Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. : 01/10/2013 abertis Telecom, S.A.U., a wholly-owned subsidiary of abertis Infraestructuras, S.A., has formalized the acquisition from Telefonica de Contenidos, S.A.U of a 7.2% stake in the share capital of Hispasat. [pdf 0,12 Mb.]

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COMISION NACIONAL DEL MERCADO DE VALORES (CNMV)

In compliance with article 82 of the Spanish Securities Markets Law, ABERTIS INFRAESTRUCTURAS, S.A. ("abertis" or "the Company"), hereby notifies the Spanish National Securities Market Commission of the following

SIGNIFICANT EVENT

Following the Significant Event number 158548 submitted on the 22 February 2012, the Company announces that the Council of Ministers has approved the transaction by which Abertis Telecom, S.A.U., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A., has formalized the acquisition from Telefonica de Contenidos, S.A.U. of a 7.2% stake in the share capital of Hispasat, S.A. (Hispasat) after the execution of their preemptive acquisition rights by some of the shareholders of Hispasat, and following the authorization of the Council of Ministers on its 28 December 2012 meeting. The transaction involves a payment of Euro 68 million.
This acquisition reinforces abertis' willingness to grow in the satellite infrastructure sector in those projects in which it can assume an industrial leadership role, while at the same time it demonstrates its capacity to reinvest in attractive projects with upside.
This transaction will consolidate abertis as the main shareholder of Hispasat with a direct stake of
40.6%.
Barcelona, 10 January 2012
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