18th Jul 2013 13:59
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% |
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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) |
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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
Related Shares:
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