EX-99.1 2 dp03048_ex01.htm

Exhibit 1




     UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

TELEFÓNICA, S.A.
(Name of Issuer)

ORDINARY SHARES
1.0 NOMINAL VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)


879382
(Cusip Number)

RAMOND SURGUY
Authorized Representative of Banco
Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
116 E. 55th. Street
New York, New York 10022
(212) 826-1320
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

January 28, 2000
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following: o

     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: o







CUSIP No. 879382 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 8 Pages

1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o 
(b) x 
3 SEC USE ONLY

4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
Not applicable. See response to Item 3 below.
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
o 

6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Kingdom of Spain
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER

299,963,028
8 SHARED VOTING POWER

Not applicable.
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

299,963,028
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

Not applicable.
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

299,963,028
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
o 

13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

9.19
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

BK

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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Item 1. Security and Issuer

     This Schedule 13D relates to the ordinary shares, 1 Euro nominal value per share (the “Shares”) of Telefónica, S.A., a corporation (sociedad anónima) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (the “Issuer”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 3Gran Vía 28, 28013 Madrid, Spain.

Item 2. Identity and Background

     This Schedule 13D is filed by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., a corporation (sociedad anónima) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain (“BBVA”, f/k/a Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S.A. (“Banco Bilbao Vizcaya”)).

     The address of the registered office of BBVA is Plaza de San Nicolás 4, 48005 Bilbao, Spain. The principal executive offices of BBVA are Paseo de la Castellana 81, Madrid, Spain and Gran Via 1, Bilbao, Spain. The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment, and citizenship of each director and executive officer of BBVA is set forth on Schedule A attached hereto.

     On January 28, 2000, pursuant to a statutory merger under Spanish law, Argentaria Caja Postal y Banco Hipotecario, S.A. (“Argentaria”) was merged with and into Banco Bilbao Vizcaya upon the registration of such merger in the Mercantile Registry of Vizcaya, Spain (the “Merger”). Pursuant to Spanish law, as a result of the Merger, all assets and liabilities of Argentaria were transferred to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya. Additionally, as a result of the Merger, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya changed its name to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

     BBVA, which resulted from the merger of two of Spain’s leading financial institutions, provides a wide range of banking, financial and related activities in Spain and around the world in countries where it has offices or subsidiaries. BBVA’s primary lines of business include deposit-taking, lending, trade finance, securities underwriting, and brokerage and related financial services. Financial services offered by BBVA’s consolidated subsidiaries include lease and specialized financing, factoring, securities trading, securities brokerage, mortgage and consumer financing, venture capital and real estate development and management.

     During the last five years, none of BBVA, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, Argentaria, or any person controlling any of them, and to the best of BBVA’s knowledge, no person listed on Schedule A attached hereto, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     As a result of the Merger, BBVA acquired the Shares held by Argentaria. See response to Item 2 above and Item 5(a) below.

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

     BBVA acquired the Shares held by Argentaria as a result of the Merger. See response to Item 2 above and Item 5(a) below. None of BBVA, any person controlling BBVA, or to the best of BBVA’s knowledge, any of the persons named in Schedule A attached hereto has any plan or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, BBVA, acting directly or through its subsidiaries, may in the future determine to acquire additional Shares of the Issuer or to dispose of Shares of the Issuer in the ordinary course of its business.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) Prior to the Merger, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya beneficially-owned approximately135,550,217 Shares and Argentaria beneficially-owned 164,412,811 Shares, representing approximately 4.15% and 5.04%, respectively, of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer. Consequently, upon effectiveness of the Merger, BBVA beneficially owned approximately 299,963,028 Shares, representing approximately 9.19% of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer.
   
  Except as set forth in this Item 5(a), none of BBVA or any other person controlling BBVA beneficially owns any Shares.
   
(b) BBVA may be deemed to have the power to vote and to dispose of approximately 299,963,028 Shares.
   
(c) During the past sixty days, BBVA, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria purchased an aggregate of 16,777,124 Shares of the Issuer in the open market in the ordinary course of their trading activities. The total purchase price for these Shares was approximately $386,119 calculated based on the noon buying rate for the Euro on February 4, 2000.
   
(d) Not applicable.
   
(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     On May 5, 1995, Argentaria, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona entered into an agreement to vote as a block at the Issuer’s shareholders’ meetings. The agreement was for an initial term of five years automatically extendable for successive one-year periods unless one of the parties provided notice to the other parties six months prior to the expiration of the term of the agreement or any extension, as the case may be. Following the Merger, this Agreement remains in effect.

 

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     Except as set forth in this Item 6, none of the persons named in Item 2 and, to the best of BBVA’s knowledge, none of the persons named in Schedule A hereto has any contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any persons with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfers or voting of any securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, put or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

Exhibit 1: Joint Filing Agreement.

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SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 7, 2000
  BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
       
  By: /S/ Raymond Surguy
   
    Name: Raymond Surguy
    Title: Authorized Representative
      Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

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Schedule A

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

     The name and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. are set forth below. All of the Directors and Executive Officers are citizens of Spain. The registered business address of each of the persons listed below is Plaza de San Nicolas 4, 48005 Bilbao, Spain.

         Directors  
       
         Name Principal Occupation  
       
Emilio de Ybarra y Churruca   President  
Francisco González Rodriguéz   President  
Pedro Luis Uriarte Santamarina   Vice President  
Gervasio Collar Zabaleta   Vice President  
José Domingo Ampuero   Vice President  
Jesús María Cainzos Fernández   Director  
Eduardo Aguirre y Alonso Allende   Director  
Juan Carlos Álvarez Mezquiriz   Director  
Plácido Arango Arias   Director  
Francisco Javier Aresti y Victoria de Lecea   Director  
Ramón Bustamante y de la Mora   Director  
José Caparrós Pérez   Director  
Alfonso Cortina   Director  
Juan Entrecanales Azcarate   Director  
Oscar Fanjul Martín   Director  
Ignacio Ferrero Jordi   Director  
Javier Gálvez Montes   Director  
Ramón de Icaca Zabálburu   Director  
Luis Lezama Leguizamon   Director  
José Llado Fernández Urrutia   Director  
José Maldonado Ramos   Secretary  
Gregorio Marañón y Bertrán de Lis   Director  
Enrique Medina Fernández   Director  
Ricardo Muguruza Garteiz   Director  
Antonio Patrón Pedrera   Director  
Alejandro Royo-Villanova Payá   Director  
José María San Martín Espinós   Director  

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José Angel Sanchez Asiaín   Director  
Jaume Tomás Sabaté   Director  
Juan Urrutia Elejalde   Director  
Andres Vilariño Maura   Director  
Fernando de Ybarra Lopez-Dóriga   Director  
Luis María de Ybarra y Zubiria   Director  
       
         Executive Officers (who are not directors)  

         Name Principal Occupation  
       
José María Abril Pérez   General Manager  
Luis Bastida Ibarguen   General Manager  
José Luis Carranza Ortiz   General Manager  
Javier Echenique Landiribar   General Manager  
Mario Fernández Pelaz   General Manager  
José Antonio Fernández Rivero   General Manager  
José Fonollosa García   General Manager  
José Igancio Goirigolzarri Tellaeche   General Manager  
José Ramón Guerediaga Mendiola   General Manager  
Manuel Méndez del Río   General Manager  
Federico Outón del Moral   General Manager  
Gonzalo Terreros Ceballos   General Manager  
Gregorio Villalabeitia Galarraga   General Manager  

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