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 exercised/converted
% of voting rights
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 than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher 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
ir@vodafone.co.uk
Media Relations:
Vodafone.com/media/contact
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 follow us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
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