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 December, 2018
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)
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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
Publicly-Held Corporation
CNPJ/MF 02.558.157/0001-62 - NIRE 35.3.001.5881-4
MATERIAL FACT
Telefônica Brasil S.A. ("Company"), in the manner and for the purposes of CVM Instruction No. 358/2002, as amended, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on this date, approved the election of Mr. Christian Mauad Gebara to the role of Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mr. Eduardo Navarro de Carvalho. The term of the Chief Executive Officer now elected shall begin on January 1st, 2019, in complement to the current term.
The Board of Directors also approved the indication of Mr. Christian Mauad Gebara to the role of Member of the Board of Directors vacant since the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on November 30, 2018. The term of the Member of the Board of Directors now elected shall begin on January 1st, 2019, in complement to the current term. Mr. Eduardo Navarro de Carvalho will remain as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
On January 1st, 2019, Mr. Christian Mauad Gebara will take over the position of Chief Executive Officer, and from then on the Company's Board of Executive Officers will be composed by: (i) Christian Mauad Gebara, Chief Executive Officer; (ii) David Melcon Sanchez-Friera, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer; and (iii) Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de Oliveira, General Secretary and Legal Officer.
The Company thanks Mr. Eduardo Navarro de Carvalho for the relevant services rendered in the performance of said position, wishing continuous success in his new endeavors at Telefónica Group, also wishing the best of success to Mr. Christian Mauad Gebara in his new challenges to be undertaken.
São Paulo, December 12, 2018.
David Melcon Sanchez-Friera
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
Telefônica Brasil – Investor Relations
Phone: +55 11 3430-3687
E-mail: ir.br@telefonica.com
Information available at www.telefonica.com.br/ir
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.
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/s/ Luis Carlos da Costa Plaster | |
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Luis Carlos da Costa Plaster |
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Investor Relations Director |