- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)

 

 

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

10 July 2012

 

 

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (“Telecom”)

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

New Zealand

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Level 2,

Telecom Place

167 Victoria Street West

Auckland

New Zealand

(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:

x   Form 20-F     ¨   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     x   No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

 

 

 

---

This report on Form 6-K contains the following:

 

1.

Telecom suspends trading on New York Stock Exchange, commences trading on over-the-counter market

---

SIGNATURES

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.

 

						Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Date: 10 July 2012				By:		/s/ Tristan Gilbertson
				Name:		Tristan Gilbertson
				Title:		Group Company Secretary

---

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
10 July 2012

Telecom suspends trading on New York Stock Exchange, commences trading on over-the-counter market

Telecom has announced that the last day of trading of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the New York Stock Exchange was 9 July 2012. Trading of Telecom ADRs will commence in the over-the-counter market on 10 July under the ticker NZTCY.

- ends -

Contact:

For investor relations queries, please contact:

Mark Laing

GM Capital Markets

[phone]

For media queries, please contact:

Michael Burgess

Corporate Communications Manager

[phone]