6-K 1 tel6k.htm FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2007 Unassociated Document


 
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 2007

001-31609
(Commission File Number)
 
                                           

 
Telkom SA Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Telkom Towers North
152 Proes Street
Pretoria 0002
The Republic of South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices)

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On September 26, 2007, Telkom SA Limited (“Telkom”) sent to its shareholders a form of proxy for use at the general meeting of shareholders of Telkom held on October 26, 2007. A copy of the form of proxy is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
            On November 19, 2007, Telkom announced its group interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The announcement contains forward-looking statements and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

On November 19, 2007, Telkom presented its group interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The presentation contains forward-looking statements and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

On November 19, 2007, Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited (“Vodacom”) (unlisted), in which Telkom has a 50% holding, announced its interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and is incorporated herein by reference. The announcement contains forward-looking statements and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

On November 19, 2007, Vodacom presented its interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and is incorporated herein by reference. The presentation contains forward-looking statements and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
 
On November 22, 2007, Telkom announced the appointment of Mr. Reuben September as Chief Executive Officer of Telkom with immediate effect.  A copy of the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
On November 28, 2007, Telkom announced that its shareholders are advised that the discussions with both MTN Group Limited and Vodafone Group Plc, relating to its mobile strategy review, have been terminated without reaching an agreement and that caution is no longer required to be exercised by shareholders when dealing in Telkom's securities. A copy of the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.7 and is incorporated herein by reference.




SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

All of the statements contained herein and in the exhibits incorporated by reference herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by Telkom or Vodacom, or by officers, directors or employees acting on their behalf, that are not statements of historical facts constitute or are based on forward-looking statements within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, specifically Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause Telkom’s or Vodacom’s actual results and outcomes to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause Telkom’s or Vodacom’s actual results or outcomes to differ materially from their expectations are those risks identified in Item 3. “Key Information-Risk Factors” contained in Telkom’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its other filings and submissions with the SEC which are available on Telkom’s website at www.telkom.co.za/ir, including, but not limited to, any changes to Telkom’s mobile strategy and its ability to successfully implement such strategy and any changes thereto; increased competition in the South African telecommunications markets; developments in the regulatory environment; continued mobile growth and reductions in Vodacom’s and Telkom’s net interconnect margins; Vodacom’s and Telkom’s ability to expand their operations and make investments and acquisitions in other African and
 
 

other countries and the general economic, political, social and legal conditions in South Africa and in other countries where Vodacom and Telkom invest; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our inability to appoint a majority of Vodacom’s directors and the consensus approval rights at Vodacom that may limit our flexibility and ability to implement our preferred strategies; Vodacom’s continued payment of dividends or distributions to us; our ability to improve and maintain our management information and other systems; our negative working capital; changes in technology and delays in the implementation of new technologies; our ability to reduce theft, vandalism, network and payphone fraud and lost revenue to non-licensed operators; our ability to improve our internal control over financial reporting; health risks related to mobile handsets, base stations and associated equipment; risks related to our control by the Government of the Republic of South Africa and major shareholders and the South African Government’s other positions in the telecommunications industry; the outcome of regulatory, legal and arbitration proceedings, including tariff approvals, and the outcome of Telkom’s hearing before the Competition Commission, its proceedings with Telcordia Technologies Incorporated and others; our ability to negotiate favorable terms, rates and conditions for the provision of interconnection services and facilities leasing services; our ability to implement and recover the substantial capital and operational costs associated with carrier pre-selection, Number Portability and the monitoring, interception and customer registration requirements contained in the South African Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication – Related Information Act; Telkom’s ability to comply with the South African Public Finance Management Act and South African Public Audit Act and the impact of the Municipal Property Rates Act; fluctuations in the value of the Rand; the impact of unemployment, poverty, crime and HIV infection, labor laws and exchange control restrictions in South Africa; and other matters not yet known to us or not currently considered material by us.

We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Telkom or Vodacom, or persons acting on their behalf, are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Moreover, unless Telkom or Vodacom is required by law to update these statements, they will not necessarily update any of these statements after the date hereof, either to conform them to actual results or to changes in their expectation.
 



Exhibit                 Description


99.1 Form of proxy, sent to Telkom SA Limited (“Telkom”)’s shareholders on September 26, 2007, for use at the general meeting of shareholders of Telkom held on October 26, 2007.
   
99.2
Announcement, dated November 19, 2007, issued by Telkom, regarding its group interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007.
   
99.3
Presentation, made by Telkom on November 19, 2007, regarding its group interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007.
   
99.4
Announcement, issued by Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited (“Vodacom”) on November 19, 2007, regarding its interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007.
   
99.5
Presentation, made by Vodacom on November 19, 2007, regarding its interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007.
   
99.6
Announcement, dated November 22, 2007, issued by Telkom, regarding the appointment of Mr. Reuben September as Chief Executive Officer of Telkom with immediate effect.
   
99.7
Announcement, dated November 28, 2007, issued by Telkom, advising its shareholders that the discussions with both MTN Group Limited and Vodafone Group Plc, relating to its mobile strategy review, have been terminated without reaching an agreement and that caution is no longer required to be exercised by shareholders when dealing in Telkom's securities.


 


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.

 
  TELKOM SA LIMITED  
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Deon Fredericks 
 
  Name:  Deon Fredericks   
  Title:    Acting Chief of Finance   

 
Date:  November 29, 2007