UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated December 4, 2018
Commission File Number: 001-10086
VODAFONE GROUP
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(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 x Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
This Report on Form 6-K contains the following:-
1. A Stock Exchange Announcement dated 01 November 2018 entitled ‘TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL’
2. A Stock Exchange Announcement dated 14 November 2018 entitled ‘NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS’
3. A Stock Exchange Announcement dated 20 November 2018 entitled ‘NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS’
4. A Stock Exchange Announcement dated 27 November 2018 entitled ‘NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS’
RNS Number: 0224G
Vodafone Group Plc
01 November 2018
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
In conformity with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R, Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) hereby notifies the market that, as at 31 October 2018:
Vodafone’s issued share capital consists of 28,815,252,478 ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 of which 2,098,297,326 ordinary shares are held in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 26,716,955,152. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Vodafone under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
END
RNS Number: 3947H
Vodafone Group Plc
14 November 2018
Vodafone Group Plc
(the “Company”)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Acquisition of shares
The below individual acquired shares under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan.
The shares acquired are in connection with the performance share awards granted on 13 November 2015 by the Company referred to in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report as 2016 Global 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 2018 Annual Report, available at www.vodafone.com/investor.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
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Name |
Hannes Ametsreiter | |||
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Reason for the notification | ||||
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Position/status |
Vodafone Germany Chief Executive Officer | |||
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Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial notification | |||
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
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Name |
Vodafone Group Plc | |||
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LEI |
549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||
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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 | ||||
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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) | |||
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Nature of the transaction |
Vesting of performance shares under the Global Incentive Plan. Sale of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | |||
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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GBP 1.5641 |
469,215 |
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GBP 1.5641 |
242,382 |
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d) |
Aggregated information: volume, Price |
Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 469,215 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 733,899.18
Aggregated volume of shares sold: 242,382 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 379,109.69 | |||
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
2018-11-13 | |||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
RNS Number: 9343H
Vodafone Group Plc
20 November 2018
Vodafone Group Plc
(the “Company”)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Acquisition of shares
The below individuals acquired shares under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The awards are in connection with the conditional share awards granted on 18 November 2016 by the Company. The vesting of the award was conditional on continued employment with the Vodafone Group. For further details of the Plan, please see the Company’s 2018 Annual Report, available at www.vodafone.com/investor.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
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Name |
Margherita Della Valle | |||
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Reason for the notification | ||||
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Position/status |
Vodafone Group Chief Financial Officer | |||
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial notification | |||
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
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Name |
Vodafone Group Plc | |||
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b) |
LEI |
549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||
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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 | ||||
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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) | |||
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Nature of the transaction |
Vesting of retention shares under the Global Incentive Plan. Sale of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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GBP 1.5589 |
219,580 |
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GBP 1.5589 |
103,468 |
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d) |
Aggregated information: volume, Price
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Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 219,580 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 342,303.26
Aggregated volume of shares sold: 103,468 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 161,296.27 | |||
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
2018-11-19 | |||
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
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Name |
Nicholas Jeffery | |||
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Reason for the notification | ||||
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Position/status |
Vodafone UK Chief Executive Officer | |||
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial notification | |||
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
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a) |
Name |
Vodafone Group Plc | |||
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b) |
LEI |
549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||
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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 | ||||
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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) | |||
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Vesting of retention shares under the Global Incentive Plan. Sale of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations. | |||
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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GBP 1.5589 |
164,685 |
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GBP 1.5589 |
77,601 |
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d) |
Aggregated information: volume, Price |
Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 164,685 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 256,727.45
Aggregated volume of shares sold: 77,601 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 120,972.20 | |||
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Date of the transaction |
2018-11-19 | |||
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
Conditional award of shares
Conditional awards of shares were granted to the below participant on 16 November 2018 by the Company. The awards have been granted in accordance with the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The vesting of these awards is conditional on continued employment with the Company and will vest on 16 November 2020 and 16 November 2021 respectively. The awards also attract dividend equivalent awards.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
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Name |
Johan Wibergh | |||
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Reason for the notification | ||||
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Position/status |
Group Chief Technology Officer | |||
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial notification | |||
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
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Name |
Vodafone Group Plc | |||
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LEI |
549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||
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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 | ||||
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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) | |||
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Nature of the transaction |
Conditional award of shares (under the Global Incentive Plan) vesting on 16 November 2020 and 16 November 2021 respectively. | |||
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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GBP 1.5540 |
193,050 |
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GBP 1.5540 |
193.050 |
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d) |
Aggregated information: volume, Price |
Aggregated volumes: 386,100 Ordinary shares
Aggregated prices: GBP 599,999.40 | |||
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Date of the transaction |
2018-11-16 | |||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of trading venue | |||
RNS Number: 6615I
Vodafone Group Plc
27 November 2018
Vodafone Group Plc
(the “Company”)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Purchase and sale of shares
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities | ||||||||
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Name |
Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez | |||||||
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Reason for the notification | ||||||||
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Position/status |
Non-Executive Director | |||||||
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b) |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
Initial notification | |||||||
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
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a) |
Name |
Vodafone Group Plc | |||||||
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b) |
LEI |
549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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) | |||||||
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares | |||||||
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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GBP 1.5450 |
26,305 |
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GBP 1.5452 |
3,695 |
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Aggregated information: volume, Price
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Aggregated volume of shares acquired: 30,000 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares acquired: GBP 46,350.74 | |||||||
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Date of the transaction |
2018-11-23 | |||||||
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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)
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Nature of the transaction |
Sale of shares | |||||||
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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GBP 1.5836 |
1,570 |
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GBP 1.5838 |
12,136 |
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GBP 1.5840 |
11,294 |
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d) |
Aggregated information: volume, Price |
Aggregated volume of shares sold: 25,000 Ordinary shares Aggregated price of shares sold: GBP 39,596.94
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Date of the transaction |
2018-11-26 | |||||||
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
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.
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VODAFONE GROUP | |
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PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | |
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Dated: December 4, 2018 |
By: |
/s/ R E S MARTIN | |
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Name: |
Rosemary E S Martin |
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Title: |
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |