2005 AGM- proposals
Telefonica SA
27 April 2005
ANTONIO J. ALONSO UREBA
Director, General Secretary
and Secretary to the Board of Directors
TELEFONICA, S.A.
Telefonica, S.A., as provided in article 82 of the Spanish Stock Market Act (Ley
del Mercado de Valores), hereby reports the following:
Further to the notice sent on April 25th, 2005 and because of the official
calling of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of the Company to be held on
May 30th and 31st, 2005, at first and second call respectively, the proposals to
be submitted for approval at the Meeting are enclosed to this report.
The aforesaid proposals and additional information on the proposals are
available to shareholders, debenture holders and holders of special rights other
than shares, as well as to the employee representatives, for examination, at the
Company's registered office. Additionally, these documents will be accessible on
- line via de Company's website: (www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores)
2005 ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF 'TELEFONICA, S.A.'
1. Calling and Agenda of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.
2. Proposals to be submitted for the approval of the Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting
• Complete text of proposals of resolutions
• Annex A: Mandatory report of the Board of Directors on Point VII of the
Agenda
CALLING AND AGENDA OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
TELEFONICA, S.A.
Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
The Board of Directors of 'Telefonica, S.A:' (the Company) has resolved to CALL
the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of the Company, to be held in Madrid on
May 30th, 2005 at 12:00 a.m. on first call at IFEMA (Feria de Madrid), Campo de
las Naciones, Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Pabellon 3, and on May 31st, 2005 at
12:00 a.m. on second call in the same place, if necessary legal quorum is not
reached on first call.
The purpose of this call is to submit to the consideration and approval of the
Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, the items stated in the Agenda below.
AGENDA
I. Examination and approval, if applicable, of the Annual Accounts and
Management Report of Telefonica, S.A. and its Consolidated Group of
Companies, as well as the proposal for the application of the results of
Telefonica, S.A., and that of the management of the Company's Board of
Directors, all for the 2004 financial year.
II. Shareholder remuneration: A) Distribution of dividends with a charge to the
Additional Paid- in capital reserve and B) Extraordinary non-cash
distribution of additional paid- in capital.
III. Examination and approval, if applicable, of the Proposed Merger of
Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A. and approval, as the Merger
Balance Sheet, of Telefonica, S.A.'s Balance Sheet closed on December 31,
2004. Approval of merger between Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A.
by means of the absorption of the latter by the former, with the extinction
of Terra Networks, S.A. and the en bloc transfer of all of its assets and
liabilities to Telefonica, S.A., with the provision that the exchange shall
be satisfied through the delivery of treasury shares of Telefonica S.A., all
in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Plan. Application of the
special tax regime set forth in Chapter VIII of Title VII of the Restated
Text of the Corporate Income Tax Law in connection with the merger.
Establishment of procedures to facilitate the exchange of shares. Delegation
of powers.
IV. Appointment of Directors.
V. Designation of the Accounts Auditor for Telefonica, S.A. and its Consolidated
Group of Companies, under the provisions of article 42 of the Spanish
Commerce Code (Codigo de Comercio) and article 204 of the Spanish
Corporations Act (Ley de Sociedades Anonimas).
VI. Authorization for the acquisition of treasury stock, directly or through
Group companies.
VII. Reduction of share capital through the amortizing of treasury stock, with
the exclusion of the right to opposition by creditors, through the
redrafting of the article in the Bylaws that refers to the share capital.
VIII. Delegation of powers to formalize, construe, correct and execute the
resolutions adopted by the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.
PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS'
MEETING
Point I on the Agenda: Examination and approval, if applicable, of the
Annual Accounts and Management Report of Telefonica, S.A. and its
Consolidated Group of Companies, as well as the proposal for the
application of the results of Telefonica, S.A., and that of the
management of the Company's Board of Directors, all for the 2004
financial year.
A. Approval of the Annual Accounts (Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement,
and Notes to the Accounts) and Management Reports of Telefonica, S.A. and
its Consolidated Group of companies corresponding to 2004 financial year
(closed on December 31st of said year) as drawn up by the Board of Directors
of the Company at its meeting held of February 23rd, 2005, as well as the
Company management performed by the Board of Directors of Telefonica, S.A.
during said financial year.
In the Individual Accounts, the Balance Sheet as of December 31st, 2004
reflects assets and liabilities in the amount of 51,497.25 million Euros
each, and the Profit and Loss Statement, as of the end of the financial
year, reflects a positive result for an amount of 1,301.40 million Euros.
In the Consolidated Accounts, the Balance Sheet as of December 31st,
2004, reflects assets and liabilities for an amount of 63,466.34 million
Euros each, and the Profit and Loss Statement, as of the close of the
financial year, reflects a positive result in the amount of 2,877.29 million
Euros.
B. Approval of the following proposal for Application of the Results of
Telefonica, S.A. for the financial year 2004:
Distribution of the net income obtained by Telefonica, S.A. in 2004,
equalling 1,301,404,019 Euros, as follows:
• 130,140,402 Euros (10 % of annual net income) to the legal reserve.
• At the most, 1,139,855,013 Euros as a dividend distribution,
corresponding to a fixed dividend of 0.23 Euros per share for all
4,955,891,361 shares forming the Company capital stock.
• The remainder of net income to the voluntary reserve, equalling at
least 31,408,604 Euros.
It is expressly placed on record that the amount allocated to payment of
dividends is discharged in full on May 13th, 2005 with the payment of an
interim dividend against 2004 profits, in the fixed gross amount of €0.23 to
each one of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company entitled
thereto, as approved by the Board of Directors at the meeting of February
23rd, 2005.
Telefonica has submitted to the UK Listing Authority a copy of the
following documents:
• Account Auditor's Report, Annual Accounts and Management Report of
'Telefonica, S.A.', all for the 2004 financial year
• Account Auditor's Report, Annual Accounts and Management Report of
the Consolidated Group of Companies, all for the 2004 financial
year.
These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5 HS
Point II on the Agenda: Shareholder remuneration: A) Distribution of
dividends with a charge to the Additional Paid- in capital reserve and
B) Extraordinary non-cash distribution of additional paid- in capital.
A. Approval of a distribution of the Additional Paid- in capital reserve by
means of a payment to every outstanding Company share entitled to the
distribution at the payment date of a fixed gross amount of 0.27 Euros per
share, with the related charge to the said Additional Paid- in capital
reserve.
Payment shall be made on November 11th, 2005 through the participating
entities in IBERCLEAR (Sociedad de Gestion de los Sistemas de Registro,
Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores, S.A.), the Spanish securities
registrar, clearing and settlement company. In the event that the merger
referred to in point III of the Agenda of this General Shareholders' Meeting
is registered in the Mercantil Registry (Registro Mercantil) after the
aforesaid date, the payment shall be made on the six stock market trading
day following the date of that registration.
Pursuant to the provisions of article 289.1 of the Spanish Corporations
Act (Ley de Sociedades Anonimas), it is hereby stated that the approval of
debenture and bondholder syndicates for the bonds and debentures in
circulation is unnecessary for the distribution of this payment, provided
the decrease in reserves does not diminish the initial proportional
relationship between the sum of capital and reserves and the debentures
repayable.
B. Approval of a distribution of the Additional Paid-in Capital Reserve, by
means of delivery to Telefonica, S.A. shareholders of shares representing
the capital stock held as treasury stock, in the proportion of one share to
every twenty-five shares they hold entitled to participate in the
distribution. The distribution will consist of a maximum of 190,611,206 own
shares of Telefonica, S.A., which will require a charge to the Additional
Paid-in Capital Reserve for a maximum aggregate amount equivalent to the
result of valuing each share to be delivered at the weighted average of the
Telefonica, S.A. share in the Spanish interconnected stock market system
(Mercado Continuo) on the trading day immediately prior to the date of the
Company's Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, with a minimum aggregate
amount equivalent to the result of valuing each share to be delivered at the
value recorded for the said share in the accounting records of Telefonica,
S.A. although under no circumstances may the charge to the Additional
Paid-in Capital Reserve exceed the total amount of the balance on the said
account.
The right to receive the non-cash refund of the additional paid-in capital,
as approved, will accrue to anyone who, under Spanish law, has Telefonica,
S.A. shareholder status at the end of the day on June 20th, 2005, which
means that anyone who has bought his or her shares in Telefonica, S.A. on or
before that date will have such a right and anyone who has sold his or her
shares in Telefonica, S.A on or before that date will not.
In order to facilitate proper execution of the operation, the Agent
designated for such purpose by the Board of Directors shall be responsible
for coordinating and carrying out with IBERCLEAR and its participating
entities the arrangements and operations necessary or merely convenient for
implementing the distribution of the Additional Paid-in Capital Reserve
referred to by this resolution, all in accordance with the procedure and
terms set out therein as well as those which may be developed by the Board
of Directors of Telefonica, S.A.
Without prejudice to the above, it is agreed to establish a mechanism aimed
at facilitating execution of the operation referred to in this resolution in
relation to shareholders who own a non-multiple of twenty-five (25) shares,
in the following terms and conditions:
i. Telefonica, S.A. will deliver to the Agent the total number of own shares
subject to the distribution as established in this resolution.
ii. The Agent, acting on behalf and for the account of Telefonica, S.A.,
will deliver to the duly entitled shareholders of Telefonica, S.A. the
appropriate integer number of shares of Telefonica, S.A. according to
the exact ratio of one (1) share for every twenty-five (25) shares owned
by the shareholder.
iii. In relation to Telefonica, S.A. shareholders who own a number of shares
in excess of a multiple of 25 or that do not reach 25 (the shares which,
in the first case, make up the excess or, in the second, do not reach
25, shall be called 'Fractions'), and taking into account that for those
Fractions they would not be able to receive a share of Telefonica, S.A.
but only fractions of a share, the Agent will pay a cash amount
equivalent to those fractions of a Telefonica, S.A. share that would be
deliverable to the said shareholders in respect of the Fractions (the
'Compensation for Fractions'). The Agent will retain for itself the
aggregate amount of the Telefonica, S.A. shares that would have
corresponded to the Fractions, with the right to dispose of them once
the operation has been completed.
iv. The value of the Compensation for Fractions will be determined according
to the arithmetic mean of the weighted average prices of the Telefonica
S.A. share in the Spanish interconnected stock market system (Mercado
Continuo) on days 21, 22 and 23 of June 2005 (the 'Arithmetic Mean').
Thus, considering that the number of Fractions which each shareholder
will have will range between a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 24, the
value of the Compensation for Fractions payable to each shareholder will
be the result of multiplying the number of Fractions of that shareholder
by the Arithmetic Mean and dividing the product by 25, rounded off to
the closest euro cent. All fees or expenses which may, in accordance and
in compliance with the applicable laws, be passed on by the entities
participating in IBERCLEAR or by the custodians in respect of the
operation, will be for the account of the shareholder.
Once IBERCLEAR has carried out the customary settlement operations for
operations of this kind, the delivery of the shares and of such Compensation
for Fractions as may apply will be done within five stock market trading
days from June 24th, 2005.
The Board of Directors is expressly delegated (with authority, in turn, to
subdelegate these powers to the Executive Committee, the Executive Chairman
of the Board of Directors, or any other person expressly empowered by the
Board of Directors to this effect) all necessary powers for executing this
resolution, including the development of the provided procedure, as well as
the powers necessary or convenient for carrying out all arrangements and
measures that must be done for successful completion of the operation.
Pursuant to the provisions of article 289.1 of the Spanish Corporations Act
(Ley de Sociedades Anonimas), it is hereby stated that the approval of
debenture and bondholder syndicates for the bonds and debentures in
circulation is unnecessary for the distribution of this payment, provided
the decrease in reserves does not diminish the initial proportional
relationship between the sum of capital and reserves and the debentures
repayable.
Point III: Examination and approval, if applicable, of the Proposed
Merger of Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A. and approval, as the
Merger Balance Sheet, of Telefonica, S.A.'s Balance Sheet closed on
December 31, 2004. Approval of merger between Telefonica, S.A. and Terra
Networks, S.A. by means of the absorption of the latter by the former,
with the extinction of Terra Networks, S.A. and the en bloc transfer of
all of its assets and liabilities to Telefonica, S.A., with the
provision that the exchange shall be satisfied through the delivery of
treasury shares of Telefonica S.A., all in accordance with the
provisions of the Merger Plan. Application of the special tax regime set
forth in Chapter VIII of Title VII of the Restated Text of the Corporate
Income Tax Law in connection with the merger. Establishment of
procedures to facilitate the exchange of shares. Delegation of powers.
A. Examination and approval, if applicable, of the Proposed Merger of
Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A. by means of the absorption of the
latter by the former.
Approval in its entirety of the Plan of Merger by absorption of Terra
Networks, S.A. by Telefonica, S.A., prepared and signed by the Directors of
both companies, upon the terms set forth in the Merger Plan itself, and
approved by their respective Boards of Directors at meetings held on
February 23, 2005. The Merger Plan has been deposited with the Commercial
Registries of Madrid and Barcelona on March 2 and 3, 2005, with the
corresponding marginal notations therein, the fact of such deposits having
been published in the Official Gazette of the Commercial Registry on March
14, 2005 in Madrid and on March 29, 2005 in Barcelona.
The text of the Merger Plan approved by this resolution is included as an
exhibit to the Minutes of the General Meeting.
B. Examination and approval, if applicable, as the Merger Balance Sheet, of the
Balance Sheet of Telefonica, S.A. closed as of December 31, 2004.
Approval, as the Merger Balance Sheet of Telefonica, S.A., of the Balance
Sheet closed as of December 31, 2004 and prepared by the Board of Directors
of Telefonica, S.A. at its meeting on February 23, 2005, duly verified by
'Deloitte, S.L.' as of March 4, and approved at this General Meeting under
point I of the Agenda.
The text of the Merger Balance Sheet and the corresponding verification
report of the Company's Auditor are attached as an exhibit to the Minutes of
the General Meeting.
C. Examination and approval, if applicable, of the merger between Telefonica,
S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A., by means of the absorption of the latter
entity by the former, with the extinction of Terra Networks, S.A. and the en
bloc transfer of all of its assets and liabilities to Telefonica, S.A., with
the provision that the exchange be satisfied through the delivery of
treasury shares of Telefonica, S.A., all in accordance with the provisions
of the Merger Plan. Application to the Merger of the Special Tax Regime Set
Forth in Chapter VIII of Title VII of the Restated Text of the Corporate
Income Tax Law. Establishment of procedure to facilitate the exchange.
I. Approval of the Merger between Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A.
Approval of the merger between Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks,
S.A., by means of the absorption of the latter company by the
former, with the dissolution without liquidation of Terra Networks,
S.A. and the en bloc transfer of all of its entire net worth,
including all elements making up its assets and liabilities, to
Telefonica, S.A., which will acquire, by universal succession, all
of the rights and obligations of Terra Networks, S.A.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Plan, in order to satisfy
the exchange for the merger, Telefonica, S.A. will deliver to the
shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A. its own treasury shares
pursuant to the exchange ratio set forth in the Merger Plan. Shares
of Terra Networks, S.A. which are held by this latter company, by
Telefonica, S.A. or by any person acting in their own name but on
behalf of Terra Networks, S.A. or Telefonica, S.A. will not be
exchanged for so long as they are affected by the provisions of
Section 249 of the Corporations Act.
The exchange of Terra Networks, S.A. shares, which will be carried
out by the procedure and in accordance with the exchange ratio
described in the Merger Plan, will require the delivery by
Telefonica, S.A. of a maximum of 29,274,686 shares, which will be
frozen as from the date of adoption of this resolution.
The Board of Directors is delegated, with the power to so delegate
to the Executive Committee or the Executive Chairman, all of the
powers required, within the maximum amount set out above and under
the condition set forth below, to specify the exact number of shares
of Telefonica, S.A. needed to satisfy the exchange of currently
outstanding shares of Terra Networks, S.A. pursuant to the
above-mentioned exchange ratio. The condition that the Board of
Directors and, if applicable, the Executive Committee or Executive
Chairman, must take into account is that the exact number of
treasury shares of Telefonica, S.A. to deliver will be the number
based on the exchange rate of two (2) shares of Telefonica, S.A. for
each nine (9) shares of Terra Networks, S.A., taking into account
that Section 249 of the Corporations Act requires that the shares of
the latter company which are controlled by it, by Telefonica, S.A.,
or by any person acting in such person's own name but on behalf of
Terra Networks, S.A. or Telefonica, S.A., will not be exchanged and
will be cancelled and voided as a result of the merger.
In addition, the Board of Directors is authorized, with the power to
so delegate to the Executive Committee, to set the conditions for
delivery of the shares to the extent not provided by the General
Meeting, including the further development of the procedure for the
exchange of shares.
All of the foregoing shall be carried out in accordance with the
Merger Plan dated as of February 23, 2005 and deposited with the
Commercial Registries of Madrid and Barcelona corresponding to the
domiciles of the merging companies, pursuant to the procedure
governed by the Second Section of Chapter VIII of the Corporations
Act, and in view of the report of the independent expert KPMG
Auditores, S.L., issued on April 12, 2005 in compliance with the
provisions of Section 236 of the Corporations Act.
Furthermore, in compliance with Section 228 of the Regulations of
the Commercial Registry, and as an integral part of the content of
this merger resolution, the following details are stated:
1. Identification of the Entities Participating in the Merger.
1.1 Telefonica, S.A. (the Acquiring Company).
Telefonica, S.A., domiciled in Madrid, at calle Gran Via, 28,
which was incorporated for an indefinite time by means of a
notarial instrument executed before Mr. Alejandro Rosello
Pastor, a Madrid Notary, on April 19, 1924, recorded under entry
number 141 in his notarial register.
Telefonica, S.A. is registered with the Commercial Registry of
Madrid in Book 12.534, Folio 21, Page M-6.164.
Telefonica, S.A.'s Tax ID number is A-28/015.865.
1.2 Terra Networks, S.A. (the Acquired Company).
Terra Networks, S.A., domiciled in Barcelona, at, calle
Nicaragua, 54, incorporated for an indefinite time as Telefonica
Comunicaciones Interactivas, S.A., by means of a notarial
instrument executed before Mr. Jose Antonio Escartin Ipiens, a
Madrid Notary, on December 4, 1998, and recorded under number
5,276 in his notarial register, which changed to its current
company name by means of notarial instrument executed before Mr.
Francisco Arriola Garrote, a Madrid Notary, on October 1, 1999
and which moved to its current domicile by resolution approved
at the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on June 8,
2000, which resolution was converted into a public instrument
before Mr. Nicolas Ferrero Lopez, a Notary of Pozuelo de
Alarcon, on August 3, 2000, and recorded under entry No. 2,893
in his notarial register.
Terra Networks, S.A. is registered with the Commercial Registry
of Barcelona, in Book 32.874, Folio 165, Page B-217.925.
Terra Networks, S.A.'s Taxpayer ID number is A-82/196.080.
2. Bylaw/Charter Amendments.
No bylaw/charter amendments are made as a result of the merger.
However, it is hereby noted for the record that the approval of
a reduction in capital stock in the amount of 34,760,964 Euros
through the retirement of 34,760,964 treasury shares, and the
corresponding amendment of Article 5 of the Bylaws, will be
submitted for approval at this Meeting, all in accordance with
the provisions of the proposal relating to Point VII on the
Agenda.
3. Merger Exchange Ratio.
The exchange ratio for the shares of the entities participating
in the merger, which was determined on the basis of the actual
value of the corporate assets of Telefonica, S.A. and Terra
Networks, S.A., will be as described below (with no supplemental
cash compensation):
Two (2) shares of Telefonica, S.A., each having a par value of
one (€1) Euro, for every nine (9) shares of Terra Networks,
S.A., each having a par value of two (€2) Euros.
The determination of the exchange ratio took into consideration
the dividends that both companies are expected to distribute, to
which reference is made in Section 8 of the Merger Plan and
Section 5 below.
4. Procedure for the Exchange of Shares.
The procedure for the exchange of shares of Terra Networks, S.A.
for shares of Telefonica, S.A. shall be as follows:
a. Once the merger has been approved at the General
Shareholders' Meetings of both companies and the merger
document has been recorded with the Commercial Registry of
Madrid (after having been evaluated by the Commercial
Registry of Barcelona), the shares of Terra Networks, S.A.
will be exchanged for shares of Telefonica, S.A.
b. The exchange will take place beginning on the date indicated
in the announcements to be published in the Official Gazette
of the Commercial Registry, in one of the widely-circulated
newspapers in Madrid and Barcelona, and, if necessary, in
the Official Gazettes of the Spanish stock exchanges. A
financial institution shall be appointed to act as an Agent
for such purposes, and such institution shall be named in
the above-mentioned announcements.
c. The exchange of the shares of Terra Networks, S.A. for shares
of Telefonica, S.A. will take place through participants in
Sociedad de Gestion de los Sistemas de Registro,
Compensacion y Liquidacion de Valores, S.A. (Securities
Registration, Clearing, and Liquidation Systems Management
Company, Inc.) (IBERCLEAR) that are depositaries thereof, in
accordance with the procedures established for the
book-entry system, pursuant to the provisions of Royal
Decree 116, 1992, of February 14, and with the application
of the provisions of Section 59 of the Corporations Act, to
the extent applicable.
d. Shareholders who hold shares representing a fraction of the
number of shares of Terra Networks, S.A. designated as the
exchange ratio may purchase or transfer shares in order to
exchange them in accordance with such exchange ratio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and pursuant to the
provisions of the Merger Plan, the companies participating
in the merger expect to establish mechanisms for the
purposes of facilitating the implementation of the exchange
for those shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A. who own a
number of shares that is not a multiple of nine (9),
including the designation of an Odd-Lot Agent. The bases of
this mechanism are governed by Section III below.
e. As a result of the merger, the shares of Terra Networks, S.A.
will become extinguished.
It is noted for the record that, as of the date of the Merger
Plan, Telefonica, S.A. is the holder of four hundred thirty-six
million, two hundred five thousand, four hundred nineteen
(436,205,419) shares of Terra Networks, S.A., representing
seventy-five point eighty-seven percent (75.87 %) of its share
capital, and that prior to the calling of the General
Shareholders' Meeting, it has acquired seven (7) additional
shares of Terra Networks, S.A. in order for the number of shares
of Terra Networks, S.A. that must participate in the exchange to
be a multiple of the exchange ratio. Pursuant to the provisions
of Section 249 of the Corporations Act and of the regulations
governing treasury stock, the shares of Terra Networks, S.A.
controlled by Telefonica, S.A. will not be exchanged for shares
of Telefonica, S.A.
In addition, it is noted for the record that Terra Networks,
S.A. holds seven million (7,000,000) of its own shares in
treasury, which shares are earmarked for retirement following
the amendment of the hedging system for the following stock
option plans: (i) the stock option plan of Terra Networks, S.A.
approved at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Terra Networks,
S.A. on October 1, 1999, as amended by resolutions approved at
the General Shareholders' Meetings held on June 8, 2000 and June
7, 2001, and as further developed by the Board of Directors of
Terra Networks, S.A., and (ii) stock option plans resulting from
the acquisition by Terra of the Lycos Inc. stock option plans
approved at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Terra Networks,
S.A. on June 8, 2000, and as amended at the General
Shareholders' Meeting of June 7, 2001, and as further developed
by the Board of Directors. The above-mentioned seven million
(7,000,000) shares will not be part of the exchange, pursuant to
the provisions of Section 249 of the Corporations Act and
similar provisions, although, following the registration of the
merger, Telefonica, S.A. will succeed Terra Networks, S.A. as
the entity bound by such plans, which will be amended in
accordance with the exchange ratio established in the Merger
Plan. So as to avoid prejudice to the interests of beneficiaries
of said plans, Telefonica, S.A. will establish, if necessary,
mechanisms to ensure that due attention will be given to the
commitments assumed by Terra Networks, S.A. in connection with
the above-mentioned stock option plans.
5. Date from which the Shares Delivered in Exchange Will Carry the
Right to Participate in Corporate Earnings.
Given that the shares of Telefonica, S.A. to be used for the
exchange are already in existence, and of the same class and
series as the other currently outstanding shares of Telefonica,
S.A., they shall give their holders the right, after delivery
thereof, to participate in corporate earnings as from January 1,
2005 on the same terms as the other outstanding shares.
In distributions made after the registration with the Commercial
Registry of the merger document, all shares of Telefonica, S.A.,
including those delivered to satisfy the exchange, shall
participate equally in proportion to the par value of each
share.
It is hereby noted for the record that, pursuant to the
provisions of the Merger Plan, Telefonica, S.A. has made or
plans to make, as the case may be, the following distributions
of dividends:
i. The payment of a dividend charged to earnings for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2004, which will be paid on May 13,
2005. This dividend was announced by the Board of Directors
at its meeting held on January 26, 2005, having established
the amount thereof in the fixed sum of 0.23 Euros per share
at the same Board meeting held on February 23, 2005.
Shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A. who become shareholders
of Telefonica, S.A. as a result of the merger will not
benefit from such dividend.
ii. The distribution of treasury stock of Telefonica, S.A., at
the ratio of one share of treasury stock for each
twenty-five shares owned by the shareholder, charged against
the reserve for additional paid-in capital. The proposal for
such distribution was approved by the Board of Directors at
its meeting held on November 24, 2004 and submitted for
approval at this Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting. In
any event, as it is expected that the delivery of the shares
will occur prior to the registration of the merger of
Telefonica, S.A. and Terra Networks, S.A. with the
Commercial Registry, the shareholders of Terra Networks,
S.A. who become shareholders of Telefonica, S.A. as a result
of the merger will not benefit from such distribution.
iii. The payment of a dividend with a charge against the reserve
for additional paid-in capital, which must be paid on
November 11, 2005, provided that prior to such date, the
merger document has been registered with the Commercial
Registry of Madrid. In the event that the merger is
registered with the Commercial Registry after such date, the
payment will be made on the sixth trading day following the
date on which such registration takes place. The proposal
for this dividend was announced by the Board of Directors at
its meeting held on November 24, 2004, and is submitted for
approval at this Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting. The
fixed amount of such dividend is 0.27 Euros per share.
Unlike the provisions for the dividends mentioned above in
subsections (i) and (ii), the shareholders of Telefonica,
S.A. as well as the shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A. who
become shareholders of Telefonica, S.A. as a result of the
merger, will benefit from this distribution.
For its part, and also in accordance with the provisions of the
Merger Plan, Terra Networks, S.A. plans to pay a dividend of
0.60 Euros per share, with a charge against the 'Reserve for
Additional Paid-In Capital' account. The proposal for such
distribution was approved by the Board of Directors of Terra
Networks, S.A. at its meeting held on February 23, 2005. The
effectiveness of the distribution is subject to the
corresponding approval by the shareholders at the Ordinary
General Shareholders' Meeting of Terra Networks, S.A. Payment is
expected to be made during the days following the meeting and,
in any event, before the merger of Telefonica, S.A. and Terra
Networks, S.A. is recorded with the Commercial Registry. Only
the shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A. will benefit from such
distribution.
6. Date of Accounting Effects of the Merger.
January 1, 2005 is hereby established as the date from which the
transactions of Terra Networks, S.A. shall be deemed for
accounting purposes to have taken place on behalf of Telefonica,
S.A.
7. Special Rights.
There are no special shares of Terra Networks, S.A. Nor are
there any owners of special rights other than shares, except for
those belonging to the beneficiaries (employees, officers and
Directors of the companies in the Terra Networks, S.A. Group) of
the stock option plans of Terra Networks, S.A. referred to in
Section 4 above and Section 5 of the Merger Plan. Following the
implementation of the merger, Telefonica, S.A. will succeed
Terra Networks, S.A. as the entity bound by such plans. The
Terra Networks, S.A. stock option rights shall be automatically
converted into Telefonica, S.A. stock option rights, upon the
terms resulting from the exchange ratio established in the
Merger Plan. All references to Terra Networks, S.A. or, as
applicable, to Lycos Inc. or to Lycos Virginia in such option
plans shall be deemed to be made to Telefonica, S.A. starting on
the date of registration of the merger.
The shares of Telefonica, S.A. that are delivered to the
shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A. pursuant to the merger
contemplated in the Merger Plan shall not give the holders
thereof any special rights whatsoever.
8. Benefits Extended to Directors and the Independent Expert.
No benefits of any type shall be extended to the Directors of
any of the entities participating in the merger, or to the
independent expert participating in the merger process.
II. Application to the Merger of the Special Tax Regime Set Forth in
Chapter VIII of Title VII of the Restated Text of the Corporate Income Tax
Law.
To resolve that the approved merger transaction is subject to the
special tax regime set forth in Chapter VIII of Title VII of the
Restated Text of the Corporate Income Tax Law approved by Royal
Legislative Decree 4.2004, for which purpose the merger transaction will
be reported to the Government Inspection Office (Oficina Estatal de
Inspeccion) in the manner established by the regulations and upon the of
Section 96 of such Restated Text and related provisions.
III. Establishment of Procedure to Facilitate the Exchange.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Plan, the shareholders of Terra
Networks, S.A. who hold shares that represent a fraction of the number
of shares of Terra Networks, S.A. set as the exchange ratio may acquire
or transfer shares in order to exchange them in accordance with such
exchange ratio. Each shareholder must individually make timely decisions
for such purpose to either purchase or sell Terra shares in the market
in order to reach the number of Terra shares that are a multiple of
nine.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, and pursuant to the provisions of
the Merger Plan, it is resolved to establish a mechanism designed to
facilitate the exchange with those shareholders of Terra Networks, S.A.
who are holders of a number of shares that is not a multiple of nine
(9). The basic terms and conditions of such mechanism are as follows:
i. Taking into account that the exchange ratio for the merger is
equivalent, in unitary terms, to the delivery of one share of
Telefonica, S.A. for every 4.5 shares of Terra Networks, S.A., at
the close of the last session for trading in the stock of Terra
Networks, S.A. on the Spanish stock exchanges (hereinafter, the
'Reference Date'), each shareholder of Terra Networks, S.A. who, by
application of such unitary exchange ratio of one share of
Telefonica, S.A. for every 4.5 shares of Terra Networks, S.A., is
entitled to receive a whole number of Telefonica shares, and who has
an excess fraction or odd-lot of shares of Terra Networks, S.A. of
less than 4.5, may transfer such fraction or odd-lot to the odd-lot
agent designated for such purpose (hereinafter, the 'Odd-Lot
Agent'), all with the understanding that for the calculation of the
odd-lot corresponding to each shareholder position, all of the
shares of Terra Networks, S.A. making up such position shall be
calculated. Likewise, a shareholder of Terra Networks, S.A. who is
the owner of less than 4.5 shares of Terra Networks, S.A. may
transfer such shares to the odd-lot acquirer. It shall be deemed
that each shareholder of Terra accepts the odd-lot acquisition
system, without having to remit instructions to the relevant
IBERCLEAR-participant, which shall inform the shareholder of the
results of the transaction once it has been concluded.
ii. Given the agreed exchange ratio, it is hereby noted for the record
that, regardless of the number of shares making up the position of
each shareholder, the only circumstances under which the acquisition
of odd-lots may take place are the following:
Number of Terra shares Corresponding shares of Odd-lot shares of Terra
Telefonica, S.A. by virtue Networks, S.A. subject to
of the exchange the odd-lot acquisition
system
1 0 1
2 0 2
3 0 3
4 0 4
5 1 0.5
6 1 1.5
7 1 2.5
8 1 3.5
9 2 0
Therefore, in any shareholder position, an odd-lot will range
between a minimum of 0.5 shares of Terra Networks, S.A. and a
maximum of 4 shares of Terra Networks, S.A.
iii. The acquisition price of the odd-lots will be determined based on
the arithmetic mean of the average weighted prices of the shares of
Terra Networks, S.A. on the Automated Quotation System (Sistema de
Interconexion Bursatil) (Continuous Market) for the last three
trading sessions for Terra Networks, S.A. on the Spanish stock
exchanges. If the odd-lot in question is one share, its acquisition
price shall be calculated based on the arithmetic mean of the
average weighted prices of the shares of Terra Networks, S.A. on the
Automated Quotation System (Continuous Market) for the last three
trading sessions for Terra Networks, S.A.; similarly, if the odd-lot
in question is other than one share, its acquisition price shall be
calculated based on the same criterion set forth herein, but in a
proportion corresponding to the specific amount of the odd-lot.
iv. The entity appointed as the Odd-Lot Agent, acting on its own behalf,
will acquire the odd-lot or fractional shares remaining in the
positions existing at the close of the trading session for Terra
Networks, S.A. corresponding to the Reference Date. The share or
fractions of shares of Terra Networks, S.A. acquired by the Odd-Lot
Agent shall be exchanged for the corresponding shares of Telefonica,
S.A. set forth in the Merger Plan.
v. The Board of Directors, with express power of substitution in favor
of the Executive Committee or the Executive Chairman, is authorized
to further develop the mechanism for the acquisition of odd-lots or
fractions of shares set forth herein, including, but not limited to,
the decision regarding the Reference Date, for the acquisition of
the odd-lots at the end of thereof; the drafting of the
corresponding announcement of the exchange; and whatsoever other
powers are necessary or merely appropriate to properly carry out the
merger exchange and the odd-lot acquisition mechanism herein
resolved.
D. Delegation of Powers to Formalize, Interpret, Correct and Execute this
Resolution.
To authorize, on a joint and several basis, the Executive Chairman of the
Board of Directors, the Director-Secretary and the non-Director Vice
Secretary of the Board of Directors, such that, without prejudice to any
other delegations included in this resolution and any existing
powers-of-attorney for conversion hereof into a public instrument, any of
them may formalize and execute this resolution, with the power for such
purpose of executing whatsoever public or private documents as are necessary
or appropriate (including those of interpretation, clarification, correction
of errors and the curing of defects and the publication of whatsoever
announcements as may be required or merely appropriate) for the most precise
performance thereof, and for the registration thereof, to the extent
required, with the Commercial Registry or with any other Public Registry.
The delegation includes, on the broadest terms, the power to guarantee the
claims of those creditors, if any, who oppose the merger.
Telefonica has submitted to the UK Listing Authority a copy of the following
documents:
• The Merger Plan.
• The report of the Independent Expert on the Merger Plan.
• The reports of the Directors of each of the companies taking part
in the merger on the Merger Plan.
• The Annual Accounts and Management Reports for the last three
years for each of the companies taking part in the merger, with the
corresponding Auditors' reports.
• The Merger Balance Sheet for each of the companies taking part in
the merger, accompanied by the verification report issued by the
Auditor (in both cases this Balance Sheet is the Balance Sheet for
the year ended December 31st, 2004, to be approved by their
respective Annual General Shareholders' Meetings).
• The current Bylaws of each of the companies taking part in the
merger.
• The list of first names, surnames, ages, nationalities and
addresses of the Directors of each of the companies taking part in
the merger, the date on which they took office and, where
appropriate, the same information in relation to the people who are
going to be proposed as Directors as a result of the merger.
These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5 HS
Point IV on the Agenda of Meeting: Appointment of Directors.
Re-election of the Director Mr. Antonio Viana- Baptista for an additional
five-year term.
Point V on the Agenda: Designation of the Accounts Auditor for
Telefonica. S.A. and its Consolidated Group of Companies , under the
provisions of article 42 of the Spanish Commerce Code (Codigo de
Comercio) and article 204 of the Spanish Corporations Act (Ley de
Sociedades Anonimas).
To designate the company 'Ernst&Young, S.L.' for an initial period of
three years, as Accounts Auditor for the verification of the Annual
Accounts, and the Management Reports of 'Telefonica, S.A.' and its
Consolidated Group of Companies, corresponding to financial years 2005, 2006
and 2007.
Point VI on the Agenda: Authorization for the acquisition of treasury
stock, directly or through Group companies.
A. Authorize, in accordance with the provisions of articles 75 et seq. and the
first additional provision, paragraph 2, of the current Spanish Corporations
Act (Ley de Sociedades Anonimas), the derivative acquisition, at any time
and as many times as considered appropriate, by Telefonica, S.A. - either
directly or through any of the subsidiary companies it controls - of its own
shares, fully paid up, by way of sale-purchase or any under other title for
valuable consideration.
The minimum acquisition price or compensation will be equivalent to the
nominal value of the own shares acquired and the maximum acquisition price
or compensation will be equal to the market value of the own shares on an
official secondary market at the time of the acquisition.
Said authorization is granted for a period of 18 months reckoned from the
date of the holding of the current Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, and
is expressly subject to the limitation that, at any time, the nominal value
of the own shares acquired under this authorization, added to those already
held by 'Telefonica, S.A.' and any of the controlled subsidiary companies,
may exceed 5 percent of the share capital at the time of the acquisition,
respecting the limitations set for the acquisition of treasury stock as
imposed by the regulatory authorities of the markets on which Telefonica,
S.A. shares are quoted.
It is expressly noted that the authorization granted for the acquisition of
own shares can be used wholly or partially for the acquisition of these
shares of Telefonica, S.A., and that the Company must deliver or transfer to
its directors or workers, or to those of the companies of its Group,
directly or as a consequence of these having exercised their option rights,
all within the framework of the referenced remuneration systems at the
market value of the shares of the company approved in due form.
B. To empower the Board of Directors, in the broadest possible terms, to
exercise the authorization derived from this resolution and to execute the
remaining items included in this, enabling the Board of Directors to
delegate in the Executive Committee, the Executive Chairman of the Board or
any other person expressly empowered by the Board to this effect.
C. Cancel, in the part not executed, the authorization given under point IV of
the Agenda of the Company's Annual General Shareholders' Meeting held on
April 30th, 2004.
Point VII on the Agenda of Meeting: Reduction of share capital through
the amortizing of treasury stock, with the exclusion of the right to
opposition by creditors, through the redrafting of the article in the
Bylaws that refers to the share capital.
In accordance with the terms of the 'TIES Program' (compensation system
tied to the market price of the Telefonica, S.A. share, with subscription of
shares and grant of stock options, targeted at the non-executive employees
of the Telefonica Group, that was established on the basis of the
resolutions adopted at the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of April
7th, 2000) the following is resolved:
A. To reduce the share capital of the Company by 34,760,964 euros, by the
redemption of 34,760,964 own shares that were acquired previously as
authorised at the time by the General Meeting within the limits established
in article 75 et seq and additional provision 1.2 of the Spanish
Corporations Act (Ley de Sociedades Anonimas). Article 5 of the corporate
Bylaws referring to the amount of share capital is therefore amended, and
shall be worded as follows:
'Article 5.- Share Capital
1. The corporate share capital amounts to Euros 4,921,130,397 represented by
4,921,130,397 ordinary shares in a single series and having a par value
of 1.00 Euro each, fully paid up.
2. The General Shareholders' Meeting, in accordance with such requirements
and within such limits as have been statutorily established to such
effects, may delegate upon the Board of Directors the power to increase
the share capital.'
The reduction of capital is done with a charge to the Additional Paid- in
Capital Reserve, canceling, in the appropriate amount, the restricted
reserve referred to by article 79.3 of the Spanish Corporations Act, and
setting aside a reserve for retired capital in the amount of 34,760,964
Euros (equal to the nominal value of the retired shares). The latter reserve
may only be drawn on subject to the same requirements as apply to reductions
of capital stock under article 167.3 of the Spanish Corporations Act.
Consequently, in accordance with the terms of the said article, the
Company's creditors will not be entitled to the right to object referred to
by article 166 of the Spanish Corporations Act in relation to the reduction
of capital resolved herein.
The reduction shall not give rise to the repayment of contributions since
the Company itself is the owner of the shares redeemed. The purpose of the
reduction, therefore, is the cancellation of the own shares.
It is declared, for the purposes of article 289.1 of the Spanish
Corporations Act, that the consent of the Syndicates of Bondholders relating
to issues of bonds in circulation is not required, provided the reduction in
capital hereby resolved does not reduce the initial ratio between the total
capital plus reserves and unredeemed bonds.
B. Authorize the Board of Directors so that, within one year after the adoption
of this resolution, it may determine those points which have not been
expressly stipulated in this resolution or which are a consequence hereof,
and adopt the resolutions, perform the acts and grant the public or private
documents necessary or convenient for the fullest execution of this
resolution, including, by way of illustration and without limitation,
publication of the legally prescribed notices and filing of the relevant
applications and reports for having the retired shares removed from stock
market trading, with authority to have such powers delegated by the Board of
Directors to the Executive Committee, to the Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors, or to any other person expressly empowered by the Board of
Directors for such purpose.
SEE ANNEX A : Mandatory report of the Board of Directors on Point VII of the
Agenda
Point VIII on the Agenda: Delegation of powers to formalize, construe,
correct and execute the resolutions adopted by the Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting.
To severally and jointly empower the Executive Chairman, the Director-
Secretary and Vice Secretary non Director of the Board of Director, so that,
without prejudice to any other authorities delegated in the foregoing
resolutions and to the powers for notarization that may exist, any one of
them may formalize and execute the foregoing resolutions, and may grant the
public and private documents that are necessary or appropriate for such
purpose (including those for the interpretation, clarification,
rectification of errors, and correction of defects) for their most exact
compliance and registration, when mandatory, in the Mercantile Registry
(Registro Mercantil) or any other public registry.
ANNEX A:
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TELEFONICA, S.A. ON THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL THROUGH THE AMORTIZING OF TREASURY STOCK,
WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THE RIGHT TO OPPOSITION BY CREDITORS, THROUGH THE
REDRAFTING OF THE ARTICLE IN THE BY-LAWS THAT REFERS TO THE SHARE
CAPITAL, WHICH SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS'
MEETING FOR APPROVAL (POINT VII ON THE AGENDA).
1. SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE REPORT
The Agenda of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of Telefonica,
S.A. called for May 30th and 31st, 2005, includes at point VII a
proposal - which is submitted for the approval of the General
Shareholders' Meeting - on the reduction of the share capital by the
amount of the nominal value of certain own shares of the Company which
are to be redeemed, and to redraft the article of the Bylaws relating to
share capital.
In order for the aforementioned reduction in share capital and amendment
of the Bylaws to be submitted to the Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting for approval, it is necessary, in accordance with the provisions
of article 164.1 in conjunction with article 144.1.a) of the current
Spanish Corporations Act (Ley de Sociedades Anonimas), for the Board of
Directors to prepare a report justifying the proposal, to the extent
that its approval and implementation necessarily involve the amendment
of article 5 of the Bylaws in relation to the amount of the share
capital and the number of shares into which it is divided.
2. REASONS FOR THE PROPOSAL
The Board of Directors of Telefonica, S.A., in its meeting held on
February 23rd, 2000, approved the setting up of a compensation system
linked to the market price of the Company's share, with subscription of
shares and grant of stock options, known as the 'TIES' program, targeted
at the non-executive employees of the Telefonica Group.
In order to meet the needs deriving from the setting up of this
compensation system, on April 7th, 2000 the Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting of Telefonica, S.A. approved two increases of the share capital
with exclusion of pre-emption rights. The shares issued pursuant to the
first capital increase were subscribed and paid up in full by cash
contribution by the employees of the Telefonica Group who were
beneficiaries of the aforesaid 'TIES Program'. The shares issued
pursuant to the second capital increase were subscribed and paid up in
full by cash contribution by two financial institutions that acted as
Agents of the Scheme, for subsequent delivery to the beneficiaries of
the Program once the conditions of it had been satisfied.
February 15th, 2005 was the third and final Exercise Date of the 'TIES
Program', but at that date there were no Exercisable Options, as the
initial reference value was higher than the market value of the
Company's shares at that time, meaning that all of the options were
extinguished and cancelled for all purposes, with Telefonica, S.A., in
accordance with the provisions of the Report issued by the Company's
Board of Directors in relation to the resolutions passed by the Annual
General Shareholders' Meeting on April 7th, 2000 (point IX of its
Agenda), proceeding to acquire, from the two aforementioned financial
entities, a total of 34,760,964 own shares.
Likewise in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Report
prepared by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors submits this
proposal for the reduction of its share capital by the retirement of
said own shares.
In the event that the resolution for share capital reduction that is the
subject of this Report is passed, article 5 of the Company's Bylaws will
need to be amended so that it reflects the new share capital and the new
number of outstanding shares in relation to it (after deduction of the
own shares acquired by the company whose retirement is proposed).
In order to facilitate the execution of this resolution, it is also
proposed that the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting authorizes the
Board of Directors to execute the resolution (with the possibility of it
delegating the execution in turn to the Executive Committee, to the
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors or to any other person whom
the Board of Directors expressly empowers for the purpose) within the
time limit of one year from the date on which the resolution is passed,
without prior consultation with the General Meeting.
It is also considered appropriate, in the interests of simplifying the
execution and pursuant to article 167.3 of the Consolidated Text of the
Spanish Corporations Law (Texto Refundido de la Ley de Sociedades
Anonimas), not to apply the right of objection from creditors provided
for in article 166 of said Consolidated Text, applying the amount of the
face value of the retired shares to a retired capital reserve that may
only be drawn on subject to the same requirements as apply to the
reduction of the share capital.
Starting from these premises, it is proposed to the Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting that there should be a reduction of the share
capital by an amount of 34,760,964 euros with the retirement of
34,760,964 own shares (the number of which corresponds to approximately
0.701% of the Company's current share capital), and that the Board of
Directors should be authorized to execute said resolution within a
period of one year.
3. DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
The Resolution proposed by the Board of Directors to the General
Shareholders' Meeting for approval in relation to this matter reads as
follows:
In accordance with the terms of the 'TIES Program' (compensation
system tied to the market price of the Telefonica, S.A. share, with
subscription of shares and grant of stock options, targeted at the
non-executive employees of the Telefonica Group, that was established on
the basis of the resolutions adopted at the Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting of April 7th, 2000) the following is resolved:
A. To reduce the share capital of the Company by 34,760,964 euros, by the
redemption of 34,760,964 own shares that were acquired previously as
authorised at the time by the General Meeting within the limits
established in article 75 et seq and additional provision 1.2 of the
Spanish Corporations Act (Ley de Sociedades Anonimas). Article 5 of the
corporate Bylaws referring to the amount of share capital is therefore
amended, and shall be worded as follows:
'Article 5.- Share Capital
1. The corporate share capital amounts to Euros 4,921,130,397
represented by 4,921,130,397 ordinary shares in a single series and
having a par value of 1.00 Euro each, fully paid up.
2. The General Shareholders' Meeting, in accordance with such
requirements and within such limits as have been statutorily
established to such effects, may delegate upon the Board of
Directors the power to increase the share capital.'
The reduction of capital is done with a charge to the Additional Paid-in
Capital Reserve, canceling, in the appropriate amount, the restricted
reserve referred to by article 79.3 of the Spanish Corporations Act, and
setting aside a reserve for retired capital in the amount of 34,760,964
Euros (equal to the nominal value of the retired shares). The latter
reserve may only be drawn on subject to the same requirements as apply
to reductions of capital stock under article 167.3 of the Spanish
Corporations Act. Consequently, in accordance with the terms of the said
article, the Company's creditors will not be entitled to the right to
object referred to by article 166 of the Spanish Corporations Act in
relation to the reduction of capital resolved herein.
The reduction shall not give rise to the repayment of contributions
since the Company itself is the owner of the shares redeemed. The
purpose of the reduction, therefore, is the cancellation of the own
shares.
It is declared, for the purposes of article 289.1 of the Spanish
Corporations Act, that the consent of the Syndicates of Bondholders
relating to issues of bonds in circulation is not required, provided the
reduction in capital hereby resolved does not reduce the initial ratio
between the total capital plus reserves and unredeemed bonds.
B. Authorize the Board of Directors so that, within one year after the
adoption of this resolution, it may determine those points which have
not been expressly stipulated in this resolution or which are a
consequence hereof, and adopt the resolutions, perform the acts and
grant the public or private documents necessary or convenient for the
fullest execution of this resolution, including, by way of illustration
and without limitation, publication of the legally prescribed notices
and filing of the relevant applications and reports for having the
retired shares removed from stock market trading, with authority to have
such powers delegated by the Board of Directors to the Executive
Committee, to the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, or to
any other person expressly empowered by the Board of Directors for such
purpose.
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