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Telefonica Europe B.V.

27 January 2020

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, WAKE ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) (the "United States") OR TO ANY U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

27 January 2020

TELEFÓNICA EUROPE B.V. ANNOUNCES TER OFFERS TO PURCHASE NOTES FOR CASH

Telefónica Europe B.V. (the "Issuer") has today launched separate invitations to holders of its outstanding (i) GBP 600,000,000 Undated 7 Year Non-Call Deeply Subordinated Guaranteed Fixed Rate Reset Securities and (ii) EUR 625,000,000 Undated 8 Year Non-Call Deeply Subordinated Guaranteed Fixed Rate Reset Securities (each a "Series" and together the "Notes") irrevocably guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A. (the "Guarantor"), to tender such Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (each such invitation an "Offer" and together the "Offers"). The Offers are being made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 27 January 2020 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") and are subject to the offer restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum are (subject to offer restrictions) available from the Tender Agent as set out below. Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Summary of the Offers

 
                                                            Aggregate 
   Description of                                        Principal Amount                           Amount subject to 
       Notes              ISIN       First Reset Date      Outstanding         Purchase Price           the Offer 
-------------------  -------------  -----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
  GBP 600,000,000     XS0997326441      26/11/2020       GBP 171,500,000       GBP 104,571 per         Any and all 
   Undated 7 Year                                         (28.58% of the         GBP 100,000 
  Non-Call Deeply                                       original nominal) 
    Subordinated 
  Guaranteed Fixed 
     Rate Reset 
     Securities 
 (the "GBP Notes") 
  Current Coupon: 
       6.75% 
  EUR 625,000,000     XS0972588643      18/9/2021        EUR 292,700,000     EUR 112,313 per EUR       Any and all 
   Undated 8 Year                                         (46.83% of the           100,000 
  Non-Call Deeply                                       original nominal) 
    Subordinated 
  Guaranteed Fixed 
     Rate Reset 
     Securities 
 (the "EUR Notes") 
  Current Coupon: 
       7.625% 
 
 

THE OFFERS COMMENCE ON 27 JANUARY 2020 AND WILL EXPIRE AT 17:00 CET ON 3 FEBRUARY 2020 (THE "EXPIRATION DEADLINE"), UNLESS EXTED, RE-OPENED, WITHDRAWN OR TERMINATED AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE ISSUER. DETAILS OF ANY SUCH EXTENSION, RE-OPENING, WITHDRAWAL OR TERMINATION WILL BE NOTIFIED TO NOTEHOLDERS AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE AFTER SUCH DECISION. TER INSTRUCTIONS, ONCE SUBMITTED, MAY NOT BE WITHDRAWN EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES OUTLINED IN THE TER OFFER MEMORANDUM.

Custodians, Direct Participants and Clearing Systems will have deadlines for receiving instructions prior to the Expiration Deadline and holders should contact the intermediary through which they hold their Notes as soon as possible to ensure proper and timely delivery of instructions.

Purpose of the Offers

The purpose of the Offers is, amongst other things, to proactively manage the Issuer's layer of hybrid capital. The Offers also provide Noteholders with the opportunity to switch into the New Notes ahead of upcoming first call dates.

New Financing Condition

The Issuer announced on 27 January 2020 its intention to issue new EUR denominated Undated 7.25 Year Non-Call Deeply Subordinated Guaranteed Fixed Rate Reset Securities guaranteed by the Guarantor (the "New Notes"). Whether the Issuer will accept for purchase any Notes validly tendered in the Offers is subject, without limitation, to the settlement of the issue of the New Notes (the "New Financing Condition").

New Notes Priority

A Noteholder that wishes to subscribe for New Notes in addition to tendering Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers may, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Issuer, receive priority (the "New Notes Priority") in the allocation of the New Notes, subject to the issue of the New Notes and such Noteholder making a separate application for the purchase of such New Notes to one of the Dealer Managers (in their capacity as Joint Lead Managers (as defined in the Tender Offer Memorandum) of the issue of the New Notes) in accordance with the standard new issue procedures of such Joint Lead Manager.

Purchase Price

Subject to the applicable Minimum Denomination in respect of the relevant Series of Notes, the price payable per GBP 100,000 or EUR 100,000 (as applicable) in principal amount of the Notes (the "Purchase Price") will be (a) in respect of the GBP Notes, GBP 104,571 per GBP 100,000 and (b) in respect of the EUR Notes, EUR 112,313 per EUR 100,000. In respect of any Notes accepted for purchase, the Issuer will also pay an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid interest on the relevant Notes from, and including, the relevant interest payment date for the Notes immediately preceding the Settlement Date up to, but excluding, the Settlement Date, which is expected to be no later than 6 February 2020.

Notes repurchased by the Issuer pursuant to the Offer may be cancelled. Notes which have not been validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers will remain outstanding after the Settlement Date.

Accrued Interest Payment

The Issuer will pay accrued and unpaid interest in respect of all Notes validly tendered and delivered and accepted for purchase by the Issuer pursuant to the Offers, from and including the interest payment date for the relevant Series of Notes immediately preceding the Settlement Date to but excluding the Settlement Date.

Amount subject to the Offer

The Issuer proposes to accept any and all of the Notes for purchase on the terms and conditions contained in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Redemption under Issuer Call Right

Under the Conditions of the Notes, in the event that the Issuer, the Guarantor, or any subsidiaries of the Guarantor, have purchased and cancelled at least 80 per cent. of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes in accordance with the Conditions, the Issuer intends to redeem the remaining Notes (in whole but not in part) at their principal amount plus any interest accrued to, but excluding, the relevant day on which the Notes become due for redemption in accordance with the Conditions and any Arrears of Interest (as defined in the Conditions) at any time upon giving not less than 30 and not more than 60 days' irrevocable notice of redemption to the Noteholders.

Prior to the launch of the Offers, approximately (a) 53.17 per cent. of the original principal amount of the EUR Notes and (b) 71.42 per cent. of the original principal amount of the GBP Notes, have been purchased by the Issuer and/or the Guarantor. No assurance can be given that the relevant threshold will or will not be met following completion of the relevant Offer and there can be no assurance, in the event that it is met, as to whether or when the Issuer will choose to exercise its option to redeem one or more Series of Notes.

Amendment and Termination

The Issuer reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to extend, re-open, withdraw or terminate the Offers and to amend or waive any of the terms and conditions of the Offers at any time following the announcement of the Offers, as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Summary of Action to be Taken

To tender Notes in an Offer, a holder of Notes should deliver, or arrange to have delivered on its behalf, via the relevant Clearing System and in accordance with the requirements of such Clearing System, a valid Tender Instruction that is received in each case by the Tender Agent by the Expiration Deadline.

Tender Instructions must be submitted in respect of a principal amount of Notes of no less than the applicable Minimum Denomination.

Noteholders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Notes when such intermediary would require to receive instructions from a Noteholder in order for that Noteholder to be able to participate in, or (in the limited circumstances in which revocation is permitted) revoke their instruction to participate in, the Offers before the deadlines specified in the Tender Offer Memorandum. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and each Clearing System for the submission of Tender Instructions will be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Further Information

Any questions or requests for assistance in connection with (i) the Offers, may be directed to the Dealer Managers, and (ii) the delivery of Tender Instructions or requests for additional copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum or related documents, which may be obtained free of charge, may be directed to the Tender Agent, the contact details for each of which are provided on the back cover of this announcement.

Before making a decision with respect to the Offers, Noteholders should carefully consider all of the information in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR").

FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAR AND ARTICLE 2 OF COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1055, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE BY CARLOS DAVID MAROTO SOBRADO AND MARIA CHRISTINA VAN DER SLUIJS - PLANTZ, DIRECTORS OF TELEFÓNICA EUROPE B.V.

Indicative Timetable

 
                                           Number of Business Days from and 
 Date                                              including Launch              Action 
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 27 January 2020                                           1                     Commencement of the Offers 
                                                                                 Offers announced by way of 
                                                                                 announcements on the relevant 
                                                                                 Notifying News Service(s), through 
                                                                                 the Clearing Systems and via the 
                                                                                 website of Euronext Dublin. 
                                                                                 Tender Offer Memorandum available 
                                                                                 from the Tender Agent. 
 On or before the Expiration Deadline                                            Pricing of the New Notes 
 17:00 CET on 3 February 2020                              6                     Expiration Deadline 
                                                                                 Deadline for receipt by the Tender 
                                                                                 Agent of all Tender Instructions in 
                                                                                 order for Noteholders 
                                                                                 to be able to participate in the 
                                                                                 Offers. 
 At or around 10:00 CET on 4 February                      7                     Announcement of Result of Offers 
 2020                                                                            Announcement of the Issuer's decision 
                                                                                 whether to accept valid tenders of 
                                                                                 Notes for purchase 
                                                                                 pursuant to any or all of the Offers 
                                                                                 subject only to the satisfaction of 
                                                                                 the New Financing 
                                                                                 Condition and, if so accepted, 
                                                                                 details of the final aggregate 
                                                                                 principal amount of the Notes 
                                                                                 of each Series tendered pursuant to 
                                                                                 the Offers distributed by way of 
                                                                                 announcements on the 
                                                                                 relevant Notifying News Service(s), 
                                                                                 through the Clearing Systems and via 
                                                                                 the website of Euronext 
                                                                                 Dublin. 
 Expected to be on 6 February 2020                         9                     Settlement 
                                                                                 Subject to satisfaction of the New 
                                                                                 Financing Condition, expected 
                                                                                 Settlement Date for the Offers. 
                                                                                 Payment of Purchase Consideration and 
                                                                                 Accrued Interest Payment in respect 
                                                                                 of the Offers. 
 

Unless stated otherwise, announcements in connection with the Offers will be made via the website of Euronext Dublin. Such announcements may also be made by (i) the issue of a press release to a Notifying News Service and (ii) the delivery of notices to the Clearing Systems for communication to Direct Participants. Copies of all such announcements, press releases and notices can also be obtained from the Tender Agent, the contact details for whom are on the last page of this announcement. Significant delays may be experienced where notices are delivered to the Clearing Systems and Noteholders are urged to contact the Tender Agent for the relevant announcements relating to the Offers.

Offer and Distribution Restrictions

United States

The Offers are not being made and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States or to any U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (each a "U.S. Person")). This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone, the internet and other forms of electronic communication. Accordingly, copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum or this announcement and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise transmitted, distributed or forwarded (including, without limitation, by custodians, nominees or trustees) in or into the United States or to a U.S. Person and the Notes cannot be tendered in the Offers by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from or within or by persons located or resident in the United States or by any U.S. Person. Any purported tender of Notes in the Offers resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and any purported tender of Notes made by a person located in the United States or to a U.S. Person, by any person acting for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person, or by any agent, fiduciary or other intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal giving instructions from within the United States or for a U.S. Person will be invalid and will not be accepted.

Each holder of Notes participating in an Offer will represent that it is not a U.S. Person located in the United States and is not participating in such Offer from the United States, or it is acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal located outside the United States that is not giving an order to participate in such Offer from the United States and who is not a U.S. Person. For the purposes of this and the above paragraph, "United States" means the United States of America, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands), any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.

United Kingdom

The communication of the Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Financial Promotion Order")) or persons who are within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order or any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order.

France

The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, in the Republic of France ("France") other than to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) as defined in Article L.411-2 1deg of the French Code monétaire et financier. None of the Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement or any other documents or materials relating to the Offers have been or shall be distributed in France other than to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) and only qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) are eligible to participate in the Offers. The Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement and any other document or material relating to the Offers have not been and will not be submitted for clearance to nor approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers.

Italy

None of the Offers, the Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement or any other documents or materials relating to the Offers have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB").

The Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy as exempted offers pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (the "Issuers' Regulation").

Noteholders, or beneficial owners of the Notes, can tender some or all of their Notes pursuant to the Offers through authorised persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.

Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Notes or the Offers.

Spain

None of the Offers, the Tender Offer Memorandum or this announcement constitute an offer of securities to the public in Spain under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 or a tender offer in Spain under the restated text of the Spanish Securities Market Act approved by Royal Legislative Decree 4/2015, of 23 October, and under Royal Decree 1066/2007, of 27 July, all of them as amended, and any regulation issued thereunder.

Accordingly, the Tender Offer Memorandum and this announcement have not been and will not be submitted for approval or approved by the Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores).

General

None of the Tender Offer Memorandum, this announcement or the electronic transmission thereof constitutes an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Notes (and tenders of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers will not be accepted from Noteholders) in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require an Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the Dealer Managers or any of its affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in any such jurisdiction, such Offer shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Managers or such affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of the Issuer in such jurisdiction.

In addition to the representations referred to above in respect of the United States, each Noteholder participating in an Offer will be deemed to give certain other representations as set out in "Procedures for Participating in the Offers". Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers from a Noteholder that is unable to make these representations may not be accepted.

Each of the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to an Offer whether any such representation given by a Noteholder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result the Issuer determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender or submission may be rejected.

 
 
   DEALER MANAGERS Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.                   BNP Paribas 
             44th Floor, One Canada Square                    10 Harewood Avenue 
                      London E14 5AA                             London NW1 6AA 
                      United Kingdom                             United Kingdom 
                                                       Telephone: +44 20 7595 8668 
          Telephone: +44 20 7648 7516           Attention: Liability Management Group 
      Attention: Liability Management       Email: liability.management@bnpparibas.com 
                            Email: liabilitymanagement@bbva.com 
                                                  NatWest Markets N.V. 
                                                  Claude Debussylaan 94 
                                                     1082 MD Amsterdam 
                                                      The Netherlands 
 
                                             Telephone: +44 20 7085 6124 
                                          Attention: Liability Management 
                                Email: liabilitymanagement@natwestmarkets.com 
 
 
                                    THE TENDER AGENT 
                              Lucid Issuer Services Limited 
                                     Tankerton Works 
                                      12 Argyle Walk 
                                     London WC1H 8HA 
                                      United Kingdom 
                               Telephone: + 44 20 7704 0880 
                                Attention: Thomas Choquet 
                              Email: telefonica@lucid-is.com 
 
 

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