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 February, 2022
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) 02.558.157/0001-62
Company’s Registry (NIRE) 35.3.001.5881-4
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
DELIBERATION OF INTEREST ON CAPITAL
Telefônica Brasil S.A. (“Company”) communicates to the Shareholders that, at a meeting held on February 16th, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors resolved on the payment of Interest on Capital (“IoC”), for the fiscal year 2022, pursuant to Article 26 of the Company’s Bylaws, Article 9 of Law 9,249/95 and CVM Resolution 638/2012, in the gross amount of R$180,000,000.00 (one hundred eighty million reais), withholding income tax at the rate of 15%, resulting in a net amount of R$153,000,000.00 (one hundred fifty-three million reais), based on the balance sheet of January 31st, 2022. The amount per share is described in the table below:
| Type of Payment | Declaration Date | Shareholding Position | Gross Amount per Share (R$) | Withholding Income Tax (15%) | Net Amount per Share |
Interest on Capital
| 02/16/2022 | 02/25/2022 | 0.10739500713 | 0.01610925106 | 0.09128575606 |
As established in Article 26 of the Company’s Bylaw, said interest will be considered as part of the mandatory minimum dividends for the fiscal year 2022, subject to approval by the General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in 2023.
The IoC will be paid individually to each shareholder, based on the shareholding position in the Company’s records at the end of February 25th, 2022. After this date, the shares will trade as “ex-interest”. The Interest on Capital will be paid by July 31st, 2023, and the Company’s Executive Board is responsible for setting the exact date.
Shareholders who are immune to or exempt from income tax, in accordance with the current legislation, must prove such conditions by March 4th, 2022 to the Shares and Custody Department of Banco Bradesco S.A., the depositary institution of the Company’s book-entry shares, located at Cidade de Deus, s/n, Prédio Amarelo Velho, subsolo – Vila Yara – Zip Code: 06029-900 – Osasco – SP.
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ/MF) 02.558.157/0001-62
Company’s Registry (NIRE) 35.3.001.5881-4
São Paulo, February 16, 2022.
David Melcon Sanchez-Friera CFO and Investor Relations Officer
Telefônica Brasil – Investor Relations Tel: +55 11 3430 3687 Email: ir.br@telefonica.com www.telefonica.com.br/ri
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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.
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Date: | February 16, 2022 |
| By: | /s/ João Pedro Carneiro | |
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| Name: | João Pedro Carneiro |
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| Title: | Investor Relations Director |