Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
September 06 2016 - 6:09AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 September, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Distrito
Telefónica, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 87 00
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Yes
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Telefónica, S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 228 of the Spanish Securities Market Act
(Ley del Mercado de Valores),
hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
Telefónica,
S.A. announces its intention to proceed with an offering (the Offering) of shares of its telecommunications infrastructure subsidiary Telxius Telecom, S.A.U. (Telxius), addressed to qualified investors. The Offering is
expected to take place during the second half of 2016, following receipt of the approval by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores of the Offering prospectus.
Telxius intends to apply for the listing of its shares on the Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia stock exchanges, as well as their inclusion in the
Spanish electronic trading system (Continuous Market).
The free float of Telxius will be at least of 25%, the minimum legally required for the listing,
and, at the same time, will enable Telefónica, S.A. to maintain a majority stake in Telxius immediately after the Offering.
In Madrid,
5 September 2016.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This announcement is an advertisement and does not constitute an offering memorandum and nothing herein contains an offering of securities. No one should
purchase or subscribe for any shares (the
Shares
) in Telxius Telecom, S.A.U. (
Telxius
the
Company
, and together with its subsidiaries, the
Group
) except on the basis of information contained in any prospectus published by the Company in connection with its initial public offering. The intended admission to listing of the Shares on the Barcelona, Bilbao,
Madrid and Valencia stock exchanges and inclusion in the Spanish electronic trading system (Continuous Market) requires the approval by the Comisión Nacional de Mercado de Valores (the
CNMV
) of a prospectus
(the
Prospectus
). Once approved, the Prospectus will be published and made available at the website of the CNMV (
www.cnmv.es
) and on Telxius website at
www.telxius.com
.
Neither Telefónica, S.A. nor the Company intends to register any securities referred to herein under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the Securities Act), and any such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an available exemption from it. Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or
transmitted into or distributed in Australia, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction which prohibits the same or to any securities analyst or other person in any of those jurisdictions. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a
violation of the securities laws of those countries.
This announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the
European Economic Area who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended by Directive 2010/73/EU to the extent implemented in the relevant member state). In
addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, persons (i) having professional experience in matters relating to investments so as to qualify them as investment professionals||
under Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005; (ii) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; and/or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such
persons referred to in (i), (ii) and (iii) together being Relevant Persons||). This document must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not Relevant Persons, and (ii) in any member state
of the European Economic Area other than the United Kingdom, by persons who are not Qualified Investors.
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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Telefónica, S.A.
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Date: September 5, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies
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Name: Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies
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Title: General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors
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