UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 333-131938
333-145838-02
333-145838-01
333-179498
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TAM S.A. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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TAM Capital Inc. TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. |
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(Additional registrants) Av. Jurandir, 856, Lote 4, 1° andar 04072-000, São Paulo, SP Federative Republic of Brazil (55) 11-5582-9715 |
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices) |
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Preferred Shares, without par value(1) American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Preferred Share(1) 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017(2) American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Common Share, without par value(3) |
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) |
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains) |
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
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Rule 12g-4(a)(l) |
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Rule 12g-4(a)(2) |
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Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) |
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Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) |
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Rule 15d-6 |
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Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
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Class of securities |
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Holders of record |
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Preferred Shares, without par value |
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1 |
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American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Preferred Share |
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1 |
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7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017 |
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28 |
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American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Common Share, without par value |
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0 |
(1) TAM S.A. is the registrant with respect to the Preferred Shares and the American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Preferred Share.
(2) TAM Capital Inc. is the issuer in respect of the 7.375% Senior Guaranteed Notes Due 2017, which are unconditionally guaranteed by TAM S.A. and TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A.
(3) TAM S.A. is the registrant with respect to the American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one Common Share.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the registrants has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
TAM S.A.
By: /s/ Claudia Sender Ramirez
Name: Claudia Sender Ramirez
Title: Officer
By: /s/ Marco Antonio Bologna
Name: Marco Antonio Bologna
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 27, 2012
TAM LINHAS AÉREAS S.A.
By: /s/ Claudia Sender Ramirez
Name: Claudia Sender Ramirez
Title: Officer
By: /s/ Marco Antonio Bologna
Name: Marco Antonio Bologna
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 27, 2012
TAM CAPITAL INC.
By: /s/ José Zaidan Maluf
Name: José Zaidan Maluf
Title: Executive Vice President
By: /s/ Euzébio Angelotti Neto
Name: Euzébio Angelotti Neto
Title: Officer
Date: August 27, 2012