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Telefonica SA11 November 2005 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Fonditel PensionesCompany dealt in O2 plcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 31 October 2005 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 60,000,000 0.68% ( ) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 60,000,000 0.68% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5)Put Option Purchasing 10,000,000 £1.58 American March 2006 £0.009 The above transaction has taken place to close out pre-existing proprietarypositions. The Panel Executive has informed Telefonica on an ex parte basis thatsuch transaction is permitted and has no Code consequence. (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 11 November 2005 Contact name Lucila Rodriguez Jorge Legal Department- Telefonica, S.A. Telephone number + 34 91 584 0607 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Telefonica, S.A.Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Category (1) Fonditel Pensiones is a subsidiary of Telefonica, S.A. Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk LN: 1F7AE18 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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