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Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S.08 February 2008 Press release Personnel change in the position of the Chairman of the Board of Directors ofTelefonica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. Date: 8th February 2008 At its meeting today, the Board of Directors of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic,a.s. has taken into account the resignation of Mr. Jaime Smith Basterra from theposition of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. This planned stepwill be followed by Mr. Jaime Smith Basterra's transfer to the Supervisory Boardof the Company to replace Mr. Peter Erskine. Mr. Jaime Smith Basterra, who hasbeen holding the position of Chief Executive Officer of O2 Germany since July2007, remains a member of the Board of Directors until his resignation frommembership in the Board of Directors is discussed by the Supervisory Board ofthe Company at its upcoming meeting to be held in February. Upon unanimous election, the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors ofTelefonica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. will be held by the existing member of theBoard of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic,a.s., Mr. Salvador Anglada Gonzalez. Contact for further information:MARTIN ZABKASpokespersontel: + 420 271 463 359e-mail: [email protected]://www.cz.o2.com/ About Telefonica O2 Czech Republic Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, a.s., is the first integrated operator in theCzech Republic formed on 1 July 2006 by the merger of the leading fixed lineoperator, CESKY TELECOM, a.s., and the strongest mobile operator, Eurotel Praha,spol. s r.o., into a single telecommunications organization. The organization isnow operating more than seven million lines, both fixed and mobile, making itone of the world's leading providers of fully converged services. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic offers the most comprehensive portfolio of voiceand data services in this country. A special attention is paid to theexploitation of the growth potential, in particular the data and Internetbusiness. Telefonica O2 Czech Republic operates the largest fixed and mobilenetwork including a 3rd generation network, CDMA (for data) and UMTS, enablingthe transport of voice, data and video. Furthermore, Telefonica O2 CzechRepublic offers the largest network of WiFi hotspots in the country. About Telefonica O2 Europe Telefonica O2 Europe comprises mobile network operators in the UK, Ireland andSlovakia, along with integrated fixed/mobile businesses in Germany and the CzechRepublic - all of which use 'O2' as their consumer brand. Telefonica O2 Europealso owns 50% of the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businessesin the UK and Germany respectively as well as having 100% ownership of Be, aleading UK fixed broadband provider. In addition, the group includes the Isleof Man fixed/mobile operator, Manx Telecom. Telefonica O2 Europe, part of the Telefonica group, is headquartered in Slough,UK, and has more than 40 million mobile and fixed customers. About Telefonica Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world interms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on fixed andmobile telephony, with broadband as the key tool for the development of both. The company has a significant presence in 23 countries and a customer base of218 million worldwide. Telefonica is a 100% listed company, with in excess of 1.5 million directshareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,921,130,397 ordinaryshares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao andValencia) and on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima,Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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