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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of January, 2013
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Distrito Telefónica, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 85 48
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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RAMIRO SÁNCHEZ DE LERÍN GARCÍA-OVIES
General Secretary and
Secretary to the Board of Directors
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
TELEFÓNICA, S.A. as provided in article 82 of the Spanish Securities Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores), hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
On February 21, 2012, a significant event was filed, reporting that Telefónica de Contenidos, S.A.U., a wholly-owned company by Telefónica, S.A., had reached an agreement with Abertis Telecom, S.A. to sell the stake of Hispasat S.A. owned by Telefónica de Contenidos, S.A.U.
Following the exercise of the preferential right of acquisition by the German company Eutelsat Services & Beteiligungem, GmbH, and after obtaining the necessary authorizations by the Council of Ministers on 28 December 2012, Telefónica de Contenidos, S.A.U., as of today:
- Has transferred to Abertis Telecom, SA 23,343 shares of Hispasat, S.A. for a total price, of €67,628,583.28, which has been received in cash, estimating that the capital gain will amount to approximately €68 million, and
- Has signed a contract with Eutelsat Services & Beteiligungem, GmbH for the sale of its remaining stake in Hispasat, SA, that is 19,359 shares of that entity, for a total price of €56 million, subject to approval of foreign investment, in accordance with Royal Decree 664/1999, of 23 April, on the Legal Regime of foreign investment (Régimen Jurídico de las Inversiones Exteriores).
The capital gain is estimated to amount to approximately €47 million.
Madrid, January 10th, 2013
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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.
| Telefónica, S.A. | ||||||
| Date: January 10th , 2013 | By: | /s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies | ||||
| Name: | Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies | |||||
| Title: | General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors | |||||