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 December, 2009

Commission File Number: 001-09531

Telefónica, S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Distrito C, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
3491-482 85 48
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Telefónica, S.A.

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1.		Telefónica’s share capital reduction		3

RAMIRO SÁNCHEZ DE LERÍN GARCÍA-OVIES
General Secretary and
Secretary to the Board of Directors
TELEFÓNICA, S.A.

TELEFÓNICA, S.A., as provided in article 82 of the Spanish Stock Market Law (Ley del Mercado de Valores) hereby reports the following

SIGNIFICANT EVENT

Pursuant to the resolution adopted by the shareholders of TELEFÓNICA, S.A. at their Annual General Meeting of June 23^rd , 2009, the Board of Directors has resolved to execute the capital reduction of the Company by the cancellation of own shares. The public deed of this share capital reduction has been registered in the Madrid Mercantile Registry (Registro Mercantil) on December 28^th, 2009.

Therefore, 141,000,000 of the own shares of TELEFÓNICA, S.A. have been cancelled, reducing the company’s share capital by the sum of 141,000,000 euros. This also means rewording Article 5 of the By-laws, relative to share capital, which now stands at 4,563,996,485 euros, made up of an equal number of ordinary shares, all of a single series and with a nominal value of one (1) euro per share, totally paid in.

Madrid, December 28th, 2009

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: December 28th, 2009		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