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RNS Number : 8753T  Vodafone Group Plc  20 February 2026

 

20 February 2026

 Major Shareholding Notification

 

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BH4HKS39

Issuer Name

VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Emirates Investment Authority

City of registered office (if applicable)

Abu Dhabi

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Arab Emirates

4. Details of the shareholder

 Name                         City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited  Grand Cayman               Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

18-Feb-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Feb-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % 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  17.005026                                             0.000000                                                                   17.005026                       3944743685
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          16.000088                                             0.000000                                                                   16.000088

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 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                                 3944743685                                                                            17.005026
 Sub Total 8.A                                3944743685                                                                            17.005026%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

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

 Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                           than the notifiable threshold
 Emirates Investment Authority  Emirates Investment Authority                  17.005026                                                                                                                                               17.005026%
 Emirates Investment Authority  Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC  17.005026                                                                                                                                               17.005026%
 Emirates Investment Authority  Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited                    17.005026                                                                                                                                               17.005026%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

19-Feb-2026

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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 For more information, please contact:
 Investor Relations:  investors.vodafone.com (https://investors.vodafone.com)  ir@vodafone.co.uk (mailto:ir@vodafone.co.uk)  Media Relations:  Vodafone.com/media/contact (https://www.vodafone.com/news/media-contacts)  GroupMedia@vodafone.com (mailto:GroupMedia@vodafone.com)
 Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14
 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679

 

About Vodafone Group
everyone.connected

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company.

 

We serve over 360 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks
in 15 countries with investments in a further five and partners in over 40
more. We have capacity on more than 70 subsea cable systems - the backbone of
the internet - 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 over 230 million connections globally,
and we provide financial services to around 94 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
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