Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid, Spain.[3] It is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world. It provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, and subscription television, operating in Europe and the Americas.
As well as the Telefónica brand, it also trades as Movistar, O2, and Vivo. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.
Until the liberalization of the telecom market in 1997, Telefónica was the only telephone operator in Spain.[7] It still holds a dominant position (over 75% in 2000).[8] Nowadays, Telefónica is present in more than 20 countries around Europe and America.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's STC Group became Telefónica's largest shareholder, building a stake worth 2.1 billion euros ($2.23 billion) through shares and convertible financial instruments.[9] In December 2023, the Spanish government announced plans to acquire a 10% stake in Telefónica worth $2.2 billion through the state holding company SEPI.
Telefónica is a 100% listed company with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4.563.996.485 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, New York, Lima, and Buenos Aires. Because Telefónica is considered a defense service provider and a strategic company, the Spanish government has a say in acquisitions and holdings between 5% and 10%.
The five major stockholders include:
- BlackRock: 6.702%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA): 4.87%
- Société Générale: 5.774%
- CaixaBank: 3.5%
- Norges Bank: 1.355%
- STC Group: 4.9%
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