NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Vodafone Group Plc ("the Company")
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), the Company gives notice that it was advised on 24 July 2012 that, on 24 July 2012, Directors of the Company exercised options granted over ordinary shares of US$0.113/7 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as follows:
Director |
Grant Date |
Option price Per Ordinary Share |
Number of Ordinary Shares over which option exercised |
Number of Ordinary Shares sold |
Sale price per Ordinary Share |
Balance of Ordinary Shares retained |
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|
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Vittorio Colao |
15-Nov-06 |
135.5p |
3,472,975 |
3,078,332 |
177.532p |
394,643 |
Andrew Halford |
26-Jul-05 |
145.25p |
1,291,326 |
1,178,981 |
177.417p |
112,345 |
The share sales were effected solely to defray the costs of exercise and the associated tax and NI charges. The remaining Ordinary Shares have been retained.
As a result of the above, the interests in shares (excluding share options and unvested incentive shares) of the following Directors are as follows:
Vittorio Colao 6,818,773
Andrew Halford 2,162,811