assumptions may significantly impact estimates.

 

33. COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (RENTALS)

 

The Company rents equipment, facilities and several stores, administrative buildings, and sites  where the radio-base stations are located, through several non-cancellable operating agreements maturing on different dates, with monthly payments. As of September 30, 2014, total amounts equivalent to the full contractual period were R$5,515,023  and R$10,010,759, for Company and consolidated, respectively, as follows:   

 

   

Company

 

Consolidated

Until One Year

 

979,501

 

1,487,654

One year to five years

 

2,995,541

 

4,501,497

More than five years

 

1,539,981

 

4,021,608

Total

 

5,515,023

 

10,010,759

 

 

 

34. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Interim interest on equity

 

On October 20, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the allocation of IOE amounting to R$305,772, gross, based on income in the balance sheet at June 30, 2014, equivalent to R$0.255349937165 per common share and R$0.280884930882 per preferred share, corresponding to an amount net of withholding income tax of R$259,906, equivalent to R$0.217047446591  per common share and  R$0.238752191250  per preferred share, which will be included in the mandatory minimum dividend of 2014. Payment of this IOE is expected to start until the end of 2015, on a date to be defined by the Executive Board, and individually credited to the shareholders, in light of the shareholding position contained in the Company’s records at the end of October 31, 2014.

 

Renegotiation of the 1st and 3rd series of the 4th public issue of debentures

 

On October 3, 2014, the Company communicated its debenture holders, as disclosed by means of the Notice to Holders of Debentures of 1st and 3rd series of the 4th public issue of nonconvertible unsecured and unprivileged debentures of the Company, dated September 10, 2014, that the Board of Directors, in meeting held on September 9, 2014, approved the following conditions for the second renegotiation of 1st series debentures, and the conditions for the first renegotiation of 3rd series of the 4th public issue of debentures of the Company:  

 

·      Conditions for the second renegotiation of 1st series of the 4th public issue of debentures of the Company (code VIVO14)

 

(i) Remuneration:  over the new remuneration period, debentures will be entitled to remuneration of 98% of the CDI, calculated in accordance with the formula contained in clause 4.4.2.5 of the 4th issue indenture.

 

(ii) New remuneration period: the new remuneration period will be effective for 60 months, from October 15, 2014 to October 15, 2019, period in which the remuneration conditions hereby defined shall remain unchanged. There will be no other renegotiation until maturity.

 

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NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2014

(In thousands of reais, except when indicated otherwise)

                                             

·      Conditions for the first renegotiation of 3rd series of the 4th public issue of debentures of the Company (code VIVO34)

 

(i) Remuneration: over the new remuneration period, debentures will be entitled to remuneration of 4% p.a., considering 252 workdays, calculated in accordance with the formula contained in clause 6.6.3 of the indenture.

 

(ii) New remuneration period: the new remuneration period will be effective for 60 months, from October 15, 2014 to October 15, 2019, period in which the remuneration conditions hereby defined shall remain unchanged. There will be no other renegotiation until maturity.

 

As set forth in the indenture, debenture holders, both of 1st series (code VIVO14) and 3rd series (code VIVO34) debentures, who disagreed with the new conditions set by the Company, exercised their right not to renegotiate their debentures, and requested repurchase thereof.

 

Payment to debenture holders (codes VIVO14 and/or VIVO34) who expressed, respectively, as in item 4.2.1-A and/or 6.2.1 of the indenture, was made on October 15, 2014 with no increases in premium of any kind.

 

Considering that the conditions described above have not been approved by the holders of such debentures, the Company informed on October 30, 2014 that, as provided for in the Deed of the 4th Issue, it will enforce its right and redeem all debentures on November 14, 2014, for later cancellation.

 

Such redemption will be conducted by the Company upon payment of the unit value, plus remuneration calculated proportionally to the period incurred since the last payment date of such remuneration until the effective redemption date. The Company will not pay to debenture holders any amount referring to premium or bonus on the amount redeemed under the terms described above.

 

Option of Law No. 12973/14

 

Revenue Procedure No. 1499, of October 15, 2014, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU) on October 16, 2014, determined that the December 2014 DCTF will be the base for expressing the adoption, for calendar year 2014, of the rules contained in articles 1, 2 and 4 to 70 or rules set forth in articles 76 to 92 of Law No. 12973, of May 13, 2014.

 

Accordingly, the option defined by the Company will be reported to the Brazilian IRS by means of the December 2014 DCTF.

 

Increase in the Limit of Authorized Capital 

  

The Special General Meeting held on November 6, 2014, approved by unanimous voting, increase in the limit of the Company’s authorized capital by 500,000,000 (five hundred million) common or preferred shares, from  1,350,000,000 (one billion, three hundred and fifty million) shares to 1,850,000,000 (one billion, eight hundred and fifty million) shares.

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.

Date:

November 17, 2014

 

By:

/s/ Luis Carlos da Costa Plaster

 

 

 

 

Name:

Luis Carlos da Costa Plaster

 

 

 

 

Title:

Investor Relations Director