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 82 of the Spanish Securities Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores), hereby reports the following

SIGNIFICANT EVENT

The Board of Directors of TELEFÓNICA, S.A., at its meeting held today, has approved, upon the prior favorable report from the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, the appointment of the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Julio Linares López, as member of the Innovation Board Committee of Telefónica, S.A.
Madrid, December 18, 2013

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