Vodafone Group Plc has applied to the London Stock Exchange for 286,113,801 ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each to be admitted to the Official List, with admission expected on or around 31 March 2026. Of these, 285,963,801 shares will be issued under the Vodafone Group Plc Global Incentive Plan 2023 and 150,000 shares under the Vodafone Group Plc AirTouch 1999 Exchange Programme. The company plans to announce each share allotment no later than 60 days after it occurs.
Vodafone Group Plc has cancelled 549,582,168 of its ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 that were previously held in treasury. After this cancellation, the company now holds 1,223,859,452 ordinary shares in treasury.
The company’s issued share capital now consists of 23,104,519,137 ordinary shares, each carrying one voting right. Vodafone notes that this total share count should be used by shareholders as the denominator when assessing whether they must notify their holdings or changes in holdings under the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Vodafone Group Plc has updated the market on its total voting rights. As at 27 February 2026, the company’s issued share capital consists of 24,877,960,757 ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each, of which 1,732,462,324 are held in treasury. This leaves a total of 23,145,498,433 voting rights, which shareholders can use as the denominator when assessing whether they must notify their holdings under UK disclosure rules.
The announcement is administrative in nature and does not form part of an offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities. Vodafone also highlights its scale as a major European and African telecoms operator, serving hundreds of millions of mobile, broadband, IoT and financial services customers.
Vodafone Group Plc has issued a notice of redemption for its 4.375% Notes due May 2028. The notes will be redeemed at a price equal to the greater of 100% of principal plus accrued interest or a make-whole amount based on discounted future principal and interest payments.
The make-whole price will be calculated using the adjusted treasury rate defined in the original May 23, 2018 prospectus supplement plus 25 basis points, with the present value of remaining scheduled payments discounted on a semi-annual basis, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
Vodafone Group reported a change in a major shareholding. Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited, ultimately controlled by the Emirates Investment Authority, now holds 3,944,743,685 voting rights in Vodafone, representing 17.005026% of the company’s voting rights, up from 16.000088% previously. All voting rights are attached to ordinary shares with ISIN GB00BH4HKS39, and there are no additional voting rights held through financial instruments.
Vodafone Group Plc has agreed to sell its 50% interest in Dutch telecom operator VodafoneZiggo to Liberty Global for €1.0 billion in cash plus a 10% stake in a new Benelux company, Ziggo Group, which will own 100% of VodafoneZiggo and Telenet. The deal values VodafoneZiggo at an enterprise value of €12.43 billion, equal to 7.1x forecast 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of €1.75 billion and 14.2x Adjusted OpFCF of €0.88 billion. Liberty Global plans to spin off its 90% Ziggo Group stake to its shareholders and list Ziggo Group in Amsterdam in 2027. Vodafone will also provide brand licensing and other services to VodafoneZiggo with expected charges of €625 million over 10 years. The transaction requires customary approvals and is expected to complete in the second half of 2026.
Vodafone Group Plc reported that two senior executives acquired ordinary shares through its Dividend Reinvestment Plan on 10 February 2026. Chair Jean-François van Boxmeer bought 23,785 shares at GBP 1.14 each, for an aggregated price of GBP 27,114.90. Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer Joakim Reiter bought 52,297 shares at GBP 1.14083, totaling GBP 59,661.99. Both transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange and were automatic reinvestments of dividends, increasing their shareholdings without a separate cash payment.
Vodafone Group Plc filed a Form 6-K reporting small insider share purchases made through its Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Non-Executive Director Simon Dingemans acquired 940 ordinary shares at GBP 1.060499 each on 5 February 2026, for an aggregated cost of GBP 996.87. Lady Anna Carter, a person closely associated with Non-Executive Director Stephen A. Carter CBE, acquired 3,037 ordinary shares at GBP 1.098750 each on 6 February 2026, for an aggregated cost of GBP 3,336.90. Both transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange and reflect automatic reinvestment of dividends into Vodafone shares.
Vodafone Group reports that its African subsidiary Vodacom Group has begun a multi-year spectrum investment programme in Egypt with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
In the first phase, Vodafone Egypt has acquired 2 x 10MHz of 1,800MHz spectrum. The spectrum payment will be made in four annual instalments, starting with US$100 million (€84 million) in FY26. Following this purchase, Vodafone Egypt’s 1,800MHz holding doubles from 2 x 10MHz to 2 x 20MHz, while other bands remain unchanged.
Vodafone Group expects to recognise an additional intangible spectrum asset of about US$350 million (€294 million) related to this 1,800MHz acquisition. The added capacity is expected to support growing demand for reliable, high quality voice and data services in Egypt, ahead of a planned next phase covering 3,500MHz allocation and renewal of 2,600MHz spectrum between FY28 and FY32.
Vodafone Group Plc reported that it bought back 27,056,765 of its ordinary shares of US$0.2020/21 each from Goldman Sachs International on 05 February 2026 under its previously announced share repurchase programme.
The shares were repurchased at a volume weighted average price of 108.53 pence, with a highest price of 110.35 pence and a lowest price of 104.25 pence. Vodafone intends to hold all of these shares in treasury. After this transaction, Vodafone holds 1,501,537,119 ordinary shares in treasury and has 23,376,423,638 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares.