Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3242M

Vodafone Group Plc

27 January 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes  )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

……………..

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or  reached if different) (v):

25 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 January 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
B16GWD5	2,671,526,898	2,671,526,898

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
B16GWD5	609,427,577	609,427,577	1,986,391,758	1.16	3.79

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
2,595,819,335	4.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

*see note under C: Additional Information.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

13. Additional information:

……………..

14. Contact name:

KYERE TABIRI

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 1510

Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

AXA S.A. and its group of companies

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris

Phone number:

……………..

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

……………..

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

KYERE TABIRI

Contact address:

7 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7NX, UK

Phone number:

020 7003 1510

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation):

AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A., which is in turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A.

C: Additional information :

*See attached pdf file for 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if application.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3242M_-2009-1-27.pdf

 

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