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A LA COMISIÓN NACIONAL DEL MERCADO DE VALORES D. Alberto García Erauzkin, en nombre y representación de Euskaltel, S.A. (en adelante, la “Sociedad”), sociedad de nacionalidad española, con N.I.F. A-48766695, en su condición de Presidente del Consejo de Administración de la Sociedad CERTIFICO Que, en relación con el folleto informativo relativo a la admisión a negociación en las Bolsas de Valores de Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid y Valencia de las nuevas acciones de la Sociedad objeto del aumento de capital ejecutado mediante un procedimiento de colocación acelerada de acciones el pasado 23 de noviembre de 2015 (el “Folleto Informativo”), la versión electrónica del Folleto Informativo que se adjunta ante esa Comisión Nacional coincide íntegramente con la última versión en papel del Folleto Informativo firmada y presentada por Registro ante esa Comisión Nacional en el día de hoy. Asimismo, por la presente se autoriza a esa Comisión Nacional para que el Folleto Informativo sea puesto a disposición del público a través de su página web. Y, para que así conste y surta los efectos oportunos, expido la presente certificación en Derio (Bizkaia), a 25 de noviembre de 2015. EUSKALTEL, S.A. D. Alberto García Erauzkin 1/1 EUSKALTEL, S.A. (A sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of Spain) Admission to listing of 25,307,560 ordinary shares of Euskaltel, S.A. Offer Price of €10,08 per ordinary share This prospectus relates to the admission to listing on the Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia Stock Exchanges (the “Spanish Stock Exchanges”) of 25,307,560 new ordinary shares with a par value of €3.00 each (the “Shares”) of Euskaltel, S.A (“Euskaltel” or the “Company”), a sociedad anónima incorporated under the laws of Spain. The Shares were issued pursuant to an offering (the “Offering”) to qualified investors inside and outside of Spain, including a placement in the United States to “qualified institutional buyers” or “QIBs” (as defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), in reliance on Rule 144A, as well as to certain members of the Board of Directors and the senior management team. The ordinary shares with a par value of €3.00 each of Euskaltel have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Offering outside the United States was made in compliance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act. An investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 for a discussion of certain matters that investors should consider prior to making an investment in the Shares. Our ordinary shares are listed on the Spanish Stock Exchanges and quoted on the Automated Quotation System or “mercado continuo” of the Spanish Stock Exchanges (the “AQS”) under the symbol “EKT”. We expect the Shares to be admitted to listing on the Spanish Stock Exchanges for trading through the AQS on or about the date hereof (“Admission”), with trading on the Shares commencing effectively on November 26, 2015). The Shares represent 20% of the Company’s issued and paid up capital before giving effect to the Offering. The Shares are in book-entry form and clear and settle through the facilities of Sociedad de Gestión de los Sistemas de Registro, Compensación y Liquidación de Valores, S.A.U. and its participating entities (“Iberclear”). This document (the “Prospectus”) constitutes a prospectus for the purposes of Article 3 of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU, the “Prospectus Directive”) and has been prepared in accordance with, and including the information required by, Annexes I, II, III and XXII of Regulation (EC) No. 809/2004, as amended (the “Prospectus Regulation”). This Prospectus has been approved as a prospectus by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) (“CNMV”) in its capacity as competent authority under the restated text of the Securities Market Law approved by Royal Legislative Decree 4/2015, of 23 October, approving (Texto Refundido de la Ley del Mercado de Valores aprobado por Real Decreto Legislativo 4/2015, de 23 de octubre) (“LMV”) and relevant implementing measures in Spain. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction or to any person to whom it would be unlawful to make such an offer. November 25, 2015 935344145.20 20-Nov-15 19:58 Table of Contents Page SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION............................................................................. 40 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................... 44 BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45 THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF R CABLE ............................................................................................................ 89 INDUSTRY ....................................................................................................................................................................... 94 USE OF PROCEEDS ...................................................................................................................................................... 111 DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND POLICY ...................................................................................................................... 112 CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS ................................................................................................................ 114 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ....................................................... 116 SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION ................................................................................. 122 OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW .................................................................................................................. 126 REGULATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 154 MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ....................................................................................................... 170 PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS .................................................................................................................................... 186 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 187 DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL ......................................................................................................................... 190 MATERIAL CONTRACTS ............................................................................................................................................ 199 TAXATION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 208 MARKET INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................ 215 THE CAPITAL INCREASE ........................................................................................................................................... 221 VALIDITY OF THE SHARES AND LEGAL MATTERS ............................................................................................ 224 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ........................................................................................................................................ 225 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................... 226 GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 227 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE ....................................................................................................... 1 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON THE COMPILATION OF THE PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN A PROSPECTUS ......................................................................................................... 2 SPANISH TRANSLATION OF THE SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 3 ii 935344145.20 20-Nov-15 19:58 SUMMARY Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as “Elements”. These Elements are numbered in Sections A—E (A.1—E.7). This summary contains all the Elements to be included in a summary for this type of securities and company. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements. Even though an Element may