Public Exchange Offer

Telefonica SA 27 February 2001 COMMUNICATION OF A RELEVANT FACT In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Spanish securities commission, Telefonica, S.A. and Telefonica Moviles, S.A. hereby communicate to the Spanish securities commission the following: RELEVANT FACT As a new step in the global reorganization of Telefonica, S.A.'s business along business lines, which was commenced in 2000, the board of directors of Telefonica Moviles, S.A in its meeting held today agreed to formulate a public exchange offer for shares (the 'Offer') representing up to 100% of the share capital of the Brazilian company, Celular CRT Participacoes S.A. ('Celular CRT'), which owns the entire share capital of the operating company Celular CRT S.A. The Offer, which is expected to be made as soon as the necessary authorizations are obtained, will be a public exchange offer to delist Celular CRT, and will be conducted pursuant to two offers. (a) a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for Brazilian Depositary Receipts ('BDRs') representing newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. (b) a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs'), or BDRs, representing newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles. The purpose of the offer is to acquire all of the shares which comprise the share capital of Celular CRT, totaling 2,948,439,458 shares, of which 1,064,261,304 are ordinary shares and 1,884,178,154 are preferred shares. Pursuant to Article 74 of the Spanish corporations law, the 853,824,088 ordinary shares and 493,035,892 preferred shares of Celular CRT controlled directly or indirectly by Telefonica Moviles, and representing an aggregate of 45.68% of the share capital of Celular CRT, shall not be subject to the Offer. As a result, the objective of the Offer aimed at the shareholders of Celular CRT is to acquire the remaining 1,601,579,478 outstanding shares, of which 210,437,216 are ordinary shares and 1,391,142,262 are preferred shares, representing in the aggregate approximately 54.32% of Celular CRT's share capital. The effectiveness of the Offer shall be subject to the following conditions, the failure of any one of which will enable Telefonica Moviles to cancel the Offer. Such conditions may be eliminated, not given effect or modified by the authorized persons or bodies in connection with the Offer. (a) a material alteration in the normal functioning of the securities markets which cause the suspension of listing or restrictions on trading in the securities shall not have occurred. (b) the closing market price of Telefonica Moviles shares in the Continuous Market of the Spanish stock exchanges shall not decrease 25% or more from the closing market price on the date prior to the agreement communicated hereunder. (c) neither the value of the market index of Spain (IBEX), measured as of the end of any trading session in euros, nor the value of the market index of the Sao Paulo stock exchange, measured as of the end of any trading session in U.S. dollars, shall have decreased 25% or more from the closing price of the trading session on the date prior to the agreement communicated hereunder. (d) there shall not have occurred other circumstances which result in a material adverse effect as such are defined in the documents related to the Offer. (e) that the percentages and conditions required by Brazilian law for the delisting of Celular CRT shares be met and that, such percentages having been met, the Offer is accepted by holders of at least 67% of the shares to which the Offer is aimed. (f) the approval of the board of directors and shareholders of Telefonica Moviles of the relevant proposals and the capital increase (without preferential subscription rights) necessary for the issuance of Telefonica Moviles shares to be exchanged in the Offer. (g) the obtainment (within 90 calendar days of the presentation to the Brazilian and U.S. securities regulators of the legal documentation in connection with the Offer) of the authorizations necessary for the realization and effectiveness of the Offer, especially including, the registration and availability of Telefonica Moviles and its shares. (h) that, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations that may be in effect in the Brazilian securities market, there shall not have been prior to the date of publication of the commencement of the exchange offer period any substantial change in the conditions under which the Offer shall be conducted. The terms of the exchange are as follows: -2- Four (4) newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles (represented by ADRs or BDRs) for fifty-seven (57) shares of Celular CRT. This exchange ratio, which shall be applicable to all shares of Celular CRT, both ordinary and preferred, was determined based on the average closing market price of the shares of Telefonica. Moviles (on the Madrid Stock Exchange) and of Celular CRT's preferred shares (on the Sao Paulo stock exchange) between the 19th and the 23rd of February 2001, inclusive, and represents a premium of approximately forty percent (40%) over the average market closing price of the preferred shares of Celular CRT during such period. In accordance with Brazilian securities laws currently in effect, if the Celular CRT shares are delisted in connection with the Offer, the shareholders of Celular CRT who did not tender their shares in the Offer have the right to put their Celular CRT shares to Telefonica Moviles during a period commencing on the day after the expiration of the Offer and ending six (6) months after the date of the general shareholders' meeting of Celular CRT which approve the financial statements for the first fiscal year following the Offer. Telefonical Moviles shall satisfy the exercise of the put option subject to the terms of the Offer and necessary resolutions. The board has delegated the relevant authority to the Comision Delegada of the board of directors, its president and the directors, D. Fernando Abril-Martorell Hernandez, D. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez and D. Jose Maria Mas Millet, so that each of them, individually or collectively, may establish the conditions of the Offer that are not foreseen in the resolution of the board and may take whatever actions necessary with respect to the execution of the transaction. Attached as annex one hereto is a copy of the press release to be disseminated relating to today's decision. Each of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. and Telefonica, S.A. remains, as always, at the disposition of the Spanish securities commission to provide any clarification or additional information requested by the commission. Madrid, February 27, 2001 Jose Maria Mas Millet Secretary to the Board of Directors of Telefonica, S.A. Secretary to the Board of Directors of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. 27/02/2001 TELEFONICA MOVILES FORMULATES A PUBLIC EXCHANGE OFFER FOR THE SHARES OF CELULAR CRT - The Offer is addressed to the 54.32% of the stock capital of Celular CRT not already controlled directly or indirectly by Telefonica Moviles. - The exchange ratio shall be four newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles (represented by ADRs or BDRs) for fifty-seven shares of Celular CRT. - The Offer represents for the shareholders of Celular CRT a premium of approximately forty percent. Madrid, February 27, 2001. The board of directors of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. in its meeting held today agreed to formulate a public exchange offer for shares (the 'Offer') representing up to 100% of the share capital of the Brazilian company, Celular CRT Participacoes S.A. ('Celular CRT'), which owns the entire share capital of the operating company Celular CRT S.A. This operation is a new step in the global reorganization of Telefonica, S.A's business along business lines, which was commenced in 2000. The Offer, which is expected to be made as soon as the necessary authorizations are obtained, will be a public exchange offer to delist Celular CRT, and will he conducted pursuant to two offers: - a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for Brazilian Depositary Receipts ('BDRs') representing newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles, S.A. - a public exchange offer for shares of Celular CRT in exchange for American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs'), or BDRs, representing newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles. The purpose of the offer is to acquire all of the shares which comprise the share capital of Celular CRT, totaling 2,948,439,458 shares, of which 1,064,261,304 are ordinary shares and 1,884,178,154 are preferred shares. Pursuant to Article 74 of the Spanish corporations law, the 853,824,088 ordinary shares and 493,035,892 preferred shares of Celular CRT controlled directly or indirectly by Telefonica Moviles, and representing an aggregate of 45.68% of the share capital of Celular CRT, shall not he subject to the Offer. As a result, the objective of the Offer aimed at the shareholders of Celular CRT is to acquire the remaining 1,601,579,478 outstanding shares, of which 210,437,216 are ordinary shares and 1,391,142,262 are preferred shares, representing in the aggregate approximately 54.32% of Celular CRT's share capital. The exchange ratio shall be four (4) newly-issued shares of Telefonica Moviles (represented by ADRs or BDRs) for fifty-seven (57) shares of Celular CRT. This exchange ratio, which shall be applicable to all shares of Celular CRT, both ordinary and preferred, was determined based on the average closing market price of the shares of Telefonica Moviles (on the Madrid Stock Exchange) and of Celular CRT's preferred shares (on the Sao Paulo stock exchange) between the 19th and the 23rd of February 2001, inclusive, and represents a premium of approximately forty percent (40%) over the average market closing price of the preferred shares of Celular CRT during such period. In accordance with Brazilian securities laws currently in effect, if the Celular CRT shares are delisted in connection with the Offer, the shareholders of Celular CRT who did not tender their shares in the Offer have the right to put their Celular CRT shares to Telefonica Moviles during a period commencing on the day after the expiration of the Offer and ending six (6) months after the date of the general shareholders' meeting of Celular CRT which approve the financial statements for the first fiscal year following the Offer. Telefonical Moviles shall satisfy the exercise of the put option subject to the terms of the Offer and necessary resolutions. The effectiveness of the Offer shall be subject to the following conditions, the failure of any one of which will enable Telefonica Moviles to cancel the Offer. Such conditions may be eliminated, not given effect or modified by the authorized persons or bodies in connection with the Offer. - a material alteration in the normal functioning of the securities markets which cause the suspension of listing or restrictions on trading in the securities shall not have occurred. - (the closing market price of Telefonica Moviles shares in the Continuous Market of the Spanish stock exchanges shall not decrease 25% or more from the closing market price on the date prior to the agreement communicated hereunder. - neither the value of the market index of Spain (IBEX), measured as of the end of any trading session in euros, nor the value of the market index of the Sao Paulo stock exchange, measured as of the end of any trading session in U.S. dollars, shall have decreased 25% or more from the closing price of the trading session on the date prior to the agreement communicated hereunder. - there shall not have occurred other circumstances which result in a material adverse effect as such are defined in the documents related to the Offer. - that the percentages and conditions required by Brazilian law for the delisting of Celular CRT shares be met and that, such percentages having been met, the Offer is accepted by holders of at least 67% of the shares to which the Offer is aimed. - the approval of the board of directors and shareholders of Telefonica Moviles of the relevant proposals and the capital increase (without preferential subscription rights) necessary for the issuance of Telefonica Moviles shares to be exchanged in the Offer. - the obtainment (within 90 calendar days of the presentation to the Brazilian and U.S. securities regulators of the legal documentation in connection with the Offer) of the authorizations necessary for the realization and effectiveness of the Offer, especially including, the registration and availability of Telefonica Moviles and its shares. - that, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations that may be in effect in the Brazilian securities market there shall not have been prior to the date of publication of the commencement of the exchange offer period any substantial change in the conditions under which the Offer shall be conducted. The board has delegated the relevant authority to the Comision Delegada of the board of directors, its president and the directors, D. Fernando Abril-Martorell Hernandez, D. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez and D. Jose Maria Mas Millet, so that each of them, individually or collectively, may establish the conditions of the Offer that are not foreseen in the resolution of the board and may take whatever actions necessary with respect to the execution of the transaction. Direccion de Comunicacion Tel: +34 91 423 40 44 Press Office Fax: +34 91 423 40 11 Goya, 24-1 o planta e-mail: prensa tm@telefonicamoviles.com 28001 Madrid http://www.telefonicamoviles.com
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