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Dividend Declaration
Zegona Communications plc has declared a special dividend of €1.4 billion, equivalent to €1.8632 per ordinary share, subject to shareholder approval at a General Meeting on December 22, 2025. This dividend will be paid in Euros to settle Vodafone financing in full, requiring €975 million and leading to the cancellation of 523 million Zegona ordinary shares held by EJLSHM, reducing the total shares in issue by 69% to 236 million. The remaining €440 million will be distributed pro rata to other ordinary shareholders, with the payment date set for January 7, 2026. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n11 December 2025 LEI: 213800ASI1VZL2ED4S65\nZegona Communications plc1\nDeclaration of €1.4bn Special Dividend\nZegona today announces that its board of directors has declared the special dividend of €1.4bn to all Zegona ordinary shareholders2. This €1.4bn special dividend is subject to shareholder approval at the Zegona General Meeting on 22 December 20253.\nThe €1.4bn special dividend is being paid in Euros as EJLSHM4 requires €975m to settle the Vodafone financing in full5. Settling the Vodafone financing in full will enable the cancellation of the 523m Zegona ordinary shares held by EJLSHM. This will reduce Zegona's ordinary shares in issue by 69% from 759m to 236m6. The special dividend will also provide a €440m pro rata payment to other ordinary shareholders.\nThe special dividend equates to €1.8632 per Zegona ordinary share. This special dividend is payable to Zegona ordinary shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on the record date of 19 December 2025. The special dividend timetable is as follows:\nEx-Dividend Date: 18 December 2025\nRecord Date: 19 December 2025\nGeneral Meeting: 22 December 2025\nPayment Date: 7 January 2026\n \n\n\n\n\nInvestor enquiries:\n\n\nMedia enquiries:\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAlfonso Enríquez\n\n\nJaime De Andres\n\n\nTilly Abraham (Sodali & Co)\n\n\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\n\n\n \nAbout Zegona \nZegona is publicly listed on the Main Market of the LSE. It was established in 2015 with the objective of investing in businesses in the European Telecommunications, Media and Technology sector and improving their performance to deliver attractive shareholder returns. Zegona is led by former Virgin Media executives Eamonn O'Hare and Robert Samuelson. In 2024, Zegona completed the acquisition of Vodafone Spain. \n\nNotes\n1 Zegon...