Holding(s) in Company

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Societe Generale has notified Vodafone Group Plc of a change in its major holdings, crossing a threshold on July 13, 2026. The firm now holds 8.463874% of voting rights attached to shares and an additional 0.437327% through financial instruments, bringing its total to 8.901201% of the total voting rights, representing 2,049,729,099 voting rights in total.

Disclaimer*

Vodafone Group Plc
16 July 2026
 

16 July 2026


Holding(s) in Company

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone' or the 'Company') publishes the below TR-1 notification of major holdings in the Company.

This announcement is made pursuant to the requirements of DTR 5.8.12R(1).

Shareholders should refer to Vodafone's announcement regarding total voting rights to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BH4HKS39

Issuer Name

VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Societe Generale

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

13-Jul-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

15-Jul-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

8.463874

0.437327

8.901201

2049729099

Position of previous notification (if applicable)





8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BH4HKS39

1949023382


8.463874


Sub Total 8.A

1949023382

8.463874%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

 





Sub Total 8.B1




8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Certificate

26/03/2027

26/03/2027

Cash

22343

0.000097

Certificate

28/12/2026

28/12/2026

Cash

47249

0.000205

Contract for difference

08/12/2027

08/12/2027

Cash

4166714

0.018094

Contract for difference

15/02/2027

15/02/2027

Cash

13566411

0.058914

Contract for difference

30/09/2027

30/09/2027

Cash

123535

0.000536

Contract for difference

22/05/2028

22/05/2028

Cash

8834

0.000038

Contract for difference

30/04/2027

30/04/2027

Cash

6058498

0.026310

Contract for difference

29/05/2028

29/05/2028

Cash

10

0.000000

Equity Linked Swap

21/07/2026

21/07/2026

Cash

30000000

0.130279

Equity Linked Swap

14/10/2026

14/10/2026

Cash

16490700

0.071613

Equity Linked Swap

27/07/2026

27/07/2026

Cash

18300362

0.079472

Listed Call Warrant

03/01/2033

03/01/2033

Cash

4116759

0.017878

Listed Call Warrant

18/09/2026

18/09/2026

Cash

10480

0.000046

Listed Call Warrant on Basket

03/01/2033

03/01/2033

Cash

1445437

0.006277

Listed Put Warrant

03/01/2033

03/01/2033

Cash

121435

0.000527

Listed Put Warrant

31/12/2049

31/12/2049

Cash

20793

0.000090

OTC Call Option

03/01/2033

03/01/2033

Cash

4208952

0.018278

OTC Call Option

18/09/2026

18/09/2026

Cash

10519

0.000046

OTC Call Option on Basket

03/01/2033

03/01/2033

Cash

1796858

0.007803

OTC Put Option

03/01/2033

03/01/2033

Cash

189828

0.000824

Sub Total 8.B2


100705717

0.437327%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 





10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

If date does not apply, explain below

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

15-Jul-2026

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

 

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For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations:

vodafone.com

ir@vodafone.co.uk

Media Relations:

Vodafone.com/media/contact

GroupMedia@vodafone.com

Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679

 

About Vodafone Group
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Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company.

We serve around 370 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 17 countries with investments in a further three and partners in over 40 more. We have capacity on more than 70 subsea cable systems - the backbone of the internet - and we are developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas without coverage. Vodafone runs one of the world's largest IoT platforms, with over 240 million IoT connections globally, and we provide financial services to around 103 million customers across seven African countries - managing more transactions than any other provider.

From the seabed to the stars, Vodafone's mission is to keep everyone connected.

For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.

 

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