Vodafone Group Plc reported a transaction by senior executive Ahmed Essam, Executive Chairman of Vodafone Germany and CEO, European Markets. He sold 2,500,000 ordinary shares of Vodafone at £1.20372 per share on 28 July 2026 on the London Stock Exchange, for a total of £3,009,300.
Vodafone is a major European and African telecommunications group, serving around 370 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 17 countries, running an IoT platform with over 240 million connections, and providing financial services to around 103 million customers across eight African countries.
Vodafone Group Plc has appointed Olaf Koch as a Non-Executive Director, effective 27 July 2026, following approval of his election at the 2026 Annual General Meeting. He will serve on the Remuneration Committee and ESG Committee from 1 August 2026.
This board and committee change is made in compliance with obligations under the UK Listing Rules, specifically Rule 6.4.6. Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company serving around 370 million mobile and broadband customers across 17 countries, supported by extensive subsea cable, IoT, satellite and financial services operations.
Vodafone Group held its Annual General Meeting in London on 27 July 2026, where shareholders passed all resolutions put to a vote, covering receipt of the 31 March 2026 accounts, re-election or election of all listed directors and approval of governance and remuneration items. A final dividend of 2.3625 eurocents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2026 was approved.
Shareholders also authorised the directors to allot shares, dis-apply pre-emption rights (including a further 5% for acquisitions), purchase the company’s own shares, authorise political donations and call general meetings on 14 days’ notice. Hatem Dowidar had resigned earlier so his re-election resolution was withdrawn, and Amparo Moraleda retired from the board at the meeting. Following the AGM, committee memberships were updated, including Simon Dingemans chairing the Audit and Risk Committee, Christine Ramon the Remuneration Committee, Anne‑Françoise Nesmes the ESG Committee and Simon Segars the Technology Committee. Ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, totalled 23,028,452,487 as of 23 July 2026.
Vodafone Group reported Q1 FY27 total revenue of €10.3 billion, up 9.7% year-on-year, driven by 9.8% service revenue growth to €8.6 billion and the consolidation of Three UK. Organic service revenue rose 5.2% with growth in all segments, led by Africa’s 12.6% organic increase and high double-digit digital services growth in Business.
Adjusted EBITDAaL increased 6.7% to €2.9 billion, with the margin improving organically by 0.6 percentage points to 28.5%. Operating profit rose to €3.9 billion, primarily due to a €3.0 billion gain from remeasuring the Safaricom stake as Vodacom acquired an additional effective 20% interest, taking ownership in Safaricom to 55%.
FY27 guidance now includes nine months of Safaricom consolidation, with Group Adjusted EBITDAaL expected at €13.0–€13.3 billion and Adjusted free cash flow at €2.6–€2.9 billion, and management expecting to deliver at the upper end of these ranges. Restructuring and integration costs are expected to peak around €0.7 billion in FY27, including approximately €0.4 billion related to the VodafoneThree merger.
Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC and Emirates Investment Authority report that they no longer beneficially own any ordinary shares of Vodafone Group Plc. The reporting persons state beneficial ownership of 0 shares, representing 0% of Vodafone’s ordinary shares of 20 20/21 US cents each.
Each reporting person reports no sole or shared voting power and no sole or shared dispositive power over Vodafone shares. Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited is wholly owned by Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC, which is 60% owned by Emirates Investment Authority, described as an integral part of the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates with an independent legal identity.
Vodafone Group Plc reports a TR-1 notification of major holdings, disclosing that entities including Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and related affiliates hold 5.660000% of Vodafone’s voting rights. This corresponds to 1,303,654,716 voting rights attached to ordinary shares with ISIN GB00BH4HKS39.
The position is held entirely through shares, with 0.000000% of voting rights reported via financial instruments or similar economic exposures. The disclosure is made under the UK FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, specifically DTR 5.8.12R(1).
Vodafone Group Plc reports a TR-1 notification of major holdings under UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The notified holder controls 19.87% of Vodafone’s voting rights, representing 4,574,743,685 voting rights, all through financial instruments rather than directly held shares.
The position is held via several Equity Linked Arrangements capable of cash and/or physical settlement, with maturity dates on 22 February 2027 and 6 July 2027, each potentially extendable subject to conditions. Entities linked to the Niel Family Group, including Maya SAS and Vega SAS, are listed as the controlling persons and controlled undertakings in relation to this exposure.
Vodafone Group Plc reports a TR-1 notification of major holdings relating to entities controlled by BNP Paribas SA. The resulting position comprises 6.487997% of Vodafone’s voting rights, representing 1,494,026,873 voting rights in total on the date the threshold was crossed or reached.
Of this, 5.843675% (1,345,655,438 voting rights) is attached to shares in class GB00BH4HKS39, largely held indirectly, while 0.644322% of voting rights arises through financial instruments. These instruments include 2,500,000 voting rights via vanilla call options and a further 145,871,435 voting rights via additional vanilla call options, total return swaps and swaps, all on a cash-settled basis.
The notification identifies BNP Paribas Financial Markets and BNP Paribas Cardif, both based in Paris, as shareholders under the ultimate control of BNP Paribas SA. Vodafone states that this disclosure is made pursuant to DTR 5.8.12R(1) under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and directs shareholders to its total voting rights announcement for assessing their own reporting obligations.
Vodafone Group Plc reports a TR-1 notification of major holdings, indicating that an investor now holds 8.463874% of Vodafone’s voting rights through ordinary shares and a further 0.437327% through financial instruments, for a total of 8.901201% corresponding to 2,049,729,099 voting rights. Direct voting rights attached to shares are 1,949,023,382, with 100,705,717 voting rights linked to cash-settled instruments such as certificates, contracts for difference, equity linked swaps, warrants and OTC options. Vodafone describes itself as a major European and African telecoms provider, serving around 370 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 17 countries, running an IoT platform with over 240 million connections, and offering financial services to about 103 million customers in seven African markets.
Vodafone Group Plc reported a change in major shareholdings: Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited, a shareholder ultimately linked to Emirates Investment Authority, has reduced its position in Vodafone to 0% of voting rights. The resulting situation shows no voting rights attached to shares and no voting rights through financial instruments, with a total of 0 voting rights now held.
The previous notification for this holder recorded 17.005026% of voting rights attached to shares. This change triggered a TR-1 notification of major holdings under the UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, which Vodafone has published for investors’ awareness.