TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U. (a company with limited liability organized under the laws of The Kingdom of Spain) Floating Rate Notes due 2009 Fixed Rate Notes due 2011 Fixed Rate Notes due 2016 Fixed Rate Notes due 2036 unconditionally and irrevocably...
EXHIBIT 1.1
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TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
(a company with limited liability organized under
the laws of The Kingdom of Spain)
(a company with limited liability organized under
the laws of The Kingdom of Spain)
Floating Rate Notes due 2009
Fixed Rate Notes due 2011
Fixed Rate Notes due 2016
Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed
by
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
by
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
AMENDED AND RESTATED UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
As of June 9, 2006
Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U.
Telefónica, S.A.
Gran Xxx 00
00000 Xxxxxx
Telefónica, S.A.
Gran Xxx 00
00000 Xxxxxx
Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., a sociedad anónima unipersonal incorporated under the
laws of The Kingdom of Spain (the “Company”), Telefónica, S.A., a sociedad anónima incorporated
under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the “Guarantor”) and the underwriters (the “Underwriters”)
named in Schedule I to this amended and restated underwriting agreement (the “Agreement”) have
entered into an underwriting agreement dated the date hereof (the “Original Underwriting
Agreement”), providing for the issuance and sale by the Company and the purchase by the
Underwriters of certain amounts of Designated Securities (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantor and the Underwriters have decided to modify the
allocations set forth in Schedule I to the Original Underwriting Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
The Company proposes to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I to this
Agreement, for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC , Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., are acting as representatives (the
“Representatives”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2009
(the “Floating Rate Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due
2011 (the “Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed
Rate Notes due 2016 (the “Ten-Year Fixed Rate
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Notes”) and $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2036 (the
“Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes” and together with the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes and the Ten-Year
Fixed Rate Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes” and such Fixed Rate Notes together with the Floating Rate
Notes, the “Designated Securities”) on and subject to the terms and conditions of, and utilizing
terms as defined in, the Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities) dated as of
June 9, 2006 (the “Standard Provisions”), which are attached hereto, and the terms and conditions
described below under the heading “Additional Terms”. All of the provisions of the Standard
Provisions are incorporated herein by reference.
The Designated Securities are to be issued pursuant to a public deed of issuance to be
executed on or around June 13, 2006, an indenture to be dated as of or around June 20, 2006, as
supplemented by a supplemental floating rate note indenture to be dated as of or around June 20,
2006, pursuant to which the Floating Rate Notes will be issued, a supplemental five-year fixed rate
note indenture to be dated as of or around June 20, 2006, pursuant to which the Five-Year Fixed
Rate Notes will be issued, a supplemental ten-year fixed rate note indenture to be dated as of or
around June 20, 2006, pursuant to which the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes will be issued and a
supplemental thirty-year fixed rate note indenture to be dated as of or around June 20, 2006,
pursuant to which the Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes will be issued (the indenture and the
supplemental indentures, collectively the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantor and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Trustee”). Payment of principal and interest on the Designated
Securities will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the terms of
guarantees to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Guarantees”).
ADDITIONAL TERMS
For purposes of this Underwriting Agreement, “Disclosure Package” means the most recent
Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus issued at or prior to the Applicable
Time, and the final term sheets prepared pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Standard Provisions and
attached as Schedule III hereto (the “Term Sheets”). “Applicable Time” means 3:15 pm New York City
time on the date of this Underwriting Agreement.
1. Additional Representations and Warranties.
The Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and agree
with, each Underwriter, as of the Applicable Time, and as of the Closing Date, with respect to the
Designated Securities as follows (which additional representations and warranties supersede the
representation and warranty in Section 1(p) of the Standard Provisions):
(a) The consolidated historical financial statements of the Guarantor as and for the
two years ended December 31, 2005, together with the related schedules and notes (the
“Telefónica Financial Statements”), included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been prepared in
accordance with international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the
European Union (“IFRS-EU”) and reconciled to accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States (“U.S. GAAP”), in each case applied in accordance with applicable law
throughout the periods specified, and present fairly in all material respects the financial
position of the Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries, at the dates indicated and the
income statement,
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shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries
for the periods specified. IFRS-EU as applied by the Guarantor in its consolidated financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, do not differ from IFRS, as
published by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), effective as of December
31, 2005, and therefore, comply in full with IFRS, as published by the IASB. The
Guarantor’s consolidated financial information as of and for the year ended December 31,
2004 included in its annual consolidated financial statements was restated in accordance
with IFRS. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, and the
Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have
been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the Telefónica Financial Statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package,
and the Prospectus as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.
(b) The interim unaudited selected consolidated financial information of the Guarantor
and its consolidated subsidiaries, which do not constitute an interim financial report as
defined by IAS 34, as of and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 (the
“Interim IFRS Selected Financial Information”) has been prepared in accordance with IFRS-EU,
with the exception of IAS 34 as this information does not constitute an interim financial
report, in each case applied in accordance with applicable law throughout the periods
specified, and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the
Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, at the dates
indicated and the income statement data and shareholders’ equity of the Guarantor and its
consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified. The explanations required for this
interim selected financial information are included in the presentation of the Guarantor’s
quarterly results included in the Form 6-K filed by the Guarantor with the SEC on June 6,
2006 and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus. Applicable IFRS-EU as applied by the Guarantor in its unaudited selected
consolidated financial information as of and for the three-months periods ended March 31,
2006 and 2005, do not differ from IFRS, as published by the IASB, effective as of March 31,
2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, and therefore, comply in full with applicable
IFRS, as published by the IASB. The selected financial data and the summary financial
information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the
information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with the Interim IFRS
Selected Financial Information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as of the dates and for the periods
indicated therein.
(c) The consolidated historical financial statements of O2 plc as and for the two
fiscal years ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, together with the related schedules and notes
(the “O2 Financial Statements”), included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom (“UK GAAP”) and reconciled to
U.S. GAAP, in each case applied in accordance with applicable law throughout the periods
specified, and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of O2 plc and
its
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consolidated subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, at the dates indicated and the
statement of profit and loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of O2 plc and its
consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified. The selected financial data and the
summary financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects
the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with the O2
Financial Statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.
(d) The interim unaudited financial statements of O2 plc and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of and for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, together
with the related schedules and notes (the “O2 Interim IFRS Financial Statements”) have been
prepared in accordance with IFRS-EU and reconciled to U.S. GAAP, in each case applied in
accordance with applicable law throughout the periods specified, and present fairly in all
material respects the financial position of O2 plc and its consolidated subsidiaries,
considered as one enterprise, at the dates indicated and the statement of profit and loss,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of O2 plc and its consolidated subsidiaries for the
periods specified. IFRS-EU as applied by O2 in its unaudited consolidated financial
information as of and for the six-months period ended September 30, 2005, do not differ from
IFRS, as published by the IASB, effective as of January 31, 2006, and therefore, comply in
full with IFRS, as published by the IASB. O2’s consolidated financial information as of and
for the six-months period ended September 30, 2004 included in its annual consolidated
financial statements was restated in accordance with IFRS. No adjustments or explanations
are required to be made to the O2 Interim IFRS Financial Statements, other than such normal
recurring adjustments and explanations as are contained in the O2 Interim IFRS Financial
Statements, in order to fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of
O2 plc and its consolidated subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, at the dates
indicated and the statement of profit and loss, shareholders’ funds and cash flows of O2 plc
and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified. The selected financial data and
the summary financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects
the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with the O2
Interim IFRS Financial Statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as of the dates and for the periods
indicated therein.
2. Additional Conditions to Underwriters’ Obligations.
The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Designated Securities
they have severally agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date are subject (i) to the
accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties of the Company and the
Guarantor contained herein as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, (ii) to the
accuracy in all material respects of the statements of the Company and the Guarantor made in any
certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof delivered prior to or concurrently with such
purchase, and (iii) to the performance by the Company and the Guarantor of their obligations
hereunder, and to the following further conditions (which
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further conditions in clauses (b) – (j) below supersede the conditions in Section 6(d) – (f) of the
Standard Provisions):
(a) The Underwriters and Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, special United States counsel to the
Underwriters, have completed their respective diligence investigations in accordance with
procedures customary for a transaction such as the offering of the Designated Securities
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a signed opinion, dated
as of the Closing Date, of the General Counsel to the Guarantor, substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit A.
(c) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received signed opinions, dated as
of the Closing Date, of XxXxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx & XxxXxx, United States counsel for the Company
and the Guarantor, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B.
(d) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a signed opinion, dated
as of the Closing Date, of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Spanish counsel to the Company and Guarantor,
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C.
(e) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a signed opinion, dated
as of the Closing Date, of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, United States counsel for the
Underwriters, as to such matters as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(f) At the Applicable Time, the Underwriters shall have received from Ernst & Xxxxx,
X.X. a letter addressed to the Underwriters and dated the date on which the Term Sheets are
dated, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters (i) confirming that they are
independent registered public accountants of the Guarantor within the meaning of the
Securities Act and (ii) stating, as of the date thereof (or, with respect to matters
involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial
information is given in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as of a date not more
than five business days prior to the date thereof), the conclusions and findings of such
firm with respect to the financial statements and financial information contained in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus of the type ordinarily included in accountants’
“comfort letters” to underwriters.
(g) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received from Xxxxx & Xxxxx, X.X.,
a letter dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that it reaffirms the statements made
in the letter furnished pursuant to (f) above, except that the specified date referred to in
such letter shall be a date not more than five business days prior to the Closing Date.
(h) At the Closing Date, XxXxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx & XxxXxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx &
Xxxxxxxx shall have been furnished with all such documents, certificates, resolutions and
opinions as each may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the
issuance and sale of the Designated Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and the
matters referred to in the opinions required by Sections 2(b), (c) and (d) above, and in
order to evidence the
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performance of any of the covenants of the Company and the Guarantor, or the
fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained.
(i) At the Applicable Time, the Company and the Guarantor shall have approved and
delivered to the Underwriters the Term Sheets in form and substance satisfactory to the
Underwriters.
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DEBT SECURITIES
1. Floating Rate Notes
Indenture: Indenture dated as of June 20, 2006 among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee;
Floating Rate Note Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 20, 2006 among the Company, the
Guarantor and the Trustee.
Tranches: 1 tranche
Title: Floating Rate Notes due 2009
Ranking: Senior Notes
Aggregate Principal Amount: $1,000,000,000
Interest Rate: Three-month LIBOR, plus 0.30%
Maturity Date: June 19, 2009
Interest Payment Dates: Quarterly on each March 20, June 20, September 20 and December 20,
commencing September 20, 2006, and on the Maturity Date.
Regular Record Dates: The tenth New York Business Day immediately preceding the related interest
payment date
Listing Requirements: Listing of Floating Rate Notes on New York Stock Exchange
Public offering price: 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from June 20,
2006
Purchase Price by Underwriters: 99.80%
Currency of Denomination: United States Dollars
Currency of Payment: United States Dollars
Form and Denomination: One or more global notes deposited with the Depository Trust Company;
denominations of a minimum of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter.
Redemption: (1) Optional redemption if Floating Rate Notes not listed 45 days prior to first
Interest Payment Date, (2) optional redemption for taxation reasons and (3) optional make-whole
redemption
Sinking Fund: None
Method of Payment: Fedwire — Same day funds
Other Terms: Additional terms are set forth in the Term Sheet attached as Schedule III hereto.
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Representatives: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
2. Fixed Rate Notes
Indenture: Indenture dated as of June 20, 2006 among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee;
Five-Year Fixed Rate Note Supplemental Indenture, Ten-Year Fixed Rate Note Supplemental Indenture
and Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Note Supplemental Indenture, each dated as of June 20, 2006 among the
Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.
Tranches: 3 tranches
Title: Fixed Rate Notes due 2011; Fixed Rate Notes due 2016; and Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
Ranking: Senior Notes
Aggregate Principal Amount: $1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2011; $1,250,000,000 Fixed Rate
Notes due 2016; and $2,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
Interest Rate: 5.984% for Fixed Rate Notes due 2011; 6.421% for Fixed Rate Notes due 2016; and
7.045% for Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
Maturity Date: June 20, 2011 for Fixed Rate Notes due 2011; June 20, 2016 for Fixed Rate Notes due
2016; and June 20, 2036 for Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
Interest Payment Dates: Semiannually on each June 20 and December 20, commencing December 20, 2006
and on the Maturity Date
Regular Record Dates: The tenth New York Business Day immediately preceding the related interest
payment date
Listing Requirements: Listing of Fixed Rate Notes on New York Stock Exchange
Public offering price: 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from June 20,
2006 for Fixed Rate Notes due 2011; 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any,
from June 20, 2006 for Fixed Rate Notes due 2016; and 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued
interest, if any, from June 20, 2006 for Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
Purchase Price by Underwriters: 99.65% of the principal amount for Fixed Rate Notes due 2011;
99.55% of the principal amount for Fixed Rate Notes due 2016; and 99.125% of the principal amount
for Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
Currency of Denomination: United States Dollars
Currency of Payment: United States Dollars
Form and Denomination: One or more global notes deposited with The Depository Trust Company;
denominations of a minimum of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter.
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Redemption: (1) Optional redemption if Fixed Rate Notes not listed 45 days prior to first Interest
Payment Date, (2) optional redemption for taxation reasons and (3) optional make-whole redemption
Sinking Fund: None
Method of Payment: Fedwire — Same day funds
Other Terms: Additional terms are set forth in the Term Sheets attached as Schedule III hereto.
Representatives: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
THE REPRESENTATIVES
Name and Addresses of the Representatives:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xx.,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: General Counsel
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xx.,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: General Counsel
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
0xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
Facsimile number: 000-000-0000,
Attention: Debt Capital Markets
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
0xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
Facsimile number: 000-000-0000,
Attention: Debt Capital Markets
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.,
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Facsimile number: (000) 000-0000,
Attention: High Grade Fixed Income Syndicate
(with a copy to the General Counsel at the same address)
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Facsimile number: (000) 000-0000,
Attention: High Grade Fixed Income Syndicate
(with a copy to the General Counsel at the same address)
The Closing will take place at 12:00 noon London time, on June 20, 2006 at the London office of
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX (the “Scheduled Closing Date”).
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Please signify your acceptance by signing the enclosed response to us in the space provided
and returning it to us.
Very truly yours, | ||||
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
as Representatives for themselves and the other underwriters named in Schedule I attached hereto |
The foregoing Amended and Restated
Underwriting Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first
written above.
Underwriting Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first
written above.
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TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U. | ||||
By: |
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Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
TELEFÓNICA, S.A. | ||||
By: |
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Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
The foregoing Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first written above. |
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SCHEDULE I
Principal | Principal | Principal | ||||||||||||||
Principal | Amount of | Amount of | Amount of | |||||||||||||
Amount of | Five-Year | Ten-Year | Thirty-Year | |||||||||||||
Floating Rate | Fixed Rate | Fixed Rate | Fixed Rate | |||||||||||||
Underwriters | Notes | Notes | Notes | Notes | ||||||||||||
(All amounts expressed in United States Dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
230,000,000 | 230,000,000 | 287,500,000 | 460,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
230,000,000 | 230,000,000 | 287,500,000 | 460,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
230,000,000 | 230,000,000 | 287,500,000 | 460,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. |
230,000,000 | 230,000,000 | 287,500,000 | 460,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Calyon |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp. |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co. |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx
Incorporated |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Santander Investment Securities Inc. |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Banca IMI S.p.A. |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
UBS Securities LLC |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
West LB AG |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 12,500,000 | 20,000,000 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL |
1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,250,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 |
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SCHEDULE II
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus: The only free writing prospectuses are identified below and
attached to Schedule III.
Number | Date | |||
1.
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The Term Sheet for Floating Rate Notes | |||
attached to Schedule III | June 9, 2006 | |||
2.
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The Term Sheet for Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes | |||
attached to Schedule III | June 9, 2006 | |||
3.
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The Term Sheet for Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes | |||
attached to Schedule III | June 9, 2006 | |||
4.
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The Term Sheet for Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes | |||
attached to Schedule III | June 9, 2006 | |||
5.
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The Telefónica Roadshow presentation | June 7, 2006 |
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SCHEDULE III
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
Exhibit 1 to Schedule III
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
June 9, 2006
FINAL TERM SHEET
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
FLOATING RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
FLOATING RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Free Writing Prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should only be read
together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 6, 2006 and the Prospectus dated
April 12, 2006 relating to these securities.
Issuer: |
Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. | |
Guarantor: |
Telefónica, S.A. | |
Ratings: |
Baa1 negative outlook/BBB+ negative outlook/BBB+ stable outlook (Xxxxx’x/S&P/Fitch) | |
Principal Amount: |
$1,000,000,000 | |
Security Type: |
Senior Notes | |
Form of Issuance: |
SEC Registered | |
Issue Price: |
100% of principal amount | |
Settlement Date: |
June 20, 2006 | |
Maturity Date: |
June 19, 2009 | |
CUSIP/ISIN: |
00000XXX0 / US87938WAD56 | |
Coupon: |
Three-month LIBOR Telerate plus 0.30% | |
Interest Payment Dates: |
March 20, June 20, September 20 and December 20 of each year, commencing on | |
September 20, 2006, to the Maturity Date and on the Maturity Date (short final coupon) | ||
First Interest Payment
Date: |
September 20, 2006 | |
Day Count Convention/
Business Day Convention: |
Actual/360; Modified Following, Adjusted | |
Redemption Provisions: |
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Tax call: |
Optional redemption for taxation reasons, on September 20, 2006 and each Interest | |
Payment Date thereafter at 100% of principal and accrued interest | ||
Make-whole call: |
Optional redemption, at any time, at the greater of (x) 100% of principal and | |
accrued interest and (y) sum of the present values of the remaining payments of principal and | ||
interest discounted at a discount rate of three-month LIBOR minus 12.5 basis points | ||
Listing call: |
Optional redemption, if Notes are not listed on an OECD exchange 45 days prior | |
to first Interest Payment Date at 100% of principal and accrued interest |
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Taxation:
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Withholding tax applies subject to compliance with Beneficial Owner identification
procedures and satisfaction of all other conditions for exemption from applicable withholding taxes Denominations: Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. |
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Minimum Initial Purchase Amount: |
$75,000 | |
Listing:
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New York Stock Exchange | |
Underwriters:
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (joint bookrunning lead managers) |
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Other underwriters:
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Calyon, Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., UBS Securities LLC, West LB AG (co-managers) |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus for this offering in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (XXXXX®) at xxx.xxx.xxx.
Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the prospectus from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by
calling 0- 000-000-0000, from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC by calling 0-000-000-0000, from
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. by calling 0-000-000-0000 and from Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. by calling
0-000-000-0000.
III-2
Exhibit 2 to Schedule III
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
June 9, 2006
FINAL TERM SHEET
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
FIVE-YEAR FIXED RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
FIVE-YEAR FIXED RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Free Writing Prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should only be read
together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 6, 2006 and the Prospectus dated
April 12, 2006 relating to these securities.
Issuer:
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Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. | |
Guarantor:
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Telefónica, S.A. | |
Ratings:
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Baa1 negative outlook/BBB+ negative outlook/BBB+ stable outlook (Xxxxx’x/S&P/Fitch) | |
Principal Amount:
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$1,000,000,000 | |
Security Type:
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Senior Notes | |
Form of Issuance:
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SEC Registered | |
Issue Price:
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100% of principal amount | |
Settlement Date:
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June 20, 2006 | |
Maturity Date:
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June 20, 2011 | |
CUSIP/ISIN:
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00000XXX0 / US87938WAA18 | |
Coupon:
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5.984% | |
Benchmark Treasury:
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4.875% due May 31, 2011 | |
Spread to Benchmark:
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105 basis points (1.05%) | |
Treasury Strike:
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4.934% | |
All-in Yield:
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6.066% | |
Interest Payment Dates:
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June 20 and December 20, commencing on December 20, 2006 | |
First Interest Payment Date: |
December 20, 2006 | |
Day Count Convention/Business Day Convention: |
30/360; Following, Unadjusted | |
Redemption Provisions: |
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Tax call:
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Optional redemption for taxation reasons, on September 20, 2006 and each Interest Payment Date thereafter at 100% of principal and accrued interest | |
Make-whole call:
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Optional redemption, at any time, at the greater of (x) 100% of principal and accrued interest and (y) sum of the present values of the remaining payments of principal and interest discounted at a discount rate of Treasury plus 20 basis points | |
Listing call:
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Optional redemption, if Notes are not listed on an OECD exchange 45 days prior to first Interest Payment Date at 100% of principal and accrued interest | |
Taxation:
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Withholding tax applies subject to compliance with Beneficial Owner identification procedures and |
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satisfaction of all other conditions for exemption from applicable withholding taxes | ||
Denominations:
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Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. | |
Minimum Initial Purchase Amount: |
$75,000 | |
Listing:
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New York Stock Exchange | |
Underwriters:
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (joint bookrunning lead managers) |
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Other underwriters:
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Calyon, Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., UBS Securities LLC, West LB AG (co-managers) |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus for this offering in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (XXXXX®) at xxx.xxx.xxx.
Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the prospectus from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by
calling 0- 000-000-0000, from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC by calling 0-000-000-0000, from
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. by calling 0-000-000-0000 and from Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. by calling
0-000-000-0000.
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Exhibit 3 to Schedule III
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
June 9, 2006
FINAL TERM SHEET
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
TEN-YEAR FIXED RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
TEN-YEAR FIXED RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Free Writing Prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should only be read
together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 6, 2006 and the Prospectus dated
April 12, 2006 relating to these securities.
Issuer:
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Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. | |
Guarantor:
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Telefónica, S.A. | |
Ratings:
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Baa1 negative outlook/BBB+ negative outlook/BBB+ stable outlook (Xxxxx’x/S&P/Fitch) | |
Principal Amount:
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$1,250,000,000 | |
Security Type:
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Senior Notes | |
Form of Issuance:
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SEC Registered | |
Issue Price:
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100% of principal amount | |
Settlement Date:
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June 20, 2006 | |
Maturity Date:
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June 20, 2016 | |
CUSIP/ISIN:
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00000XXX0 / US87938WAB9 | |
Coupon:
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6.421% | |
Benchmark Treasury:
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5.125% due May 15, 2016 | |
Spread to Benchmark:
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145 basis points (1.45%) | |
Treasury Strike:
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4.971% | |
All-in Yield:
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6.483% | |
Interest Payment Dates:
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June 20 and December 20, commencing on December 20, 2006 | |
First Interest Payment Date: |
December 20, 2006 | |
Day Count Convention/Business Day Convention: |
30/360; Following, Unadjusted | |
Redemption Provisions: |
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Tax call:
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Optional redemption for taxation reasons, on September 20, 2006 and each Interest Payment Date thereafter at 100% of principal and accrued interest | |
Make-whole call:
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Optional redemption, at any time, at the greater of (x) 100% of principal and accrued interest and (y) sum of the present values of the remaining payments of principal and interest discounted at a discount rate of Treasury plus 25 basis points | |
Listing call:
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Optional redemption, if Notes are not listed on an OECD exchange 45 days prior to first Interest Payment Date at 100% of principal and accrued interest | |
Taxation:
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Withholding tax applies subject to compliance with Beneficial Owner identification procedures and |
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satisfaction of all other conditions for exemption from applicable withholding taxes | ||
Denominations:
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Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. | |
Minimum Initial Purchase Amount: |
$75,000 | |
Listing:
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New York Stock Exchange | |
Underwriters:
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (joint bookrunning lead managers) |
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Other underwriters:
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Calyon, Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., UBS Securities LLC, West LB AG (co-managers) |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus for this offering in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (XXXXX®) at xxx.xxx.xxx.
Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the prospectus from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by
calling 0- 000-000-0000, from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC by calling 0-000-000-0000, from
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. by calling 0-000-000-0000 and from Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. by calling
0-000-000-0000.
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Exhibit 4 to Schedule III
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
Registration Statement No. 333-133251
June 9, 2006
FINAL TERM SHEET
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
THIRTY-YEAR FIXED RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
THIRTY-YEAR FIXED RATE NOTES TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Free Writing Prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should only be read
together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 6, 2006 and the Prospectus dated
April 12, 2006 relating to these securities.
Issuer:
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Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. | |
Guarantor:
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Telefónica, S.A. | |
Ratings:
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Baa1 negative outlook/BBB+ negative outlook/BBB+ stable outlook (Xxxxx’x/S&P/Fitch) | |
Principal Amount:
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$2,000,000,000 | |
Security Type:
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Senior Notes | |
Form of Issuance:
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SEC Registered | |
Issue Price:
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100% of principal amount | |
Settlement Date:
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June 20, 2006 | |
Maturity Date:
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June 20, 2036 | |
CUSIP/ISIN:
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00000XXX0 / US87938WAC73 | |
Coupon:
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7.045% | |
Benchmark Treasury:
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5.375% due February 15, 2031 | |
Spread to Benchmark:
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195 basis points (1.95%) | |
Treasury Strike:
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5.095% | |
All-in Yield:
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7.116% | |
Interest Payment Dates:
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June 20 and December 20, commencing on December 20, 2006 | |
First Interest Payment Date: |
December 20, 2006 | |
Day Count Convention/Business Day Convention: |
30/360; Following, Unadjusted | |
Redemption Provisions: |
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Tax call:
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Optional redemption for taxation reasons, on September 20, 2006 and each Interest Payment Date thereafter at 100% of principal and accrued interest | |
Make-whole call:
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Optional redemption, at any time, at the greater of (x) 100% of principal and accrued interest and (y) sum of the present values of the remaining payments of principal and interest discounted at a discount rate of Treasury plus 35 basis points | |
Listing call:
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Optional redemption, if Notes are not listed on an OECD exchange 45 days prior to first Interest Payment Date at 100% of principal and accrued interest | |
Taxation:
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Withholding tax applies subject to compliance with Beneficial Owner identification procedures and |
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satisfaction of all other conditions for exemption from applicable withholding taxes | ||
Denominations:
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Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. | |
Minimum Initial Purchase Amount: |
$75,000 | |
Listing:
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New York Stock Exchange | |
Underwriters:
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (joint bookrunning lead managers) |
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Other underwriters:
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Calyon, Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., UBS Securities LLC, West LB AG (co-managers) |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for this offering. Before you invest, you should read the
prospectus for this offering in that registration statement, and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by searching the SEC online database (XXXXX®) at xxx.xxx.xxx.
Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the prospectus from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by
calling 0- 000-000-0000, from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC by calling 0-000-000-0000, from
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. by calling 0-000-000-0000 and from Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. by calling
0-000-000-0000.
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Exhibit 5 to Schedule III
Telefónica Roadshow Presentation
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SCHEDULE IV
June 20, 2006
Telefónica, S.A.
Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U.
Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U.
c/o
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Telefónica, S.A. | |
GranVía, 28, planta 3 | ||
28013 Madrid | ||
Kingdom of Spain | ||
Re:
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Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 6, 2006, Term Sheets dated June 9, 2006 (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Term Sheets, together the “Disclosure Package”) and Prospectus Supplement dated June [12], 2006, of Telefónica, S.A. (the “Prospectus Supplement”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This will confirm that the following information appearing in the above-mentioned Disclosure
Package and Prospectus Supplement relating to the Floating Rate Notes Due 2009, the Fixed Rate
Notes Due 2011, the Fixed Rate Notes Due 2016 and the Fixed Rate Notes Due 2036 issued by
Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. and unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A.,
has been furnished by the Underwriters for use therein:
1. | The names of the Underwriters appearing on the cover page and in the “Underwriting” section of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement and the names of the Underwriters appearing in the Term Sheets. |
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Very truly yours, | ||||||
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||||||
By: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | ||||||
By: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||||||
By: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. | ||||||
By: Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. | ||||||
Title: |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION OF GENERAL COUNSEL OF TELEFÓNICA
June 20, 2006
To:
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The several Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement referred to below |
Re: Telefónica, S.A. 2006 SEC-Registered Debt Offering
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx de Xxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx, General Counsel of Telefónica, S.A., a stock
corporation (sociedad anónima) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the “Guarantor”),
and in that capacity I am familiar with the legal affairs of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries.
This opinion is delivered to you in connection with the issuance by Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U.
(the “Company”), a stock corporation with a single shareholder (sociedad anónima unipersonal)
organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor, of
$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2009 (the “Floating Rate
Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2011 (the “Five-Year
Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2016 (the
“Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes”) and $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes
due 2036 (the “Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes” and together with the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes and
the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes” and such Fixed Rate Notes together with the
Floating Rate Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed pursuant to the
guarantees (the “Guarantees”) as to payment of principal, interest and premiums, if any, by the
Guarantor. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated June 9, 2006 (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) between you, the Guarantor and the Company, you have agreed to purchase of procure
purchasers for the Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture between the Company, the Guarantor
and X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, as Trustee, dated on or about June 20, 2006, as supplemented by a
supplemental floating rate note indenture dated as of June 20, 2006, pursuant to which the Floating
Rate Notes will be issued, a supplemental five-year fixed rate note indenture dated as of June 20,
2006, pursuant to which the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes will be issued, a supplemental ten-year
fixed rate note indenture dated as of June 20, 2006, pursuant to which the Ten-Year Fixed Rate
Notes will be issued and a supplemental thirty-year fixed rate note indenture dated as of June 20,
2006, pursuant to which the Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes will be issued (the indenture and the
supplemental indentures, collectively the “Indentures”). This opinion is delivered to you pursuant
to
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Section 2(b) of the Underwriting Agreement. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Underwriting Agreement.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, I, or members of my staff upon whom I am relying,
have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my or their satisfaction,
of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as I or they have deemed necessary or
appropriate, including the following:
(i) the Underwriting Agreement;
(ii) the registration statement registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) dated April 12, 2006 with file number 333-133251 and the documents incorporated by
reference therein (the “Registration Statement”)
(iii) the Prospectus dated April 12, 2006 relating to the offering of debt securities of the
Company included in the Registration Statement and the documents incorporated by reference therein
(the “Prospectus”);
(iv) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement registered with the SEC dated June 6, 2006 relating
to the offering of the Notes and the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “Preliminary
Prospectus Supplement”);
(v) a final term sheet dated June 9, 2006 (the “Final Term Sheet” and together with the
Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement, the “Disclosure
Package”);
(vi) the final Prospectus Supplement registered with the SEC dated June [12], 2006 relating to
the offering of the Notes and the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “Prospectus
Supplement”);
(vii) the Guarantees;
(viii) the Indentures;
(ix) the global notes dated June 20, 2006 relating to the Notes (the “Global Notes”);
(x) a copy of the public deed of issuance of the Notes (escritura de emisión) executed on June
16, 2006, before the Notary Public of Madrid Mr. [•] (the “Public Deed of Issuance”);
(xi) A copy of the announcement related to the issuance of the Notes published in the Official
Bulletin of the Mercantile Registry (Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil) on June [•], 2006.
(xii) a copy of the Estatutos of the Guarantor;
(xiii) a copy of the Estatutos of the Company;
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(xiv) a copy of the certificate of the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Guarantor held on April 7, 2006 in relation to the issue of the Notes and the Guarantees;
(xv) a copy of a certificate of the resolutions adopted by the Guarantor as sole shareholder
of the Company on April 7, 2006, in relation to the issue of the Notes and a certificate of the
minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on [•], 2006; and
(xvi) the Tax Certification Agency Agreement dated June 20, 2006 between the Company, the
Guarantor, Acupay System LLC and the JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Paying Agent (The “Acupay
Agreement”).
The Underwriting Agreement, the Guarantees, the Acupay Agreement and the Indentures are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Documents”.
The opinions set forth in this letter are based upon the following assumptions:
(i) the genuineness of all signatures, stamps and seals, the conformity to the originals of
all documents supplied to us as certified photostatic or faxed copies and the authenticity of the
originals of such documents;
(ii) that the Disclosure Package has been filed with the SEC, and the Documents and the Global
Notes have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each of other parties thereto (other than
the Guarantor and the Company), in the respective forms examined by us;
(iii) the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Documents and the Global Notes by
each of the parties thereto (other than the Guarantor and the Company) and that the performance
thereof is within the capacity and powers of each of the parties thereto (other than the Guarantor
and the Company);
(iv) the absence of any other arrangements between any of the parties to the Underwriting
Agreement which modify or supersede any of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement; and
(v) that the terms and conditions of the Notes, the Guarantees, the Indentures, the Acupay
Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations under the
law of the State of New York by which they are expressed to be governed.
Based on the foregoing, and such examination of law as I have deemed necessary, I am of the
opinion that:
(i) Each of the Company and the Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing
as a limited liability corporation (sociedad anónima) under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain with
corporate power and all requisite authority under such laws to own, lease and operate its
respective properties and conduct its respective businesses as described in the Disclosure Package.
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(ii) The Underwriting Agreement and the Indentures have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Guarantor and the Company.
(iii) The Guarantor owns directly or indirectly all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the
Company.
(iv) No filing or registration of the Disclosure Package or any other prospectus or circular
is necessary under Spanish law in connection with the issuance, sale or delivery of the Notes and
the Guarantees.
(v) Insofar as matters of Spanish law are concerned, the Disclosure Package has been duly
authorized by and on behalf of the Company and the Guarantor.
(vi) The statements made in the Guarantor’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, under the
captions “Information on the Company – B. Business overview”, “Directors, Senior Management and
Employees – B. Compensation”, “Directors, Senior Management and Employees – C. Board practices”,
“Financial Information – Legal Proceedings”, “The Offer and Listing– C. Markets”, “Additional
Information – B. Memorandum and Articles of Association”, “Additional Information – C. Material
Contracts”, “Additional Information – D. Exchange Controls” and “Additional Information – E.
Taxation” and the statements made in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus
Supplement under the caption “Taxation—Spanish Tax Considerations”, to the extent that they relate
to matters of Spanish law or taxation, are true and accurate and there are no facts the omission of
which from such statements would make the same misleading in any material respect.
(vii) Other than as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Disclosure Package, there
are no actions, suits or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company, the Guarantor or
any subsidiary of the Guarantor is a party or of which any asset of the Company, the Guarantor, or
any subsidiary of the Guarantor is the subject which could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or to impair the ability of the
Company or the Guarantor to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and, to the best of my
knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any court or
governmental, regulatory or stock exchange authority or any other party having jurisdiction over
the (i) Company, (ii) the Guarantor or (iii) Telefónica de Espana, S.A., Telefónica Internacional,
S.A., Telefónica Móviles, S.A., O2 plc (collectively, the “Material Subsidiaries” and each, a
“Material Subsidiary”) or any of their respective assets, which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(viii) None of the Company, the Guarantor or any of the Material Subsidiaries is in violation
of its articles of association or other governing documents or, to my knowledge, in default in the
performance or observance of any obligation contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is
a party or by which it or any of its assets are subject, which violation or default would have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business or financial condition of the Guarantor, the Company or any
of the Material Subsidiaries or impair the Guarantor’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated in the Underwriting Agreement.
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(ix) Neither the sale of the Notes by the Company, the execution by the Guarantor and the
Company of the Documents nor the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated in the
Documents and the Notes will conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under
the by-laws of the Company, the Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or the terms of any indenture
or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which the Company, the Guarantor or any
Material Subsidiary is a party or is bound, or any order or regulation known to such counsel to be
applicable to the Company, the Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, the
Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary (except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults that would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the
Guarantor and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise).
(x) The Company, the Guarantor and each of the Material Subsidiaries have all licenses,
franchises, permits, authorizations, approvals, and orders from all governmental authorities, that
are necessary to own or lease their properties and conduct their respective businesses and that are
material to the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (except for such licenses,
franchises, permits, subsidiaries, orders and approvals the failure to obtain which will not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business or financial condition of the Guarantor and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(xi) The statements in the Registration Statements and the Disclosure Package relating to the
ranking and the status of the Notes and the Guarantees, to the extent that they relate to matters
of Spanish law, are true and accurate and there are no facts the omission of which from such
statements would make the same misleading in any material respect.
I am admitted to practice in the Kingdom of Spain only, and I express no opinion as to the
laws of any other jurisdiction. This letter is furnished by me as General Counsel for the
Guarantor and is solely for your benefit and may not be disclosed to or relied upon by anyone else
without my written consent in each instance.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx de Xxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF OPINIONS OF XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX & XXXXXX
Xxxx 20, 2006
To:
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The several Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement referred to below |
% Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
745 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10010
USA
745 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10010
USA
Re: Telefónica, S.A.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have acted as special United States counsel to Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., a sociedad
anónima unipersonal incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the “Company”), and
Telefónica, S.A., a sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the
“Guarantor”), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company (the “Offering”) of
$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2009 (the “Floating Rate
Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2011 (the “Five-Year
Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2016 (the
“Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes”) and $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes
due 2036 (the “Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes” and together with the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes and
the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes” and such Fixed Rate Notes together with the
Floating Rate Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement dated June 9,
2006 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company, the Guarantor and you and the other
underwriters listed Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”).
The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, interest and any
Additional Amounts (as such term is defined in the Underwriting Agreement), if any, by the
Guarantor (the “Guarantee”). This letter is being delivered to you pursuant to Section 2(c) of the
Underwriting Agreement.
In connection with the opinions expressed below, we have examined: (i) the registration
statement filed by the Company on Form F-3 (File No. 333-133251) on April 12, 2006 (together with
the documents incorporated by reference therein and any amendments thereto, the “Registration
Statement”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder; (ii) the Company’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 6, 2006, relating to
the Notes and the Guarantee, as filed in final form
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with the SEC on June 6, 2006 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Act; (iii) the Company’s
final prospectus supplement, relating to the Notes and the Guarantee, as filed in final form with
the SEC on June [12], 2006 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Act (such prospectus supplement,
together with the base prospectus, which was filed with the SEC on April 12, 2006, including the
documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the “Prospectus”), (iv) an
executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, (v) the indenture, dated as of June 20, 2006 (the
“Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a supplemental floating rate note indenture dated as of June
20, 2006, pursuant to which the Floating Rate Notes will be issued, a supplemental five-year fixed
rate note indenture dated as of June 20, 2006, pursuant to which the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes
will be issued, a supplemental ten-year fixed rate note indenture dated as of June 20, 2006,
pursuant to which the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes will be issued and a supplemental thirty-year fixed
rate note indenture dated as of June 20, 2006, pursuant to which the Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes
will be issued (the Base Indenture and the supplemental indentures, collectively, the “Indenture”),
(vi) the Guarantee and (vii) the Tax Certification Agency Agreement among the Company, the
Guarantor and Acupay Systems LLC (the Tax Certification Agency Agreement, together with the
Underwriting Agreement, the Guarantee and the Indenture, collectively, the “Agreements”). In
addition, we have examined originals (or copies certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction) of such other agreements, instruments, certificates, documents and records, and we
have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the
opinions expressed in the numbered paragraphs below.
In such examination, we have assumed, without inquiry, that (i) both the Company and the
Guarantor have been duly organized and are validly existing under the laws of Spain and have full
power, capacity and authority to make and perform their obligations under the Agreements, (ii) each
of the Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the
Guarantor, as the case may be, under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain, (iii) each of the parties to
the Agreements had the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations
under the Agreements, (iv) each such party has duly authorized each of the Agreements by all
requisite action and has duly executed and delivered each of the Agreements, (v) each of the
Agreements represents the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of each party thereto other
than the Company and the Guarantor, (vi) all natural persons have the requisite legal capacity,
(vii) all signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, (viii) all documents submitted to
us as originals are authentic, (ix) the original documents of all documents submitted to us as
copies conform to the originals thereof and (x) the originals of such latter documents are
authentic. As to any facts material to our opinions, we have, when the relevant facts were not
independently established, relied upon the aforesaid agreements (including the Agreements),
instruments, certificates, documents and records and upon statements, representations, covenants
and certificates of officers and representatives of the Company, the Guarantor and their
subsidiaries and of public officials. Any use of an expression such as “known to us” or “to our
knowledge” refers to the knowledge of attorneys of this firm who have worked on the Offering,
following enquiry with other attorneys of this firm.
We have assumed the conformity of the documents filed with the SEC via the Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”), except for required XXXXX formatting changes,
to physical copies delivered to the Company and submitted for our examination.
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Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the further qualifications,
assumptions and limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
1. | To the extent that execution and delivery are matters of the law of the State of New York, the Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor. | ||
2. | The Indenture has been duly qualified under the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantor enforceable against the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and, assuming the due authorization of the Notes, the Notes, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. | ||
3. | The Guarantee constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). | ||
4. | The Tax Certification Agency Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantor enforceable against the Company and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). | ||
5. | The Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except for the financial statements and notes thereto and the related statements, supporting schedules and other financial and statistical information included or referred to therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we express no opinion) appear on their face to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act. |
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6. | To the extent that the laws of the State of New York are applicable, each of the Company and the Guarantor has, pursuant to Section 14 of the Standard Provisions attached and incorporated into the Underwriting Agreement (the “Standard Provisions”) and pursuant to Section 1.15 of the Base Indenture, validly submitted to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, New York in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based on the Underwriting Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby and has duly appointed CT Corporation System as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) for the purpose described in Section 14 of the Standard Provisions; and service of process effected on the Authorized Agent in the manner set forth in Section 14 of the Standard Provisions will be effective to confer valid personal jurisdiction over the Company (i) assuming the validity of such appointment under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain and (ii) the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement by the Underwriters. | ||
7. | Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Guarantor of the Underwriting Agreement, nor the compliance by the Company and the Guarantor with all of the provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions by the Company and the Guarantor contemplated thereby will breach or violate any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument of the Company or the Guarantor set forth on Schedule I hereto, any United States federal or New York state law, rule or regulation (other than any state securities Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters, as to which we express no opinion) or any order known to us of any United States federal or New York state governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company or the Guarantor. | ||
8. | No consent, approval, authorization or order of or qualification with any United States or the State of New York governmental body or agency that in our experience is normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Agreements is required to be made or obtained by the Company or the Guarantor for the consummation by the Company or the Guarantor of the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and the Guarantor, except the registration under the Act of the Notes, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications (i) as have been obtained and (ii) as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws or in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters (as to which we express no opinion). | ||
9. | The statements relating to legal documents included in the Prospectus at 3:15 p.m. New York City time on June 9, 2006 under the caption “Description of the Notes”, insofar as such statements summarize provisions of the Indenture, the Guarantee and the Notes, fairly summarize in all material respects such legal documents as of such date and time. |
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10. | The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Taxation—Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”, insofar as such statements purport to describe the provisions of, the federal income tax laws of the United States, fairly summarize such laws in all material respects. | ||
11. | Neither the Company nor the Guarantor is and, after giving effect to the Offering pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and application of the net proceeds from the Offering as described in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”, neither will be required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. | ||
12. | Each of the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, and the Prospectus, as of its date (other than the financial statements and the notes thereto and related statements, supporting schedules and other financial and statistical information included, referred to or incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom, as to which we express no opinion), appeared on its face to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations. |
In expressing the opinion in numbered paragraph 7 above, we do not express any opinion as to
whether or not the execution, delivery or performance by the Company and the Guarantor of the
Underwriting Agreement will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any covenant,
restriction or provision with respect to financial ratios or tests or any aspect of the financial
condition or results of operations of the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries.
In expressing the opinion with respect to “Taxation—Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations” set forth in numbered paragraph 10 above, we have relied upon the applicable
provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Department of Treasury (the “Regulations”), pertinent judicial
decisions, rulings of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and such other authorities as we have
considered relevant, in each case as in effect on the date hereof. It should be noted that such
Code, Regulations, judicial decisions, administrative interpretations and other authorities are
subject to change at any time, perhaps with retroactive effect. A material change in any of the
laws, regulations, decisions, interpretations or authorities upon which our opinion is based could
affect such opinion.
In expressing the opinion in numbered paragraph 12, we necessarily assume the correctness and
completeness of the statements made by the Company and the Guarantor in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus and assume no responsibility therefor, except to the extent set forth in
numbered paragraphs 9 and 10.
We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of
New York, and the federal laws of the United States of America. In particular, we do not purport
to pass on any matter governed by the laws of the Kingdom of Spain, the United Kingdom or any other
jurisdictions. We express no opinion as to any provisions of the Underwriting Agreement insofar as
they relate to the subject matter jurisdiction of any courts to adjudicate any controversy relating
to the Underwriting Agreement.
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We are furnishing this letter to you solely for your benefit in connection with the Offering.
This letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted, referred to, delivered to or relied upon in any
manner, for any other purpose, by any other person or entity, including, without limitation, anyone
who purchases Notes from any of you, or in connection with any other transaction, without our prior
express written consent.
Very truly yours,
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SCHEDULE I
1. | the Underwriting Agreement | |
2. | the Indenture | |
3. | the Guarantee | |
4. | the Tax Certification Agency Agreement | |
5. | the Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Telefónica Xxxxxxx, S.A. and each of the entities listed on Schedule I thereto and BellSouth Corporation, dates as of March 5, 2004 and filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Guarantor’s Form 20-F filed on July 9, 2004. |
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June 20, 2006
To:
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The several Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement referred to below |
% Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx.
New York, NY 10010
USA
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx.
New York, NY 10010
USA
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have acted as special United States counsel to Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., a sociedad
anónima unipersonal incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the “Company”), and
Telefónica, S.A., a sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the
“Guarantor”), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of $1,000,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2009 (the “Floating Rate Notes”), $1,000,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2011 (the “Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes”),
$1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2016 (the “Ten-Year Fixed
Rate Notes”) and $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2036 (the
“Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes” and together with the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes and the Ten-Year
Fixed Rate Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes” and such Fixed Rate Notes together with the Floating Rate
Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement dated June 9, 2006 (the
“Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company, the Guarantor and you and the other underwriters
listed Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The Notes will
be unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, interest and any Additional Amounts (as
such term is defined in the Underwriting Agreement), if any, by the Guarantor (the “Guarantee”).
This letter is being delivered to you pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Underwriting Agreement.
In connection with this letter, we have reviewed: (i) the registration statement filed by the
Company on Form F-3 (File No. 333-133251) on April 12, 2006 (together with the documents
incorporated by reference therein and any amendments thereto and the information deemed to be part
of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Act, the
“Registration Statement”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended or supplemented (the “Act”), and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) the Company’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated June
6, 2006, relating to the Notes and the Guarantee (such preliminary prospectus supplement, together
with the base prospectus dated April 12, 2006 (the “Base Prospectus”), including the documents
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”); (iii) the
final term sheets dated June 9, 2006 (the “Final Term Sheets” and together with the Preliminary
Prospectus, the “Disclosure Package”)and (iv) the Company’s final prospectus
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supplement, as filed with the SEC on June [12], 2006 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Act,
relating to the Notes (such final prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus,
including the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the “Prospectus”).
In the course of the preparation by the Company of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
we have participated in conferences with certain officers and employees of the Company and the
Guarantor, with representatives of Xxxxx & Xxxxx X.X., public accountants for the Guarantor, and
with representatives of and counsel for the Underwriters, at which conferences the contents of the
Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Term Sheets and the Prospectus and
related matters were discussed and at which we reviewed certain corporate records, documents and
proceedings. Certain of such corporate records and documents were governed by laws other than the
United States federal securities laws and, accordingly, we necessarily relied upon directors,
officers and employees of the Company and the Guarantor, counsel to the Company and the Guarantor
in such jurisdictions and other persons in evaluating such records and documents. Although we have
not undertaken to determine independently, do not express an opinion as to, and do not assume any
responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Term Sheets or the Prospectus, except
as stated expressly in paragraphs 8 and 9 of our opinion to you in a separate letter dated the date
hereof, we advise you that based on our examination of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Final Term Sheets and the Prospectus and upon the above-described procedures,
nothing has come to our attention that has caused us to believe that: (i) the Registration
Statement, on the date of the Underwriting Agreement, contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; (ii) the Disclosure Package, as of the time of the pricing of
the offering of the Notes on June 9, 2006, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (iii) the Prospectus, as of June
[12], 2006, contained, or, on the date hereof, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted, or, on the date hereof, omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; it being
understood that we express no view in any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above with respect to the
financial statements and the notes thereto and related statements, supporting schedules and other
financial, accounting and related statistical information included, referred to or incorporated by
reference therein or omitted therefrom.
We are furnishing this letter to you solely for your benefit in connection with the offering
of the Notes and the Guarantee. The views expressed in this letter are based on United States
federal securities law. This letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted, referred to, delivered
to or relied upon in any manner, for any other purpose, by any other person or entity, including,
without limitation, anyone who purchases Notes from any of you, or in connection with any other
transaction, without our prior express written consent.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF OPINION OF XXXX XXXXXXXX
Madrid, June 20, 2006
Ladies and Gentlemen,
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
US$1,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2009
US$1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2011
US$1,250,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2016
US$2,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
guaranteed by TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
US$1,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2009
US$1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2011
US$1,250,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2016
US$2,000,000,000 Fixed Rate Notes due 2036
guaranteed by TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
We have acted as Spanish counsel to TELEFÓNICA, S.A. (the “Guarantor”) in connection with the
issuance by TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U. (the “Company”), for purposes, among others, of issuing a
legal opinion addressed to you in connection with the issuance by the Company of US$1,000,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2009 (the “Floating Rate Notes”),
US$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2011 (the “Five-Year Fixed
Rate Notes”), US$1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate Notes due 2016 (the
“Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes”) and US$2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed Rate
Notes due 2036 (the “Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes” and together with the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes
and the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes” and such Fixed Rate Notes together with
the Floating Rate Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the
“Guarantees”) by the Guarantor. We have taken instructions solely from the Company and the
Guarantor.
This opinion letter is being furnished pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 2 of the
Underwriting Agreement dated as of June 9, 2006, among the Company and the Guarantor, on the one
hand, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (the “Underwriters”), on the other hand (the “Underwriting
Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set
forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
I. Documents examined
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have reviewed the following documents:
(a) A copy of the Underwriting Agreement.
(b) A copy of the global notes dated June 20, 2006 evidencing the Notes and the Guarantees.
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(c) A copy of the public deed of issue of the Notes (escritura de emisión) executed on June
16, 2006, before the Notary Public of Madrid Mr. [•] (the “Public Deed of Issuance”).
(d) A copy of the announcement related to the issue of the Notes published in the Official
Bulletin of the Mercantile Registry (Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil) on June [•], 2006.
(e) A copy of the Registration Statement on form F-3 registered with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (including the base prospectus attached thereto) dated April 12,
2006, with file number 333-133251 (the “F-3”).
(f) A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 6, 2006, filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2006 (the “Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement”).
(g) A copy of the final term sheets (one for each of the Floating Rate Notes, the Five-Year
Fixed Rate Notes, the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes and the Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes), dated June
9, 2006;
(h) A copy of the final prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Notes filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June [12], 2006 (the “Prospectus
Supplement”);
(i) A copy of the indenture dated as of June 20, 2006, among the Company, the Guarantor and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (the “Indenture”).
(j) A copy of the supplemental indentures, one with respect to the Floating Rate Notes, one
with respect to the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes, one with respect to the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes
and one with respect to the Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes, each dated as of June 20, 2006, among the
Company, the Guarantor and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (collectively, the “Supplemental Indentures”).
(k) A copy of the tax certification agency agreement dated as of June 20, 2006, among the
Company, the Guarantor and ACUPAY SYSTEM LLC (“Acupay”) (the “Tax Certification Agency Agreement”).
(l) A copy of the by-laws (estatutos) of the Guarantor, as publicly available at the Web page
of the Guarantor (xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx) on April 11, 2006.
(m) A certification related to the Company issued by the Mercantile Registry of Madrid on
March 10, 2006.
(n) Copies of forms PE-1 (declaración de préstamos y créditos exteriores), one with respect to
the Floating Rate Notes, one with respect to the Five-Year Fixed Rate Notes, one with respect to
the Ten-Year Fixed Rate Notes and one with respect to the Thirty-Year Fixed Rate Notes, each dated
[•], 2006.
(o) A copy of a certification of the resolutions approved by the Executive Committee of the
Guarantor held on April 7, 2006 in relation to the issue of the Notes and the Guarantees.
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(p) A copy of a certification of the resolutions adopted by the Guarantor as sole shareholder
of the Company on April 7, 2006, in relation to the issue of the Notes.
The Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures, the Tax Certification
Agency Agreement, the Notes and the Guarantees will be hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Documents”.
II. Assumptions
In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed:
(a) The genuineness of all signatures appearing in the documents which, or copies of which, we
have examined.
(b) The authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals and the
conformity to the originals and completeness of all documents submitted to us as copies.
(c) The power and authority to execute of, and the due execution by, all parties to the
Documents (other than the Guarantor and the Company) and that such execution will bind such parties
and that the performance thereof is within the capacity and powers of each of the parties thereto
(other than the Guarantor and the Company).
(d) That each of the parties to the Documents (other than the Guarantor and the Company) is
duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the country of incorporation.
(e) That the Documents have been executed and delivered, by Mr. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Mr. Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Miguelañez or Mr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx on behalf of
the Guarantor and by Mr. Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Migueláñez or Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Joint and Several
Directors of the Company (Administradores Solidarios) on behalf of the Company, and by each of the
other parties thereto, in forms conforming to the final drafts reviewed by us.
(f) That all the documents that should have been filed with the Mercantile Registry of Madrid
by the Company have been filed at the date of our search and that a search in respect of matters
which are stated therein since the date of our search would not reveal any circumstances or the
filing of documents which would affect the conclusions reached herein and that the content of the
certification issued by the Mercantile Registry of Madrid on March 10, 2006, accurately reflects
the entries held at such Registry in relation to the Company.
(g) That there are no contractual or similar restrictions binding on any person which would
affect the conclusions of this opinion resulting from any agreement or arrangement not being a
document specifically examined by us for purposes of this opinion and there are no arrangements
between any of the parties to the Documents which modify or supersede any of the terms thereof.
(h) That there are no decisions or resolutions adopted or passed by the corporate bodies of
the Company or the Guarantor revoking or amending the decisions and resolutions referred to in
paragraph I.(o) and I.(p) above, and that the by-laws (estatutos) of the
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Guarantor and the Company and the Public Deed of Issuance which have been reviewed by us are
those in force as of the date hereof.
(i) That the Documents are legal, valid, binding and enforceable under the laws of the state
of New York, and that insofar as any obligation under the Documents, the F-3 and the Prospectus
Supplement is to be performed in, or is otherwise subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction other
than Spain, will not be illegal or ineffective by virtue of any law of, or contrary to public
policy in, that jurisdiction.
(j) That there are no matters or events of a factual nature not disclosed to us which would
affect the conclusions herein.
(k) That all the voting rights of the Company belong to the Guarantor and that the exclusive
activity of the Company is the issuance of debt and other financial instruments.
(l) That the proceeds of the issuance of the Notes, net of management and issuance costs, will
be permanently deposited with the Guarantor or a company of its consolidated group which could use
the proceeds for the general corporate purposes of the group.
(m) That the obligations of the Guarantor under the Guarantees constitute, under the laws of
the state of New York, an irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the Guarantor, and under the
Guarantees the holders of the Notes may enforce the guarantees directly against the Guarantor, the
obligations of the Guarantor are independent of the obligations of the Company and the Guarantor
shall be liable as principal and sole debtor (garantía solidaria e irrevocable).
(n) That the Notes will be admitted to listing on an organized secondary market in an OECD
country.
As to matters of fact material to the opinions expressed below, we have, when relevant facts
were not independently established by us, examined and relied upon certificates of officials and
other representatives of the Guarantor and the Company.
III. Spanish Law
We do not represent ourselves to be familiar with the laws of any jurisdiction other than
Spain as they stand at present and, therefore, we express no opinion on any question arising under
any laws other than the laws of Spain as they stand at present. In giving this opinion we have
assumed that such documents listed above, expressed to be governed by the laws of a country other
than Spain constitute legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the respective parties
thereto under such laws.
Our involvement in the transaction described herein has been limited to our role as Spanish
counsel to the Company and the Guarantor and, as a consequence thereof, we assume no obligation to
advise any other party to this transaction and, furthermore, we assume no obligation to advise
either you or any other party of changes of law or facts that could occur after the date of the
opinion, even though the change may affect the legal analysis or conclusions given in this opinion.
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Legal concepts are expressed in the documents in English terms and may not be identical or
equivalent to those that exist under the laws of Spain. Therefore, this opinion may only be relied
upon the express condition that the interpretation arising of this opinion is governed by Spanish
law in a proceeding brought before a Spanish court.
Non of the Civil Code, the Commercial Code, any Spanish regulation or Spanish case law
specifically regulate, address or provide information with respect to a transaction where a Spanish
sociedad anónima carries out an issuance of debt instruments in the United States registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933 and pursuant to an indenture qualified under the United
States Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Thus, the opinions included in Section IV below are base on
the existing opinions of scholars that have addressed such issues and on our interpretation of
Spanish law. In addition, the Public Deed of Issuance has been registered with the Madrid
Mercantile Registry and pursuant to Article 7 of the Mercantile Registry Regulations (Reglamento
del Registro Mercantil) there is a presumption of validity of the content of the Mercantile
Registry.
IV. Opinion
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the further exceptions, limitations
and qualifications set forth below, it is our opinion that:
1. Each of the Company and the Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a sociedad anónima under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain.
2. Each of the Company and the Guarantor has corporate power to own, lease and operate its
properties and conduct its business.
3. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Guarantor and the Company.
4. The Indenture and the Supplemental Indentures have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Guarantor and the Company.
5. The Tax Certification Agency Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Guarantor and the Company.
6. The Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantor and the
Company.
7. The Notes have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantor and the
Company.
8. The choice of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law of the Documents is
valid and shall be recognized and enforced by the Spanish courts. The effectiveness of this choice
is subject to the laws of the State of New York being evidenced to the Spanish courts pursuant to
Article 281 of the Civil Procedural Law.
9. Save for (A) obtaining from the Bank of Spain the números de operación financiera (N.O.F.),
which have been obtained and (B) the registration of the Public Deed of Issuance with the
Mercantile Registry and the publication of the announcement related to the issue of the Notes in
the Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry, which have taken place,
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no consent, approval, authorization, order, regulation, qualification or clearance of or with
any court or governmental agency or regulatory body in Spain having jurisdiction over the Company
or the Guarantor and its subsidiaries or any of their properties or of any stock exchange
authorities in Spain is required for (i) the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the
Documents by the Company and the Guarantor, (ii) the issuance and delivery of the Notes or the sale
of the Notes or to make interest and all other payments (including on maturity or early redemption)
in United States dollars on the Notes, or (iii) for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby on the part of the Company or the Guarantor. This notwithstanding,
once the Notes have been paid in full, this circumstance must be registered at the Mercantile
Registry of the place where the Company is domiciled.
10. Neither the sale of the Notes by the Company, the execution by the Guarantor and the
Company of the Documents nor the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated in the
Documents and the Notes will conflict with, result in breach of, or constitute a default under the
by-laws of the Guarantor or the Company, or any order or regulation known to us to be applicable to
the Guarantor or the Company.
11. The tax regime set forth in Additional Provision Two of Law 13/1985 of May 25 on
investment ratios, own funds and information obligations of financial intermediaries (Ley 13/1985,
de 25 xx xxxx, de coeficientes de inversión, recursos propios y obligaciones de información de los
intermediarios financieros) (“Law 13/1985”), as amended by Law 19/2003 of July 4 on Foreign Capital
Transfers and Financial Transactions and on Certain Measures to prevent money laundering (Ley
19/2003, de 4 de Xxxxx, sobre el Régimen Jurídico de los Movimientos de Capitales y de las
Transacciones Económicas con el Exterior y sobre determinadas medidas del blanqueo de capitales)
(“Law 19/2003”) and Law 23/2005 of 18 November on Certain Tax Measures to promote the Productivity
(Ley 23/2005, de 18 de noviembre, de reformas en materia tributaria para el impulso a la
productividad) (“Law 23/2005”), will apply to the Notes.
Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law 19/2003 and Law 23/2005) establishes rules governing the
issuance of preference shares and other debt instruments by Spanish financial and non-financial
entities, whether directly or through a group subsidiary incorporated either in Spain or in a
European Union Member State (other than tax xxxxxx as defined in Royal Decree 1080/1991 of July 5,
1991).
12. Under Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law 19/2003 and Law 23/2005), any payments in respect of
the Notes made by the Company to a non-Spanish resident holder, who does not operate with respect
to the Notes through a permanent establishment in Spain, shall not be subject to taxation in Spain
pursuant to Royal Legislative Decree 5/2004 of March 5, promulgating the consolidated text of the
Non-Resident Income Tax Law (Real Decreto Legislativo 5/2004, de 5 de Marzo, por el que se aprueba
el Texto Refundido de xx Xxx del Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes) (the “NRIT Law”), and no
withholding tax shall be required on such payments, except in the case of payments made to
non-Spanish resident holders who are resident or nationals of, are located in, or obtain the income
through, a tax haven territory (as defined in Royal Decree 1080/1991 of July 5, 1991) or who fail
to comply with certain tax residency certification procedures, which will receive such payment
subject to Spanish withholding tax currently at the rate of 15%.
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13. If the Notes are not listed on an organized secondary market in an OECD country on any
Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Prospectus Supplement), Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law
19/2003 and Law 23/2005) will not apply to the Notes. In such case, any payments in respect of the
Notes made by the Company to a non-Spanish resident holder, who does not operate with respect to
the Notes through a permanent establishment in Spain, will be subject to withholding tax at the
current rate of 15%, except in the case of payments made to non-Spanish resident holders who are
(A) resident in a European Union Member State other than Spain, or a permanent establishment
located in a European Union Member State of residents of other European Union Member States,
provided that such holders (i) do not operate with respect to the Notes through a permanent
establishment in Spain, and (ii) are not resident or nationals of, are not located in, nor obtain
the income through, a tax haven territory (as defined in Royal Decree 1080/1991 of July 5, 1991);
or (B) resident for tax purposes in a country which has entered into a convention for the avoidance
of double taxation with Spain which provides for an exemption from Spanish tax or a reduced
withholding tax rate with respect to interest payable to any beneficial owner of the Notes, and
provided further that said holders deliver evidence of their tax residence in accordance with the
Spanish tax law.
14. Although no clear precedent, statement of law or regulation exists in relation hereto, in
our opinion all payments made by the Guarantor to a non-Spanish resident holder under the
Guarantees may be characterized as an indemnity and made free and clear of, and without withholding
or deduction for, any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatsoever nature
imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by Spain or any political subdivision or authority
thereof or therein having power to tax.
However, in the event that the Spanish Tax Authorities were to take the view that the
Guarantor had validly, legally and effectively assumed all the obligations of the Company under the
Notes by way of subrogation, payments of interest in respect of the Guarantees would fall under the
scope of Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law 19/2003 and Law 23/2005) and, therefore, the tax treatment
applicable to such income will be that described in paragraph 12 above or, in the event that the
Notes are not listed on an organized secondary market in an OECD country on any Interest Payment
Date (as defined in the Prospectus Supplement), and consequently Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law
19/2003 and Law 23/2005) does not apply to the Notes such payments will be subject to the tax
treatment described in paragraph 13 above.
15. According to Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law 19/2003 and Law 23/2005), the issuance of the
Notes by the Company will be subject to certain reporting requirements (which includes disclosure
of the identities of the holders and the activities performed by the Company). These disclosure
obligations have been developed by Royal Decree 2281/1998 of October 23, developing certain
disclosure obligations to the tax authorities (Real Decreto 2281/1998, de 23 de octubre, por el que
se desarrollan las disposiciones aplicables a determinadas obligaciones de suministro de
información a la Administración Tributaria), as amended by Royal Decree 1778/2004 of July 30
establishing disclosure obligations in respect of preferred shares and other debt instruments and
certain income obtained by individuals resident in the European Union (Real Decreto 1778/2004, de
30 de xxxxx, por el que se establecen obligaciones de información respecto de las participaciones
preferentes y otros instrumentos de deuda y de determinadas xxxxxx obtenidas por personas físicas
residentes en la Unión Europea).
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The Company, the Guarantor and the Paying Agent have agreed certain procedures with the
relevant clearing system (i.e., the Depositary Trust Company or “DTC”) and with Acupay (as
described under heading “Taxation – Spanish Tax Considerations – Evidencing of Beneficial Owner
Residency in Connection with Interest Payments” of the Prospectus Supplement, and Annex A to the
Prospectus Supplement) which, in our opinion, comply with the reporting requirements set forth by
Law 13/1985 (as amended by Law 19/2003 and Law 23/2005), as developed by the aforementioned Royal
Decree 2281/1998 (as amended by Royal Decree 1778/2004).
16. No stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties are payable by or on behalf of the
Underwriters to the Kingdom of Spain or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein in connection with the sale of the Notes to the Underwriters in the manner contemplated
hereby, or the resale and delivery of such Notes by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated in
the Prospectus Supplement.
17. Notes held by an individual not resident in Spain for tax purposes will not be subject to
Wealth Tax in Spain, provided that income derived from the Notes is not subject to taxation in
Spain in the terms described in paragraphs 11, 12, 14 and 15 above. Otherwise, individuals who are
not resident in Spain for tax purposes will be subject to the Spanish Wealth Tax if (i) the Notes
are located in Spain or (ii) the rights attaching to such Notes are exercisable within the Spanish
territory, without prejudice to the provisions contained in any applicable convention for the
avoidance of double taxation entered into by Spain and the country of residence of the holder of
the Notes.
18. Irrespective of the tax residence of a holder of Notes at the time of death or gift, the
transfer of the Notes as a result thereof will not be subject to Inheritance and Gift Tax in Spain
provided that the Notes are not located in Spain and the rights attaching to such Notes are not
exercisable within the Spanish territory nor the heir or the beneficiary, as the case may be, is
resident in Spain for tax purposes. Any holder of Notes will not be deemed to be resident,
domiciled or carrying on business in Spain by reason only of holding such Notes.
19. Spanish courts will determine the validity of the submission to exclusive jurisdiction
contained in clause 14 of the Underwriting Agreement and clause 1.15 of the Indenture, in
accordance with the laws of Spain although such agreements are subject to the laws of the State of
New York law. In view of that, the submission contained in clause 14 of the Underwriting Agreement
and clause 1.15 of the Indenture to any federal or state court in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City of New York as the dispute resolution proceeding thereunder is valid and shall be recognized
and enforced by the Spanish courts in any action or proceedings brought in relation thereto before
them.
20. A judgment duly rendered by the courts of New York, pursuant to a legal action instituted
before such courts in connection with the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the
Supplemental Indentures would be enforceable in the competent courts of Spain, provided that prior
to the time such New York court judgment is introduced into there is no material contradiction or
incompatibility with a judgment rendered or judicial proceedings outstanding in Spain, in
accordance with Article 523.2 and the Derogation Provision of the current Civil Procedural Law and
subject to the former Civil Procedural Law of 1881 the substantive provisions of which are found in
Articles 951 to 958, both inclusive. Such provisions and the case law set forth that any final
judgment rendered outside Spain may be enforced in Spain in three different situations: (i) in the
cases and in accordance with
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the provisions of any applicable treaty; (ii) in the absence of any such treaty, in case it is
alleged and evidenced that the jurisdiction where the foreign judgment was given recognizes Spanish
judgments on a reciprocal basis when the requirements established in such foreign jurisdiction for
the recognition of Spanish judgments are complied with and provided that some minimal conditions
are met (Spanish exclusive jurisdiction for certain matters, public policy and absence of
contradiction with a previous Spanish judgment); and (iii) in the absence of an applicable treaty
and when the reciprocity has not been alleged, in those cases in which the judgment given in the
foreign jurisdiction complies with the requirements set forth in article 954 of the Civil
Procedural Law of 1881 (which the case law identifies with the minimal conditions referred to above
and include the regularity of the proceeding followed by the foreign court and the authenticity of
the judgment). Since there is no applicable treaty between Spain and the United States, unless the
conditions under (ii) above are met, the conditions referred to in (iii) above will have to be
satisfied in order to enforce a judgment of a New York court in Spain.
V. Qualifications to Opinion
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
(i) Our opinions expressed above are subject to the effects and result of the operations
involved in any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (concurso), moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, as well as to any principles of public policy (orden público).
(ii) Without prejudice to the general qualification set forth in the preceding paragraph, it
is worth mentioning that the credit rights will be subordinated by law in the insolvency
proceedings if they are held by creditors which are considered “especially related” to the
insolvent debtor pursuant to article 92.5 of Law 22/2003, of 9 July 2003, on Insolvency (the
“Insolvency Law”) (among others, because the creditor holds an interest in the insolvent debtor or
is part of the same group, because the creditor is a director of the insolvent debtor or may be
considered a “de facto” director thereof, or because the creditor is the assignee or successor of
credit rights previously held by any of the foregoing).
The credit classification provisions of the Insolvency Law have not yet been consistently
construed by the Spanish courts and, therefore, it may not be fully discarded that, as a result of
the application of article 87.6 of the Insolvency Law, the credit rights against the Company
arising from the Notes are classified as subordinated obligations of the Company.
(iii) The above references to the insolvency legislation may not be deemed exhaustive, there
may be other rules which, in one way or the other, may also have an impact on the transaction
analyzed.
(iv) The term “enforceable” in this opinion means that the obligations assumed by the relevant
party under the relevant documents are of a type that the Spanish courts would generally enforce.
However, it does not mean that those obligations will necessarily be enforced in all circumstances
in accordance with their terms. In particular, enforcement before the Spanish courts will be
subject to the following:
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(a) a Spanish court may refuse to give effect to any provision of the Documents on the grounds
that such provision conflicts with Spanish public policy (orden público).
(b) the Spanish courts will apply the law subject to the equitable principles and may not
grant enforcement in the event that they deem a right has not been exercised in good faith or that
it has been exercised in abuse of right (abuso de derecho) and will not enforce an obligation in
case of fraud;
(c) a Spanish court may issue an award of damages where specific performance is deemed
impracticable;
(d) the validity and performance of contractual obligations may not be left at the discretion
of one of the contracting parties as per Article 1,256 of the Civil Code;
(e) a Spanish court may not enforce a contractual provision which requires any party thereto
to pay any amounts on the grounds that such provision is a penalty within the meaning of Articles
1,152 et seq. of the Civil Code, which the court considers obviously excessive as a pre-estimate of
damages; in this event the court may reduce the amount of the penalty; and
(e) pursuant to Article 931 of the Commercial Code, no judicial or administrative action may
interrupt the operation of a public service.
(v) In Spanish Procedural law, the rules of evidence in any judicial proceeding cannot be
modified by agreement between the parties and, consequently, any provisions of the Documents in
which determinations, certificates, notifications, opinions or the like made by the parties are to
be deemed conclusive in the absence of manifest error would not be upheld by a Spanish court. The
assessment of any evidence provided in any judicial proceeding will correspond to the Spanish
court. The admissibility of evidence or as supporting documentation before a Spanish court or
authorities, of any document that is not in the Spanish language may be subject to the provision of
an officially sworn translation into Spanish.
(vi) The laws of the State of New York may not be applied by Spanish courts, pursuant to
Articles 12.3 and 12.4 of the Civil Code and Article 16 of the Rome Convention on the law
applicable to contractual obligations, if the Spanish courts determine that the choice in the
Documents of the laws of the state of New York has been made with the intent of avoiding the
application of mandatory Spanish laws or legal requirements or if the applicable laws of the State
of New York were contrary to Spanish public policy.
(vii) The Spanish courts have exclusive jurisdiction, inter alia, with respect to matters
relating to the incorporation, validity, nullity and dissolution of companies or legal entities
having their domicile in the Spanish territory, and to any decisions and resolutions of their
corporate bodies, as well as with respect with the validity or nullity of any recordings with a
Spanish registry, and the recognition and enforcement in Spain of any judgment or arbitration award
obtained in a foreign country.
(viii) Our opinion expressed in paragraph IV.15 above, has been issued under the assumption
that the web-base system and the electronic telecommunications system that will be utilized by
Acupay in the collection, confirming, transmission and filing of the Beneficial Owner information
(the “Acupay System”) will function in a manner such that all of the
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Beneficial Owner information entered in the Acupay system by participants in DTC, once
reconciled and processed through both Acupay and DTC EDS system following the operational
arrangements agreed by both parties, will coincide with the information contained in the paper
copies of Xxxxx X, II or III certifications duly signed by the relevant participants in DTC.
This opinion letter is rendered to the addressees identified herein in connection with the
above described transaction. This opinion letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted or
otherwise referred to for any other purpose and persons other than its addresses shall not make
decisions based on the opinion letter or claim any liability for its content without our prior
written consent.
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TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
DEBT SECURITIES
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed
by
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed
by
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
STANDARD PROVISIONS
STANDARD PROVISIONS
June 9, 2006
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., a sociedad anónima unipersonal incorporated under the laws of
The Kingdom of Spain (the “Company”), may from time to time enter into one or more underwriting
agreements (each an “Underwriting Agreement”) that provide for the sale of certain of its
securities specified in the particular Underwriting Agreement (the “Designated Securities”). The
basic provisions set forth herein to the extent applicable to securities of the type represented by
the Designated Securities will be incorporated by reference in any such Underwriting Agreement
relating to a particular issue of Designated Securities. Each Underwriting Agreement will be
entered into, with such additions and deletions as the parties thereto may determine and shall be
specified in such Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement may appoint a lead
underwriter or underwriters (collectively, the “Representative(s)”) for the particular issue of
Designated Securities and will specify the underwriters participating in such offering (the
“Underwriters”, which term shall include any Underwriter substituted pursuant to Section 15
hereof). Payment of principal and interest on the Designated Securities will be fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A., a sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of
the Kingdom of Spain (the “Guarantor”) pursuant to the terms of guarantees to be dated as of the
Closing Date (as defined below) (the “Guarantees”).
The obligation of the Company to issue and sell any of the Designated Securities, the
obligation of the Guarantor to guarantee the Designated Securities, and the obligation of the
Underwriters to purchase any of the Designated Securities shall be evidenced by the Underwriting
Agreement with respect to the Designated Securities specified therein. The Underwriting Agreement,
including the provisions incorporated therein by reference, is herein referred to as “this
Agreement.” The obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement shall be several and not
joint. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used
herein as defined therein.
The terms and rights of any particular issue of Designated Securities shall be as specified in
the Underwriting Agreement relating thereto and in or pursuant to the applicable indenture (the
“Indenture”) identified in the Underwriting Agreement. An Underwriting Agreement shall be in the
form of an executed writing (which may be in counterparts), and may be evidenced by an exchange of
telegraphic communications or any other rapid transmission device designed to produce a written
record of communications transmitted.
1. Representations and Warranties.
The Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and agree
with, each of the Underwriters named in the applicable Underwriting Agreement, as of the Applicable
Time and as of the Closing Date, with respect to the Designated Securities as follows:
(a) An “automatic shelf registration statement” (as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) in respect of the Designated
Securities (File No. 333-133251) has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”); such registration statement and any post-effective amendments thereto,
each in the form heretofore delivered or to be delivered to the Representative(s) and,
excluding exhibits to such registration statement but including all documents incorporated
by reference in each prospectus contained therein, delivered to the Representative(s) for
each of the other Underwriters became effective under the Securities Act upon filing; and no
other document with respect to such registration statement or any such document incorporated
by reference therein has heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with the
Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, the base prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement, in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the
Commission on or prior to the date hereof, relating to the Designated Securities, is
hereinafter called the “Basic Prospectus”; “Preliminary Prospectus” means the Basic
Prospectus together with any preliminary prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus
supplement) relating to the Designated Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) of the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Commission under
the Securities Act and provided to the Representative(s) for use by the Underwriters;
“Registration Statement” means, collectively, the parts of such registration statement,
including all exhibits thereto and any final prospectus supplement relating to the
Designated Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and
Regulations and deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430B of the Rules and
Regulations, as amended as of the time of the most recent post-effective amendment thereto,
if any, became or was deemed to have become effective under the Securities Act; “Prospectus”
means the Basic Prospectus together with the prospectus (including any final prospectus
supplement) relating to the Designated Securities in the form filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations and provided to the Representative(s)
for use by the Underwriters; “most recent Preliminary Prospectus” means the latest
Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement or filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) of the Rules and Regulations at or immediately prior to the Applicable Time (as
hereinafter defined); “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing
prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) relating to the Designated
Securities; and “Disclosure Package” means the most recent Preliminary Prospectus and any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, issued at or prior to the Applicable Time (including the
final term sheet or term sheets prepared pursuant to Section 5(a) below (the “Term
Sheet(s)”) and attached to the applicable Underwriting Agreement, as such definition may be
amended or supplemented by terms of the applicable Underwriting Agreement). “Applicable
Time” is defined in the applicable Underwriting Agreement. Any references herein to any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus will be deemed to refer to and include any
documents incorporated by reference
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therein as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case
may be, and any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus will be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the date of such
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated by reference
in such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus. For purposes of Section l of this
Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendments
thereto and the Prospectus will be deemed to include, without limitation, any electronically
transmitted copies thereof, including, without limitation, any copy filed with the
Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system
(“XXXXX”).
(b) (i) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued by the Commission; (ii) to the best knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor
after due enquiry no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the
Commission; (iii) no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration
statement and any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the
Securities Act has been received by the Company or the Guarantor; and (iv) no order
preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission. The Registration Statement conforms in all
material respects, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus will conform in all material respects, to the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations; the Registration Statement
and any post-effective amendments thereto do not and will not, as of the applicable
effective date or dates, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto will not, as of
its date and as of the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that this representation or warranty will not apply to (i)
any statements or omissions made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written
information furnished to the Company or to the Guarantor by any Underwriter through the
Representative(s) expressly for inclusion therein, such information being that identified in
each applicable Underwriting Agreement, or (ii) the part of the Registration Statement that
constitutes the Statement of Eligibility (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, of the trustee.
(c) There is no contract or document required to be described in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or to a document incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus which is not described or filed as
required.
(d) The Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty will not
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apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon, and in conformity with,
written information furnished to the Company or the Guarantor by any Underwriter through the
Representative(s) expressly for use in the Disclosure Package, such information being that
identified in each applicable Underwriting Agreement.
(e) The Guarantor has been, since the initial filing of the Registration Statement, and
is a “well-known seasoned issuer” and has not been, since the initial filing of the
Registration Statement, and is not an “ineligible issuer” (as such terms are defined in Rule
405 of the Rules and Regulations).
(f) Neither the Company nor the Guarantor has made or will make any offer relating to
the Designated Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, unless
such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been previously consented to by the
Representative(s) and is substantially in form and substance as attached to the applicable
Underwriting Agreement; the Company and the Guarantor will comply with the requirements of
Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations with respect to any such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission or retention where required and
legending; any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus will not, as of its issue date and
through the Closing Date, include any information that conflicts with the information
contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus; any
such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when taken together with the information contained in
the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, did not, when
issued or filed pursuant to Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations, and does not contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and if at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any
event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would
conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company and the Guarantor will give
prompt notice thereof to the Underwriters and, if requested by the Underwriters, will
prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or
other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission.
(g) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that were or hereafter are filed with or furnished to
the Commission, at the time they were or hereafter are so filed or furnished, complied or
will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(h) Each of the Company and the Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a limited liability corporation (a sociedad anónima) under the laws of the
Kingdom of Spain.
(i) This Agreement, the tax certification agency agreement dated as of the Closing Date
among the Company, the Guarantor and Acupay System LLC (the “Tax
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Certification Agency Agreement”), the Indenture and the Guarantees have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantor and constitute legal,
binding and enforceable obligations of the Company and the Guarantor, as applicable, subject
to all applicable laws affecting creditors’ rights generally in the event of insolvency
(concurso), bankruptcy, winding-up, reorganization or liquidation of the Company or the
Guarantor, as the case may be, or any equitable remedies.
(j) The sole shareholder of the Company has duly delegated in favor of any of the joint
and several directors (Administradores Solidarios) of the Company the capacity to authorize
the issuance by the Company of the Designated Securities. The Designated Securities, when
executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Indenture, will constitute
legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company, as applicable, subject to
all applicable laws affecting creditors’ rights generally in the event of insolvency
(concurso), bankruptcy, winding-up, reorganization or liquidation of the Company.
(k) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Tax Certification Agency
Agreement, the Indenture and the Guarantees, and the consummation of the transactions herein
and therein contemplated and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof do not conflict
and will not result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, the constitutive documents of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may
be, the laws of the Kingdom of Spain or any indenture, trust deed, mortgage or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, is a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, or infringe any existing applicable
law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any government, governmental body or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or the Guarantor, as the
case may be, or its properties, except in any such case for any conflicts, breaches or
defaults that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or
prospects of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise (a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
(l) Since the date of the latest financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company, the Guarantor or any of
Telefónica de Espana, S.A., Telefónica Internacional, S.A., Telefónica Móviles, S.A. and O2
plc (the “Material Subsidiaries”) has sustained any loss or interference with its business
from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from
any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set
forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except
any such loss or interference that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) All material authorizations, consents, approvals, filings, notifications and
registrations required by the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, for or in
connection with the performance by the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, of the
obligations expressed to be undertaken by it herein have been obtained
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and are in full force and effect, or, as the case may be, have been effected, except
(i) such as may be required by the securities, Blue Sky or similar laws of the various
states of the United States in connection with the offer and sale of the Designated
Securities, (ii) such approvals as have been requested or obtained, (iii) the publication of
an announcement related to the issue of the Designated Securities in the Official Gazette of
the Mercantile Registry (Boletin Oficial del Registro Mercantil), (iv) the registration of a
public deed (escritura de emisión) related to the issue of the Designated Securities in the
Mercantile Registry, (v) obtaining a número de operación financiera (N.O.F.) from the Bank
of Spain and (vi) the registration with the Mercantile Registry of the fact that the
Designated Securities have been paid out.
(n) Neither the Company, the Guarantor, nor any person that is controlled by the
Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, nor any person acting on its or their behalf,
except for the Underwriters as to whom no representation or warranty is made, has taken or
will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has
constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization
in violation of applicable laws or manipulation of the price of the Designated Securities of
the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Designated Securities and the
Guarantees.
(o) Neither the Company nor the Guarantor is an “investment company,” as such term is
defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”).
(p) The consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor, together with the related
schedules and notes (the “Financial Statements”) included or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus present fairly the
financial position of the Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated
and the statement of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Guarantor and
its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said Financial Statements have been
prepared in conformity with international financial reporting standards as adopted by the
European Union (“IFRS-EU”) applied in accordance with applicable law throughout the periods
involved. The supporting schedules, if any, included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus present fairly in
accordance with IFRS-EU the information required to be stated therein. The selected
financial data and the summary financial information included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus present fairly the
information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the
Financial Statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
Package or the Prospectus.
(q) Other than as set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no actions, suits or governmental
proceedings pending to which the Company, the Guarantor or any subsidiary of the Guarantor
is a party or of which any asset of the Company, the Guarantor, or any subsidiary of the
Guarantor is the subject which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or to impair the ability of the Company or the
Guarantor to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and, to the best of the
Guarantor’s knowledge, no such actions,
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suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any court or governmental,
regulatory or stock exchange authority having jurisdiction over the Company, the Guarantor,
any Material Subsidiary or any of their respective assets (each a “Governmental Authority”)
or any other party, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
to impair the ability of the Company or the Guarantor to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(r) Based on the evaluation of its disclosure controls and procedures performed in
conjunction with its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Guarantor is not
aware of (i) any material weaknesses in its internal controls; or (ii) any material fraud,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Guarantor’s
internal controls.
(s) The Company is a wholly–owned subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Guarantees are full
and unconditional; and no subsidiary of the Guarantor will guarantee the Designated
Securities.
(t) As long as certain conditions are met, under Law 13/1985 of 25 May on investment
ratios, own funds and information obligations of financial intermediaries (“Ley 13/1985, 25
xx xxxx, de coeficientes de inversión, recursos propios y obligaciones de información de los
intermediarios financieros”), (as amended by Law 19/2003 of 4 July, on Foreign Capital
Transfers and Financial Transactions and on Certain Measures to prevent money laundering
(“Ley 19/2003, de 4 Xxxxx, sobre el Régimen Jurídico de los Movimientos de Capitales y de
las Transacciones Económicas con el Exterior y sobre determinadas medidas del Blanqueo de
Capitales”)), any payments in respect of the Designated Securities made by the Company to a
non-Spanish resident holder, who does not operate with respect to the Designated Securities
through a permanent establishment in Spain, shall not be subject to taxation in Spain
pursuant to Royal Legislative Decree 5/2004 of March 5, promulgating the consolidated text
of the Non-Resident Income Tax Law (“Real Decreto Legislativo 5/2004, de 5 de Marzo, por el
que se aprueba el Texto Refundido de xx Xxx del Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes “)
(the “NRIT Law”), and no withholding tax shall be required on such payments, except in the
case of payments made to non-resident holders who are residents or nationals of, located in,
or obtain income on the Designated Securities through, a tax haven territory (as defined in
Royal Decree 1080/1991 of 5 July 1991) or who fail to comply with certain tax residency
certification procedures; such holders described above will receive such payments subject to
Spanish withholding tax currently at the rate of 15%.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Underwriters.
Each Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company, the Guarantor and
each other Underwriter that:
(a) it has not made, and will not make any offer relating to the Designated Securities
that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and
Regulations) required to be filed with the Commission, other than the information contained
in the Term Sheet(s) prepared pursuant to section 5(a) below, without the prior written
consent of the Company, the Guarantor and the Representative(s);
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(b) it and its respective affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the Securities
Act) and any person acting on its or their behalf has complied and will comply with the
selling restrictions set out in Annex A hereto;
(c) neither it nor its respective affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the
Securities Act) nor any person acting on its or their behalf has taken or will take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has
constituted, or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization
or manipulation of the price of the Designated Securities in violation of applicable laws;
(d) in connection with the initial distribution of the Designated Securities, it will
not sell Designated Securities to any purchaser thereof in an aggregate amount of less than
$75,000; and
(e) in connection with this offering, sale of the Designated Securities or any other
services the Underwriters may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any
preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral
representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriters: (i) no
fiduciary or agency relationship between the Underwriters, on the one hand, and the Company
and the Guarantor, on the other, exists; and (ii) the Underwriters are not acting as
advisors, expert or otherwise, to either the Company or the Guarantor, including, without
limitation, with respect to the determination of the price of the Designated Securities, and
such relationship between the Underwriters, on the one hand, and the Company and the
Guarantor, on the other, is entirely and solely commercial, based on arms-length
negotiations.
3. Purchase and Sale.
(a) The Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter named in the applicable Underwriting
Agreement and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement, but subject to the conditions in this Agreement, agrees to
purchase from the Company severally and not jointly, the aggregate principal amounts of Debt
Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule I of the applicable Underwriting
Agreement at the respective purchase prices set forth in such Underwriting Agreement, plus
accrued interest, if any, from the date set forth therein to the date of payment and
delivery.
(b) The several commitments of the Underwriters to purchase the Designated Securities
pursuant to the applicable Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the
basis of the representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement and
shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
4. Delivery and Payment.
The global certificates for the Designated Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters
shall be delivered by or on behalf of (and at the expense of) the Company to or upon the order of
the Underwriters against payment by the Underwriters of the purchase price therefor by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, payable to or upon the order of the Company, at the
Scheduled Closing Date, as set forth in the applicable Underwriting
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Agreement, and as the Representative(s) shall designate, which date and time may be postponed
by agreement among the Underwriters, the Company and the Guarantor (such date and time of delivery
and payment for the Designated Securities being herein called the “Closing Date”). Payment for the
Designated Securities shall be made against delivery to the Underwriters of the Designated
Securities registered in such names and in such denominations as the Underwriters shall request in
writing, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Designated
Securities to the Underwriters duly paid by the Guarantor. The Company agrees that delivery of the
Designated Securities will be made on the Closing Date through the book-entry facilities of The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). Upon issuance, all Designated Securities will be represented by
one or more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of the DTC.
5. Covenants and Agreements of the Company and the Guarantor.
The Company and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, covenant with each Underwriter of the
Designated Securities as follows:
(a) The Company and the Guarantor will file the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of
the Rules and Regulations not later than the Commission’s close of business on the second
Business Day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if applicable, such
earlier time as may be required by Rule 424(b). The Company or the Guarantor will notify
the Representative(s), promptly after filing of the Registration Statement, of the time when
any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any
supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed. The Company or the
Guarantor will notify the Representative(s) promptly of any request by the Commission for
any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for
additional information; the Company and the Guarantor will prepare and file with the
Commission, promptly upon the reasonable request of the Representative(s), any amendments or
supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion
of the Representative(s), may be necessary or advisable in connection with the distribution
of the Designated Securities; and neither the Company nor the Guarantor will file any
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or file any document
under the Exchange Act before the termination of the offering of the Designated Securities
by the Underwriters if such document would be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
the Prospectus, which filing is not consented to by the Representative(s) after reasonable
notice thereof (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Company and
the Guarantor will prepare one or more Term Sheets, containing solely a description of the
Designated Securities, substantially in the form attached to the applicable Underwriting
Agreement and approved by the Representative(s) and file such Term Sheet or Term Sheets
pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act within the time period prescribed by such
Rule. The Company or the Guarantor will advise the Representative(s) promptly of the
issuance by the Commission or any State or other regulatory body of any stop order or other
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, suspending or preventing
the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or suspending the qualification of the Designated Securities for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the institution of any proceedings for any such purpose, or of receipt by
the Company or the Guarantor from the Commission of any notice of objection to the use of
the
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Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule
401(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations; and the Company and the Guarantor will use their
reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other such order or any
such notice of objection and, if a stop order or other such order is issued or any such
notice of objection is received, to obtain as soon as practicable the lifting or withdrawal
thereof.
(b) Subject to the selling restrictions set forth in Annex A to this Agreement, the
Company and the Guarantor will use their reasonable best efforts, in cooperation with the
Underwriters, to qualify the Designated Securities for offering and sale under the
securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative(s) may reasonably request;
provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Guarantor shall be obligated to file any
general consent to service of process, subject itself to taxation or to qualify as a foreign
corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction.
(c) The Company and the Guarantor shall prepare the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriters, and will promptly furnish the
Underwriters with copies of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Term
Sheets, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus in such quantities as the
Underwriters may from time to time reasonably request, and will not file or publish any
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus, except in accordance with Section 1(f) above, and unless they have furnished a
copy to the Underwriters for their review and, except as required by law, will not publish
any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters reasonably object. If at
any time prior to completion of the distribution of the Designated Securities (as determined
by the Underwriters) any event occurs as a result of which the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, each as then amended or supplemented, would contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, the Company and the Guarantor will promptly so notify the
Underwriters. If so notified, the Underwriters shall forthwith suspend any solicitation of
offers to purchase Designated Securities and shall cease using the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus. If the Company and the Guarantor should decide to
amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as
the case may be, to correct such statement or omission, the Company and the Guarantor, upon
the completion thereof, will furnish to the Underwriters a reasonable number of copies of
such amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus.
(d) The Company and the Guarantor shall furnish to the Underwriters as soon as
practicable and thereafter from time to time prior to the completion of the distribution of
the Designated Securities (as determined by the Underwriters) as many copies of the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendments thereof
and supplements thereto as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
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(e) The Company or the Guarantor will pay the required Commission filing fees relating
to the Designated Securities within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1) of the Rules
and Regulations and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Rules and
Regulations.
(f) If required by Rule 430B(h) of the Rules and Regulations, the Company or the
Guarantor will prepare a prospectus in a form approved by the Representative(s) and file
such prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations not later than may be
required by such Rule; and, except as required by law or approved by the Representative(s)
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), neither the Company nor the Guarantor
will make any further amendment or supplement to such prospectus.
(g) The Guarantor will use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cause the Company to
use its reasonable best efforts, to ensure that at or prior to the Closing Date (i) the
public deed in respect of the Designated Securities is registered in the Madrid Mercantile
Registry and (ii) the announcement related to the issue of the Designated Securities is
published in the Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry (Boletín Oficial del Registro
Mercantil).
(h) The Guarantor will use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cause the Company to
use its reasonable best efforts, to ensure that the Designated Securities qualify as debt
instruments (instrumentos de deuda) under Law 13/1985 of 25 May on investment ratios, own
funds and information obligations of financial intermediaries (“Ley 13/1985, de 25 xx Xxxx,
de coeficientes de inversion, recursos propios y obligaciones de informacion de los
intermediarios financieros”), as amended by Law 19/2003 of 4 July on Foreign Capital
Transfers and Financial Transactions and on Certain Measures to prevent money laundering
(“Ley 19/2003, de 4 de Xxxxx, sobre el régimen jurídico de los movimientos de capitales y de
las transacciones económicas con el exterior y sobre determinadas medidas del blanqueo de
capitales”).
(i) The Guarantor will use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cause the Company to
use its reasonable best efforts, to ensure that the disbursement minutes in respect of the
Designated Securities are registered in the Madrid Mercantile Registry.
(j) The Guarantor will use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cause the Company to
use its reasonable best efforts, to permit the Designated Securities to be eligible for
clearance and settlement through DTC.
(k) The Guarantor will use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cause the Company to
use its reasonable best efforts, to list the Designated Securities on an organized market in
an OECD country no later than 45 days prior to the first day on which interest on such
Designated Securities is payable (the “First Interest Payment Date”) and to maintain such
listing at all times prior to and including the First Interest Payment Date.
(l) From the date of the applicable Underwriting Agreement and continuing to and
including 10 days following the Closing Date, the Guarantor will not, and shall ensure that
the Company does not, without the prior written consent of the Representative(s) (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise
dispose of in the United States any U.S. dollar-
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denominated debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Guarantor which are
substantially similar to the Designated Securities.
(m) The Guarantor agrees that for as long as the Designated Securities are outstanding
it will maintain sufficient ownership of the share capital of the Company, directly or
indirectly, to control its actions.
(n) If the Designated Securities are listed by the Company on a an organized market in
the European Union, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain a paying
agent in a European Union member state that will not be obliged to withhold or deduct tax
pursuant to the European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any other directive implementing
the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of 26/27 November 2000 (each, a “Directive”)
or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such
Directive.
(o) The Company and the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that in connection with this
offering, sale of the Designated Securities or any other services the Underwriters may be
deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or
otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or
subsequently made by the Underwriters: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the
Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, exists; (ii)
the Underwriters are not acting as advisors, expert or otherwise, to either the Company or
the Guarantor, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the price
of the Designated Securities, and such relationship between the Company and the Guarantor,
on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, is entirely and solely commercial,
based on arms-length negotiations; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters
may have to the Company or the Guarantor shall be limited to those duties and obligations
specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may
have interests that differ from those of the Company and the Guarantor. The Company and the
Guarantor hereby waive any claims that the Company or the Guarantor may have against the
Underwriters with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty asserted to be owed by the
Underwriters to the Company or the Guarantor in connection with this offering.
6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations.
The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Designated Securities
they have severally agreed to purchase under this Agreement on the Closing Date are subject (i) to
the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties of the Company and the
Guarantor contained in this Agreement as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, (ii)
to the accuracy in all material respects of the statements of the Company and the Guarantor made in
any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof delivered prior to or concurrently with such
purchase, (iii) to the performance by the Company and the Guarantor of their obligations under this
Agreement, and to the following further conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in a timely fashion in
accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; all filings (including, without limitation, the final
term sheet prepared pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof) required by
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Rule 424(b) or Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations shall have been made, and no such
filings will have been made without the consent of the Representative(s); no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
thereto, preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or suspending the qualification of the Designated
Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction shall have been issued; no proceedings
for the issuance of any such order shall have been initiated or threatened; no notice of
objection of the Commission to use the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations shall have been
received by the Company; and any request of the Commission for additional information (to be
included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been
disclosed to the Underwriters and complied with the Underwriters’ satisfaction.
(b) No Underwriter shall have been advised by the Company or shall have discovered and
disclosed to the Company that the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of fact
which in the opinion of the Underwriters, or in the opinion of counsel to the Underwriters,
is material, or omits to state a fact which, in the opinion of the Underwriters, or in the
opinion of counsel to the Underwriters, is material and is required to be stated therein or
is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a certificate, dated as
of the Closing Date, of the Guarantor signed by the principal financial or accounting
officer of the Guarantor, certifying, with respect to the Guarantor, that at the Closing
Date and subsequent to the dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package,
(i) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in
effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the
Commission (ii) there shall not have been any material adverse change in the financial
condition, earnings or prospects of the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, considered as one
enterprise, (iii) there shall not have been any downgrading in the rating of any debt
securities or preferred stock of the Guarantor or debt securities or preferred stock
unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., Fitch
Ratings Ltd. or Standard and Poor’s Corporation, or any public announcement that any such
rating agency has under surveillance or review its rating of any debt securities or
preferred stock of the Guarantor or debt securities or preferred stock unconditionally
guaranteed by the Guarantor (other than an announcement with positive implications of a
possible upgrading, and no implication of a possible downgrading, of such rating), (iv) each
of the Company and the Guarantor shall have complied with all agreements and satisfied all
conditions on its respective part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the
Closing Date, and (v) the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantor
set forth in Section 1 above and in the applicable Underwriting Agreement, if any, are
accurate in all material respects as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date.
In addition, at the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a certificate dated
as of the Closing Date of the Company signed by a director of the Company certifying, with
respect to the Company, the matters set forth in this Section 6(c)(iv) and (v).
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(d) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a signed opinion or
opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, dated as of the Closing
Date.
(e) At the Applicable Time, the Underwriters shall have received letters of
accountants, ordinarily referred to as “comfort letters”, confirming information as
specified in the applicable Underwriting Agreement and dated the date on which the Term
Sheets and/or the Prospectus are dated, as applicable from those accountants of the
Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries as specified in the applicable Underwriting Agreement.
(f) At the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received letters of accountants
dated as of the Closing Date, confirming information as specified in the comfort letters
delivered pursuant to Section 6(e) above, from those accountants of the Guarantor or any of
its subsidiaries as specified in the applicable Underwriting Agreement.
(g) At or prior to the Closing Date, (i) the public deed in respect to the Designated
Securities shall have been registered in the Madrid Mercantile Registry; and (ii) the
announcement related to the issue of the Designated Securities shall have been published in
the Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry (Boletin Oficial del Registro Mercantil).
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If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 or in Section 2 of the applicable
Underwriting Agreement shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as
required by this Agreement to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the
Underwriters upon notice to the Company and the Guarantor at any time at or prior to the
Closing Date, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other
party except as provided in Section 7 herein. Notwithstanding any such termination, the
provisions of Sections 8, 9, 10 and 14 herein shall remain in effect.
7. Payment of Expenses.
The Guarantor will pay costs and expenses incident to the performance of the Company’s and the
Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement as the parties may separately agree.
8. Indemnification.
(a) The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold
harmless the Underwriters and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act as follows: (i) against any and all loss,
liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred and reasonably and properly
documented, arising out of an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in
Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations), the Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (ii) against any and all
expense whatsoever (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the
Underwriters),
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reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or
any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged
untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under clause
(i) above; provided, however, that this indemnity does not apply to any loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of (A) an untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company or the Guarantor by the Underwriters
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the
Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus) or
(B) an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission of a material
fact in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement to part of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus) delivered to any person if such untrue statement or omission
was corrected in any subsequent Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus or
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, if copies thereof were delivered to such
Underwriter sufficiently in advance of the Applicable Time to enable such Underwriter to
deliver such copies to such person and a copy thereof was not furnished to such person prior
to the confirmation of the sale of Designated Securities to such person.
(b) Each Underwriter severally, but not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and the Guarantor, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the
Guarantor, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against any and all loss,
liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in Section 8(a),
as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue
statements or omissions, made in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus), in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company or the Guarantor by the
Underwriters expressly for use in such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, Disclosure Package or
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus).
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the indemnifying party under subsection (a) or (b) above, notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been
materially prejudiced (through forfeiture or impairment of procedural or substantive rights
or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an
indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a) or (b) above. In case any such action
is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to
the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified,
to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified
party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the
indemnifying party), and after
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notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation; provided, however, that the indemnified party shall have the right to employ
counsel to represent the indemnified party and their respective controlling persons who may
be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought
by the indemnified party against the indemnifying party under this Section 8 if the
employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party
in connection with the defense of such action, if in the written opinion of counsel to
either the indemnifying party or the indemnified party, representation of both parties by
the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or likely conflicts of interest
between them or the indemnifying party shall have failed to employ counsel within a
reasonable period of time, and in that event the fees and expenses of one firm of separate
counsel (in addition to the fees and expenses of one local counsel in each applicable
jurisdiction) shall be paid by the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall, without
the prior written consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought
hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional
release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that are the subject
matter of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. The indemnified
party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent.
9. Contribution.
If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) of Section 8, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 8, (i) in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the
Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the Designated
Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in
clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and
the Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the
Underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds
from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total discounts
and commissions received by the Underwriters from the Company under this Agreement. The relative
fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Company or the Guarantor or the Underwriters and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue
statement or omission. The Company, the Guarantor and the Underwriters agree that it would
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not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above
in this Section 9. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this Section 9 shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this Section 9.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Designated Securities
purchased by it were resold exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this Section 9 to contribute are
several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations and not joint.
10. Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
The representations, warranties, indemnities, agreements and other statements of the
Underwriters, the Company and the Guarantor and their officers set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantor or the Underwriters or controlling person and
will survive delivery of and payment for the Designated Securities.
11. Termination of Agreement.
(a) The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company or the
Guarantor, at any time at or prior to the Closing Date:
(i) if there has been, since the Applicable Time, except as otherwise set
forth or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, any change, or any development (other than as set forth in or
contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus), in the financial condition, earnings or prospects of the Guarantor and
its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, which, in the judgment of the
Representative(s), is material and adverse in the context of the issuance, offer
and sale of the Designated Securities and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to
proceed with completion of the offering or the sale of and payment for the
Designated Securities; or
(ii) if, since the Applicable Time there has occurred:
(A) any material suspension or material limitation of trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or in the over-the
counter market or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed,
or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required by such
exchange or by order of the Commission, or any other Governmental
Authority, or
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(B) any material suspension of trading of any equity securities
issued by the Guarantor by the Commission, the Comisión Nacional del
Xxxxxxx de Valores, the Spanish Stock Exchanges or the New York Stock
Exchange, or
(C) any banking moratorium declared by Spanish, United States Federal
or New York State authorities, or
(D) any major disruption of settlements of securities or clearance
services in the United States or with respect to DTC, or
(E) any change or any development involving a prospective change in
national or international political, financial or economic conditions or
exchange controls which, in the judgment of the Representative(s), makes
it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the
offering or sale of and payment for the Designated Securities, or
(F) any attack on, or outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of
terrorism involving the United States, any declaration of war by the
United States Congress or any other substantial calamity or emergency if,
in the judgment of the Representative(s), the effect of any such attack,
outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with completion of the offering or
sale of and payment for the Designated Securities.
(b) If the Underwriters propose to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections
11(a)(i), 11(a)(ii)(E) or 11(a)(ii)(F), the Representative(s) shall enter into consultations
with the Guarantor by telephone. Such consultation shall take place among one senior
representative of each of the Representative(s) and the Guarantor. The senior
representative(s) of the Representative(s) will explain in depth the basis of their
determination and the senior representative of the Guarantor will relay the views of the
Company and the Guarantor to the Representative(s). If no such consultation takes place
within a time period as reasonably determined by the Representative(s) to be appropriate,
despite the best efforts of the Representative(s) to reach the senior representative of the
Guarantor, or if no consensus can be reached during that period, the Representative(s) may
(unanimously, if there is more than one Representative), in the name of the Underwriters,
effect the termination of the obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party, except to the extent provided in Section
7. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 8, 9, 10 and 14 shall
remain in effect.
12. Notices.
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if delivered, mailed or transmitted by any standard form of
telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to the address of
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the Representative(s) described in the applicable Underwriting Agreement (with a copy to the
General Counsel at the same address). Notices to the Company and the Guarantor shall be directed to
them at the following address:
Telefónica S.A.
Gran Via 28
28013 Madrid
SPAIN
Attention: General Counsel
Gran Via 28
28013 Madrid
SPAIN
Attention: General Counsel
13. Parties. This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Underwriters, the
Company and the Guarantor and, to the extent expressed, any person controlling the Company, the
Guarantor or the Underwriters, and their respective executors, administrators, successors and
assigns and, no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement.
The term “successors and assigns” shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, from the
Underwriters of the Designated Securities.
14. Submission to Jurisdiction.
Each party to this Agreement irrevocably agrees that any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be
instituted in any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New
York, and, to the extent permitted by law, irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or
hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The
Company and the Guarantor will each irrevocably appoint CT Corporation System, New York, New York
as its Authorized Agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any such suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or based on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement which may be instituted in any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, New York and each party to this Agreement expressly consents to the
jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding, and waives any
other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. The Company and
the Guarantor each represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said
agent for service of process, and the Company and the Guarantor each agrees to take any and all
action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to
continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the
Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Company or the Guarantor, as the case
may be, shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company or the
Guarantor.
15. Default by one or more of the underwriters.
(a) If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligation to
purchase the Designated Securities which it or they have agreed to purchase pursuant to this
Agreement (the “Defaulted Designated Securities”), the Representative(s) may in its or their
discretion arrange for itself or themselves or another party or other parties satisfactory
to the Company to purchase such Defaulted Designated Securities on the terms contained in
this Agreement. If within 36 hours
after such default by any Underwriter the Representative(s) does not or do not arrange
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for the purchase of such Defaulted Designated Securities, then the Company shall be entitled
to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure another party or other parties
satisfactory to the Representative(s) to purchase such Defaulted Designated Securities on
such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed period, the
Representative(s) notify the Company that it or they have so arranged for the purchase of
such Defaulted Designated Securities, or the Company notifies the Representative(s) that it
has so arranged for the purchase of such Defaulted Designated Securities, the
Representative(s) or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date for such
Designated Securities for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever
changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company and the
Guarantor agree to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus which in the opinion of the Representative(s) may thereby be made
necessary. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any person
substituted under this Section with like effect as if such person had originally been a
party to this Agreement.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Defaulted
Designated Securities by the Representative(s) and the Company as provided in subsection (a)
above, the aggregate principal amount of such Defaulted Designated Securities which remains
unpurchased does not exceed 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the Designated
Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter
to purchase the principal amount of Designated Securities which such Underwriter agreed to
purchase pursuant to this Agreement and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting
Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Designated
Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement) of the
Defaulted Designated Securities for which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing
herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Defaulted
Designated Securities by the Representative(s) and the Company as provided in subsection (a)
above, the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Designated Securities which remains
unpurchased exceeds 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities, as
referred to in subsection (b) above, or if the Company shall not exercise the right
described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase
Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this Agreement shall
thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter, the
Company or the Guarantor, except for the expenses to be borne by the Guarantor as provided
in Section 7 hereof, the indemnity agreement in Section 8 hereof and the contribution
agreement in Section 9 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter
from liability for its default.
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16. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
17. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, when a counterpart has been
executed by each party, all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
18. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior and
contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with
regard to the subject matter hereof.
19. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended or supplemented only if such amendment or supplement is in
writing and is signed by each party hereto.
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ANNEX A
Selling Restrictions
1. The Designated Securities may not be offered or sold in Spain.
2. Other than in the United States, no action has been or will be taken by the Company or the
Guarantor in any jurisdiction that would permit a public offering of the Designated Securities or
the Guarantees or possession or distribution of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any other offering material
relating to the Designated Securities or the Guarantees in any country or jurisdiction where action
for that purpose is required. Each Underwriter agrees that it will comply with all applicable laws
and regulations in each jurisdiction in which it acquires, offers, sells or delivers Designated
Securities or has in its possession or distributes any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto or any such other
material.
3. Each Underwriter represents and agrees that:
(a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or
cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (“FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Designated
Securities or the Guarantees in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not
apply to the Company or the Guarantor; and
(b) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with
respect to anything done by it in relation to the Designated Securities or the Guarantees
in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
4. In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the
Prospectus Directive (other than Spain, where Designated Securities may not be offered or sold)
(each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect
from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant
Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of
Designated Securities to the public in that Relevant Member State other than an offer:
(a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial
markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest
in securities;
(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250
employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance
sheet of more than €43,000,000 and
(3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its
last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(c) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a
prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
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For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Designated Securities to the
public” in relation to any Designated Securities in any Relevant Member State means the
communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and
the Designated Securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or
subscribe the Designated Securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure
implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus
Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each
Relevant Member State.
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