TIM Participacoes S.A. announced in reference to the board of directors meeting held on February 5, 2013, in which the members of the board of
directors acknowledged the resignation presented by Mr. Andrea Mangoni from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the company. The company announced that, on a meeting that took place on February 7, 2013, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Rodrigo Modesto de Abreu as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, considering that his effective investiture on said position will take place on March 4, 2013. Mr. Abreu has more than 20 years of experience on telecommunication and information technology areas, having worked on various companies in that field, in Brazil and abroad, and on different positions. His last professional challenge was as CEO of Cisco do Brasil, where he has worked for 7 years.