FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of October, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Distrito Telefónica, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 87 00
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Telefónica, S.A.
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RAMIRO SÁNCHEZ DE LERÍN GARCÍA-OVIES
General Secretary and
Secretary to the Board of Directors
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
TELEFÓNICA, S.A. as provided in article 228 of the Spanish Securities Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores), hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
Further to Relevant Event published on September 28, 2016, the Company informs that the formalities for the execution of the resolution of the share capital reduction, by the cancellation of own shares (adopted by the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting of Telefónica held on May 12, 2016), have concluded, having the corresponding public deed of this share capital reduction been registered in the Madrid Mercantile Registry (Registro Mercantil).
Therefore, 74,627,988 shares of Telefonica’s S.A. own stock have been cancelled, reducing the company’s share capital by the same amount, which now stands at 4,900,571,209 euros, made up of an equal number of ordinary shares, all of a single series and with a nominal value of one (1) euro per share.
Madrid, October 13, 2016
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Telefónica, S.A. | ||||||
| Date: October 13, 2016 | By: | /s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies | ||||
| Name: Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García-Ovies Title: General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors | ||||||