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Annual Report 2002

Rules applicable during 2002

By-Laws of the Company. Internal Code of Conduct in Matters relating to the Securities Markets (15 June 1999) and Regulation of the Board (14 March 2000).

Members of the board of directors: (Latest appointment)

Executive Directors

Mr Jesús de Polanco (Chairman):

18 May 1999

Mr Javier Díez de Polanco (Chief Executive Officer):

15 December1998


Independent Directors

Mr Leopoldo Rodés:

18 May 1999

Mr Jaime Terceiro:

16 May 2000

Mr Javier Gómez-Navarro:

17 April 2001


Major-Shareholder Representatives

Mr Xavier Couture:

17 September 2002

Mr Juan Luis Cebrián:

18 May 1999

Bankinter Consultoría, Asesoramiento y Atención Telefónica, S.A.:

18 May 1999

Groupe Canal+, S.A.:

16 April 2002

Mr Francisco Pérez:

18 May 1999

Mr José María García:

16 May 2000

Mr Juan María Arenas:

16 May 2000

Mr Laurent Pérpère:

18 May 1999

Mr Marc-André Feffer:

17 April 2001

Mr Juan Cueto:

18 May 1999

Mr Gregorio Marañón:

14 March 2000

Mr Diego Hidalgo:

17 April 2001

Mr Jorge Semprún:

17 June 1997


(Not a member.)Secretary

Mr Íñigo Dago

Members of the board committees

Audit and Compliance Committee

Mr Gregorio Marañón (Chairman)

Mr Laurent Pérpère

Mr Jaime Terceiro


Remuneration and Appointment Committee

Mr Leopoldo Rodés (Chairman)

Mr Juan Luis Cebrián

Mr Javier Díez de Polanco

Mr Laurent Pérpére

Board and committee meetings in 2002

Meetings

Board of Directors

6

Executive Committee

5

Audit and Compliance Committee

6

Remuneration and Appointment

3

Directors'remuneration in 2002

During 2002, remuneration accrued by directors totalled € 2,350,000, consisting of attendance allowances (€ 1,860,000) and per diems (€ 490,000).

General Meeting held on 16 april 2002

General Meeting

Shareholders

Shares

% shareholding

Quorum obtained

1,721

64,852.441

66,842%

Shareholders present

87

49,725.420

51,251%

Shareholders represented

1.634

15.127.021

15,591%

Votes issued at the general meeting on 16 april 2002

Votes issued

Agenda

Favourable votes

% Quorum

Unfavourable votes

% Quorum

Abstentions

% Quorum

Point 1

64,496,053

99.7489

621

0.0009

161,720

0.2502

Point 2

64,495,050

99.7474

560

0.0008

162,784

0.2518

Point 3

64,499,200

99.7538

633

0.0009

158,561

0.2453

Point 4

64,492,530

99.7528

1,731

0.0026

158,133

0.2446

Point 5

64,499,571

99.7541

896

0.0013

157,927

0.2443

Point 6

63,986,569

98.9609

188,000

0.2909

483,825

0.7482

Point 7

64,313,003

99.4659

187,909

0.2906

157,482

0.2435

Point 8

64,291,371

99.4323

187,752

0.2905

179,271

0.2772

Point 9

64,498,524

99.7528

2,506

0.0039

157,364

0.2433

Point 10

64,498,928

99.7533

2,480

0.0039

156,986

0.2428

Average

64,407,080

99.6122

57,308

0.0886

193,405

0.2991

The agenda of the General Meeting is set out below:

1. Examination and approval, if applicable, of the annual accounts (balance sheet, profit and loss account and annual report) and directors' report of the company and the consolidated group for 2001, and the proposed distribution of results.

2. Approval of the Board's management during 2001.

3. Dismissal and appointment of directors.

4. Extension of the mandate granted to the auditors of the company and the consolidated group for 2002.

5. Change of registered office and resulting amendment to Article 4 of the By-laws.

6. Issue of debentures convertible and/or exchangeable into company shares, excluding the pre-emptive subscription right and delegating implementation of the resolution to the Board. Definition of conversion and/or exchange calculation bases and modes and the necessary capital increase. Delegation of matters relating to the debenture issue not resolved by the General Meeting to the Board of Directors.

7. Authorisation for the Board to issue debentures convertible and/or exchangeable into company shares. Definition of conversion and/or exchange calculation bases and modes and the necessary capital increase. Delegation of matters relating to the debenture issue not resolved by the General Meeting to the Board of Directors.

8. Delegation to the Board to increase share capital one or more times, with or without a share premium, including the authority to exclude the pre-emptive subscription right, if applicable, subject to the terms, conditions and deadlines envisaged in Article 153.1 b) of the Spanish Companies Act.

9. Authorisation for the direct or indirect acquisition of own shares subject to legal limits and requirements, superseding the unused portion of the authorisation granted for own share purchases by the General Meeting held on 17 April 2001.

10. Authorisation for the company's Board, in the broadest sense, to fully develop and implement the above-mentioned resolutions, including the power to interpret, correct and complete the resolutions and arrange for execution in a public deed.

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