Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4597J

Vodafone Group Plc

28 June 2017

 

Vodafone Group Plc

(the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS 

The below individuals acquired shares under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The awards are in connection with the performance share awards granted on 26 June 2014 by the Company referred to in the Company's 2017 Annual Report as 2015 long-term incentive ("GLTI") awards. The vesting of the award was conditional on continued employment with the Vodafone Group and on the satisfaction of the performance conditions approved by the Remuneration Committee.  For further details of the Plan, please see the Company's 2017 Annual Report, available at www.vodafone.com/investor.

One individual acquired shares under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan in connection with retention share awards granted on 26 June 2015. The vesting of this award was conditional on continued employment with the Vodafone Group. 

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Vittorio Colao
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Group Chief Executive Officer
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 performance 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 2.2429 1,458,596 GBP 2.2429 688,642
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 1,458,596 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 3,271,485 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 688,642 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 1,544,555
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Nick Read
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Group Chief Financial Officer
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 performance shares under the Global Incentive Plan. Sale of shares immediately available for sale and to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.2429 780,529 GBP 2.2429 574,525
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 780,529 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 1,750,648 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 574,525 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 1,288,602
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Aldo Bisio
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Italy Chief Executive Officer
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 performance 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 2.2429 358,054 GBP 2.2429 174,793
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 358,054 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 803,079 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 174,793 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 392,043
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Antonio Coimbra
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Spain Chief Executive Officer
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 performance 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 2.2429 442,960 GBP 2.2429 200,241
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 442,960 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 993,515 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 200,241 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 449,121
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Ahmed Essam
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Chief Executive Officer - Europe Cluster
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 performance and retention shares as part of the Global Long Term Incentive (GLTI) and Global Long Term Retention (GLTR) plans for Senior Leadership Team members. Sale of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.2429 153,069 GBP 2.2429 44,873
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 153,069 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 343,318 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 44,873 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 100,646
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Nicholas Jeffery
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone UK Chief Executive Officer
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 performance 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 2.2429 468,738 GBP 2.2429 221,310
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 468,738 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 1,051,332 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 221,310 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 496,376
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Kirk
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone 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 performance shares under the Global Incentive Plan. Sale of shares immediately available for sale and to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.2429 304,706 GBP 2.2429 224,291
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 304,706 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 683,425 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 224,291 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 503,062
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rosemary Martin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
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 performance 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 2.2429 432,280 GBP 2.2429 204,098
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 432,280 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 969,561 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 204,098 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 457,771
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Ronald Schellekens
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Group Human Resources 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 performance 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 2.2429 473,194 GBP 2.2429 223,414
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 473,194 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 1,061,327 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 223,414 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 501,095
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Serpil Timuray
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Group Chief Commercial Operations and Strategy Officer
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 performance shares under the Global Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 2.2429 520,820
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 520,820 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 1,168,147
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Johan Wibergh
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Vodafone Group Chief Technology Officer
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 retention 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 2.2429 116,132 GBP 2.2429 54,838
d)	Aggregated information:  volume, Price	Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 116,132 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 260,472 Aggregated volume of shares sold: 54,838 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 122,996
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-06-26
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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