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 January, 2008
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Gran Vía, 28
28013 Madrid, Spain
3491-459-3050
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Telefónica, S.A.
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As provided in article 82 of the Spanish Stock Market Act (Ley del Mercado de Valores), TELEFÓNICA S.A. hereby reports the following
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
The Board of Directors of the Company, at the meeting held today, has been informed of and acknowledged the resignations tendered by Board members Mr. Manuel Pizarro Moreno and Mr. Antonio Viana-Baptista from their directorships.
In view thereof, the Board of Directors has unanimously resolved, at the proposal of the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, the interim appointment of Mrs. Eva Castillo Sanz and Mr. Luiz Fernando Furlán as new members of the Board of Directors, both as independent Directors.
Also, upon the prior favourable report of the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board has appointed Mr. Gonzalo Hinojosa Fernández de Angulo as new member of the Executive Committee of the Board, and Mr. Carlos Colomer Casellas as new member of the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee.
Madrid, January 23rd, 2008.
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: | January 23rd, 2008 | By: | /s/ Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García- Ovies | ||
| Name: | Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín García- Ovies | ||||
| Title: | General Secretary and Secretary to the Board of Directors | ||||