SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE among TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U., as Issuer, TELEFÓNICA, S.A., as Guarantor and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee and Paying Agent February 16, 2011 FIXED RATE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2016
Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION COPY
among
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.,
as Issuer,
as Issuer,
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.,
as Guarantor
as Guarantor
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as Trustee and Paying Agent
as Trustee and Paying Agent
February 16, 2011
$1,250,000,000
FIXED RATE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Section 1.01.
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Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02.
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Conflict with Trust Indenture Act | 5 | ||||
Section 1.03.
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Effect of Headings and Table of Contents | 5 | ||||
Section 1.04.
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Successors and Assigns | 5 | ||||
Section 1.05.
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Separability Clause | 5 | ||||
Section 1.06.
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Benefits of Supplemental Indenture | 5 | ||||
Section 1.07.
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Governing Law | 6 | ||||
Section 1.08.
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Execution in Counterparts | 6 | ||||
Section 1.09.
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Recitals by the Issuer and the Guarantor | 6 | ||||
Section 1.10.
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Ratification and Incorporation of Original Indenture | 6 |
ARTICLE 2
Designated Securities
Designated Securities
Section 2.01.
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Creation of Designated Securities | 6 | ||||
Section 2.02.
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Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount of Designated Securities | 6 | ||||
Section 2.03.
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Payment of Principal | 7 | ||||
Section 2.04.
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Interest and Interest Rate | 7 | ||||
Section 2.05.
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Paying Agent | 8 | ||||
Section 2.06.
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Place of Payment | 11 | ||||
Section 2.07.
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Denominations | 11 | ||||
Section 2.08.
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Listing | 11 | ||||
Section 2.09.
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Security Certificates | 11 | ||||
Section 2.10.
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Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance | 12 | ||||
Section 2.11.
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Additional Amounts | 12 | ||||
Section 2.12.
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Redemption | 13 | ||||
Section 2.13.
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Applicable Procedures and Tax Certification Procedures | 14 | ||||
Section 2.14.
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Maintenance of Tax Certification Procedures | 14 | ||||
Section 2.15.
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Certificated Securities | 15 | ||||
Section 2.16.
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USA Patriot Act | 15 | ||||
Section 2.17.
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Additional Rights | 15 | ||||
EXHIBIT A
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Form of Security Certificate Representing Designated Securities | A-1 |
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THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 16, 2011, among Telefónica Emisiones,
S.A.U., a sociedad anónima unipersonal incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the
“Issuer”), Telefónica, S.A., a sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain
(the “Guarantor”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the
“Trustee”, which term includes any successor Trustee) and paying agent (the “Paying Agent”, which
term includes any successor Paying Agent).
WHEREAS, the Issuer has heretofore entered into an Indenture, dated as of May 8, 2009 (as
amended and supplemented, the “Original Indenture”), with the Guarantor and the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Original Indenture is incorporated herein by reference and the Original
Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the “Indenture”;
WHEREAS, the Issuer proposes to create a new series of Securities under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Meliá, as Joint and Several Director (Administrador Solidario) of
the Issuer and exercising the delegation to issue debt securities approved by the Guarantor as sole
shareholder of the Issuer on May 4, 2009 in favor of the Joint and Several Directors
(Administradores Solidarios) of the Issuer, hereby resolves to issue the Designated Securities (as
this term is defined in Section 2.01 below) in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000 and
with the terms and conditions referred to in this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the
Issuer and the Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Designated
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all Holders of Designated Securities, as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Section 1.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and
include the plural as well as the singular;
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(b) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly
or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(c) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly
provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles”, or “GAAP”, with respect to any
computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean (i) in the case of the Issuer’s and the
Guarantor’s unconsolidated financial statements, the accounting principles generally accepted in
the Kingdom of Spain and (ii) in the case of the Guarantor’s consolidated financial statements,
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union, which do not
differ from IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, in each case as in
effect at the date of such computation and as applied by the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case
may be;
(d) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section” refers
to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Supplemental Indenture;
(e) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision; and
(f) all terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Indenture, which are defined in the
Original Indenture, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Original Indenture.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York or the city of Madrid, Spain, are authorized or required by law
or executive order to close.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term (“Remaining
Life”) of the Designated Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection
and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt
securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Designated Securities being
redeemed.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such
Quotations or, if only one such Quotation is obtained, such Quotation.
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“Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company and its successors.
“Designated Guarantee” means that certain guarantee dated February 16, 2011, executed and
delivered by the Guarantor and endorsed on each Security Certificate representing Designated
Securities, pursuant to which, among other things, the Guarantor shall unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantee to the Holders of the Designated Securities the due and punctual payment of
principal of, premium, if any, and interest and all other amounts due under the Indenture and the
Designated Securities.
“Designated Securities” has the meaning ascribed in Section 2.01.
“Fixed Rate Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on
which banking institutions in Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx or the city of Madrid, Spain are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
“Guarantor” means the Person named as “Guarantor” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental
Indenture.
“Independent Investment Banker” means an independent investment banking institution of
national standing appointed by the Issuer and the Guarantor.
“Interest Payment Date” has the meaning ascribed in Section 2.04(b).
“Issuer” means the Person named as “Issuer” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental
Indenture.
“Letter of Appointment” means the letter of appointment dated as of February 16, 2011 among
the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Tax Certification Agent.
“New York Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which
banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to
close.
“Paying Agent” means the Person named as “Paying Agent” in the first paragraph of this
Supplemental Indenture.
“Redemption Date” has the meaning ascribed in Section 2.12.
“Redemption Price” has the meaning ascribed in Section 2.12.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Xxxxxxx, Sachs &
Co. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and their affiliates or their respective successors, provided
that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New
York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer and the Guarantor will substitute
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therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by
the Issuer and the Guarantor.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the
bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of
its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by the Reference
Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third New York Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
“Regular Record Date” means the tenth New York Business Day prior to the applicable Interest
Payment Date.
“Relevant Date” means, in respect of any payment, the date on which such payment first becomes
due and payable, but if the full amount of the moneys payable has not been received by the Paying
Agent on or prior to such due date, it means the first date on which, the full amount of such
moneys having been so received and made available for payment to Holders, notice to that effect is
duly given to the Holders in accordance with the Indenture.
“Stated Maturity” means February 16, 2016.
“Supplemental Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time
to time be supplemented or amended in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
“Tax Certification Agency Agreement” means that certain Tax Certification Agency Agreement
dated as of June 20, 2006 among the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Paying Agent (as successor to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) and the Tax Certification Agent (as defined below), as amended,
supplemented, modified, replaced or restated from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Tax Certification Agent” means Acupay System LLC, a New York limited liability corporation,
or any successor Tax Certification Agent appointed in accordance with the terms of the Tax
Certification Agency Agreement.
“Tax Certification Procedures” means those certain procedures to collect certain information
with respect to the Designated Securities or the Beneficial Owners thereof specified in the Letter
of Appointment, as such procedures may be amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to
time in accordance with the terms of the Tax Certification Agency Agreement.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the yield, under the heading
which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently
published statistical release designated “H. 15(519)” or any successor publication which is
published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
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yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity
under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable
Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Remaining Life, yields
for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall
be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a
straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month), (2) if the period from the Redemption Date to
the maturity date of the Designated Securities to be redeemed is less than one year, the weekly
average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity
of one year, or (3) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week
preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the
semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price
for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the
Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated by the
Independent Investment Banker on the third New York Business Day preceding the Redemption Date.
“Trustee” means the Person named as “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental
Indenture.
Section 1.02. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies
or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under such Act to be a
part of and govern the Indenture, the provision of the Trust Indenture Act shall control. If any
provision of this Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture
Act that may be so modified or excluded, the provision of the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed
to apply to this Supplemental Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.
Section 1.03. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings
herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
Section 1.04. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental
Indenture by the Issuer or the Guarantor shall bind their respective successors and assigns,
whether so expressed or not.
Section 1.05. Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 1.06. Benefits of Supplemental Indenture. Nothing in the Indenture, the Designated
Securities or the Designated Guarantee, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than
the parties hereto and their
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successors hereunder and the Holders of Designated Securities, any benefit or any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.
Section 1.07. Governing Law. Pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of
the State of New York, this Supplemental Indenture, the Designated Securities and the Designated
Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.
Section 1.08. Execution in Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 1.09. Recitals by the Issuer and the Guarantor. The recitals in this Supplemental
Indenture are made by the Issuer and the Guarantor only and not by the Trustee, and all of the
provisions contained in the Original Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities,
powers and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Designated Securities, the
Designated Guarantee and of this Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like effect as if set
forth herein in full.
Section 1.10. Ratification and Incorporation of Original Indenture. As supplemented hereby,
the Original Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Original Indenture and
this Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
ARTICLE 2
Designated Securities
Designated Securities
Section 2.01. Creation of Designated Securities. There is hereby created a new series of
Securities to be issued under the Indenture, to be designated as Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2016
(the “Designated Securities”). The Designated Securities have been designated as series M of the
Issuer in the public deed of issuance executed by one of the Joint and Several Directors
(Administradores Solidarios) of the Issuer on February 9, 2011 and registered with the Mercantile
Registry of Madrid on February 11, 2011.
Section 2.02. Limitation on Aggregate Principal Amount of Designated Securities. The
aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities shall initially be limited to
$1,250,000,000 (except for Designated Securities represented by any Security Certificate
authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of,
other Designated Securities pursuant to Section 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 9.6 or 11.7 of the Original
Indenture and except for any Designated Securities which, pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Original
Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under the Indenture). The
Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of Designated Securities, create
and issue further securities having the
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same terms and conditions as the previously issued Designated Securities in all respects (or
in all respects except for the issue date, the first payment of interest thereon and/or the issue
price), so that such further issue shall be consolidated and form a single series with the
Outstanding Designated Securities; provided, however, that any such further issuance will only be
made if either such additional securities are issued with no more than de minimis original issue
discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes or any such further issuance is a “qualified
reopening” as such term is defined under U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.1275-2(k)(3)
promulgated under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Section 2.03. Payment of Principal. The principal of the Outstanding Designated Securities
shall be due and payable at the Stated Maturity.
Section 2.04. Interest and Interest Rate.
(a) The Designated Securities will bear interest from February 16, 2011 or from the most
recent date through which the Issuer has paid or provided for interest on the Designated Securities
at an annual rate of 3.992%.
(b) Subject to and in accordance with the Tax Certification Procedures, the Issuer or the
Guarantor, as the case may be, will pay interest on the Designated Securities semi-annually on
February 16 and August 16 of each year, beginning on August 16, 2011 until the Stated Maturity, and
on the Stated Maturity (each an “Interest Payment Date”).
(c) Interest on the Designated Securities will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months. Except as described below for the first Interest Payment Date, on each
Interest Payment Date, the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be, will pay interest on the
Designated Securities for the period commencing on and including the immediately preceding Interest
Payment Date and ending on and including the day immediately preceding that Interest Payment Date.
(d) On the first Interest Payment Date on the Designated Securities, the Issuer or the
Guarantor, as the case may be, will pay interest for the period beginning on and including the
issue date and ending on and including August 15, 2011.
(e) If any Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Fixed Rate Business Day, the
interest payment shall be postponed to the next day that is a Fixed Rate Business Day, and no
interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date.
(f) If the Stated Maturity of any Designated Security is not a Fixed Rate Business Day,
payment of principal and interest on the applicable Designated Security will be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Fixed Rate Business Day, and no interest will accrue for the period from
and after such Stated Maturity.
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(g) Subject to and in accordance with the Tax Certification Procedures, interest on each
Designated Security will be paid only to the Person in whose name such Designated Security was
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the applicable Interest Payment
Date.
Section 2.05. Paying Agent.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Issuer hereby appoints
The Bank of New York Mellon as the initial Paying Agent under the Indenture for the purpose of
performing the functions of the Paying Agent with respect to the Designated Securities.
(b) The Paying Agent shall exercise due care in performing the functions of the Paying Agent
for the Designated Securities.
(c) The Paying Agent accepts its obligations set forth herein, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Issuer and the Guarantor agree:
(i) The Paying Agent shall be entitled to such compensation as may be agreed in
writing with the Issuer and the Guarantor for all services rendered by the Paying Agent,
and the Issuer and the Guarantor promise to pay such compensation and to reimburse the
Paying Agent for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees
and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the services rendered by it hereunder upon
receipt of such invoices as the Issuer and the Guarantor shall reasonably require. The
Issuer and the Guarantor agree to indemnify the Paying Agent for, and to hold it harmless
against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claims or expenses (including the costs and
expenses of defending against any claim of liability) incurred by the Paying Agent that
arises out of or in connection with its acting as Paying Agent hereunder, except such as
may result from the negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Paying Agent or any
of its agents or employees. The Paying Agent shall incur no liability and shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Issuer and the Guarantor for, or in respect of, any
actions taken, omitted to be taken or suffered to be taken in good faith by the Paying
Agent in reliance upon (A) the written opinion of counsel satisfactory to it and upon
obtaining the prior written consent of the Issuer or the Guarantor or (B) written
instructions from the Issuer and the Guarantor. The provisions of this paragraph shall
survive the termination of this Supplemental Indenture.
(ii) In acting under the Indenture and in connection with the Designated Securities,
the Paying Agent is acting solely as agent of the Issuer and the Guarantor and does not
assume any obligations to, or relationship of agency or trust for or with, any of the
Holders of the Designated Securities.
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(iii) The Paying Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in
respect of any action taken or omitted to be taken or anything suffered by it in reliance
upon the terms of the Designated Securities, any notice, direction, certificate,
affidavit, statement or other paper, document or communication reasonably believed by it
to be genuine and to have been approved or signed by the proper party or parties.
(iv) The Paying Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are herein
specifically set forth and any duties necessarily incidental thereto, and no implied
duties or obligations shall be read into the Indenture against the Paying Agent.
(v) Unless herein otherwise specifically provided, any order, certificate, notice,
request, direction or other communication from the Issuer or the Guarantor made or given
by it under any provision of the Indenture shall be sufficient if signed by any proper
officer or an authorized person of the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be.
(vi) The Paying Agent may, upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Issuer and
the Guarantor, perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys, and the Paying Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence
on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.
(d) (i) The Paying Agent may at any time resign as Paying Agent by giving written notice to
the Issuer and the Guarantor of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its
desired resignation shall become effective; provided, however, that such date shall not be earlier
than 60 days after the receipt of such notice by the Issuer and the Guarantor, unless the Issuer
and the Guarantor agree in writing to accept less notice. The Paying Agent may be removed (with or
without cause) at any time by the filing with it of any instrument in writing signed on behalf of
the Issuer and the Guarantor by any proper officer or an authorized person thereof and specifying
such removal and the date when it is intended to become effective, subject to (if such Paying Agent
is not the Trustee) the written consent of the Trustee, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Such resignation or removal shall take effect only upon the date of the appointment by
the Issuer and the Guarantor, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Paying Agent. If within 60
days after notice of resignation or removal has been given, a successor Paying Agent has not been
appointed, the Paying Agent may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor
Paying Agent. A successor Paying Agent shall be appointed by the Issuer and the Guarantor by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Issuer and the Guarantor, as the case may be, by any
proper officer or an authorized person thereof and the successor Paying Agent. Upon the appointment
of a successor Paying Agent and acceptance by it of such appointment, the Paying Agent so
superseded shall cease to be such Paying Agent hereunder. Upon its resignation or removal, the
Paying Agent shall be entitled to the payment by the
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Issuer and the Guarantor of its compensation, if any is owed to it, for services rendered
hereunder and to the reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with the services rendered by it hereunder.
(ii) Any successor Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall execute and deliver to its
predecessor and to the Issuer and the Guarantor an instrument accepting such appointment
hereunder, and thereupon such successor Paying Agent, without any further act, deed or
conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts,
immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally
named as such Paying Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges
and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obliged to transfer and deliver, and
such successor Paying Agent shall be entitled to receive, copies of any relevant records
maintained by such predecessor Paying Agent.
(iii) Any Person into which the Paying Agent may be merged or converted or with which
the Paying Agent may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion
or consolidation to which the Paying Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to
all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Paying Agent, or all or
substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Paying Agent shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable law and provided that it shall have an established place of
business in The City of New York, be the successor Paying Agent under the Indenture
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto. Notice of any such merger, conversion, consolidation or sale shall
forthwith be given to the Issuer and the Guarantor within 30 days of such merger,
conversion, consolidation or sale.
(iv) Any notice required to be given by the Paying Agent to any person hereunder
other than the Tax Certification Agent shall be given in accordance with Section 1.5 of
the Original Indenture. Any notice required to be given to the Tax Certification Agent
shall be delivered in person, sent by letter or communicated by telephone (subject, in the
case of communication by telephone, to confirmation dispatched within twenty-four hours by
letter), to the following address (or to any other address of which the Tax Certification
Agent shall have notified the others in writing as herein provided): Acupay System LLC,
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, telephone: (000)
000-0000, facsimile: (000) 000-0000. Any notice to be given to the Paying Agent shall be
delivered in person, sent by letter or communicated by telephone (subject, in the case of
communications by telephone, to confirmation dispatched within twenty-four hours by
letter), to the following address (or to any other address of which the Paying Agent shall
have notified the others in writing): The Bank of New York Mellon, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0X,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: International Corporate Trust.
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Any notice hereunder given by telephone or letter shall be deemed to
be received when in the ordinary course of transmission or post, as the case may be, it
would be received.
Section 2.06. Place of Payment. The place or places where, subject to the provisions of
Section 10.2 of the Original Indenture, the principal of, and any premium and interest on, and any
Additional Amounts in respect of, the Designated Securities shall be payable, Security Certificates
representing the Designated Securities may be surrendered for exchange or conversion of the
Designated Securities represented thereby and notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or the
Guarantor in respect of the Designated Securities and this Indenture may be served shall be the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
Section 2.07. Denominations. The Designated Securities may be issued in denominations of
$1,000.
Section 2.08. Listing. From and including the issue date of the Designated Securities to and
including the first Interest Payment Date in respect of the Designated Securities, the Issuer will
use its reasonable best efforts to obtain or maintain, as applicable, a listing of the Designated
Securities on the New York Stock Exchange or another organized market in an OECD country.
Section 2.09. Security Certificates.
(a) The Designated Securities shall initially be represented by one or more Global
Certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which shall be deposited with a custodian for
the Depositary and the Designated Securities represented thereby will be registered in the name of
a nominee of the Depositary, for the accounts of participants in the Depositary.
(b) Designated Securities represented by a Global Certificate may be transferred, in whole and
not in part, only: (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (ii) by a nominee of the
Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or (iii) by the Depositary or
any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(c) Beneficial interests in any Designated Securities represented by a Global Certificate will
be exchangeable for Designated Securities represented by Definitive Certificates only if: (i) the
Depositary notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or
that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a
successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 120 days after the date of such notice
from the Depositary, (ii) the Issuer notifies the Trustee in writing that it has reasonably elected
to cause the issuance of Designated Securities represented by Definitive Certificates or (iii)
there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Designated
Securities and the Designated Securities will be accelerated in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Indenture.
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(d) Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in (i), (ii) or (iii) of (c) above,
Designated Securities represented by Definitive Certificates shall be (i) delivered by the Trustee
in exchange for beneficial interest in Designated Securities represented by Global Certificates and
(ii) registered in such names, and issued in such authorized denominations, as shall be requested
by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with its customary procedures.
Section 2.10. Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. The provisions of Sections 4.3 and 10.8 of
the Original Indenture will apply to the Designated Securities, except that the opinion of counsel
to be provided under Section 4.3(c) of the Original Indenture must state that it is based on a
change in law or a ruling received from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Section 2.11. Additional Amounts.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.11, the provisions of Section 10.4 of the
Original Indenture will apply to the Designated Securities; provided, however, that the Issuer and
the Guarantor will not be required to pay any Additional Amounts in respect of any Designated
Security:
(i) to a Holder of such Designated Security who is liable for such taxes, duties,
assessments or governmental charges in respect of such Designated Security by reason of it
(or the Beneficial Owner for whose benefit it holds such Designated Security) having some
connection with the Kingdom of Spain other than the mere holding of such Designated
Security (or such beneficial interest);
(ii) to a Holder of such Designated Security in respect of whom the Issuer or the
Guarantor does not receive such information (which may include a tax residence
certificate) concerning such Holder’s identity and tax residence (or the identity and tax
residence of the Beneficial Owner for whose benefit it holds such Designated Security) as
it may require in order to comply with Law 13/1985 of May 25, as amended, Royal Decree
1065/2007 of July 27 and any implementing legislation or regulation;
(iii) presented for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after
the Relevant Date, except to the extent that the relevant Holder would have been entitled
to such Additional Amounts on presenting the same for payment on the expiry of such period
of 30 days;
(iv) where the withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to or for the benefit
of an individual and is required to be made pursuant to European Council Directive
2003/48/EC or any other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council
meeting of November 26-27, 2000 or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in
order to conform to, such directives;
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(v) presented for payment (where presentation is required) by or on behalf of a
Holder (or Beneficial Owner) who would have been able to avoid such withholding or
deduction by presenting the relevant Designated Security to another paying agent;
(vi) to or for the benefit of individuals resident for tax purposes in the Kingdom of
Spain;
(vii) to or for the benefit of a Spanish-resident legal entity subject to Spanish
Corporate Income Tax if (a) the Spanish-resident legal entity fails to identify itself as
such to the Issuer and the Guarantor in accordance with article 59.q or 59.s of the
Corporate Income Tax Regulations approved by Royal Decree 1777/2004, of July 30 or (b) the
Spanish tax authorities determine that the Designated Securities do not comply with
exemption requirements specified in the Reply to a Consultation of the Directorate General
for Taxation (Dirección General de Tributos) dated July 27, 2004 or otherwise and require
a withholding to be made; or
(viii) in the event that the Designated Securities are redeemed pursuant to Section
2.12(b) hereof.
(b) In the event of an early redemption of the Designated Securities for the reasons set forth
in Section 11.8(b) of the Original Indenture, the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be, may
be required to withhold tax and will pay interest in respect of the principal amount of the
Designated Securities redeemed net of the withholding tax applicable to such payments. If this were
to occur, Beneficial Owners would have to either follow the “Quick Refund Procedures” set forth in
Article II of Annex A or Article II of Annex B, as applicable, to the Letter of Appointment or
follow the “Direct Refund from Spanish Tax Authorities Procedure” set forth in Annex C to the
Letter of Appointment.
Section 2.12. Redemption. (a) The provisions of Article 11 of the Original Indenture will
apply to the Designated Securities. The “Redemption Price” means: (A) with respect to any
Designated Securities to be redeemed other than pursuant to Section 11.8 of the Original
Indenture, an amount equal to the greater of: (x) 100% of the principal amount of such Designated
Securities to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the
Redemption Date (as defined below) of such Designated Securities and (y) as determined by the
Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of
principal thereof and interest thereon (exclusive of interest accrued thereon to the Redemption
Date) discounted to the Redemption Date of the Designated Securities being redeemed on a semiannual
basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
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Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points for the Designated Securities being redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest on the principal amount of such Designated Securities (or any portion thereof)
being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date of the Designated Securities (or any portion
thereof) being redeemed; and (B) with respect to any Designated Securities to be redeemed pursuant
to Section 11.8 of the Original Indenture or Section 2.12(b) of this Supplemental Indenture, an
amount equal to their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon
to but excluding the Redemption Date. The “Redemption Date” of any Designated Securities to be
redeemed will be any Fixed Rate Business Day fixed by the Issuer for redemption of such Designated
Securities and specified in the applicable notice of redemption provided by the Issuer to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Original Indenture; provided, however, that the Redemption
Date of any Designated Securities to be redeemed pursuant to Section 11.8(a) of the Original
Indenture shall be an Interest Payment Date.
(b) In addition, if the Designated Securities are not listed on an organized market in an OECD
country no later than 45 days prior to the initial Interest Payment Date, the Issuer or the
Guarantor, as the case may be, may, at its respective option and having given no less than 15 days’
notice (ending on a day which is no later than the Business Day immediately preceding such initial
Interest Payment Date) to the Holders of the Designated Securities and upon proper notice as
provided in this Indenture (which notice shall be irrevocable) redeem all of the Outstanding
Designated Securities at the applicable Redemption Price specified in Section 2.12(a)(B) of this
Supplemental Indenture; provided that from and including the issue date of the Designated
Securities to and including such Interest Payment Date, the Issuer will use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain or maintain such listing, as applicable.
Section 2.13. Applicable Procedures and Tax Certification Procedures. The Trustee and Paying
Agent shall comply with the Applicable Procedures and Tax Certification Procedures with respect to
any Designated Securities (and any beneficial interest therein).
Section 2.14. Maintenance of Tax Certification Procedures. So long as any principal amount
of the Designated Securities remains outstanding, the Issuer and the Guarantor shall, insofar as it
is practicable, maintain, implement or arrange for the implementation of Tax Certification
Procedures that will facilitate the collection of information concerning the Designated Securities
or the Beneficial Owners thereof so long as such collection is required under Spanish law to allow
payment of interest on the Designated Securities free and clear of Spanish withholding tax.
Section 2.15. Certificated Securities. Any Certificated Securities issued in exchange for
Beneficial Interests in the Designated Securities represented by Global Certificates pursuant to
Section 2.5 of the Original Indenture shall be issued in the State of New York.
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Section 2.16. USA Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that, in accordance with
Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001))
(as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “USA Patriot Act”), the Trustee, like
all financial institutions, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies
each person or legal entity that opens an account. The parties to this Agreement agree that they
will provide the Trustee with such information regarding the identification of the Issuer and the
Guarantor as the Trustee may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the
USA Patriot Act.
Section 2.17. Additional Rights. In addition to their rights under the Base Indenture, the
parties hereto shall be provided with the following additional rights:
(a) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.
(b) The parties hereto shall not be responsible or liable to one another for any failure or
delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly
or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts
of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics;
riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or
communications service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or
governmental actions; it being understood that the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to
resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
(c) Under no circumstances will any party to this Supplemental Indenture be liable to any
other party to this Supplemental Indenture for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential
loss or damage (including, but not limited to, the loss of business, goodwill, opportunity or
profit) whether or not foreseeable and even if advised of the possibility of such loss or damage
and regardless of whether the claim for loss or damage is made in negligence, for breach of
contract, breach of trust, breach of fiduciary obligation or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to
be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U., as Issuer |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Meliá | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Meliá | |||
Title: | Joint and Several Director (Administrador Solidario) |
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TELEFÓNICA, S.A., as Guarantor |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Officer | |||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee and Paying Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SECURITY CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING DESIGNATED
SECURITIES
SECURITIES
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U.
Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2016
Guaranteed by
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
No. __ | CUSIP No. 87938W AN3 ISIN No. US87938WAN39 |
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES, THIS GLOBAL
CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE AND NOT IN PART, ONLY: (I) BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE
OF THE DEPOSITARY, (II) BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR TO ANOTHER NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY, OR (III) BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A
NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY, AND TRANSFERS OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS GLOBAL
CERTIFICATE AND ANY BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN ANY SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE
REFERRED TO BELOW.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U., a sociedad anónima unipersonal incorporated under the laws of
the Kingdom of Spain (herein called the “Issuer”, which term includes any successor Person under
the Indenture referred to hereinafter), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co.,
or
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registered assigns, the principal sum of $1,250,000,000 on February 16, 2016 and, subject to and
in accordance with the Tax Certification Procedures, to pay interest
thereon from February 16, 2011, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, in arrears on February 16 and August 16 of each year,
beginning on August 16, 2011, at the rate of 3.992% per annum until the Stated Maturity, and on the
Stated Maturity.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Except as
provided below for the first Interest Payment Date, on each Interest Payment Date, the Issuer or
the Guarantor (as defined herein), as the case may be, will pay interest on the Designated
Securities (as defined herein) for the period commencing on and including the immediately preceding
Interest Payment Date and ending on and including the day immediately preceding that Interest
Payment Date. On the first Interest Payment Date, the Issuer or the Guarantor (as defined herein),
as the case may be, will pay interest for the period beginning on and including the issue date and
ending on and including August 15, 2011. If any Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a
Fixed Rate Business Day, the interest payment shall be postponed to the next day that is a Fixed
Rate Business Day and no interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and after such
Interest Payment Date. If the Stated Maturity of the Designated Securities is not a Fixed Rate
Business Day, payment of principal and interest on the Designated Securities will be made on the
next succeeding day that is a Fixed Rate Business Day and no interest will accrue for the period
from and after the Stated Maturity.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name the Designated
Securities represented hereby (or one or more Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close
of business on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, which shall be the tenth New
York Business Day prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such
Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name the Designated Securities
represented hereby (or one or more Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business
on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Designated Securities not less than 10 days prior to
such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with
the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Designated Securities may be listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.
For informational purposes only, without any substantive effect whatsoever and solely in order
to comply with Article 413, letter (d) of the Spanish Law on Corporations(Ley de Sociedades de
Capital), approved by Royal
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Decree (Real Decreto Legislativo) 1/2010, of July 2, it is hereby noted
that the aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities was
equivalent to €924,556,213.00,
based on the Noon Buying Rate as determined and published by the
Federal Reserve, as of February 11,
2011, for the Euro of $1.3520 per €1.00.
Amounts due under the Designated Securities shall not under any circumstances whatsoever be
payable in any currency other than U.S. dollars or such coin or currency of the United States as at
the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
The Bank of New York Mellon shall initially act as Trustee and Paying Agent with respect to
the Designated Securities.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of the Designated Securities set forth on
the reverse of this Security Certificate, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to
on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an
authorized signatory, the Designated Securities represented by this Security Certificate shall not
be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
The public deed of issuance (escritura de emisión) related to the Designated Securities
represented hereby was granted on February 9, 2011 before Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Lombardía, Notary
of Madrid with the number 460 of his files.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed manually or in
facsimile.
Dated: February 16, 2011 | TELEFÓNICA EMISIONES, S.A.U. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Meliá | |||
Title: | Joint and Several Director (Administrador Solidario) |
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Security Certificates representing the Securities of the series designated
thereon referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: February 16, 0000 | XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX MELLON as Trustee |
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Manually By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | Authorized Officer | |||
The Designated Securities represented by this Security Certificate are unconditionally and
irrevocably guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A. on the terms set forth in the within-mentioned
Designated Guarantee pursuant to the Indenture.
Dated: February 16, 2011 | TELEFÓNICA, S.A. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Officer |
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REVERSE OF SECURITY CERTIFICATE
This Security Certificate is one of the Security Certificates representing a duly authorized
issue of Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Designated Securities”), issued under an Indenture,
dated as of May 8, 2009 (as amended and supplemented, the “Original Indenture”), among the Issuer,
Telefónica, S.A., a sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (herein
called the “Guarantor”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to
herein), and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (herein called
the “Trustee”, which term includes any other successor trustee under the Indenture), as
supplemented with respect to the Designated Securities by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated
as of February 16, 2011, among the Issuer, the Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon, as
Trustee and Paying Agent (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original
Indenture, as supplemented, the “Indenture”) and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a
statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the
Issuer, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Holders of the Designated Securities and of the terms
upon which each Security Certificate representing the Designated Securities is, and is to be,
authenticated and delivered.
The Designated Securities will be subject to redemption at any time, as a whole or in part, at
the election of the Issuer at a Redemption Price which is equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the
principal amount of the Designated Securities to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date of the Designated Securities to be redeemed; and
(ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal thereof and interest thereon (exclusive of interest
accrued thereon to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date of such Designated
Securities being redeemed on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points for the Designated Securities being
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of such Designated Securities
(or any portion thereof) being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date of the Designated
Securities (or any portion thereof) being redeemed. Any such redemption will be made in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an
Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term (“Remaining
Life”) of the Designated Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection
and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt
securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Designated Securities being
redeemed.
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“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such
Quotations or, if only one such Quotation is obtained, such Quotation.
“Independent Investment Banker” means an independent investment banking institution of
national standing appointed by the Issuer and the Guarantor.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx &
Co. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and their affiliates or their respective successors, provided
that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New
York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer and the Guarantor will substitute therefor
another Primary Treasury Dealer and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Issuer
and the Guarantor.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the
bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of
its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by the Reference
Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third New York Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the yield, under the heading
which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently
published statistical release designated “H. 15(519)” or any successor publication which is
published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes
yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the
caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury
Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the Remaining Life, yields for the two
published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be
determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a
straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month), (2) if the period from the Redemption Date to
the maturity date of the Designated Securities to be redeemed is less than one year, the weekly
average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity
of one year, or (3) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week
preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the
semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price
for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a
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percentage of its principal amount) equal to the
Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated by the
Independent
Investment Banker on the third New York Business Day preceding the Redemption Date.
The Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of Designated Securities,
create and issue further Securities having the same terms and conditions as the previously issued
Designated Securities in all respects (or in all respects except for the issue date, the first
payment of interest thereon and/or the issue price), so that such further issue shall be
consolidated and form a single series with the Outstanding Designated Securities; provided,
however, that, any such further issuance will only be made if either such additional securities are
issued with no more than de minimis original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
or any such further issuance is a “qualified reopening” as such term is defined under U.S. Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1275-2(k)(3) promulgated under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
The Designated Securities may be redeemed upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice
(ending on a day upon which interest is payable) given as provided in the Indenture, if (i) as a
result of any change in the laws or regulations of the Kingdom of Spain or any political
subdivision thereof or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, or in the
interpretation or administration of any such laws or regulations which becomes effective on or
after the date of issuance of the Designated Securities, (x) the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the
case may be, is or would be required to pay any Additional Amounts (y) the Guarantor is or would be
required to deduct or withhold tax on any payment to the Issuer to enable the Issuer to make any
payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Designated Securities and such payment
cannot with reasonable effort by the Guarantor be structured to avoid such deduction or withholding
and (ii) such circumstances are evidenced by the delivery by the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the
case may be, to the Trustee of a certificate signed by an authorized officer or director of the
Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be, stating that such circumstances prevail and describing
the facts leading to such circumstances, together with an opinion of independent legal advisers of
recognized standing to the effect that such circumstances prevail, at a Redemption Price equal to
their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to but excluding
the Redemption Date.
If the Designated Securities are not listed on an organized market in an OECD country no later
than 45 days prior to the initial Interest Payment Date on such Designated Securities, the Issuer
or the Guarantor, as the case may be, may, at its option and having given no less than 15 days’
notice (ending on a day which is no later than the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest
Payment Date) to the Holders of such Designated Securities and upon proper notice as provided in
the Indenture, which notice shall be irrevocable, redeem all of the
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Outstanding Designated
Securities at their principal amount, together with accrued interest, if any, thereon to but not
including the Redemption Date; provided that from and including the issue date of such Designated
Securities to and including such Interest Payment Date, the Issuer will use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain or maintain such listing, as applicable. In the event of an early redemption
of the Designated Securities for the reason set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the
Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be, may be required to withhold tax and will pay interest
in respect of the principal amount of the Designated Securities redeemed net of the withholding tax
applicable to such payments. If this were to occur, Beneficial Owners would have to either follow
the “Quick Refund Procedures” set forth in Article II of Annex A or Article II of Annex B, as
applicable, to the Letter of Appointment or follow the “Direct Refund from Spanish Tax Authorities
Procedure” set forth in Annex C to the Letter of Appointment.
In the event of redemption of the Designated Securities represented by this Security
Certificate in part only, a new Security Certificate representing the unredeemed portion of the
Designated Securities represented hereby will be issued and registered in the name of the Holder of
the Designated Securities represented hereby upon the cancellation hereof.
All amounts payable (whether in respect of principal, redemption amount, interest or
otherwise) in respect of the Designated Securities and the Designated Guarantee by the Issuer or
the Guarantor will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account
of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature
imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Kingdom of Spain or any political subdivision thereof or
any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, unless the withholding or deduction
of such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges is required by law. In the event that
such withholding or deduction is required by law, the Issuer or the Guarantor shall pay such
Additional Amounts as will result in receipt by the Holders of the Designated Securities of such
amounts as would have been received by them had no such withholding or deduction been required;
provided, however, that the Issuer and the Guarantor will not be required to pay any Additional
Amounts in respect of any Designated Security:
(1) to a Holder of such Designated Security who is liable for such taxes, duties,
assessments or governmental charges in respect of such Designated Security by reason of it
(or the Beneficial Owner for whose benefit it holds such Designated Security) having some
connection with the Kingdom of Spain other than the mere holding of such Designated
Security (or such beneficial interest);
(2) to a Holder of such Designated Security in respect of whom the Issuer or the
Guarantor does not receive such information
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(which may include a tax residence
certificate) concerning such Holder’s identity and tax residence (or the identity and tax
residence of the Beneficial Owner for whose benefit it holds such Designated Security) as
it may require in order to comply with Law 13/1985 of May 25, as amended, Royal Decree
1065/2007 of July 27 and any implementing legislation or regulation;
(3) presented for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after
the Relevant Date (as defined below), except to the extent that the relevant Holder would
have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting the same for payment on the
expiry of such period of 30 days;
(4) where the withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to or for the benefit
of an individual and is required to be made pursuant to European Council Directive
2003/48/EC or any other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council
meeting of November 26-27, 2000 or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced
in order to conform to, such directives;
(5) presented for payment (where presentation is required) by or on behalf of a
Holder (or Beneficial Owner) who would have been able to avoid such withholding or
deduction by presenting the relevant Designated Security to another paying agent;
(6) to or for the benefit of individuals resident for tax purposes in the Kingdom of
Spain;
(7) to or for the benefit of a Spanish-resident legal entity subject to Spanish
Corporate Income Tax if (a) the Spanish-resident legal entity fails to identify itself as
such to the Issuer and the Guarantor in accordance with article 59.q or 59.s of the
Corporate Income Tax Regulations approved by Royal Decree 1777/2004, of July 30 or (b) the
Spanish tax authorities determine that the Designated Securities do not comply with
exemption requirements specified in the Reply to a Consultation of the Directorate General
for Taxation (Dirección General de Tributos) dated July 27, 2004 or otherwise and require
a withholding to be made; or
(8) in the event that the Designated Securities are redeemed pursuant to Section
2.12(b) of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture;
provided further that Additional Amounts in respect of the Designated Securities will also not be
paid with respect to any payment to a Holder of any Designated Securities who is a fiduciary, a
partnership, a limited liability company or other than the sole Beneficial Owner of that payment,
to the extent that payment would
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be required by the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (or any political
subdivision thereof or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax) to be
included in the income, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the
fiduciary, a member of that partnership, an interest holder in that limited liability company or a
Beneficial Owner who would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had it been the Holder.
“Relevant Date” means, in respect of any payment, the date on which such payment first becomes
due and payable, but if the full amount of the moneys payable has not been received by the Paying
Agent on or prior to such due date, it means the first date on which, the full amount of such
moneys having been so received and made available for payment to Holders, notice to that effect is
duly given to the Holders in accordance with the Indenture.
The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any withholding or deduction for or
on account of any present or future taxes, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature
of any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may
be, is organized, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and
the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantor and the rights of
the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the
Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also
contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the
Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of
such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer or the Guarantor with certain provisions of the
Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or
waiver by the Holder of the Designated Securities represented by this Security Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of the Designated Securities
represented by this Security Certificate and of the Designated Securities represented by any
Security Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer of the Designated Securities
represented by this Security Certificate or in exchange thereof or in lieu thereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security Certificate.
As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, if any Event of Default
shall occur in relation to the Designated Securities (taking into account any applicable grace
period), the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Designated Securities may, by written notice to the Issuer, at the Corporate Trust Office (and to
the Trustee if given by the Holders), declare that the Designated Securities, including principal
and all
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interest then accrued and unpaid on the Designated Securities shall be immediately due and
payable, whereupon the same shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become immediately
due and payable at their principal amount together with all interest, if any, accrued and unpaid
thereon and Additional Amounts, if any, payable in respect thereof without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind, all of which the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case may be,
will expressly waive, unless, prior thereto, all Events of Default in respect of such Designated
Securities shall have been cured.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of the Designated Securities or of the
Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay the principal of and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be
legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal or premium on any overdue interest, on the
Designated Securities at the rate or rates herein prescribed.
Except as set forth in the Indenture, the Designated Securities represented hereby may be
transferred, in whole and not in part, only: (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary,
(ii) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or
(iii) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such
successor Depositary. Beneficial interests in a Designated Security represented by a Global
Certificate will be exchangeable for Certificated Securities of this series only if: (a) the
Depositary notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or
that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a
successor Depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 120 days after the date of such notice
from the Depositary, (b) the Issuer notifies the Trustee in writing that it has reasonably elected
to cause the issuance of Certificated Securities of this series or (c) there shall have occurred
and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Designated Securities and the Designated
Securities will be accelerated in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Indenture. Upon
the occurrence of any of the events specified in (a), (b) or (c) above, Certificated Securities of
this series shall be (x) delivered by the Trustee in exchange for beneficial interest in Designated
Securities represented by Global Certificates and (y) registered in such names, and issued in such
authorized denominations, as shall be requested by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance
with its customary procedures.
As provided in the Indenture, the Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office
of the Trustee a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Issuer shall provide for the registration of Designated Securities and of transfers of Designated
Securities.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Issuer or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
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cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith other than as set forth in the Indenture.
Prior to due presentment of this Security Certificate for registration of transfer of any
Designated Security represented hereby, the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the
Issuer, the Guarantor or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Designated Security is
registered as the owner of such Designated Security for the purpose of receiving payment of
principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 2.8 of the Original Indenture) any interest on
such Designated Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Designated
Security be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Guarantor, the
Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer, the Guarantor or the Trustee shall be affected by notice
to the contrary.
Pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York, the
Indenture, the Designated Securities and the Designated Guarantee shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
The Designated Securities will be deemed to have been issued in the State of New York.
All terms used in this Security Certificate which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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