- Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (SC 13D/A)
October 27 2011 - 11:07AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4 )*
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary shares of par value HK$0.10 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
(CUSIP Number)
Lucila
Rodríguez Jorge
Telefónica, S.A.
28050 Madrid, Spain
Telephone: (+34) 91 4823734
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
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Note:
Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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[WC]
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CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF
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[None]
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SHARES
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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BENEFICIALLY
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OWNED BY
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2,254,378,708
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EACH
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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REPORTING
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PERSON
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[None]
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WITH
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,254,378,708
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,254,378,708
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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9.6%*
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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CO
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
TELEFÓNICA INTERNACIONAL, S.A.U.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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[WC]
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CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF
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[None]
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SHARES
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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BENEFICIALLY
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OWNED BY
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2,254,378,708
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EACH
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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REPORTING
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PERSON
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[None]
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WITH
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,254,378,708
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,254,378,708
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12
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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9.6%*
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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* Includes (a) 1,972,315,708 ordinary
shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited ("China Unicom")
beneficially owned by Telefónica International, S.A.U. as of the date of this Amendment No. 4
to the Schedule 13D and (b) 282,063,000 ordinary shares acquired by Telefónica Internacional,
S.A.U. from January 25, 2011 to September 7, 2011, equivalent to approximately USD 500 million,
pursuant to the Enhanced Strategic Alliance Agreement described herein between Telefónica S.A. and China Unicom.
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SCHEDULE 13D
This Amendment No. 4 (this
Amendment
) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule
13D (the
Schedule 13D
) dated October 24, 2008, as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1
dated September 17, 2009, Amendment No. 2 dated October 27, 2009, and Amendment No. 3 dated
February 8, 2011 filed jointly by Telefónica, S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the
Kingdom of Spain (
Telefónica
), and Telefónica Internacional, S.A.U., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Telefónica (
Telefónica Internacional
), with respect to the ordinary shares,
HK$0.10 par value per share, of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, a telecommunications company
organized under the laws of Hong Kong (
China Unicom
). Capitalized terms used in this
Amendment without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
Introduction
On January 23, 2011, Telefónica and China Unicom entered into a strategic alliance agreement (the
Enhanced Strategic Alliance Agreement) in which both companies agreed to strengthen and deepen
their strategic cooperation in certain business areas and through which, upon the terms and
conditions set out thereof, each party agreed to invest the equivalent of approximately USD 500
million in ordinary shares of the other party.
As a consequence of the execution of such agreement, on January 28, 2011, China Unicom acquired
21,827,499 Telefónica shares at an agreed value of 17.16 Euros per share. Subsequently, Telefónica,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Telefónica Internacional, in several transactions executed in
the period between January 25, 2011 and September 7, 2011, completed the acquisition of 282,063,000
ordinary shares of China Unicom.
Items 3 and 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Pursuant to the Enhanced Strategic Alliance Agreement, Telefónica, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Telefónica Internacional, has acquired 282,063,000 ordinary shares of China Unicom,
investing an amount equivalent to approximately USD 500.000.000, in several transactions executed
in the period between January 25, 2011 and September 7, 2011. Following completion of the
transaction, Telefónica owns 9.6% of China Unicoms voting share capital.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
As a consequence of the consummation of the acquisition under the Enhanced Strategic Alliance
Agreement, Telefónica Internacional currently is the beneficial owner of 2,254,378,708 ordinary
shares of China Unicom, representing 9.6% of its ordinary share capital. Telefónica, as the parent
company of Telefónica Internacional, has shared power to vote or to direct the vote, and the shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, such ordinary shares of China Unicom.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 27, 2011
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TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
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By:
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/s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies
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Name:
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Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies
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Title:
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General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors
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TELEFÓNICA INTERNACIONAL, S.A.U.
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By:
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/s/ Cristián Aninat Salas
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Name:
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Cristián Aninat Salas
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Title:
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General Counsel
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.
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1.
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Subscription Agreement, dated September 6, 2009 between
Telefónica, S.A. and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited.*
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2.
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Joint Filing Agreement, dated September 24, 2009, between
Telefónica, S.A. and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited.*
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3.
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Enhanced Strategic Alliance Agreement , dated January 23, 2011
between Telefónica, S.A. and China Unicom (Hong Kong)
Limited.*
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