Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6477J

Vodafone Group Plc

18 July 2013

 



Vodafone Group Plc

18 July 2013

The Company has received a notification from Legal & General Group Plc advising that the voting rights in the Company held by certain of its Group Companies now represent less than 3% of the voting rights of the Company. The threshold that was crossed or reached as a result of the transaction was 3%. The disclosure of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below.

This notice is given in fulfilment of Vodafone Group Plc's obligation under DTR 5.8.12.

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: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3.    Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

5.    Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 16 July 2013

6.    Date on which issuer notified: 17 July 2013

7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi)(vii): L&G (Below 3%)

8.    Notified details: 

A. Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)(x)(xi)(xii):

	Number of shares previous to triggering transaction	% of voting rights after triggering transaction
Ordinary USD0.11428571/ADR	2,109,562,041 (As on 14/07/2010)	Below 3%

B. Qualifying Financial Instruments (xiii)(xiv)

N/A

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)(xvi)(xvii)(xviii)(xix)(xx)

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Total number/percentage of voting rights                      Below 3%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)  (Group)  Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10.        Name of the Proxy holder:  N/A

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

12.        Date on which the proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13.        Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 48,374,030,751

14.        Contact name: Angela Hayter (LGIM)

15.        Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851

 

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