Societe Generale's stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited Company fell to 8.98% (TR-1 holding notification)

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Vodafone Group Plc

07 October 2026

7 October 2026

Holding(s) in Company

Vodafone Group Plc (‘Vodafone’ or the ‘Company’) publishes the below TR-1 notification of major holdings in the Company.

This announcement is made pursuant to the requirements of DTR 5.8.12R(1).

Shareholders should refer to Vodafone's announcement regarding total voting rights to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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 acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3\. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Societe Generale

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4\. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5\. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

05-Oct-2026

6\. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Oct-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	8.962098	0.019173	8.981271	2080714225
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	8.990935	0.019156	9.010091

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	2076272297		8.962098
Sub Total 8.A	2076272297	8.962098%

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
Certificate	26/03/2027	26/03/2027	Cash	27236	0.000117
Certificate	28/12/2026	28/12/2026	Cash	60086	0.000259
Contract for difference	08/12/2027	08/12/2027	Cash	1338866	0.005779
Contract for difference	30/09/2027	30/09/2027	Cash	123535	0.000533
Contract for difference	29/05/2028	29/05/2028	Cash	70450	0.000304
Listed Call Warrant	03/01/2033	03/01/2033	Cash	872596	0.003767
Listed Call Warrant on Bskt	03/01/2033	03/01/2033	Cash	244315	0.001055
Listed Put Warrant	03/01/2033	03/01/2033	Cash	37219	0.000161
Listed Put Warrant	31/12/2049	31/12/2049	Cash	10520	0.000045
OTC Call Option	03/01/2033	03/01/2033	Cash	943009	0.004070
OTC Call Option on Bskt	03/01/2033	03/01/2033	Cash	618757	0.002671
OTC Put Option	03/01/2033	03/01/2033	Cash	95339	0.000412
Sub Total 8.B2		4441928	0.019173%

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

1\. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.

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

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

If date does not apply, explain below

11\. Additional Information

12\. Date of Completion

06-Oct-2026

13\. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

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For more information, please contact:
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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 around 370 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 17 countries with investments in a further three 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 240 million IoT connections globally, and we provide financial services to around 103 million customers across eight African countries – managing more transactions than any other provider.

From the seabed to the stars, Vodafone’s mission is to connect everyone.

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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