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Vodafone sells further 10% in Vantage for €1.3bn
Vodafone sells further 10% in Vantage for €1.3bn.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n22 JULY 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVodafone sells further 10% in Vantage Towers for €1.3bn\n\n\n\n\n \nVodafone Group Plc (\"Vodafone\") announces the sale of a further 10% stake in Oak Holdings GmbH1 (\"Oak Holdings\") - the partnership that co-controls Vantage Towers - for €1.3 billion. This further sale achieves the 50:50 joint ownership structure with the consortium of long-term infrastructure investors led by Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR that was envisaged when the co-control partnership was first announced.\nVodafone will receive €1.3 billion from the sale of this equity stake, which has been sold at €32 per share, the same price as the initial transaction, announced 9 November 2022. This takes the total net proceeds to Vodafone from the sell down in Vantage Towers to €6.6 billion. Proceeds from this sale will be used for deleveraging and will reduce Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDAaL by 0.1x, which is in line with Vodafone's target of operating in the lower half of its 2.25x - 2.75x leverage range.\n \n- ends -\n \nNotes\n1. Oak Holdings owns of 89.3% of Vantage Towers, and Vodafone's effective ownership is now 44.7% following this transaction.\n \n\n\n\n\nFor more information, please contact:\n\n\n\n\nInvestor Relations:\n\n\ninvestors.vodafone.com\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\nMedia Relations:\n\n\nVodafone.com/media/contact\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\n\n\nRegistered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Vodafone \nVodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company. We provide mobile and fixed services to over 330 million customers in 15 countries (excludes Italy which is held as a discontinued operation under Vodafone Group), partner with mobile networks in 45 more and have one of the world's largest IoT platforms. In Africa, our financial technology businesses serve almost 79 million customers across seven countries - managing more transactions than any other provider.\nOur purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology to improve lives, businesses and help progress inclusive sustainable societies. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact to reach net zero emissions by 2040.\nFor more information, please visit www.vodafone.com, follow us on ...