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
July 29, 2024
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 ✓
Form 40-F _
This
Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 29
July 2024 entitled ‘VODAFONE LAUNCHES CAPPED TENDER
OFFERS’.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY
PERSON RESIDENT AND/OR LOCATED IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH
RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IS UNLAWFUL
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT
QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE
MEANING OF (A) ARTICLE 7(1) OF UK MAR IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO
NOTES ISSUED BY VODAFONE (EACH AS DEFINED BELOW) AND (B) ARTICLE
7(1) OF MAR IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO NOTES ISSUED BY VIFD (EACH
AS DEFINED HEREIN)
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY LAUNCHES CAPPED TENDER OFFERS
FOR CERTAIN U.S. DOLLAR AND EURO DENOMINATED NOTES DUE 2028 TO
2031
(Newbury,
Berkshire - England) - July 29, 2024 - Vodafone Group Plc
("Vodafone" or the "Company") announces the launch of its offers to
purchase for cash in concurrent, but separate offers the
outstanding notes of the series described in the table below (the
"Notes") in three separate pools (each, a "Pool" and, together, the
"Pools") with an aggregate principal amount for (i) the series of
Notes within Pool 1 of up to €660,000,000, (ii) the series of
Notes within Pool 2 of up to €400,000,000 and (iii) the Notes
within Pool 3 of up to €290,000,000, and in the case of the
Pool 1 Notes and Pool 2 Notes, based on the respective order of
priority (each an "Acceptance Priority Level" and together, the
"Acceptance Priority Levels"), as applicable, for such series
within such Pool, as set forth in the table below. Each offer to
purchase each series of Notes is referred to herein as an "Offer"
and the offers to purchase the Notes as the "Offers." The Offers
are subject to the terms of, and conditions set out in, the offer
to purchase dated July 29, 2024 (the "Offer to Purchase"),
including the Financing Condition (as defined herein)
Title of Security
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Principal Amount Outstanding
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CUSIP/ISIN /Common Code
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Acceptance PriorityLevel
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Early Tender Premium(2)
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Reference Security
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Bloomberg Reference Page/Screen
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Fixed Spread(basis points)
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Pool 1 Notes - Offers subject to the Pool 1 Maximum Tender Amount
of €660,000,000(1)
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4.375%
Notes due May 2028 (the "2028 Notes")
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$900,504,000
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92857WBK5
/ US92857WBK53 /N/A
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1
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$50
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4.375%
U.S. Treasury due July 15, 2027
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FIT1
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30
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3.25%
Notes due March 2029 with a First Par Call Date of December 2, 2028
(the "March 2029 Notes")(3)
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€650,000,000
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N/A
/XS2560495462 /1256049546
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2
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€50
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March
2029 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate
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IRSB EU
<GO>(5)
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15
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Pool 2 Notes - Offers subject to the Pool 2 Maximum Tender Amount
of €400,000,000(1)
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1.875%
Notes due November 2029 (the "November 2029 Notes")
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€750,000,000
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N/A
/XS1721422068 /172142206
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1
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€50
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November
2029 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate
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IRSB EU
<GO>(5)
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15
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7.875%
Notes due February 2030 (the "2030 Notes")(4)
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$744,400,000(4)
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92857TAH0
/US92857TAH05 /N/A
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2
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$50
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4.25%
U.S. Treasury due June 30, 2029
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FIT1
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55
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Pool 3 Notes - Offers subject to the Pool 3 Maximum Tender Amount
of €290,000,000(1)
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1.60%
Notes due July 2031 (the "2031 Notes")
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€1,150,000,000
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N/A
/XS1463101680 /146310168
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N/A
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€50
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2031
Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate
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IRSB EU
<GO>(5)
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30
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Notes:
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(1)
To determine whether the applicable Pool Maximum Tender Amount has
been reached, where required, we will convert the applicable
aggregate principal amount with respect to the Dollar Notes (as
defined herein) validly tendered into Euro using a conversion rate
of $1:€0.9204, which was the exchange rate as of 10:00 a.m.
(New York City time) on July 26, 2024 as displayed on the BFIX
screen on Bloomberg. Pool Maximum Tender Amounts represent the
maximum aggregate principal amount that may be purchased among the
relevant series of Notes within the relevant Pool. Pool Maximum
Tender Amounts may be increased or decreased at the Company's sole
and absolute discretion.
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(2)
Per $1,000 or €1,000, as applicable, principal amount of
Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the
Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase. For the avoidance
of doubt, the Early Tender Premium is already included within the
Total Consideration (which, in the case of the Notes, will be
calculated using the Fixed Spread over the relevant Reference Yield
as described herein), and is not in addition to the Total
Consideration.
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(3)
Issued by Vodafone International Financing DAC ("VIFD"), an
indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The terms and
conditions of the March 2029 Notes provide for an optional call at
par (together with any Accrued Interest (as defined herein) up to
(but excluding) the redemption date) at the VIFD's option on any
date from (and including) December 2, 2028 ("First Par Call Date")
to (but excluding) March 2, 2029.
(4)
Only the 2030 Notes issued pursuant to the CUSIP/ISIN shown are
subject to the relevant Offer. The principal amount outstanding
shows only amounts held under the relevant CUSIP/ISIN.
(5)
Pricing Source: BGN.
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The
Notes denominated in U.S. Dollars are referred to herein as "Dollar
Notes," and the Notes denominated in Euro are referred to herein as
"Euro Notes." Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in this
announcement have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Offer
to Purchase.
Holders
are advised to read carefully the Offer to Purchase for full
details of, and information on the procedures for participating in,
the Offers. All documentation relating to the Offers, including the
Offer to Purchase, together with any updates, are available at the
following website:
https://deals.is.kroll.com/vodafone.
All
Notes accepted in the Offers will be cancelled and retired by the
Company.
Purpose of the Offers
The
Offers and the issuance of the New Notes (as defined herein) are
being undertaken to, among other things, proactively manage the
Company's outstanding debt portfolio.
Financing Condition
VIFD,
an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has today, July
29, 2024, announced its intention to issue new euro-denominated
notes to be wholly and unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed
by the Company (the "New Notes"). Whether the Company will accept
for purchase any Notes validly tendered in the Offers and complete
the Offers is subject, without limitation, to the successful
completion (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company) of
the issue of the New Notes (the "Financing
Condition").
Consideration for the Notes
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, including the Financing Condition, Holders of Notes that
are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the
Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase will receive the
applicable Total Consideration. The Total Consideration payable for
a series of Notes will be a price per $1,000 or €1,000
principal amount of such series of Notes that, as regards the
Dollar Notes and the Euro Notes, shall be equal to an amount,
calculated in accordance with the respective formulas described in
Schedules A-1 or A-2 of the Offer to Purchase, as applicable, that
would reflect, as of the Early Settlement Date, a yield to the
maturity date or First Par Call Date, as applicable, of each series
of Notes equal to the sum of (a) the Reference Yield of the
applicable Reference Security, determined at the Price
Determination Date plus (b) the applicable Fixed Spread, minus
Accrued Interest. The Reference Yield will be calculated in
accordance with standard market practice (rounded to 3 decimal
points) and will correspond to:
●
for the Dollar Notes, the bid-side price of the applicable
Reference Security as displayed on the applicable reference
page/screen (the "Reference Page") set forth in table above;
and
●
for the Euro Notes, the applicable Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase),
each as
of the Price Determination Date.
If the
Dealer Managers determine that the relevant Reference Page is not
operational or is displaying inaccurate information at that time,
the bid-side price of the Reference Security or the applicable
Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate, as applicable, determined at or around
the Price Determination Date shall be determined by such other
means as the Company, in consultation with the Dealer Managers, may
consider to be appropriate under the circumstances.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the Early Tender Premium is already included
within the Total Consideration (which, in the case of all Notes,
will be calculated using the Fixed Spread over the relevant
Reference Yield), and is not in addition to the Total
Consideration. Holders who validly tender their Notes after the
Early Tender Time but at or prior to the Expiration Date, and whose
Notes are accepted for purchase, will receive only the applicable
Late Tender Offer Consideration, which is the applicable Total
Consideration less the applicable Early Tender
Premium.
In
respect of each series of Notes except for the March 2029 Notes,
the Total Consideration shall in all cases be calculated with
reference to the maturity date of such series of Notes. With
respect to the March 2029 Notes, if the sum of (i) the March 2029
Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate to Par Call plus (ii) the Fixed
Spread applicable to the March 2029 Notes, is less than the
contractual annual rate of interest for the March 2029 Notes, then
the Total Consideration shall be calculated with reference to the
First Par Call Date of such Notes, assuming such series of Notes
were repaid in full on the First Par Call Date and in such case the
"March 2029 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate" shall be the March
2029 Notes Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate to Par Call. With respect to
the March 2029 Notes, if the sum of (i) the March 2029 Notes
Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate to Par Call plus (ii) the Fixed Spread
applicable to the March 2029 Notes, is greater than or equal to the
contractual annual rate of interest for the March 2029 Notes, then
the Total Consideration shall be calculated with reference to the
maturity date of such Notes and in such case the "March 2029 Notes
Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate" shall be the March 2029 Notes
Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate to Maturity.
Vodafone
will issue a press release specifying the applicable consideration
for each series of Notes as soon as reasonably practicable after
the determination thereof by the Dealer Managers.
Accrued Interest
In
addition to the applicable Total Consideration or applicable Late
Tender Offer Consideration, each Holder whose Notes are tendered
and accepted for purchase will receive accrued and unpaid interest
on the principal amount of Notes from, and including, the most
recent interest payment date prior to the applicable Settlement
Date up to, but not including, the applicable Settlement Date,
rounded to the nearest cent ("Accrued Interest"). Accrued Interest
will be paid in cash. All Notes accepted in the Offers will be
cancelled and retired by Vodafone.
Pool Maximum Tender Amount; Acceptance Priority Levels and
Proration
The
amount of each series of Notes in the relevant Pool that is
purchased is subject to the relevant Pool Maximum Tender Amount.
Tendered Pool 1 Notes with an aggregate principal amount of up to
€660,000,000 will be accepted in Pool 1; tendered Pool 2
Notes with an aggregate principal amount of up to
€400,000,000 will be accepted in Pool 2; and tendered Pool 3
Notes with an aggregate principal amount of up to
€290,000,000 will be accepted in Pool 3. The Company reserves
the right to increase or decrease any Pool Maximum Tender Amount.
To determine whether the relevant Pool Maximum Tender Amount has
been reached, the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Notes
validly tendered will be converted into Euro using a conversion
rate of $1:€0.9204, which was the exchange rate as of 10:00
a.m. (New York City time) on July 26, 2024 as displayed on the BFIX
screen on Bloomberg.
Subject
to the Pool Maximum Tender Amounts, the Pool 1 Notes and Pool 2
Notes will be purchased in accordance with the Acceptance Priority
Levels (in numerical priority order) set forth in the table above.
With respect to the Pool 1 Notes, the 2028 Notes are designated as
the first, or higher, Acceptance Priority Level and the March 2029
Notes are designated as the second, or lower, Acceptance Priority
Level. With respect to the Pool 2 Notes, the November 2029 Notes
are designated as the first, or higher, Acceptance Priority Level,
and the 2030 Notes are designated as the second, or lower,
Acceptance Priority Level.
Subject
to the Pool Maximum Tender Amounts, all Pool 1 Notes and Pool 2
Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Time having a higher
Acceptance Priority Level within the relevant Pool will be accepted
before any tendered Pool 1 Notes or Pool 2 Notes of a series within
such Pool having a lower Acceptance Priority Level are accepted,
and all Notes within such Pool tendered following the Early Tender
Time but at or prior to the Expiration Date having a higher
Acceptance Priority Level will be accepted before any Pool 1 Notes
or Pool 2 Notes within such Pool tendered following the Early
Tender Time having a lower Acceptance Priority Level are accepted
in the relevant Offer. If the relevant Pool Maximum Tender Amount
is not reached as of the Early Tender Time, Notes within a relevant
Pool tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Time will be accepted
for purchase in priority to Notes within such Pool tendered
following the Early Tender Time even if such Notes tendered
following the Early Tender Time have a higher Acceptance Priority
Level than Notes within such Pool tendered at or prior to the Early
Tender Time.
Notes
of a series within a relevant Pool may be subject to proration if
the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series validly
tendered would cause the relevant Pool Maximum Tender Amount to be
exceeded. Furthermore, if a Pool Maximum Tender Amount is reached
as of the Early Tender Time, Holders who validly tender Notes
within the relevant Pool following the Early Tender Time but at or
prior to the Expiration Date will not have any of their Notes
within such Pool accepted for purchase unless the relevant Pool
Maximum Tender Amount is increased in the sole and absolute
discretion of the Company.
Key Dates and Times, Offer Period and Results
Holders
of the Notes should note the following dates and times relating to
the Offers:
Date
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Calendar Date
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Commencement
Date
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July
29, 2024.
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Early
Tender
Time
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5:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 9, 2024, unless extended or
earlier terminated by the Company in its sole and absolute
discretion, subject to applicable law.
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Withdrawal
Deadline
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5:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 9, 2024, unless extended or
earlier terminated by the Company in its sole and absolute
discretion, subject to applicable law.
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Early
Results Announcement
Date
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The
first business day after the Early Tender Time, which is expected
to be August 12, 2024
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Price
Determination
Date
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10:00
a.m., New York City time, on August 12, 2024.
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Early
Settlement
Date
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In
respect of all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at
or prior to the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase, the
Company expects to make payment on the third business day after the
Early Tender Time, August 14, 2024.
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Expiration
Date
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5:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 26, 2024, unless extended or
earlier terminated by the Company in its sole and absolute
discretion, subject to applicable law.
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Final
Tender Results Announcement
Date.............................................................................
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The
first business day after the Expiration Date, which is expected to
be August 27, 2024.
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Final
Settlement
Date
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In
respect of the Notes that are validly tendered after the Early
Tender Time and at or prior to the Expiration Date and accepted for
purchase, the Company expects the Final Settlement Date to occur on
the second business day after the Expiration Date, August 28,
2024.
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Holders of Notes are advised to check with any intermediary through
which they hold Notes as to when such intermediary would need to
receive instructions from a beneficial owner in order for that
beneficial owner to be able to participate in, or withdraw their
instruction to participate in, the Offers before the deadlines
specified in the Offer to Purchase. The deadlines set by any such
intermediary and the applicable Clearing System for participation
in the Offers may be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified
above.
The
acceptance of Notes for purchase is conditional on the satisfaction
of the conditions of the Offers as provided in "The Terms of the
Offers-Conditions to the Offers" in the Offer to Purchase,
including the Financing Condition.
The
Company has retained Merrill Lynch International and NatWest
Markets Plc as Dealer Managers and Kroll Issuer Services Limited as
Information and Tender Agent (the "Information and Tender Agent")
for the purposes of the Offers.
Questions
regarding procedures for tendering Notes may be directed to the
Information and Tender Agent at +44 20 7704 0880 or by email to
vodafone@is.kroll.com, Attention: Owen Morris. Questions regarding
the Offers may be directed to Merrill Lynch International at +1
(888) 292-0070 (toll free), +1 (980) 387-3907 or +44 207 996 5420
(in London) or by email to DG.LM-EMEA@bofa.com and to NatWest
Markets Plc at +1 (800) 231-5830 (toll free) or + 44 20 7678 5222
(in London) or by email to
liabilitymanagement@natwestmarkets.com.
This
announcement is for informational purposes only and does not
constitute an offer to buy, or a solicitation of an offer to sell,
any security. No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be
unlawful. The Offers are only being made pursuant to the Offer to
Purchase. Holders of the Notes are urged to carefully read the
Offer to Purchase before making any decision with respect to the
Offers.
This
announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for, or otherwise invest in,
New Notes in the United States.
The New
Notes are not being, and will not be, offered or sold in the United
States. Nothing in this announcement constitutes an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes in the United
States or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered,
sold or delivered in the United States absent registration under,
or an exemption from the registration requirements of, the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
The New Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold or
delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to,
or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in
Regulation S under the Securities Act).
This
announcement is being made by each of Vodafone Group Plc and
Vodafone International Financing DAC and contains information that
qualified or may have qualified as inside information for the
purposes of (a) Article 7(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU)
596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of domestic law in the United
Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the
"EUWA") ("UK MAR") in so far as it relates to Notes issued by
Vodafone and (b) Article 7 of MAR in so far as it relates to Notes
issued by VIFD, encompassing information relating to the Offers
described above. For the purposes of (a) in respect of Vodafone, UK
MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
2016/1055 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by
virtue of the EUWA, and (b) in respect of VIFD, MAR and Article 2
of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this
announcement is made by Maaike de Bie, Group General Counsel and
Company Secretary of Vodafone.
Offer and Distribution Restrictions
Italy
None of
the Offers, this announcement, the Offer to Purchase or any other
documents or materials relating to the Offers have been or will be
submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale
per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to Italian laws
and regulations. Each Offer is being carried out in the Republic of
Italy ("Italy") as an exempt offer pursuant to article 101-bis,
paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24,
1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis,
paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as
amended. Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are
resident or located in Italy can tender Notes for purchase in the
Offers through authorised persons (such as investment firms, banks
or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in
Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB
Regulation No. 20307 of February 15, 2018, as amended from time to
time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as
amended) and in compliance with any other applicable laws and
regulations and with any requirements imposed by CONSOB or any
other Italian authority.
Each
intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations
concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in
connection with the Notes and/or the Offers.
United Kingdom
The
communication of this announcement and the Offer to Purchase and
any other documents or materials relating to the Offers is not
being made by and such documents and/or materials have not been
approved by an "authorised person" for the purposes of section 21
of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA 2000").
Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being
distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in
the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or
materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions
under section 21(1) of the FSMA on the basis that it is only
directed at and may only be communicated to: (1) persons who are
outside of the United Kingdom; (2) investment professionals falling
within the definition contained in Article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the
"Financial Promotion Order"); (3) those persons who are existing
members or creditors of the Company or other persons falling within
Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order; or (4) any other
persons to whom such documents and/or materials may lawfully be
communicated in accordance with the Financial Promotion Order (all
such persons together referred to as "relevant persons"). This
announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or
materials relating to the Offers are only available to relevant
persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or
rely on this document or any of its contents.
France
The
Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, and none of this
announcement, the Offer to Purchase or any other document or
material relating to the Offers has been or shall be distributed,
to the public in the Republic of France other than to qualified
investors as defined in Article 2(e) of the Regulation (EU)
2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation"). None of this announcement,
the Offer to Purchase or any other document or materials relating
to the Offers have been or will be submitted for clearance to nor
approved by the Autorité
des Marchés Financiers.
Belgium
Neither
this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other brochure,
documents or materials relating to the Offers has been, or will be,
submitted or notified to, or approved or recognized by, the Belgian
Financial Services and Markets Authority ("Autorité des services et marchés
financiers"/"Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en
Markten"). In Belgium, the Offers do not constitute a public
offering within the meaning of Articles 3, §1, 1° and 6,
§1 of the Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids
("loi relative aux offres
publiques d'acquisition"/"wet op de openbare
overnamebiedingen"), as amended or replaced from time to
time. Accordingly, the Offers may not be, and are not being
advertised, and this announcement, the Offer to Purchase, as well
as any brochure, or any other material or document relating thereto
(including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any
similar document) may not, have not and will not be distributed or
made available, directly or indirectly, to any person located
and/or resident within Belgium, other than to "qualified investors"
("investisseurs
qualifiés"/"qekwalificeerde belegge"), within the
meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation acting on
their own account. Insofar as Belgium is concerned, the Offers are
made only to qualified investors, as this term is defined above.
Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement, the
Offer to Purchase or in any brochure or any other document or
material relating thereto may not be used for any other purpose or
disclosed or distributed to any other person in
Belgium.
General
This
announcement does not constitute an offer to buy or the
solicitation of an offer to sell Notes (and tenders of Notes in the
Offers will not be accepted from Holders) in any circumstances in
which such offer or solicitation or acceptance is unlawful. In
those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws
require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and
any Dealer Manager or any of the Dealer Managers' affiliates is
such a licensed broker or dealer in any such jurisdiction, the
Offers shall be deemed to be made by such Dealer Manager or such
Dealer Manager's affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of the
Company in such jurisdiction.
Each
tendering Holder participating in the Offers will be deemed to give
certain representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to
above and generally as set out in the section titled "Description
of the Offers-Procedures for Tendering Notes-Other Matters" in the
Offer to Purchase. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the
Offers from a Holder that is unable to make these representations
will not be accepted. Each of the Company, the Dealer Managers and
the Information and Tender Agent reserves the right, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender
of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers, whether any such
representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such
investigation is undertaken and as a result the Company determines
(for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such
tender shall not be accepted.
Forward-Looking Information
This
announcement contains certain forward-looking statements which
reflect the Company's intent, beliefs or current expectations about
the future and can be recognised by the use of words such as
"expects," "will," "anticipate," or words of similar meaning. These
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of any future
performance and are necessarily estimates reflecting the best
judgment of the senior management of the Company and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking
statements. As a consequence, these forward-looking statements
should be considered in light of various important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or
projections contained in the forward-looking statements, which
include, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in the
Offer to Purchase. The Company cannot guarantee that any
forward-looking statement will be realised, although it believes it
has been prudent in its plans and assumptions. Achievement of
future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that may prove to be inaccurate. Should known or unknown risks or
uncertainties materialise, or should underlying assumptions prove
inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from those
anticipated, estimated or projected. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required
by applicable law.
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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(Registrant)
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Date:
July 29, 2024
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By: /s/ M D B
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Name: Maaike de Bie
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Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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