Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2698P

Vodafone Group Plc

15 November 2016

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), the Company gives notice of the following changes in share interests of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") of the Company:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Valerie Gooding
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Vodafone Group Plc
b)	LEI	549300MSQV80HSATBG53
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument and identification code	Ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each in Vodafone Group Plc (ISIN: GB00BH4HKS39)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Ordinary share purchase
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.0624 16,970
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 16,970 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 34,999
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-11-15
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

The below individual acquired and subsequently sold shares under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The awards are in connection with the conditional share awards granted on 14 November 2014 by the Company and include dividend equivalent awards. The vesting of the award was conditional on continued employment with the Vodafone Group.

The table below outlines the number of shares sold on behalf of the individual on 14 November 2016 to satisfy the tax liabilities arising on the vesting of the awards on that date and the number of shares sold on 15 November 2016 for personal reasons.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Kirk
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group External Affairs Director
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Vodafone Group Plc
b)	LEI	549300MSQV80HSATBG53
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument and identification code	Ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each in Vodafone Group Plc (ISIN: GB00BH4HKS39)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of conditional shares under the Global Incentive Plan. Sale of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.0483 94,740 GBP 2.0483 44,644
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 94,740 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 194,052 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 44,644 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 91,442
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-11-14
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a Trading Venue
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument and identification code	Ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each in Vodafone Group Plc (ISIN: GB00BH4HKS39)
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of net shares acquired under the Global Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.0855 50,096
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume: 50,096 Ordinary shares Aggregated price: GBP 104,473
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-11-15
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a Trading Venue

 

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