Public Exchange Offer
Telefonica SA
27 February 2001
COMMUNICATION OF A RELEVANT FACT
In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Spanish securities
commission, Telefonica, S.A. and Telefonica Moviles, S.A. hereby communicate to
the Spanish securities commission the following:
RELEVANT FACT
As a new step in the global reorganization of Telefonica, S.A.'s business along
business lines, which was commenced in 2000, the board of directors of
Telefonica Moviles, S.A in its meeting held today agreed to formulate a public
exchange offer for shares (the 'Offer') representing up to 100% of the share
capital of the Brazilian company, Celular CRT Participacoes S.A. ('Celular
CRT'), which owns the entire share capital of the operating company Celular CRT
S.A.
The Offer, which is expected to be made as soon as the necessary authorizations
are obtained, will be a public exchange offer to delist Celular CRT, and will be
conducted pursuant to two offers.
(a) a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for
Brazilian Depositary Receipts ('BDRs') representing newly-issued shares
of Telefonica Moviles, S.A.
(b) a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for
American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs'), or BDRs, representing newly-issued
shares of Telefonica Moviles.
The purpose of the offer is to acquire all of the shares which comprise the
share capital of Celular CRT, totaling 2,948,439,458 shares, of which
1,064,261,304 are ordinary shares and 1,884,178,154 are preferred shares.
Pursuant to Article 74 of the Spanish corporations law, the 853,824,088
ordinary shares and 493,035,892 preferred shares of Celular CRT controlled
directly or indirectly by Telefonica Moviles, and representing an aggregate of
45.68% of the share capital of Celular CRT, shall not be subject to the Offer.
As a result, the objective of the Offer aimed at the shareholders of Celular CRT
is to acquire the remaining 1,601,579,478 outstanding shares, of which
210,437,216 are ordinary shares and 1,391,142,262 are preferred shares,
representing in the aggregate approximately 54.32% of Celular CRT's share
capital.
The effectiveness of the Offer shall be subject to the following
conditions, the failure of any one of which will enable Telefonica
Moviles to cancel the Offer. Such conditions may be eliminated, not given
effect or modified by the authorized persons or bodies in connection with
the Offer.
(a) a material alteration in the normal functioning of the securities
markets which cause the suspension of listing or restrictions on
trading in the securities shall not have occurred.
(b) the closing market price of Telefonica Moviles shares in the
Continuous Market of the Spanish stock exchanges shall not
decrease 25% or more from the closing market price on the date
prior to the agreement communicated hereunder.
(c) neither the value of the market index of Spain (IBEX), measured
as of the end of any trading session in euros, nor the value of
the market index of the Sao Paulo stock exchange, measured as of
the end of any trading session in U.S. dollars, shall have
decreased 25% or more from the closing price of the trading
session on the date prior to the agreement communicated
hereunder.
(d) there shall not have occurred other circumstances which result in
a material adverse effect as such are defined in the documents
related to the Offer.
(e) that the percentages and conditions required by Brazilian law for
the delisting of Celular CRT shares be met and that, such
percentages having been met, the Offer is accepted by holders of
at least 67% of the shares to which the Offer is aimed.
(f) the approval of the board of directors and shareholders of
Telefonica Moviles of the relevant proposals and the capital
increase (without preferential subscription rights) necessary for
the issuance of Telefonica Moviles shares to be exchanged in the
Offer.
(g) the obtainment (within 90 calendar days of the presentation to
the Brazilian and U.S. securities regulators of the legal
documentation in connection with the Offer) of the authorizations
necessary for the realization and effectiveness of the Offer,
especially including, the registration and availability of
Telefonica Moviles and its shares.
(h) that, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations
that may be in effect in the Brazilian securities market, there
shall not have been prior to the date of publication of the
commencement of the exchange offer period any substantial change
in the conditions under which the Offer shall be conducted.
The terms of the exchange are as follows:
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Four (4) newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles (represented
by ADRs or BDRs) for fifty-seven (57) shares of Celular CRT.
This exchange ratio, which shall be applicable to all shares of
Celular CRT, both ordinary and preferred, was determined based on the
average closing market price of the shares of Telefonica. Moviles (on
the Madrid Stock Exchange) and of Celular CRT's preferred shares (on
the Sao Paulo stock exchange) between the 19th and the 23rd of
February 2001, inclusive, and represents a premium of approximately
forty percent (40%) over the average market closing price of the
preferred shares of Celular CRT during such period.
In accordance with Brazilian securities laws currently in effect, if
the Celular CRT shares are delisted in connection with the Offer, the
shareholders of Celular CRT who did not tender their shares in the
Offer have the right to put their Celular CRT shares to Telefonica
Moviles during a period commencing on the day after the expiration of
the Offer and ending six (6) months after the date of the general
shareholders' meeting of Celular CRT which approve the
financial statements for the first fiscal year following the Offer.
Telefonical Moviles shall satisfy the exercise of the put option
subject to the terms of the Offer and necessary resolutions.
The board has delegated the relevant authority to the Comision
Delegada of the board of directors, its president and the directors,
D. Fernando Abril-Martorell Hernandez, D. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete
Lopez and D. Jose Maria Mas Millet, so that each of them,
individually or collectively, may establish the conditions of the
Offer that are not foreseen in the resolution of the board and may
take whatever actions necessary with respect to the execution of the
transaction.
Attached as annex one hereto is a copy of the press release to be
disseminated relating to today's decision.
Each of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. and Telefonica, S.A. remains, as
always, at the disposition of the Spanish securities commission to
provide any clarification or additional information requested by the
commission.
Madrid, February 27, 2001
Jose Maria Mas Millet
Secretary to the Board of Directors of Telefonica, S.A.
Secretary to the Board of Directors of Telefonica Moviles, S.A.
27/02/2001
TELEFONICA MOVILES FORMULATES A PUBLIC
EXCHANGE OFFER FOR THE SHARES OF CELULAR CRT
- The Offer is addressed to the 54.32% of the stock capital of Celular CRT not
already controlled directly or indirectly by Telefonica Moviles.
- The exchange ratio shall be four newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles
(represented by ADRs or BDRs) for fifty-seven shares of Celular CRT.
- The Offer represents for the shareholders of Celular CRT a premium of
approximately forty percent.
Madrid, February 27, 2001.
The board of directors of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. in its meeting held today
agreed to formulate a public exchange offer for shares (the 'Offer')
representing up to 100% of the share capital of the Brazilian company, Celular
CRT Participacoes S.A. ('Celular CRT'), which owns the entire share capital of
the operating company Celular CRT S.A.
This operation is a new step in the global reorganization of Telefonica, S.A's
business along business lines, which was commenced in 2000.
The Offer, which is expected to be made as soon as the necessary authorizations
are obtained, will be a public exchange offer to delist Celular CRT, and will he
conducted pursuant to two offers:
- a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for
Brazilian Depositary Receipts ('BDRs') representing newly-issued shares
of Telefonica Moviles, S.A.
- a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for
American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs'), or BDRs, representing newly-issued
shares of Telefonica Moviles.
The purpose of the offer is to acquire all of the shares which comprise the
share capital of Celular CRT, totaling 2,948,439,458 shares, of which
1,064,261,304 are ordinary shares and 1,884,178,154 are preferred shares.
Pursuant to Article 74 of the Spanish corporations law, the 853,824,088 ordinary
shares and 493,035,892 preferred shares of Celular CRT controlled directly or
indirectly by Telefonica Moviles, and representing an aggregate of 45.68% of the
share capital of Celular CRT, shall not he subject to the Offer.
As a result, the objective of the Offer aimed at the shareholders of Celular CRT
is to acquire the remaining 1,601,579,478 outstanding shares, of which
210,437,216 are ordinary shares and 1,391,142,262 are preferred shares,
representing in the aggregate approximately 54.32% of Celular CRT's share
capital.
The exchange ratio shall be four (4) newly-issued shares of Telefonica
Moviles (represented by ADRs or BDRs) for fifty-seven (57) shares of Celular
CRT.
This exchange ratio, which shall be applicable to all shares of Celular
CRT, both ordinary and preferred, was determined based on the average closing
market price of the shares of Telefonica Moviles (on the Madrid Stock
Exchange) and of Celular CRT's preferred shares (on the Sao Paulo stock
exchange) between the 19th and the 23rd of February 2001, inclusive, and
represents a premium of approximately forty percent (40%) over the average
market closing price of the preferred shares of Celular CRT during such period.
In accordance with Brazilian securities laws currently in effect, if the
Celular CRT shares are delisted in connection with the Offer, the shareholders
of Celular CRT who did not tender their shares in the Offer have the right to
put their Celular CRT shares to Telefonica Moviles during a period commencing on
the day after the expiration of the Offer and ending six (6) months after the
date of the general shareholders' meeting of Celular CRT which approve the
financial statements for the first fiscal year following the Offer. Telefonical
Moviles shall satisfy the exercise of the put option subject to the terms of the
Offer and necessary resolutions.
The effectiveness of the Offer shall be subject to the following
conditions, the failure of any one of which will enable Telefonica Moviles
to cancel the Offer. Such conditions may be eliminated, not given effect
or modified by the authorized persons or bodies in connection with the
Offer.
- a material alteration in the normal functioning of the securities
markets which cause the suspension of listing or restrictions on
trading in the securities shall not have occurred.
- (the closing market price of Telefonica Moviles shares in the Continuous
Market of the Spanish stock exchanges shall not decrease 25% or
more from the closing market price on the date prior to the
agreement communicated hereunder.
- neither the value of the market index of Spain (IBEX), measured as of the
end of any trading session in euros, nor the value of the market index of
the Sao Paulo stock exchange, measured as of the end of any trading
session in U.S. dollars, shall have decreased 25% or more from
the closing price of the trading session on the date prior to the
agreement communicated hereunder.
- there shall not have occurred other circumstances which result in a
material adverse effect as such are defined in the documents related to
the Offer.
- that the percentages and conditions required by Brazilian law for the
delisting of Celular CRT shares be met and that, such percentages
having been met, the Offer is accepted by holders of at least 67%
of the shares to which the Offer is aimed.
- the approval of the board of directors and shareholders of Telefonica
Moviles of the relevant proposals and the capital increase (without
preferential subscription rights) necessary for the issuance of
Telefonica Moviles shares to be exchanged in the Offer.
- the obtainment (within 90 calendar days of the presentation to the
Brazilian and U.S. securities regulators of the legal documentation in
connection with the Offer) of the authorizations necessary for the
realization and effectiveness of the Offer, especially including, the
registration and availability of Telefonica Moviles and its
shares.
- that, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations that may be
in effect in the Brazilian securities market there shall not have been
prior to the date of publication of the commencement of the exchange
offer period any substantial change in the conditions under which the
Offer shall be conducted.
The board has delegated the relevant authority to the Comision Delegada of the
board of directors, its president and the directors, D. Fernando Abril-Martorell
Hernandez, D. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez and D. Jose Maria Mas Millet, so
that each of them, individually or collectively, may establish the conditions of
the Offer that are not foreseen in the resolution of the board and may take
whatever actions necessary with respect to the execution of the transaction.
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