Form 6-K
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 May, 2011
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Distrito C, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 85 48
(Address of principal executive offices)
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20-F or Form 40-F:
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Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
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RAMIRO SÁNCHEZ DE LERÍN GARCÍA-OVIÉS
General Secretary and
Secretary to the Board of Directors
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
TELEFÓNICA, S.A., as provided in article 82 of the Spanish Stock Market Act (Ley del Mercado
de Valores) hereby informs of the following:
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
The Annual General Shareholders Meeting of TELEFÓNICA, S.A. held at second call today, May
18, 2011, with the attendance of 67,103 shareholders, present or represented, holding 2,366,749,861 shares,
representing 51.857% of the share capital of the Company, has approved by a large majority of
votes all the
resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors for deliberation and vote by the General
Shareholders Meeting.
The full text of these resolutions is attached to this report.
Madrid, May 18th, 2011
Telefónica, S.A.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE SHAREHOLDERS FOR DECISION AT
THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
Proposal regarding Item I on the Agenda: Examination and approval, if applicable, of the Individual
Annual Accounts, the Consolidated Financial Statements (Consolidated Annual Accounts) and the
Management Report of Telefónica, S.A. and of its Consolidated Group of Companies, as well as of the
proposed allocation of the profits/losses of Telefónica, S.A. and the management of its Board of
Directors, all with respect to Fiscal Year 2010.
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To approve the Individual Annual Accounts (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of
Changes in Shareholders Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes), the Consolidated Financial
Statements Consolidated Annual Accounts (Statements of Financial Condition, Income
Statements, Global Income Statements, Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity, Cash Flow
Statements, and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements), and the Management Reports of
Telefónica, S.A. and its Consolidated Group of Companies for Fiscal Year 2010 (ended on
December 31, 2010), as finalized by the Companys Board of Directors at its meeting of
February 23, 2011, as well as the corporate management of the Board of Directors of
Telefónica, S.A. during such Fiscal Year. |
In the Individual Annual Accounts, the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010 discloses
assets, liabilities and shareholders equity in the amount of 93,117 million euros each,
and the Income Statement as of the end of the Fiscal Year shows a profit of 4,130 million
euros.
In the Consolidated Financial Statements (Consolidated Annual Accounts), the Balance Sheet
as of December 31, 2010 reflects assets, liabilities and shareholders equity in the amount
of 129,775 million euros each, and the Income Statement as of the end of the Fiscal Year
reports a profit of 10,167 million euros.
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To approve the following Proposal for the Allocation of the Profits and Losses of Telefónica,
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To allocate the profits posted by Telefónica, S.A. in Fiscal Year 2010, in the
amount of 4,130,219,259.19 euros, as follows:
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2,938,011,020.75 euros to payment of an interim dividend (fixed gross
amount of 0.65 euro per share entitled to receive it). Such dividend was paid
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1,690,464.00 euros to funding a restricted reserve for Goodwill. |
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The balance of profits (1,190,517,774.44 euros) to a Discretionary
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Proposal regarding Item II on the Agenda: Compensation of shareholders: Distribution of dividends
to be charged to Unrestricted Reserves.
To approve a distribution of Unrestricted Reserves by means of payment to each of the
existing and outstanding shares of the Company that are entitled to participate in such
distribution on the payment date, of the fixed gross amount of 0.77 euro per share, to be
charged to the aforementioned Unrestricted Reserves.
Payment will be made on November 7, 2011, through the Entities participating in the
Sociedad de Gestión de los Sistemas de Registro, Compensación y Liquidación de Valores,
S.A. (Securities Registration, Clearing and Settlement Systems Management Company)
(IBERCLEAR).
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Proposal regarding Item III on the Agenda: Amendment of the By-Laws.
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Amendment of Articles 1, 6.2, 7, 14, 16.1, 17.4, 18.4, 31 bis and 36 of the By-Laws for
adjustment thereof to the latest legislative developments. |
It is resolved to amend the aforementioned by-law provisions, which shall henceforth read
as follows:
New text of Article 1 of the By-Laws:
Article 1. Corporate name
The Company is named Telefónica, S.A. and shall be governed by these By-Laws
and, as to matters not otherwise contemplated or provided for herein, by the
Companies Act (Ley de Sociedades de Capital) and other legal provisions applicable
thereto.
New text of paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the By-Laws:
2. Modifications to features of shares represented in book-entry form, once
formalized in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act (Ley de
Sociedades de Capital) and the Securities Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores),
shall be published in the Official Bulletin of the Commercial Registry (Boletín
Oficial del Registro Mercantil) and in one of the newspapers of wider circulation
in Madrid.
New text of Article 7 of the By-Laws:
Article 7. Pending disbursements
1. Pending disbursements shall be paid within the period that is established,
within legal limits, by the Board of Directors.
2. In the case of arrears in the payment of pending disbursements, the delinquent
shareholder shall be subject to the effects provided for under Law. In the event
of a transfer of shares that have not been fully paid up, the transferee of any
such shares and all prior transferors shall be jointly and severally liable.
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New text of Article 14 of the By-Laws:
Article 14. Powers of the Shareholders Acting at a General Shareholders Meeting
The shareholders acting at a General Shareholders Meeting shall decide on the
matters assigned thereto by Law or these By-Laws and, in particular, regarding the
following:
1) Appointment and removal of Directors.
2) Appointment and removal of Auditors and liquidators.
3) Commencement of claims for liability against Directors, liquidators or
Auditors.
4) Review of corporate management and approval, if appropriate, of the financial
statements for the prior fiscal year and decisions regarding the allocation of
profits/losses.
5) Increase and reduction of share capital.
6) Issuance of debentures.
7) Amendment of the By-Laws.
8) Dissolution, merger, split-off, overall assignment of assets and liabilities,
relocation of the registered address abroad and transformation of the Company.
9) The elimination of or establishment of restrictions upon pre-emptive rights,
without prejudice to the possible delegation of these powers to the Directors as
provided by law.
10) The transformation of the Company into a holding company through
subsidiarization or by entrusting subsidiaries with the conduct of core
activities theretofore carried out by the Company itself.
11) The acquisition or disposition of essential operating assets, when this
entails an effective amendment of the corporate purpose.
12) Transactions the effect of which is tantamount to liquidating the Company and,
especially, the approval of the final balance sheet upon liquidation.
13) Any other matter that the Board of Directors resolves to submit to the
shareholders at a General Shareholders Meeting.
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New text of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the By-Laws:
1. The General Shareholders Meeting shall be called through a notice published
in the Official Bulletin of the Commercial Registry and on the Companys website
(www.telefonica.com), as much in advance of the date set for the Meeting as is at
a minimum required by Law. The notice published on the Companys website shall be
accessible at least until the date of the Meeting. Furthermore, the Board of
Directors may publish notices in other media, if it deems it appropriate in order
to give broader publicity to the call to meeting.
New text of paragraph 4 of Article 17 of the By-Laws:
4. Proxy representation must be granted in writing (in paper or electronic form)
and specifically for each Meeting.
A proxy is always revocable. Attendance at the Meeting by the shareholder granting
the proxy, whether in person or through distance voting, entails the revocation of
any proxy, whatever the date thereof. A proxy shall likewise be rendered void as
a result of the disposition of shares of which the Company has notice.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 187 of the Companies Act, a proxy
must be granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 184.2 of such Act.
New text of paragraph 4 of Article 18 of the By-Laws:
4. In cases of increase or reduction in share capital, issuance of convertible
debentures, merger, split-off, overall assignment of assets and liabilities and
relocation of the Companys registered address abroad, the information required by
Law in connection with such cases shall be made available.
New text of Article 31 bis of the By-Laws:
Article 31 bis. Audit and Control Committee
1. An Audit and Control Committee shall be created within the Board of Directors,
which shall be composed of a minimum of three Directors and a maximum of five, to
be appointed by the Board of Directors. All of the members of such Committee shall
be external or non-executive Directors. At least one of them shall be an
independent Director, who shall be appointed taking into account his knowledge and
experience in accounting, auditing or both.
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2. The Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee, which position shall be
held by an independent Director in all cases, shall be appointed by the Committee
itself from among its members and shall hold office for four years, and may be
re-elected after the passage of one year from ceasing to act as such.
3. The Audit and Control Committee shall have the following powers, at a minimum:
(i) To report, through its Chairman, to the shareholders at the General
Shareholders Meeting regarding matters raised therein by the shareholders in
connection with the matters for which the Committee is responsible.
(ii) To propose to the Board of Directors, for subsequent submission to the
shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting, the appointment of the Auditor
referred to in Section 264 of the Companies Act, as well as, if appropriate, the
terms and conditions for hiring such Auditor, the scope of its professional duties
and the revocation of its appointment or its re-appointment.
(iii) To supervise the effectiveness of the Companys internal control system, the
internal audit and the risk management systems as well as to discuss with the
Auditor the significant weaknesses in the internal control system detected during
the audit.
(iv) To supervise the process of preparation and submission of regulated financial
information.
(v) To establish and maintain appropriate relations with the Auditor in order to
receive, for review by the Committee, information on all matters that could
jeopardize the independence thereof, as well as any other matters relating to the
audit procedure, and such other communications as may be provided for in auditing
legislation and in technical auditing regulations.
In any event, the Audit and Control Committee must receive annually written
confirmation from the Auditor of its independence vis-à-vis the entity or entities
directly or indirectly related thereto, as well as information regarding
additional services of any kind provided to such entities by the Auditor, or by
the persons or entities related thereto, pursuant to Law 19/1988, of July 12, on
Auditing of Financial Statements.
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(vi) To issue on an annual basis, prior to the issuance of the audit report, a
report stating an opinion regarding the independence of the Auditor. This report
must in all cases include an opinion on the provision of the additional services
referred to in paragraph V above.
(vii) Any other powers granted under the Regulations of the Board of Directors.
New text of Article 36 of the By-Laws:
Article 36. Grounds for dissolution
The Company shall be dissolved upon any of the grounds set forth in the Companies
Act.
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Addition of a new paragraph 5 to Article 16 of the By-Laws. |
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It is resolved to add a new paragraph 5 to Article 16 of the By-Laws, with the
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5. The General Shareholders Meeting shall be held at the place set forth in the
notice of the call to meeting, within the area where the Company has its
registered office, on the date and at the time also set forth in such notice.
However, when the Board of Directors deems it appropriate in order to facilitate
the conduct of the meeting, it may resolve that the Meeting be held in any other
place within Spain by so providing in the call to meeting.
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Addition of a new Article 26 bis to the By-Laws. |
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It is resolved to add a new Article 26 bis to the By-Laws, with the following text: |
Article 26 bis. Director conflict of interest
1.- The Directors shall notify the Board of Directors of any situation of direct
or indirect conflict with the interest of the Company that may affect them. The
Director involved shall abstain from voting on resolutions or decisions relating
to the transaction affected by the conflict.
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Directors shall also provide notice, both regarding themselves and persons related
thereto, of (a) direct or indirect interests held by
them, and (b) positions they hold or duties they perform at any company
effectively in competition with the Company.
The conflict of interest situations set forth in the preceding paragraphs shall be
included in the annual report.
2.- Directors may not carry out, on their own behalf or on behalf of others,
activities that may entail effective competition with the Company, except with the
express authorization of the Company by means of a resolution of the shareholders
at a General Shareholders Meeting, for which purpose they shall provide the
notice set forth in paragraph 1 of this article.
For the purposes of this paragraph and the previous one, the following shall not
be deemed to be in a situation of effective competition with the Company, even if
they have the same or a similar or complementary corporate purpose: (i) companies
controlled by the Company (within the meaning of Article 42 of the Commercial
Code) and (ii) companies with which Telefónica, S.A. maintains a strategic
alliance. Neither shall proprietary Directors of competitor companies appointed at
the request of the Company or as a result of the equity interest held by the
Company in such competitor companies be deemed to be in breach of the prohibition
on competition.
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Proposal regarding Item IV on the Agenda: Amendment of the Regulations for the General
Shareholders Meeting.
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Amendment of Articles 5, 8.1, 11 and 13.1 of the Regulations for the General Shareholders
Meeting for adjustment to the latest legislative developments. |
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It is resolved to amend the aforementioned articles of the Regulations, which shall
henceforth read as follows: |
New text of Article 5 of the Regulations for the General Shareholders
Meeting:
Article 5. Powers of the of the shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting
The shareholders acting at the General Shareholders Meeting shall have the power
to deliberate upon and adopt resolutions on all such matters as legal provisions
and the By-Laws reserve for decision thereat, and, in general, on all matters
which fall within the scope of powers assigned by Law to the shareholders and are
submitted at the General Shareholders Meeting at the behest of the Board of
Directors and of the shareholders themselves, in such instances and in such manner
as are provided in the Law and the By-Laws. In particular, the shareholders shall
decide the following matters:
a) Appointment and removal of Directors.
b) Appointment and removal of auditors and liquidators.
c) Commencement of claims for liability against the Directors, liquidators or
Auditors
d) Review of corporate management and approval, if appropriate, of the financial
statements for the prior fiscal year and decisions regarding the allocation of
profits/losses.
e) Increase and reduction of share capital.
f) Issuance of debentures.
g) Amendment of the By-Laws.
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h) Dissolution, merger, split-off, overall assignment of assets and liabilities,
relocation of the registered address abroad and transformation of the Company.
i) The elimination of or establishment of restrictions upon pre-emptive rights,
without prejudice to the possible delegation of these powers to the Directors as
provided by law.
j) The transformation of the Company into a holding company through
subsidiarization or by entrusting subsidiaries with the conduct of core
activities theretofore carried out by the Company itself.
k) The acquisition or disposition of essential operating assets, when this entails
an effective amendment of the corporate purpose.
l) Transactions the effect of which is tantamount to liquidating the Company and,
especially, the approval of the final balance sheet upon liquidation.
m) Any other matter that the Board of Directors resolves to submit to the
shareholders at a General Shareholders Meeting.
New text of section 1 of Article 8 of the Regulations for the General
Shareholders Meeting:
1. The General Shareholders Meeting shall be called through a notice published
in the Official Bulletin of the Commercial Registry and on the Companys website
(www.telefonica.com), as much in advance of the date set for the Meeting as is at
a minimum required by Law. The notice published on the Companys website shall be
accessible at least until the date of the Meeting. Furthermore, the Board of
Directors may publish notices in other media, if it deems it appropriate in order
to give broader publicity to the call to meeting.
The call to the General Shareholders Meeting shall also be reported to the
National Securities Market Commission and to such Market Supervisory Authorities
as may be appropriate.
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New text of Article 11 of the Regulations for the General Shareholders Meeting:
Article 11. Electronic Shareholders Forum and suggestions made by the
shareholders
1. Without prejudice to the shareholders right, in such cases and under such
terms as are provided in the Law, to have certain matters included in the Agenda
for the Meeting that they request be called, the shareholders may at all times and
after providing evidence of their status as such, make suggestions through the
Shareholder Service [Servicio de Atención al Accionista] regarding the
organization and operation of the General Shareholders Meeting and the powers of
the shareholders thereat.
2. On occasion of the call to meeting and until each General Shareholders Meeting
is held, the Company shall place into operation on its website
(www.telefonica.com) an Electronic Shareholders Forum, which shall be accessible,
with appropriate safeguards, by both individual shareholders and by any voluntary
associations they may create as provided by law, in order to facilitate their
communication prior to a General Shareholders Meeting being held. Proposed
resolutions sought to be presented as a supplement to the agenda notified in the
call to meeting may be published in the Forum, together with requests for
adherence to such proposals, initiatives to reach the percentage sufficient to
exercise a minority right provided by Law as well as proxy offers or
solicitations. The Board of Directors may further develop the above-mentioned
rules and establish the procedures, terms and other conditions for the operation
of the Electronic Shareholders Forum.
New text of paragraph 1 of Article 13 of the Regulations for the General
Shareholders Meeting:
1. Every shareholder having the right to attend the General Shareholders Meeting
may be represented thereat by another person, even if not a shareholder. The proxy
must be granted specifically for each Meeting, either by using the proxy-granting
form printed on the attendance card or in any other manner permitted by the Law,
without prejudice to the provisions of the Companies Act (Ley de Sociedades de
Capital) regarding cases of proxies granted to family relatives and general
proxies.
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The documents setting forth the proxies or powers of attorney for the General
Shareholders Meeting shall contain instructions regarding the direction of the
vote. If no express instructions are given, it shall be understood that the
proxy-holder must vote in favor of the proposed resolutions put forward by the
Board of Directors regarding the matters on the agenda.
If there are no voting instructions because the shareholders acting at the General
Shareholders Meeting are to decide matters that are not included in the agenda
and are thus unknown on the date that the proxy is granted but which may be
submitted to a vote at the Meeting, the proxy-holder shall vote in such direction
as he deems most appropriate, taking into account the interest of the Company and
that of the shareholder granting the proxy. The same rule shall apply when the
relevant proposal or proposals submitted to the shareholders at the Meeting have
not been made by the Board of Directors.
If the document setting forth the proxy or power of attorney does not state the
specific person or persons to whom the shareholder grants the proxy, such proxy
shall be deemed granted in favor of any of the following: the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company, or the person that stands in for him as
Chairman of the General Shareholders Meeting, or such person as is appointed by
the Board of Directors, with notice of such appointment being given in advance in
the official notice of the call to meeting.
In cases in which a public proxy solicitation has been carried out, the Director
who obtains such proxy shall be subject to the voting restriction established in
Section 514 of the Companies Law for conflict of interest situations.
A proxy is always revocable. Attendance at the Meeting by the shareholder granting
the proxy, whether in person or through distance voting, entails the revocation of
any proxy, whatever the date thereof. A proxy shall likewise be rendered void as a
result of the disposition of shares of which the Company has notice.
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Amendment of Article 14.1 of the Regulations for the General Shareholders Meeting. |
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It is resolved to amend paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the Regulations for the General
Shareholders Meeting, which shall henceforth read as follows: |
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1. The General Shareholders Meeting shall be held at the place set forth in the
notice of the call to meeting, within the area where the Company has its
registered office, on the date and at the time also set forth in such notice.
However, when the Board of Directors deems it appropriate in order to facilitate
the conduct of the meeting, it may resolve that the Meeting be held in any other
place within Spain by so providing in the call to meeting. |
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Proposal regarding Item V on the Agenda: Re-election, appointment and ratification, if
applicable, of Directors.
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To re-elect Director Isidro Fainé Casas, as proprietary Director, appointing him for a new
five-year term. |
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It is expressly stated for the record that Mr. Isidro Fainé Casas holds the position of
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. |
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To re-elect Director Vitalino Manuel Nafría Aznar, as proprietary
Director, appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To re-elect Director Julio Linares López, as executive Director,
appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To re-elect Director David Arculus, as independent Director,
appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To re-elect Director Carlos Colomer Casellas, as independent
Director, appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To re-elect Director Peter Erskine, as other external Director,
appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To re-elect Director Alfonso Ferrari Herrero, as independent Director,
appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To re-elect Director Antonio Massanell Lavilla, as proprietary
Director, appointing him for a new five-year term. |
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To appoint as Director of the Company Mr. Chang Xiaobing, as
propietary Director, for a five-year term. |
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It is expressly stated for the record that Mr. Chang Xiaobing holds the position of
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited. |
And, if appropriate, the proposed resolution shall be submitted to the shareholders at the General
Shareholders Meeting for ratification of Director appointments made on an interim basis to fill
vacancies that the Board of Directors might approve from the call to the General Shareholders
Meeting until the moment immediately prior to the Meeting being held.
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Determination of the number of Directors
Following the above resolutions, to set at 18 the number of Directors making up the Companys
Board of Directors, within the minimum and maximum limits established by the By-Laws.
In any event, pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the By-Laws, it is stated for the
record that the number of Directors will be determined to be the number at such time in accordance
with the resolutions adopted under this item on the agenda, and which will be reported to the
shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting.
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Proposal regarding Item VI on the Agenda: Authorization granted to the Board of Directors to
increase the share capital pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 297.1.b) of the
Companies Act, over a maximum period of five years, delegating the power to exclude pre-emptive
rights pursuant to Section 506 of the Companies Act.
To authorize the Board of Directors, as broadly as necessary under the law, in order
that, under Section 297.1.b) of the Companies Act, it may increase the share capital on one or more
occasions and at any time, within the term of five years as from the date of this General
Shareholders Meeting, by up to the maximum amount of 2,281,998,242.50 euros, equal to one-half of
the Companys current capital. Capital increases pursuant to this authorization shall be made
through the issuance and placement into circulation of new shares with or without a premium the
consideration for which shall consist of cash contributions. For each increase, the Board of
Directors shall determine whether the new shares to be issued are common, preferred, redeemable,
non-voting or any other type permitted by Law. The Board of Directors may also determine, to the
extent not otherwise provided, the terms and conditions applicable to the capital increases and the
characteristics of the shares, expressly providing for the possibility of an incomplete
subscription, as well as freely offer new unsubscribed shares during the period or periods for
exercise of pre-emptive rights. The Board of Directors may also establish that, in the event of
incomplete subscription, the capital shall only be increased by the amount of the subscriptions
made and may amend the article of the By-Laws relating to capital and number of shares.
Likewise, with respect to capital increases made pursuant to this authorization, the Board of
Directors is authorized to totally or partially exclude pre-emptive rights as permitted by Section
506 of the Companies Act.
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Whenever appropriate, the Company shall make application for listing on Spanish or foreign,
official or unofficial, organized or other secondary markets of the shares issued by the Company
pursuant to this delegation of powers, and the Board of Directors is authorized to conduct all
formalities and take all actions that may be necessary for admission to listing with the
appropriate authorities of the various Spanish or foreign securities markets on which the shares of
the Company are listed.
Under the provisions of Section 249.2 of the Companies Act, the Board of Directors is
expressly authorized, in turn, to delegate the powers granted in this resolution.
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Proposal regarding Item VII on the Agenda: Re-election of the Auditor for Fiscal Year 2011.
Pursuant to the proposal made by the Audit and Control Committee, the Board of Directors
submits the following resolution for approval of the shareholders at the General Shareholders
Meeting:
To re-elect as Auditor of Telefónica, S.A. and its Consolidated Group of Companies for fiscal
year 2011 the firm Ernst & Young, S.L., with registered office in Madrid, at Plaza Pablo Ruiz
Picasso, 1, and Tax Identification Code (C.I.F.) B-78970506.
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Proposal relating to Item VIII on the Agenda: Long-term incentive plan based on shares of
Telefónica, S.A. Approval of a long-term incentive Plan consisting of the delivery of shares of
Telefónica, S.A. aimed at members of the Executive Team of the Telefónica Group (including
Executive Directors).
To approve a long-term incentive Plan based on shares of Telefónica, S.A. aimed at members of
the Executive Team of the Telefónica Group (including Executive Directors) (Performance &
Investment Plan PIP, hereinafter, the Plan), in accordance with the following basic terms and
conditions:
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Description of the Plan: For the purposes of aligning the interests of the Executive
Team of the Telefónica Group with those of its shareholders, the Plan consists of delivering
to the Participants (as defined below) a certain number of shares of Telefónica, S.A. in
respect of variable compensation and according to the fulfillment of the objectives
established for each one of the cycles into which the Plan will be divided. |
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Participants of the Plan: The Plan may be participated in by the members of the
Executive Team of the Telefónica Group (including Executive Directors and members of the
Executive Committee of Telefónica, S.A., and other Executive Personnel) who, while meeting the
requirements established for the purpose from time to time, are invited to participate in the
Plan (the Participants). |
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Currently, the group of potential Participants is made up of, approximately, 1,900
Executives of the Telefónica Group, notwithstanding the possibility of participation in the
Plan, without modifying its terms and conditions, by new potential Participants who, due to
promotion, incorporation into the Telefónica Group or other reasons, come to meet the
requirements established for the purpose from time to time. |
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Term of the Plan: The Plan shall be for a total term of five years and shall be
divided into three cycles lasting three years each (that is, with the
delivery of the shares that apply in each cycle three years after its commencement),
independent of each other. The first cycle shall commence on July 1, 2011 (with the delivery
of the shares that apply on or after July 1, 2014) and the third cycle on July 1, 2013 (with
the delivery of the shares that apply on or after July 1, 2016). |
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Maximum number of shares of Telefónica, S.A. included in the Plan: The total maximum
number of shares of Telefónica, S.A. which, in the implementation of the Plan, shall be
delivered to the Participants at the end of each cycle shall be that which results from
dividing the maximum amount allocated to each cycle by the weighted average market price of
the shares of Telefónica, S.A. in the thirty (30) stock market business days prior to July 1
of the first year of the cycle in question (hereinafter, the Reference Value).
Exceptionally, the Reference Value for the purposes of the first cycle (which shall commence
on July 1, 2011) shall be the weighted average market price of the shares of Telefónica, S.A.
in the thirty (30) stock market business days prior to April 7, 2011. |
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The total maximum amount allocated to the Plan is set at the amount of 450,000,000. |
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The maximum amount allocated to each cycle of the Plan shall be determined each year by the
Board of Directors, following a report from the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate
Governance Committee, and may not exceed, for the three cycles of the Plan as a whole, the
aforementioned amount of 450,000,000. The amounts committed but in the end not effectively
used in each cycle (due to non-fulfillment of objectives, resignations/terminations, etc.)
shall be available for the following cycles. |
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In any case, the total number of shares to be delivered under the Plan to the Participants
as a whole (including Executive Directors) at the end of each cycle may never exceed 0.3% of
the capital stock of Telefónica, S.A. at the beginning of the cycle in question. |
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Among the Participants of the Plan are the current Executive Directors of Telefónica, S.A.
who, if they fully meet the requirements and conditions established in the Plan, would be
entitled to receive, at the end of the first cycle, the following number of shares (which
represent the maximum number possible of shares to be received in the event of fulfillment
of the Co-investment requirement defined in section 5 below and of maximum achievement of
the TSR objective): Mr. César Alierta Izuel: 390,496 shares; Mr. Julio Linares López:
234,298 shares; and Mr. José María Álvarez-Pallete López: 124,249 shares.
For each of the remaining cycles, the Board of Directors, following a report from the
Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, shall determine the maximum
amounts that shall serve as the basis for, according to the relevant Reference Value,
establishing the maximum number of shares that may be delivered, although, in no event, may
such maximum amount exceed, for the two (2) remaining cycles of the Plan as a whole (i.e.,
excluding the first cycle referred to in the preceding paragraph), the amount of 37,000,000
(applicable to the case of maximum achievement of the TSR objective) for all of the
Executive Directors that Telefónica, S.A. has from time to time.
The number of shares that in implementing the Plan are effectively delivered to each
Executive Director at the end of each cycle, as well as the number of shares effectively
delivered to the senior management personnel and other executive personnel shall be
communicated in accordance with the legal provisions currently in force.
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Requirements and conditions for the delivery of the shares: The specific number of
shares of Telefónica, S.A. which, within the maximum amount established, shall be delivered to
the Participants at the end of each cycle shall be conditional on, and determined according
to, the total shareholder return (hereinafter, as defined below, the TSR) on the share of
Telefónica, S.A. (from the Reference Value), during the period of duration of each
cycle, in relation to the TSRs experienced by the companies comprising the Dow Jones Global
Sector Titans Telecommunications Index which for the purposes of the Plan shall constitute
the comparison group (the Comparison Group). |
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The TSR shall be the metric for determining the generation of value at the Telefónica Group
in the medium and long term, as it measures the return on investment for the shareholder,
defined, for the purposes of the Plan and for each cycle, as the sum of the performance of
the share of Telefónica, S.A. plus the dividends or other similar items received by the
shareholder during the duration of the cycle in question.
For each cycle of the Plan, the companies comprising the aforementioned index as of July 1 of
the first year of such cycle shall be taken into account, excluding those belonging to the
Telefónica Group, with such companies being maintained without any variation for the entire
duration of each cycle.
If the aforementioned index ceases to be published during the term of the Plan or suffers
material modifications in its composition, the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A. shall
proceed at all times to adopt the appropriate measures to continue with the preparation and
establishment of the appropriate index, for the sole purposes of the Plan, on a basis that
is uniform and equivalent to that constituting the essence of the Plan.
At the start of the relevant cycle, each Participant shall be allocated a theoretical number
of shares. The Plan shall stipulate that the number of shares to be delivered will vary
between 30% of the theoretical number of shares, where the TSR on the share of Telefónica,
S.A. is, at least, the median of the Comparison Group, and 100% in the event that such
performance is in the third quartile or above of the Comparison Group, such percentage being
calculated by linear interpolation where it falls between the median and the third quartile.
In addition, the Plan may envisage for some or all Participants that where the TSR on the
share of Telefónica, S.A. exceeds the third quartile, the percentage of the delivery shall
be
higher than 100%, up to a maximum of 125% if the aforementioned TSR is in the ninth decile
or above, such percentage being calculated by linear interpolation between the third and
ninth decile.
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The Plan may also envisage an additional condition that all or some of the Participants meet
an objective of investment in, and holding of, Telefónica, S.A. shares (hereinafter, the
Co-Investment), which shall be established for each one of the Participants to which
applies, by the Board of Directors, following a report by the Nominating, Compensation and
Corporate Governance Committee.
Moreover, notwithstanding any other conditions and requirements that may be established, in
order for each one of the Participants to be entitled to receive the relevant shares, they
must continue to be employees of the Telefónica Group on the delivery date of each cycle,
notwithstanding any exceptions considered appropriate.
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Date of delivery of the shares: The shares shall be delivered at the end of each
cycle, that is, in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively, with the specific delivery date being
determined by the Board of Directors or the person or body to which this power is delegated. |
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Telefónica Group: For the purposes of the provisions of the Plan, the Telefónica
Group shall mean the group of companies whose parent company is Telefónica, S.A. within the
meaning of Article 42 of the Commercial Code. |
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Origin of the shares to be delivered: The shares to be delivered to the Participants
may be, subject to the fulfillment of the legal requirements established for such purpose, (a)
treasury shares of Telefónica, S.A. that have been acquired or are acquired by Telefónica,
S.A. itself or any company in its group; or (b) newly issued shares. |
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To grant authority to the Board of Directors, on the broadest terms, authority which may be
delegated by the Board to the Executive Commission, the Nominating, Compensation and
Corporate Governance Committee, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief
Operating Officer, or any other person expressly authorized by the Board for such purpose,
for the execution of this resolution and for the implementation, when and how it sees fit,
development, formalization, execution and settlement of the Plan, adopting such resolutions
and signing such public or private documents as may be necessary or advisable to give full
effect thereto, with authority to remedy, rectify, modify or supplement this resolution.
And, in general, to adopt such resolutions and take such steps as may be necessary or merely
advisable for the successful outcome of this resolution and of the implementation, execution
and settlement of the Plan, including, merely for illustration purposes, and subject to the
terms and conditions envisaged in this resolution, the following authority:
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To implement and execute the Plan when it considers it advisable and in the
specific manner that it considers appropriate. |
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To develop and establish the specific conditions of the Plan in all matters not
provided for in this resolution, with the authority to approve and publish operating
rules for the Plan, including, by way of example and without limitation, the terms and
conditions of the Co-Investment agreements with the Participants and the possibility of
establishing cases of early settlement of the Plan. |
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If the legal regime applicable to some of the Participants or to certain
companies of the Telefónica Group so requires or advises or it were necessary for legal,
regulatory, operational or other similar reasons, to adopt the basic conditions
indicated, on a general or a specific basis, including, by way of example and without
limitation, adapting the mechanisms for delivering the shares, without altering the
maximum
number of shares linked to the Plan and providing for and executing the total or
partial settlement of the Plan in cash. |
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To decide not to execute or to render fully or partially void the Plan or any of
its cycles, as well as to exclude certain groups of potential Participants or companies
of the Telefónica Group where the circumstances so advise. |
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To draft, sign and submit such notices and supplementary documentation as may be
necessary or advisable to any public or private body for the purposes of the
implementation, execution or settlement of the Plan, including, where necessary, the
appropriate prior notices and prospectuses. |
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To carry out any step, declaration or formality in dealings with any body or
entity or public or private registry, to obtain any authorization or clearance necessary
to implement, execute or settle the Plan and the delivery free of charge of the shares
of Telefónica, S.A. |
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To negotiate, agree and sign all such agreements of any kind with the financial
or other entities it freely designates, on the terms and conditions it deems fit, as may
be necessary or advisable for the proper implementation, execution or settlement of the
Plan, including, where necessary or advisable due to the legal regime applicable to
certain Participants or to certain companies of the Telefónica Group or if it were
necessary or advisable for legal, regulatory, operational or other similar reasons, the
establishment of any legal mechanism (including trusts or other similar mechanisms) or
the securing of agreements with any type of entity for the deposit, safekeeping, holding
and/or administration of the shares and/or their subsequent delivery to the Participants
within the context of the Plan. |
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To draft and publish such notices as may be necessary or advisable. |
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To draft, sign, execute and, if appropriate, certify, any type of document
relating to the Plan. |
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To adapt the contents of the Plan to the corporate transactions and circumstances
that may arise during its term, relating to both Telefónica, S.A. and the companies
forming part of the reference group from time to time, on the terms and conditions
deemed necessary or appropriate from time to time to maintain the purpose of the Plan. |
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And, in general, to take such steps, adopt such decisions and execute such
documents as may be necessary or merely advisable for the validity, effectiveness,
implementation, development, execution, settlement and successful outcome of the Plan
and of the resolutions adopted above. |
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Proposal relating to Item IX on the agenda: Restricted Share Plan of Telefónica, S.A. Approval of a
long-term incentive restricted Plan consisting of the delivery of shares of Telefónica, S.A. aimed
at Employees and Executive Personnel and linked to their continued employment in the Telefónica
Group.
To approve a restricted Plan based on shares of Telefónica, S.A. as long-term incentive aimed at
Employees and Executive Personnel of the Telefónica Group (hereinafter, the Plan), in accordance
with the following basic terms and conditions:
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Description of the Plan: The Plan consists of delivering to the participants chosen
for such purpose, subject to fulfillment of the necessary requirements established therein, of
a certain number of shares of Telefónica, S.A. in respect of variable compensation and linked
to their continued employment in the Telefónica Group. |
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Participants of the Plan: The Plan shall be aimed at Employees and Executive
Personnel of the Telefónica Group (excluding the Executive Directors and members of the
Executive Committee of Telefónica S.A.) who meet, from time to time, the suitability
requirements which, for such purpose, are established by the Board of Directors de Telefónica,
S.A., and who are expressly invited to participate in the Plan (the Participants). In
addition, the status of Participant of the Plan may be acquired by employees of companies that
join the Telefónica Group in the future, and who come to meet the aforementioned requirements. |
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Duration of the Plan: The Telefónica Group may make initial allocations of shares
under this Plan until December 31, 2015. |
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Maximum amount allocated to the Plan: The total maximum amount allocated to the Plan
is set at the amount of 50,000,000. |
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Requirements and conditions for the delivery of shares: The effective delivery of the
shares that apply to each Participant at the end of the Plan,
notwithstanding any other conditions and requirements that may be established, shall be
conditional on the continuation of the Participant as an employee of the Telefónica Group on
the delivery date. |
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The delivery of the shares may be conditional on a minimum continued employment of one year
and a maximum of five years at the Telefónica Group.
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Telefónica Group: For the purposes of this Plan, the Telefónica Group shall mean the
companies comprising such group, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Securities
Market Law 24/1988, of July 28, 1988. |
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Origin of the shares: The shares of Telefónica, S.A. to be delivered to the
Participants may be (a) treasury shares of Telefónica, S.A., which have been acquired or are
acquired, both by Telefónica, S.A. itself and by any companies in its Group, subject to
fulfillment of the legal requirements established for the purpose; or (b) newly issued shares,
originating from capital increases carried out for such purpose from time to time. |
To grant authority to the Board of Directors, on the broadest terms, authority which may be
delegated by the Board to the Executive Commission, the Nominating, Compensation and
Corporate Governance Committee, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief
Operating Officer, or any other person expressly authorized by the Board for such purpose,
for the execution of this resolution and for the implementation, when and how it sees fit,
development, formalization, execution and settlement of the Plan, adopting such resolutions
and signing such public or private documents as may be necessary or advisable to give full
effect thereto, with authority to remedy, rectify, modify or supplement this resolution.
And, in general, to adopt such resolutions and take such steps as may be necessary or merely
advisable for the successful outcome of this resolution and of the implementation, execution
and settlement of the Plan, including, merely for illustration purposes, and
subject to the terms and conditions envisaged in this resolution, the following authority:
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specific manner that it considers appropriate. |
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To develop and establish the specific conditions of the Plan in all matters not
provided for in this resolution, including, by way of example and without limitation,
the possibility of establishing cases of early settlement of the Plan. |
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If the legal regime applicable to some of the Participants or to certain
companies of the Telefónica Group so requires or advises or it were necessary for legal,
regulatory, operational or other similar reasons, to adopt the basic conditions
indicated, on a general or a specific basis, including, by way of example and without
limitation, adapting the mechanisms for delivering the shares, without altering the
maximum number of shares linked to the Plan and providing for and executing the total or
partial settlement of the Plan in cash. |
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To decide not to execute or to render void the Plan, at any time prior to the
date of commencement of same, as well as to exclude certain groups of potential
participants or companies of the Telefónica Group where the circumstances so advise. |
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To draft, sign and submit such notices and supplementary documentation as may be
necessary or advisable to any public or private body for the purposes of the
implementation, execution or settlement of the Plan, including, where necessary, the
appropriate prior notices and prospectuses. |
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To carry out any step, declaration or formality in dealings with any body or
entity or public or private registry, to obtain any authorization
or clearance necessary to implement, execute or settle the Plan and the delivery of
the shares of Telefónica, S.A. |
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To negotiate, agree and sign all such agreements of any kind with the financial
or other entities it freely designates, on the terms and conditions it deems fit, as may
be necessary or advisable for the proper implementation, execution or settlement of the
Plan, including, where necessary or advisable due to the legal regime applicable to
certain participants or to certain companies of the Telefónica Group. |
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To draft and publish such notices as may be necessary or advisable. |
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To draft, sign, execute and, if appropriate, certify, any type of document
relating to the Plan. |
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And, in general, to take such steps, adopt such decisions and execute such
documents as may be necessary or merely advisable for the validity, effectiveness,
implementation, development, execution, settlement and successful outcome of the Plan
and of the resolutions adopted above. |
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Proposal relating to Item X on the Agenda: Global incentive share purchase Plan of Telefónica, S.A.
Approval of an incentive share purchase Global Plan for the Employees of the Telefónica Group.
To approve an incentive share purchase Global Plan (hereinafter, the Plan), aimed at Employees,
including Executive Personnel, as well as Executive Directors of the Telefónica Group, in
accordance with the following basic terms and conditions:
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Description of the Plan: For the purposes of aligning the interests of the employees
of the Telefónica Group with those of its shareholders, the Plan is aimed at offering to
Employees, including Executive Personnel, and to Executive Directors of the Telefónica Group
the possibility of acquiring shares of Telefónica, S.A. with the commitment from the latter to
deliver free of charge to the recipients who sign up for the Plan a certain number of
additional shares in Telefónica, S.A., provided that certain requirements are met. |
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Recipients of the Plan: The recipients of the Plan shall be the Employees (including
the Senior Managers and other Executive Personnel) and the Executive Directors of the
Telefónica Group who fulfill, from time to time, the seniority and other suitability
requirements established for such purpose by Telefónica, S.A. to sign up for the Plan. The
recipients who sign up for the Plan by fulfilling the formalities and requirements established
from time to time for such purpose shall be referred to hereinafter as the Participants. |
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Term of the Plan: The Plan shall be for a minimum term of two years and a maximum of
four years as from its implementation, an implementation which must be take place within a
maximum period of eighteen months from the date of this resolution. |
The Plan will have a period for acquiring the shares (the Purchase Period) with a term of
one year and a period for holding the shares (the
Holding Period) with a term of, at least, one year from the end of the Purchase Period.
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Acquisition procedure: The Participants will have the possibility of acquiring the
shares of Telefónica, S.A. at their market value through an investment agreement (the
Investment Agreement) whereby the Participants will determine the part of their remuneration
that they wish to allocate for such purpose during the Purchase Period. |
The specific amount that may be allocated to the acquisition of shares of Telefónica, S.A.
(the Acquired Shares) by each Participant will be determined by the Board of Directors
once the total amount that the Participants as a whole wish to allocate to the acquisition
of shares is known. In no case may the amount exceed 1,500 per Participant, and the Board
of Directors may determine a lower amount.
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Free-of-charge delivery of additional shares: The Participants will be entitled to
the delivery free of charge of additional shares of Telefónica, S.A. (the Additional Shares)
at the end of the Holding Period according to the number of shares acquired under the Plan and
provided that the Acquired Shares are held to the end of such period. If all or part of the
Acquired Shares are sold before the end of the Holding Period, the Participant will forfeit
the right to the free-of-charge delivery of the Additional Shares corresponding to the
Acquired Shares sold. |
In addition, the Board of Directors may resolve to recognize to the Participants the right
to receive the amount of the economic rights derived from the Additional Shares, or an
equivalent remuneration, as from the purchase of the Acquired Shares.
The Board of Directors will determine, at the beginning of the Purchase Period, the
proportion of Additional Shares to be delivered at the end of the Holding Period for each
one of the Acquired Shares. However, as a
maximum, a Participant will receive one Additional Share for each Acquired Share.
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For the Additional Shares to be delivered free of charge, the following requirements in
particular must be met: (i) the Participant must remain in the Telefónica Group through to
the end of the Holding Period, and (ii) the corresponding Acquired Shares must be held to
the end of the Holding Period. The Board of Directors may establish such additional
conditions or exceptions to same as it sees fit.
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Maximum number of Additional Shares to be delivered free of charge: The maximum
number of Additional Shares to be delivered free of charge to the Participants under the Plan
will be the result of dividing the amount allocated to the Plan by the price at which the
shares acquired pursuant to the various Investment Agreements during the Holding Period have
been purchased. |
The amount allocated to the Plan will be determined by the Board of Directors, following a
report from the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, and will not
exceed the amount of 65,000,000.
In any event, the total amount of Additional Shares for the entire Plan may never exceed
0.2% of the capital stock of Telefónica, S.A. on the date of approval of this resolution.
Of the total amount of Additional Shares under the Plan, the maximum number to be delivered
to the executive Directors of Telefónica, S.A. will be 1,000 shares of Telefónica, S.A. with
a par value of one euro.
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Origin of the Additional Shares to be delivered free of charge: The Additional Shares
to be delivered free of charge to the Participants may be, subject to the fulfillment of the
legal requirements established for such purpose, (a) shares of Telefónica, S.A. held as
treasury stock that have
been acquired or that Telefónica, S.A. itself or any company in its group has acquired; or
(b) newly issued shares. |
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To grant authority to the Board of Directors, on the broadest terms, authority which may be
delegated by the Board to the Executive Commission, the Nominating, Compensation and
Corporate Governance Committee, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief
Operating Officer, or any other person expressly authorized by the Board for such purpose,
for the execution of this resolution and for the implementation, when and how it sees fit,
development, formalization, execution and settlement of the Plan, adopting such resolutions
and signing such public or private documents as may be necessary or advisable to give full
effect thereto, with authority to remedy, rectify, modify or supplement this resolution.
And, in general, to adopt such resolutions and take such steps as may be necessary or merely
advisable for the successful outcome of this resolution and of the implementation, execution
and settlement of the Plan, including, merely for illustration purposes, and subject to the
terms and conditions envisaged in this resolution, the following authority:
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To implement and execute the Plan when it considers it advisable and in the
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To develop and establish the specific conditions of the Plan in all matters not
provided for in this resolution, including, by way of example and without limitation,
the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreements, the possibility of establishing
cases of early settlement of the Plan as well as establishing, inter alia, the dates of
acquisition of the shares during the Purchase Period, the term of the Holding Period
and the date of delivery of the Additional Shares. |
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If the legal regime applicable to some of the Participants or to certain
companies of the Telefónica Group so requires or advises or it were necessary for
legal, regulatory, operational or other similar reasons,
to adopt the basic conditions indicated, on a general or a specific basis, including,
by way of example and without limitation, adapting the mechanisms for delivering the
shares, without altering the maximum number of shares linked to the Plan, providing
for and executing the total or partial settlement of the Plan in cash, without the
physical delivery of shares, establishing different durations of the Holding Period
for different categories of Participants, adapting the period for delivering the
Additional Shares as well as establishing the procedure for paying the remuneration
equivalent to the economic rights of the Additional Shares. |
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To decide not to execute or to render void the Plan, at any time prior to the
date of commencement of the Purchase Period, as well as to exclude certain groups of
potential Participants or companies of the Telefónica Group where the circumstances so
advise. |
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To draft, sign and submit such notices and supplementary documentation as may
be necessary or advisable to any public or private body for the purposes of the
implementation, execution or settlement of the Plan, including, where necessary, the
appropriate prior notices and prospectuses. |
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To carry out any step, declaration or formality in dealings with any body or
entity or public or private registry, to obtain any authorization or clearance
necessary to implement, execute or settle the Plan and the delivery free of charge of
the shares of Telefónica, S.A. |
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To negotiate, agree and sign all such agreements of any kind with the financial
or other entities it freely designates, on the terms and conditions it deems fit, as
may be necessary or advisable for the proper implementation, execution or settlement of
the Plan, including, where necessary or advisable due to the legal regime applicable to
certain Participants or to certain companies of the Telefónica Group or if it were
necessary or advisable for legal, regulatory, operational or
other similar reasons, the establishment of any legal mechanism (including trusts or
other similar mechanisms) or the securing of agreements with any type of entity for
the deposit, safekeeping, holding and/or administration of the Additional Shares
and/or their subsequent delivery to the Participants within the context of the Plan. |
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To draft and publish such notices as may be necessary or advisable. |
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To draft, sign, execute and, if appropriate, certify, any type of document
relating to the Plan. |
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And, in general, to take such steps, adopt such decisions and execute such
documents as may be necessary or merely advisable for the validity, effectiveness,
implementation, development, execution, settlement and successful outcome of the Plan
and of the resolutions adopted above. |
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Proposal regarding Item XI on the Agenda: Delegation of powers to formalize, interpret, correct and
implement the resolutions adopted by the shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting.
To authorize the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Operating Officer,
the Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors,
jointly and severally, without prejudice to any powers delegated in the foregoing resolutions and
to any powers granted to convert resolutions into a public instrument, in order for any of them to
formalize and implement the preceding resolutions, with authority to execute all such public or
private documents as may be necessary or appropriate (including documents designed to interpret,
clarify, further develop, supplement, correct errors and cure defects) for their more accurate
implementation and for registration thereof, to the extent mandatory, with the Commercial Registry
or any other Public Registry, as well as to deposit the financial statements of the company.
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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.
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Date: May 18th, 2011 |
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/s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García- Ovies
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Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García- Ovies |
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General Secretary
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Board of Directors |
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