Vodafone Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2024

Aug 5, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated August 05, 2024

Commission File Number: 001-10086

VODAFONE GROUP

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ✓ Form 40-F _

This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 05 August 2024 entitled ‘Major Shareholding Notification’.

5 August 2024

VODAFONE GROUP PLC ('the Company')

Major Shareholding Notification

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BH4HKS39

Issuer Name

VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

1. Reason for Notification

Other

Comments

Passive change due to the reduction of shares in issue, due to a share buyback program

1. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Liberty Global Ltd.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Hamilton

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Bermuda

| Name | City
of registered office | Country
of registered office |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Liberty
Global Ltd | Hamilton | Bermuda |

1. Details of the shareholder

| Name | City
of registered office | Country
of registered office |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Liberty
Global Europe Holding B.V. | Schiphol-Rijk | Netherlands |

1. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

01-Aug-2024

1. Date on which Issuer notified

02-Aug-2024

1. 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 | 0.357100 | 4.661200 | 5.018300 | 1335000000 |
| Position
of previous notification (if applicable) | 0.000000 | 4.920000 | 4.920000 | |

1. 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)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
GB00BH4HKS39	95000000	0.357100
Sub
Total 8.A	95000000	0.357100%

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RIGHT
TO RECEIVE OR RECALL SHARES | N/A | N/A | 1240000000 | 4.661200 |
| Sub
Total 8.B1 | | | 1240000000 | 4.661200% |

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

Type of financial instrument
Sub
Total 8.B2

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

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

| Ultimate controlling person | Name of controlled undertaking | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Liberty
Global Ltd | Liberty
Global Holdings Limited (formerly Liberty Global plc) | |
| Liberty
Global Ltd | Liberty
Global Broadband I Limited | |
| Liberty
Global Ltd | Liberty
Global Holding B.V. | |
| Liberty
Global Ltd | Liberty
Global Europe Holding B.V. | 5.018300% |

1. 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

1. Additional Information

Due to an intra-group reorganisation, Liberty Global Ltd is now the ultimate controlling person of the Liberty Global group.

1. Date of Completion

02-Aug-2024

1. Place Of Completion

London

-ends-

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations Media Relations

Investors.vodafone.com Vodafone.com/media/contact

ir@vodafone.co.uk GroupMedia@vodafone.com

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

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 authorised.

| | VODAFONE
GROUP |
| --- | --- |
| | PUBLIC
LIMITED COMPANY |
| | (Registrant) |
| Date:
August 05, 2024 | By: /s/ M D B |
| | Name: Maaike de Bie |
| | Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |