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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
THROUGH DECEMBER 01, 2005

(Commission File No. 1-14477)
 
 
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
BRAZIL TELECOM HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

SIA Sul, Área de Serviços Públicos, Lote D, Bloco B
Brasília, D.F., 71.215-000
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of Regristrant's principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover 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)__.

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)__.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ______ No ___X___

If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 


 

Investor Relations
(55 61) 3415-1140 ri@brasiltelecom.com.br

Media Relations
(55 61) 3415-1378 cesarb@brasiltelecom.com.br

Free Translation

BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly Traded Company
Corporate Taxpayer Registration CNPJ/MF 02.570.688/0001 -70
Board of Trade 53 3 0000581 8

MATERIAL FACT

CREDIT AND PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

We hereby inform Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.’s (“Company”) shareholders that the Company’s Executive Management deliberated, following a delegation from the Board of Directors specified on a meeting held on December 1st, 2005, the credit of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity in the amount of R$352,400,000.00 (three hundred fifty two million and four hundred thousand reais), which corresponds to a gross amount of R$0.972169003 per one thousand shares and an amount net of income tax of R$0.826343653 per one thousand shares, common and preferred, which will be imputed to the dividends relative to the fiscal year 2005, pursuant to Article 9 of Law 9,249 of December 26th, 1995 and to Comissão de Valores Mobiliários’ (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) Deliberation 207/96.

I – Date of the Credit: December 30th, 2005.

II – Date of Payment: Beginning January 14th, 2006.

III – Date of Trading “ex-Interest on Shareholders’ Equity”: As of December 13th, 2005, Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.’s shares will trade “Ex-Interest on Shareholders’ Equity”, considering the shares deposited on December 12th, 2005.

IV – Form and Place of Payment: Shareholders who have bank accounts and have provided such information to Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A. (Depositary Institution) will have their interest on shareholders’ equity credited to those accounts.

The interest on shareholders’ equity corresponding to shares deposited with the custodian agent will be credited to the respective stock exchange, which will then transfer the payments to shareholders through certified Brokerage Houses.

The remaining shareholders should proceed to a Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A. branch of his or her choice, bringing along proof of banking account for registration (optional) and identified with the following documents:

A Natural Person: certified copy of his or her identification card, an Individual Taxpayer Registration (CPF) card and address certificate.
A Legal Person: certified copy of its Federal Taxpayer Registration (CNPJ/MF), and current consolidated articles of association or bylaws. The bylaws must reflect the minutes of the shareholders’ meeting at which the current officers of the legal person were elected. Managing partners and officers with powers to represent the company must present a certified copy of their identity card, Individual Taxpayer Registration (CPF) card and address certificate.

If a shareholder is represented under power of attorney, the agent of the shareholder must provide the public instrument which grants such power of attorney, certified copies of the attorney’s identity card and an Individual Taxpayer Registration (CPF) card.

V – Income Tax Withheld: Income tax of 15% will be withheld from the amount of credit of Interest on Shareholders’ Equity, except for the shareholders proven to have fiscal exemption or with differentiated taxation who prove such condition to the Custodian Bank Banco ABN AMRO REAL S.A., Gerenciamento de Acionistas de Terceiros, Av. Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio, 2020/6o Andar – Bela Vista, Zip Code 01.318 -911 - São Paulo – SP - Brazil, until December 9th, 2005.

VI - Interest on Shareholders’ Equity and Dividends of 2005:

Interest on Shareholders’ Equity

Date of the
credit		 Brazilian
Ex-Date		 Payment
Date

Gross amount
(R$)

Net amount
(R$)

Gross amount
per 1,000 shares
(R$)

 Net amount of
income tax per
1,000 shares (R$)
04/20/2005  05/03/2005  From 
05/16/2005 		 216,600,000.00  184,110,000.00  0.597536340  0.507905889 

 

Additional Dividends

Record Date  Brazilian Ex-Date  Payment
Date 		 Gross amount
(R$)		 Gross amount per
1,000 shares (R$)
05/09/2005  05/10/2005  From 05/23/2005  300,000,000.00  0.827612659 

Brazil, Brasília, December 2nd, 2005.

 


Charles Laganá Putz
Investor Relations Officer
Brasil Telecom Participações S.A.

 
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.

Date: December 01, 2005

 
BRASIL TELECOM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
By:
/S/ Charles Laganá Putz
 
Name:   Charles Laganá Putz
Title:     Chief Financial Officer