Dated July 09, 2025

 

Commission File Number: 001-10086

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ✓ Form 40-F _

 

 

 

This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 09 July 2025 entitled ‘Major Shareholding Notification’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GB00BH4HKS39

 

VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

UK

 

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

 

Barclays PLC

 

London

 

United Kingdom

 

 

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Barclays Bank PLC	London	United Kingdom

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

 

04-Jul-2025

 

 

08-Jul-2025

 

 

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.030000	5.950000	5.980000	1462987584
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.100000	5.920000	6.020000

 

 

 

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BH4HKS39	7576971	968958	0.030000	0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	8545929		0.030000%

 

 

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to recall	NA	NA	75723343	0.310000
Physical Call Option	17/10/2025- - 20/03/2026	NA	76195244	0.310000
Sub Total 8.B1			151918587	0.620000%

 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

  

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
CFD	NA	NA	Cash	43591366	0.180000
Equity Swap	22/12/2025 - 27/05/2027	NA	Cash	29198695	0.120000
Portfolio Swap	13/08/2025 - 29/04/2027	NA	Cash	54879162	0.220000
Put Option	20/10/2025 - 23/12/2026	NA	Cash	464836813	1.900000
Call Option	20/10/2025 - 23/12/2026	NA	Cash	653520746	2.680000
Put Option	17/10/2025- - 20/03/2026	NA	Physical	56496286	0.230000
Sub Total 8.B2				1302523068	5.330000%

 

 

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Barclays PLC	Barclays Bank PLC		5.390000	5.390000%
Barclays PLC	Barclays Capital Securities Limited
Barclays PLC	Barclays Capital Inc.
Barclays PLC	Barclays Investment Solutions Limited
Barclays PLC	BARCLAYS BANK (SUISSE) SA
Barclays PLC	Barclays Bank Ireland PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full chain of controlled undertaking: Barclays PLC Barclays Bank PLC (100%) Barclays Capital Securities Limited (100%)   Barclays PLC Barclays Bank PLC (100%) Barclays US Holdings Limited (100%) Barclays US LLC (100%) Barclays Group US Inc. (100%) Barclays Capital Inc. (100%)   Barclays PLC Barclays Bank PLC (100%) Barclays Investment Solutions Limited (100%)   Barclays PLC Barclays Bank PLC (100%) B.P.B. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (100%) BARCLAYS BANK (SUISSE) SA (100%)   Barclays PLC Barclays Bank PLC (100%) Barclays Bank Ireland PLC (100%)

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08-Jul-2025

 

 

London

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company.

 

We serve over 340 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 15 countries with investments in a further five and partners in over 40 more. Our undersea cables transport around a sixth of the world's internet traffic, and we are developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas without coverage. Vodafone runs one of the world's largest IoT platforms, with 205 million IoT connections, and we provide financial services to around 88 million customers across seven African countries - managing more transactions than any other provider.

 

From the seabed to the stars, Vodafone's purpose is to keep everyone connected.

 

For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

 

 

	VODAFONE GROUP
	PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: July 09, 2025	By: /s/ M D B
	Name: Maaike de Bie
	Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary