FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 2018
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Distrito Telefónica, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 87 00
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Telefónica, S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item | Sequential Page Number | |
1. | Telefónica – TEF – Dividend distribution during 2018 | 2 |
TELEFÓNICA, S.A., as provided in article 228 of the Spanish Stock Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores), hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
Telefónica, S.A. announces that, the Annual General Shareholders´ Meeting at its meeting held today, has agreed a dividend distribution in cash charged to Unrestricted Reserves, by means of a payment of a fixed gross amount of 0.40 euros during 2018 payable in two tranches, for each existing Company share and carrying entitlement to this distribution on the following dates:
• | The first payment in cash of a gross amount of 0.20 euros per share will be on June 15, 2018. |
• | The second payment in cash of a gross amount of 0.20 euros per share will be on December 20, 2018. |
Both payments shall be executed by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., through the participating entities in Iberclear (Sociedad de Gestión de los Sistemas de Registro, Compensación y Liquidación de Valores, S.A.U.), the Spanish securities registrar, clearing and settlement company.
The relevant dates for each of the dividend payments in the Spanish securities market will be:
JUNE Dividend | DECEMBER Dividend | |
The last trading date on which the security is traded with dividend rights (last trading date ) | June 12, 2018 | December 17, 2017 |
The date from which the security is traded on the market without dividend rights (ex date ) | June 13, 2018 | December 18, 2017 |
Date of determination of the holders to be used for payment of the dividend (record date) | June 14, 2018 | December 19, 2017 |
Date on which the dividend is paid (payment date) | June 15, 2018 | December 20, 2017 |
Madrid, June 8, 2018
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Telefónica, S.A. | |||||
Date: | June 8, 2018 | By: | /s/ Pablo de Carvajal González | ||
Name: | Pablo de Carvajal González | ||||
Title: | Secretary to the Board of Directors | ||||