Form 6-K
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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July, 2010
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Distrito C, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 85 48
(Address of principal executive offices)
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RAMIRO SÁNCHEZ DE LERÍN GARCÍA-OVIES
General Secretary and
Secretary to the Board of Directors
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
Telefónica, S.A. (“Telefónica”), as provided in article 82 of the Spanish Securities Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores) and following instructions from the Spanish Securities Market Commission, hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
Further to the significant events released with regard to the binding and unconditional offer submitted by Telefónica (the “Offer”) for the acquisition, directly or through any of the companies within its Group, of 50% of the capital stock of the Dutch company BRASILCEL, N.V. (which is jointly owned by Telefónica and Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A., and which directly and indirectly owns shares representing, approximately, 60% of the capital stock of the Brazilian company Vivo Participações, S.A.), Telefónica hereby informs that since the Board of Directors of Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. has not accepted the Offer within its deadline, such Offer has expired.
The communications between Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. and Telefónica are attached hereto.
Madrid, July 17, 2010.

 

 

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(COMUNICACIONES CRUZADAS)
MrCesarAliertaIMrJulioLinaresBoardofDirectorsofTelef6nicaSADlstrltoC,RondadeIa Comunlcad6nsIn,28050Madrid,SpainFax:0034917271600 VIAI’ACSIMILS Lisbon,16july’2010 DearSlr, InreferencetoTelefonlca’sOffer(‘Offer’)toacquirethefifty- percentstakeInBrasllcel,NV,heldbyPortugalTelecom,SGPS, SA(“PT’),andfollowingtheExtraordlna!)’Shareholders’Meeting thattookplaceon30June2010,PT’sdesignatedrepresentatives haveengagedIndiscussionswllhrepresentativesofTelef6nlca,SA, t’Telef6nlcaQ)toanalysefutureoptions(orVivoandtheOffer. ThediscussionswithTelef6nicahaveprogressedInaconstructive mannerandP’r’sBoardofDirectorsIscommittedtouseItsbest endeavourstoconcludethemInawaythatsatlsflestheIntereslSof all’parties.Inlightofthis,andtocontinueworklngtowards apositiveoutcome,theBoardofDirectorsofPThasresolvedtoday torequestaflnalextensionofthevalidityoftheOfferuntil28 1uly201O.Yoursfaithfully,Conselhodel’ottugalTeJeCdm.5GPS, S.A.Av,401069-100 ·PO/tug)!”:’hl{HSU2.1500076&Fax{-+35112 135’91049,,.()www.telecom ·pt.I http://www.telecom ·pt.I

 

 

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(COMUNICACIONES CRUZADAS)
To the attention of: Mr. Henrique Granadeiro Chairman ofthe Board ofDirectol’s ofPortugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. Mr. Zeinal Bava ChiefExecutive Officer ofPortugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. The Board ofDirectors ofPotlugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40 1069 ·300 Lisbon July 17th, 2010 Dear Sirs, In reference to your letterdated July 16, 2010 requesting a final extension until July 28,2010 ofthe validity of the Telef6nica’s offer to acquire 50% of the shares of Brasilcel, N.V. owned directly 01’ indirectly by Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A., as we have verbally communicated to you before the expiration of such offer, we hereby kindly confirm that the offer, in accordance with its terms and conditions, expired on July 16, 2010 at 23:59 h (Lisbon time). Yours sincerely TELEF6NICA, S.A. By_ Name! Title: C

 

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Telefónica, S.A.
 		  
Date: July 17th, 2010  By:   /s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies    
    Name:   Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies   
    Title:   General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors