Final Results - Part 3
Telefonica SA
27 February 2001
PART 3
ANNEXE
CHANGES TO THE SPHERE AND CRITERIA OF CONSOLIDATION
In December Telefonica, S.A. issued 88,944,644 shares with a nominal
value of EUR 1 each, at an issue premium of EUR 10.230562 per share,
which were fully subscribed and paid up via the transfer to
Telefonica, S.A. of 404,555,475 shares in Argentine company CEI
Citicorp Holdings, S.A. each with a nominal value of Argentinean peso
1, with Ami Tesa Holdings, Ltd. contributing 301,946,570 and
International Equity Investments, Inc. Contributing 102,608,905
shares in CEI Citicorp Holdings, S.A. respectively. Subsequently, in
proportion to these contributions, the two companies were awarded new
shares in, Telefonica: 66,385,284 for Ami Tesa Holdings and
22,559,360 for International Equity Investment, representing
respective shareholdings in Telefonica of 1.53% and 0.52%. Following
this operation, Telefonica has an 80.91% direct interest in the share
capital of CEI Citicorp Holdings, which in turn owns 50% of Argentine
company Compania de Inversiones de Telecomunicaciones. S.A. which, in
turn, holds 52.88% of the share capital of Telefonica de Argentina,
S.A., 26.82% of the share capital of Argentine company Atlantida de
Comunicaciones, S.A., and 26.82% of the share capital of Argentine
company AC Inversora, S.A
Once the share exchange is concluded, the share capital of CEI
Citicorp Holdings will be reduced by cancelling own shares, after
buying back the contributions awarded to the other shareholders, so
that Telefonica ends up owning 100% of the company's capital.
At the end of the year this company was consolidated by global
Integration method.
By virtue of the agreement reached at the Board meeting of 12 January
2000, in March Telefonica Moviles S.A. was constituted with an
initial share capital of EUR 3,005,060. This company will bring
together all the Group's cellular telephony businesses throughout the
world (in Spain, Latin America, Europe and North Africa) through a
systematic process due to be completed next year. Following
Telefonica Moviles, S.A.'s flotation in an IPO last November, the
Telefonica Group reduced its direct and indirect interest in this
company to the 92.15% it held as of 31 December 2000. The funds
generated by this operation (EUR 2,899.3 million), are included in the
accompanying consolidated statement of income under 'gains on
disposals of holdings in consolidated companies'. This company is
consolidated by the global integration method.
In September Telefonica sold 11,415,264 ordinary shares in its subsidiary
Telefonica Publicidad e Informacion, representing 3.1% of its share capital,
This operation generated EUR 105.6 million in capital gains for the
Telefonica Group, which are reported on the accompanying, consolidated
statement of income under 'gains on disposals of shareholdings in
consolidated companies'. Telefonica now has a 59.87% interest in the capital
of TPI. The company continues to be consolidated by the global Integration
method.
In February 2000 Telefonica, S.A. sold 6.1% of Amper, S.A., to the
European Renaissance and European Strategic Investors Holdings mutual
funds, managed by Arlington Capital Investors Limited, obtaining EUR 5.4
million in capital gains, which are reported on the accompanying,
consolidated statement of income under the 'gains on disposals of
holdings in consolidated companies' heading. The 6.1% interest the Group
still holds in Amper S.A. continues to be carried by the equity method.
In June Telefonica constituted US company B2B, Inc., with USD 10 million in
authorised share capital.
Also in June Media Park increased its share capital by 55,704 shares with a
nominal value of EUR 60.1 each, and an issue premium of Ptas.178,498.5934 per
share, fully subscribed by Telefonica. As a result of this operation, and as of
December 2000, the Telefonica Media group has a 25% interest in the company
which is carried in the Group's consolidated financial statements by the equity
method.
In June Telefonica acquired 100% of Zeleris Soluciones Integrales, S.L., for
EUR 3,005.6 million. This company is consolidated by the global integration
method.
In May Telefonica, increased its share capital by 14,477,109 shares with a
nominal value of EUR 1 and carrying an issue premium of EUR 8.5 each, via a
non-cash contribution consisting of shares in Argentine companies Vigil Corp,
S.A., (163,395,785 shares) and Ambit, S.A (35,562,111 shares). These shares
represented 100% and 22.15% respectively of the two companies' share capital.
This operation gave Telefonica Group a 62.58% shareholding in Argentine
company Atlantida Comunicaciones, S.A. (up from 35.76% previously). Telefonica
Media subsequently acquired a further 10.6% stake, taking its total stake in
ATCO, including the part held by CEI, to 100%. Consequently, this company was
consolidated on the Telefonica Group's financial statements by the global
integration method for the first time in 2000.
On August 2 Telefonica, S.A. issued 213,409,097 new ordinary shares with a
nominal value of EUR 1 each at an issue premium of EUR 2.875 per share, which
were transferred to shareholders in Endemol Entertainment Holding, N.V., in
exchange for shares representing 99.2% of Endemol share capital. Endemol's was
consolidated in the Telefonica Group financial statements for 2000 by the
global integration method.
In August and September, group subsidiary Endemol Entertainment
Holding sold 25.1% of German Film and TV Distributor Helkon,
generating EUR 45.5 million in capital gains. It also sold 25% of the
Spanish Internet portal, Telepolis, generating EUR 2.3 million in
capital gains. These funds are included in the accompanying consolidated
statement of income under the 'gains on disposals of consolidated companies'
heading.
On July 4 Telefonica, S.A. issued 157,951,446 new shares with a
nominal value of EUR 1 each, at an issue premium of EUR 8.129 per share,
which were transferred to shareholders and holders of American
Depositary Shares (ADS) of Telefonica de Argentina, S.A. who
accepted the exchange offer. These new shares represented 44.27% of
total share capital. The Telefonica Group now has a direct and
indirect interest of 92.87% in the aforementioned company. The
company continues to be consolidated by global integration method on
the Telefonica Group's financial statements.
On July 6 Telefonica, S.A. issued 90,517,917 new shares with a
nominal value of EUR 1 each, at an issue premium of EUR 2.995 per share,
which were transferred to those shareholders and holders of American
Depositary Shares (ADS) of Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes, S.A. who accepted
the exchange offer. These new shares represented 68.41% of share capital (note
11). A restructuring of the shareholder structure of this company and its
subsidiaries has since begun. Last year, Tele Sudeste Celular
Participacoes, S.A. carried out a capital increase via non-cash payments
from Telerj and Telest, the former minority shareholders in the operators in
which it also had interests and now owns 100% of these two companies'
capital. As a result of these operations, the Telefonica Group, through
its subsidiary Telefonica Moviles, at 31 December 2000 had a direct and
indirect Interest of 75.57% in the aforementioned company. The company
continues to be consolidated by the global integration method In the Telefonica
Group's financial statements.
On the same date as in the previous paragraph. Telefonica, S.A. issued
371,350,753 new shares with a nominal value of EUR 1 each, at an issue premium
of EUR 10.91 per share, which were transferred to those shareholders and holders
of American Depositary Shares (ADS) of telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo, S.A. -
Telesp who accepted the exchange offer, representing 61.96% of the share
capital. The Telefonica Group now has a direct and indirect interest of 86.61%
in the aforementioned company. The company continues to be consolidated by the
global integration method in the Telefonica Group's financial statements.
On July 11 Telefonica, S.A. issued 80,954,801 new shares with a nominal value
of EUR 1 each, at an issue premium of EUR 8.072 per share, which were
transferred to those shareholders and holders of American Depositary
Shares (ADS) of Telefonica del Peru, S.A. who accepted the exchange offer.
These new shares represent 53.12% of share capital. The Telefonica Group now
has a direct and indirect interest of 93.22% in the aforementioned company.
The company continues to be consolidated by global integration method in the
Telefonica Group's financial statements.
Also in July Telefonica, S.A. constituted Dutch company Emergia Holding, N.V.
subscribing to and fully paying up the new company's initial share capital,
which amounted to EUR 46,000.
On 27 July Telefonica, S.A. subscribed in full to the EUR 321.5 million
capital increase carried out by Emergia Holding, via a non-cash payment of 100%
of the share capital of Emergia Uruguay, S.A.
On 28 September 2000 Emergia Holding carried out a further capital increase,
issuing 18,876,405 new shares with a nominal value of EUR O.10 each, which,
by virtue of the agreements signed with Tyco Gamma Ltd., are fully subscribed
and paid up. The funds generated by this operation were EUR 33.2 million. After
this operation, the share capital of Emergia Holding amounts to 298,876,415
shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.10 each, of which Telefonica's direct
shareholding is 93.68%. The company is consolidated by global integration
method in the Telefonica Group's financial statements.
Utilicare Servicios Asistenciales, S.A., in which 100%-owned Telefonica, S.A
subsidiary Telefonica Consultora de Proyectos, S.A. had a 70% stake, was wound
up in the first quarter of 2000. The company, which had been consolidated by the
global integration method in the financial statements of Telefonica, has now
dropped out of the Telefonica Group's sphere of consolidation.
In January 2000 Telefonica, S.A., pursuant to agreements concluded
with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., sold to the latter a 3%
stake in the capital of Terra Networks, S.A. obtaining EUR 453.6
million in capital gains.
In December Telefonica acquired 3,386,172 shares in Terra Networks
representing 0.545% of the latter's share capital. The Group has a
direct and indirect interest of 36.87% in the company, which
continues to be consolidated by the global integration method in the
Telefonica Group's financial statements.
On 20 January 2000 Telefonica acquired the remaining 24.6% of TMP
Worldwide Espana, S.A, not in its possession and now owns 100% of
the company. On 23 November 2000 TMP increased its capital by EUR 0.3
million, with an Issue premium of EUR 9.3 million, which was fully
subscribed by TPI via the non-cash payment of 941 shares in International
Publishing Group 2000 S.L. (IPG).
Previously, on 19 July 2000, TPI had acquired 90.48% of IPG for EUR
9.6 million, via a cash payment of EUR 2.1 million and a non-cash
payment of 414,831 shares in TPI worth EUR 0.02 million plus an issue
premium of EUR 7.5 million.
29 December 2000 marked the conclusion of the merger by absorption of
the International Publishing Group 2000, S.L. by Goodman Business Press, S.A.U
(Goodman), by which the latter took on the total combined assets of the two
companies. On the same date TMP merged with the company resulting from this
previous merger, acquiring all its assets and changing its name to Goodman.
On 27 March 2000 Telefonica acquired 42.91% of Buildnet for EUR 0.02 million.
On 27 October 2000 Buildnet carried out a capital reduction, to allow it to
write off prior years' losses, and a simultaneous EUR 0.2 million capital
increase, with TPI subscribing to EUR 0.1 million thus raising its stake to
46.35%. The company continues to be consolidated by the equity method.
On 12 July 2000 Telefonica created Iniciativas de Mercados
Interactivos, S.A.U. (IMI) with share capital of EUR 0.1 million. The aim
of this new company, which has been reported at acquisition cost is to develop
e-commerce between companies.
TPI created Telefonica Publicidad e Informacion Internacional, S.A.U.
(TPI Internacional), a company whose corporate purpose is the
management of securities representing the equity of companies not
residing in Spain. Its capital is 100% owned by TPI.
As of 31 December 2000 TPI Internacional held 51% of Chilean company
Publiquias Chile (through Publiquias Holding, SA's shareholding).
Both companies are consolidated by the global Integration method.
In August TPI acquired Guia Local Networks, SA, paying EUR 1.6 million for 20%
of the share capital. This company has been consolidated by the equity method.
In March the Terra Group acquired a further 5% of the share capital of
Terra Networks Guatemala, S.A., for USD 0.5 million. The Terra Group
now controls all the share capital of this company, which continues
to be consolidated by the global integration method in the
Telefonica Group's financial statements.
In January the Terra Group took part in the constitution of
Electronic Trading System, S,A. Terra Networks, S.A. owns 10% of this
company's share capital, which amounts to EUR 24,040,482. This company has
been reported at acquisition cost.
Terra Networks Venezuela, SA, 100% owned by Terra Networks, was constituted on
February 2 2000 with share capital of VEB 640,000. This company owns the Terra
portal in Venezuela (previously Chevere), which was acquired for USD 4 million.
Both companies are consolidated by the global Integration method.
Terra Networks Colombia Holding, SA, was constituted on 30 March 2000. The
Terra Networks Group has a direct and indirect stake of 99.9% of its capital.
In July Terra Networks Colombia Holding, S.A. acquired 65% of the share capital
of LaCiudad.Com for a total of USD 20 million. Both companies are consolidated
by the global integration method.
In March Terra Networks, S.A. constituted Red Universal de Marketing y Bookings
Online, S.A. (RUMBO) in partnership with Amadeus Global Travel Distribution,
SA, with initial share capital of EUR 1 million. Terra Networks, S.A.
and Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A. both have a 50% stake in the
venture, each having paid out EUR 0.5 million. The company is consolidated by
the global integration method in the Telefonica Group's financial statements.
In March Terra Networks, S.A. acquired 100% of the share capital of
Terra Networks Uruguay, SA (which until then had been known as Stener, S.A.)
for 6,010.1. This company is consolidated by the global integration method.
In January Terra Networks, SA acquired 100% of Terra Networks Servicos de
Acesso a Internet e Trading, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda., which has share
capital of EUR 5,000, equal to the amount paid by Terra Networks, S.A. for
the company. The company is not currently trading.
In July Terra Networks constituted Terra Networks Intangibles with start-up
capital of EUR 0.1 million. The new company is recorded at acquisition cost
in the financial statements.
In February 2000 US subsidiary Terra Networks USA Inc. acquired a minority
interest of USD 45 million in Deremate.com Inc., the leading Latin American
on-line auction company. Millions of people connect to DeRemate.com to buy
and sell items. The company began operating in Argentina on 31 August 1999.
In April 2000 Terra Networks, S.A. reached an agreement with TelePizza, SA for
a joint venture to develop and carry out marketing and sales activities,
through communication networks such as the Internet and mobile telephones, for
products including books, videos, CDs, pre-paid telephone cards, entertainment
products etc., with distribution and delivery times of between 1 and 24 hours.
Under the terms of the deal, the Company will also be involved in providing
telemarketing and telephone customer services for this joint venture. In July
2000 Terra Networks, S.A. and TelePizza formed A Tu Hora, SA, in which each has
a 50% stake. The new company has total share capital of EUR 2.6 million and
shareholders' equity of EUR 5.6 million.
In June Terra Networks, SA, acquired an additional 90% of Ifigenia Plus for
EUR 12 million through its 100%-owned subsidiary Terra Networks
Espana, SA (previously Telefonica Servicios y Contenidos por la Red, SA),
taking its stake to 100% of the company's capital stock. Ifigenla Plus is
consolidated by the global integration method.
In July Terra Networks, S.A. increased its share capital by 3,750,000
ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 2 each, at a premium of EUR 9
per share, subscribed and fully paid up by non-cash asset assignments
consisting of 49% and 10% shareholdings in the capital of US
companies Terra Networks Access Services USA Llc. and Terra Networks
Interactive Services USA Llc. respectively. Terra Networks now owns
100% of the capital of both companies, which continue to be
consolidated by the global integration method in the Telefonica
Group's financial statements.
In September Terra Networks increased share capital by a nominal
amount of EUR 70,967,742, issuing 35,483,871 new ordinary shares each
with a EUR 2 nominal value, at a premium of EUR 60 per share. Telefonica,
S.A. subscribed and paid for 35,380,101 shares.
In October Terra Networks, SA, increased capital by a nominal value
of EUR 604,063,948, through the issue of 302,031,974 shares of EUR 2
nominal value each, of the same series and with the same rights a those
currently outstanding, at a premium of EUR 9 per share.
The purpose of the above mentioned capital increase was to fund the
acquisition of US company Lycos Virginia, Inc., successor to Lycos,
Inc., by means of a share exchange, under the terms of which Terra
acquired 100% of Lycos Virginia's shares and the latter's
shareholders received Terra shares in exchange, in the ratio of 2.15
Terra shares per Lycos Virginia share. The acquisition price was EUR
3,388.3 million. The company is consolidated by the global integration
method.
Also in September Ordenamiento de Links Especializados, S.A., a
100%-owned subsidiary of Terra Networks, bought 100% of Europa Press
Comunicaciones, for a total of EUR 6.0 million. This company, in turn,
owns 50% of Advertising Quality, S.L.. so Terra Network's direct and
indirect interest in Advertising Quality, S.L. now comes to 100%.
Both Advertising Quality, S.L. and EP Comunicaciones are consolidated
by the global integration method in the Telefonica Group's financial
statements.
On 13 December 2000 Terra Networks, S.A. and Bumeran.com International
holdings, Ltd. reached an agreement by which the former acquired
83.2% of the latter for EUR 8.7 million. Bumeran.com is a vertical
employment and human resources portal and was officially set up and
launched in Argentina in August 1999. It is consolidated by the
global integration method.
In December 2000 Terra Networks acquired a 27.73% stake in
OneTravel.com, Inc, for EUR 16 million. The company is consolidated by
the equity method.
On 13 June 2000 Terra Networks was involved in the creation of Inversis
Valores y Bolsa, Sociedad de Valores, SA, with a total stake in share capital
of 10%. The company was recorded at acquisition cost.
2000 marked the creation of subsidiaries Terra Networks Operation, Inc., and
Terra Networks Games, Co., which are 100% owned by Grupo Terra Networks. The
former is consolidated by the global integration method while the latter has
been recorded at acquisition cost in the company's financial statements.
The Telefonica Internacional Group sold 0.27% of US company,
Infonet Services Corporation, for a capital gain of EUR 24.2 million.
The company continues to be carried by the equity method.
In June Telefonica de Argentina, SA, a Telefonica Group subsidiary, sold 100%
of Radio Liamada SACI, generating EUR 0.5 million in capital gains. The
company has now dropped out of the Telefonica Group's sphere of consolidation.
In July, Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile, SA, 43.64%-owned by
the Telefonica Internacional Group, sold 40% of CTC Metropolis-Intercom,
generating capital gains of EUR 14.4 million. The company has now dropped out
of the Telefonica Group's sphere of consolidation.
In July the Telefonica Interriacional Group sold all its shares in CRT Fixa,
representing 16.7% of the company's share capital, generating EUR 60
million. The company has now dropped out of the Telefonica Group's sphere of
consolidation.
In September Compana de Telecomunicaciones de Chile, SA, a subsidiary of the
Telefonica Internacional Group, acquired 20% of Empresas de Tadetas
Inteligentes, SA, for a total of EUR 158.6 million. This company is carried by
the equity method.
By virtue of agreements for the future sale of Cablevision signed in early
2000, this company is now reported in the financial statements of the
Telefonica Group at book value corresponding to December 1999 (carried by the
equity method in 1999).
In December 1999 Telesp acquired 72.6% of the share capital of CETERP, which
was recorded at cost in the Grupo Telefonica financial statements and has
been consolidated by the global integration method since Telesp took control
of the company on 3 January 2000.
November 2000 saw a number of corporate movements and restructuring
operations at SP Telecomunicacoes Holding, S.A., which had the effect
of increasing Telefonica Internacional, S.A.'s stake in this holding
company. The most important of these operations was the agreement
reached on 27 November 2000, when the exchange contract signed on 19
July 2000 came into effect, between Telefonica Intemacional, S.A.
and Portugal Telecom, S.A. in this contract Telefonica Internacional,
S.A. would acquire an addiltional 23% stake in SP Telecomunicacoes
Holding, S.A. (which controls Telesp) formerly held by Portugal
Telecom Group, in exchange for the transfer of its direct and
indirect 35.8% stake in Portelcom Participacoes, S.A. (the holding
company that controls Telesp Celular, SA) and a cash payment of USD
59.8 million by instalments.
In November 2000 Telefonica Internacional, S.A. bought 100% of
Communication Technology, Inc, headquartered in Miami (USA), for USD
16 million. This purchase was recorded at acquisition cost.
DTS Distribuidora de Television Digital, S.A. increased its capital in 2000
by EUR 189.3 million. Telefonica Media, S.A., a 100%-owned subsidiary of
Telefonica, S.A., subscribed this increase, receiving a less than proportional
number of the new shares issued and thereby reducing its interest in the
share capital of DTS to 48.63%. The company continues to be carried by the
equity method.
Over the course of 2000 Telefonica Media acquired 344,625 shares in
Antena 3 de Television, taking its stake to 47.42%. This company
continues to be carfied by the equity method.
Interocio Games, S.A. and Argentine firm Patagonik Film Group, S.A.
in which Telefonica Media has interests of 50% and 30% respectively,
are carried this year by the equity method.
Producciones Multitematicas, S.A., a 100% owned subsidiary of Telefonica
Media, formed the company Factoria de Contenidos Digitales, S.A, fully
subscribing to and paying up its initial share capital of EUR 0.1 million. It
is consolidated in Media Group's financial statements by the global
integration method.
At the end of 2000 Telefonica Media Group owned 70% of the total
share capital of Euroleague Marketing, S.L., having subscribed to and
paid for shares to the value of EUR 0.04 million in the course of the
year. The company is this year consolidated in Telefonica Group's
financial statements for the first time, by the global integration
method.
Telefonica Media has created a new subsidiary, Telefonica Sport,
S.A., fully subscribing to and paying for 25% of its share capital.
The new company is consolidated for the first time in Telefonica
Group's financial statements by the global Integration method.
Telefonica Media has acquired shares representing 51% of the total
capital of Venezuelan group Rodven for EUR 51.3 million. The company
was reported at acquisition cost.
On 22 February 2000 Telefonica Data Atlas, S.A. was constituted with initial
capital of MAD300,000. Telefonica Datacorp, S.A. subscribed to 60% of
this capital. The company was reported at acquisition cost.
On 31 March 2000 the general meeting of shareholders of Telefonica Data Mexico,
S.A. de C.V. approved a capital since setting the value of the Telefonica
group's stake, as of 31 December 2000, at EUR 15.9 million.
On 27 April 2000 Telefonica Data Mexico, S.A. de C.V. acquired 85% of Optel
Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V. for EUR 16.4 million. At the Optel
Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V. shareholders meeting on August 18 2000,
shareholders agreed an MXN 51.3 million capital increase and, subsequently, on
15 December 2000, a further increase to the value of MXN 57 million. The main
subscribers to these increases were Telefonica Data Holding, S.L. and Telefonica
DataCorp, which bought 10% and 15% respectively. In 2001 the controlling
company plans to transfer its holding to Telefonica Data Holding, S.L. Both
companies are consolidated by the global integration method.
Colombian companies Rey Moreno, S.A and Telecomunicaciones Ganaderas, S.A. in
which Telefonica Datacorp, S.A. has stakes of 50% and 50.01%, respectively,
were fully consolidated in 2000 (having been reported by the equity method on
the 1999 account).
Telefonica Datacorp, SA, (formerly Telefonica Data) has set up a Uruguayan
subsidiary, Telefonica Data Uruguay, S.A., with initial capital of USD 23
million. The subsidiary is fully consolidated in the Telefonica Group's balance
sheet for 2000.
2000 marked the conclusion of Group investments in Telefonica Data Brasil, SA.,
Telefonica Data USA, Telefonica Data Canada, Inc., and Telefonica Data
Licensing, all of which are now fully owned by the Data group The first
two companies are fully consolidated an the Data group account, while the latter
two are reported at acquisition cost.
Telefonica Datacorp, SA., ACEA and the Fiat Group agreed to create ATLANET by
merging ACEA and Telexis. Capital interests in the new company, which came
into being on 28 December, the date of the merger, are as follows: Telefonica
Data 34%, ACEA 33%, and Fiat-lfil 33%. Setting up the new venture entailed
the purchase by Telefonica Datacorp: On 1 September 2000, T Data bought 30%
of Telexis Spa., a Fiat Group company. On 20 October ACEA bought 11,44% of its
own shares from T Datacorp, which had a 49% stake in ACEA. The company
created through these transactions, ATLANET, Spa. was fully consolidated
on the Telefonica Group's 2000 balance sheet.
On 20 December 2000 Telefonica Datacorp, SA acquired 89.6% of the capital
increase of ACE, in which it has a 40% interest. This lifted its stake in the
latter to 85%. In September Telefonica Datacorp, SA paid a first call on
capital equal to 25% of this increase.
On 17 October Telefonica Data Holding, S.L. was created, with Telefonica
DataCorp subscribing to 100% of the share capital, paid for via a non-cash asset
assignment. The assets assigned included its stake in the following companies:
European Telecom International, A.G.; Rey Moreno, SA.; Telefonica, Data
Colombia, SA.; Telefonica Datos de Venezuela, SA., Telefonica Data Brasil
Ltda., and its 11% interest in ACEA Telefonica, Spa. The total value of the
assets assigned as of 31 December 2000 was EUR 65.3 million.
In June 2000 Telefonica de Espana SAU, a fully-owned subsidiary of Telefonica,
SA., sold 100% of its subsidiary Telefonica Sisternas de Ingenieria de
Productos, SA., (TSIP), to Radiotronica, SA. for EUR 150.3 million. The sale
brought the Group capital gains of EUR 141.9 million. This company has now
been dropped from the Telefonica group's sphere of consolidation.
Telefonica Soluciones Sectoriales, SA, a 100%-owned Telefonica de Espana
S.A.U. subsidiary sold its entire interest (71 %) in SOS Alzheimer, SA., in
March. This company, which was fully consolidated on the financial statements of
the Telefonica group, was dropped from the sphere of consolidation, generating
a capital loss of EUR 0.4 million.
Telefonica Soluciones Sectoriales, S.A, also sold its entire interest in ZZJ
Mundovision, 18.75% of its holding in March and the remaining 6.25% in June.
This sale generated a capital loss for the Telefonica group of EUR 0.4 million.
The company has now been dropped from the group's sphere of consolidation.
Andalucia Digital Multimedia, SA., a company in which Telefonica de Espana
S.A.U has a 24% interest, joined the Telefonica group's sphere of consolidation
in 2000 and was carried by the equity method.
Telefonica de Espana, S.A.U., has created Iberwap, S.A.U., with initial
start-up capital of EUR 0.1 million. In December 2000 the company carried out a
EUR 1.6 million capital increase, fully subscribed and paid up by Telefonica de
Espana, S.A.U.
In the second half of the year, directly or indirectly through its 100% owned
subsidiary Telefonica Intercontinental, S.A., Telefonica Moviles formed
consortiums with other operators that have since won licences to provide 3G
mobile telephony services (UMTS) in Germany, Italy and Austria. Details are as
follows:
Germany: the ORLA consorflum, in which Telefonica Moviles has a 57.2%
stake, won one of six licences awarded in August for a payment of EUR 8.4
billion. Telefonica Moviles' total investment was around EUR 1,211 million.
ORLA was fully consolidated on the 2000 accounts.
Italy: the IPSE 2000 consortium led by Telefonica Moviles (which has a
45.59% stake) was awarded one of two broadband licences tendered in
October, at a price of EUR 3,269 millon. Atlanet, a company in which the
Telefonica group has a 34% interest, owns a further 12% of the consortium.
Thus, the Telefonica group's interest in IPSE 2000 is effectively 46.09%.
Telefonica Moviles and Atlanet have invested EUR 980 million and EUR 258
million respectively in the project.
IPSE 2000 is fully consolidated on Group accounts.
Austria: 3G Mobile Telecommunications, a company 100% owned by Telefonica
Moviles with share capital of EUR 0.04 million, was awarded an UMTS licence for
two frequencies at a price of EUR 117.4 million in November.
This company was fully consolidated on the 2000 group accounts.
Telefonica Moviles, S.A. has set up Telefonica Moviles USA, S.A. with initial
start-up capital of EUR 0.01, subscribed to and fully paid up by
Telefonica Moviles. The company is reported on the Telefonica group consolidated
financial statements by the global integration method.
On 14 April 2000 Telefonica Mobile Solutions, S.A., was created, with start-up
capital of EUR 60.11 million. This new 100%-owned group subsidiary is reported
by the global integration method.
On 9 October 2000, through its 100% owned subsidiary Tagilo Participacoes.S.A.,
Telefonica Moviles, S.A., acquired a further 0.79% of Tele Sudeste Celular
Participacoes, S.A., 5,92% of Telest Celular, S.A., 18.92% of Telerj Celular,
SA, an additional 1.76% of Tele Leste Celular Participacoes, SA and 1% of
Telebahia Celular, S.A. for a total cost of BRL 350.67 billion.
At the end of the year Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes S.A. and Tele
Leste Celular Participacoes, S.A. acquired, via a capital increase with
share exchange, capital interests in its operating subsidiaries formerly
owned by minority shareholders, taking their stakes in these companies to
100%. After these transactions, Telefonica Moviles, SA owns 82.01% of Tele,
Sudeste Celular Participacoes, S.A. and 10.75% of Tele Leste Celular
Participacoes.
Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes, S.A., Telest Celular, S.A. and Telerj
Celular, S.A. are fully consolidated in the Group accounts. Tele Leste
Celular Participacoes. S.A. and Telebahla Celular, S.A. are reported by the
equity method.
On 21 December 2000 Mobilpay International, SA, a 50%-owned group
subsidiary, with share capital of EUR 30 million came into being. The
company is reported on the consolidated annual account at acquisition cost.
In June Terra Networks, S.A. announced the creation of Terra Mobile, S.A In
partnership with Telefonica Moviles, S.A., with start-up share capital of EUR
0.6 million. Terra Networks, S.A. owns 49% of the new company and Telefonica
Moviles, S.A. the remaining 51%, having paid EUR 0.3 million and EUR 0.3
million respectively for their holdings. The company is reported by the global
integration method.
Terra Mobile has bought 100% of Finish technology developer and mobile
internet service provider I.0. Box, for EUR 216.2 million. The company is
fully consolidated on the Telefonica group financial statements.
In January Telefonica Intercontinental, S.A., a fully owned Telefonica Moviles
subsidiary, sold 4% of its Moroccan holding, Medi Telecom, at cost price,
The sale reduced the Telefonica group's stake in Medi Telecom share capital to
30.5%. Medi Telecom joined the Telefonica group's sphere of consolidation in
2000 when it was carried by equity method.
In the course of 2000 100%-owned Telefonica, S.A. subsidiary, Atento Holding
Inc, constituted the following companies:
- 100% of Atento Argentina, SA, with initial capital of USD 12,000.
- 100% of Atento Colombia, SA, with initial capital of COP 10 million
- 99.87% of Atento Maroc, S.A., with initial capital of MAD 300,000.
- 100% of Atento Venezuela, with initial capital of USD 147.
- 99.5% of Atento Asia Pacifico, with registered offices in Japan and initial
capital of JPY 10 million.
- 69.99% of Atento Pasona, with registered offices in Japan and initial
capital of JPY 500 million.
- 100% of Atento Holding Chile with initial capital of USD 36 million.
- 100% of Atento Puerto Rico with initial capital of USD 100.
- 100% of Atento Italia with initial capital of ITL 20 million.
- 100% of Atento Mexico with initial capital of MXN 50,000.
- 99% of Atento Recursos with initial capital of CLP 1 million.
- 99% of Atento Education with initial capital of CLP 1 million.
Atento Brasil, S.A. has absorbed its subsidiaries Trilha sistemas de
Comunicacao Ltd, Quatro A Centrais de Atendimento e Telemarketing, S.A and
Quatra A Nordeste.
All these companies were fully consolidated on the 2000 consolidated group
account.
On 22 December 2000 Atento Telecomunicaciones Espana, S.A. acquired a further
24.5% of the share capital of Gest16n de Servicios de Emergencia y Atencion al
Ciudadano, S.A. for a sum of EUR 0.4 million. 100% of Atento Telecomunicaciones
Espana, S.A. is still reported on the financial statements of Grupo Atento by
the global integration method.
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