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Vodafone Group Plc completed the placing of its remaining 79.2 million shares (3.0%) in Indus Towers Limited on 5 December 2024, raising INR 28.0 billion (US$330 million). From these proceeds, INR 8.9 billion (US$105 million) was used to repay Vodafone's outstanding borrowings and settle transaction fees. The residual INR 19.1 billion (US$225 million) was used to acquire 1.7 billion equity shares in Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) through a preferential allotment, increasing Vodafone's shareholding in Vi to 24.39% from 22.56%, and satisfying Vodafone's security obligations to Indus.
| Date | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Time | 07:01:12 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 8952S |
10 January 2025
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INDUS TOWERS STAKE SALE AND VI SHAREHOLDING |
Further to the announcement on 4 December 2024, Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces that it has successfully completed the placing of its remaining 79.2 million shares in Indus Towers Limited ("Indus") representing 3.0% of Indus' outstanding share capital through an accelerated book build offering (the "Placing") on 5 December 2024.
The Placing raised INR 28.0 billion (US$330 million) in proceeds, of which INR 8.9 billion (US$105 million) has been used to fully repay outstanding borrowings to Vodafone's existing lenders, secured against Vodafone's Indian assets1 and settle transaction fees.
Residual proceeds of INR 19.1 billion (US$225 million) have been used to acquire 1.7 billion equity shares in Vodafone Idea Limited ('Vi') through a preferential allotment of shares (a "Capital Raise"), increasing Vodafone's shareholding in Vi to 24.39%2 (from 22.56%). Vi have used the proceeds from this Capital Raise to pay outstanding Master Service Agreement ("MSA") dues to Indus. Following this, Vodafone's obligations to Indus under the Security Arrangements3 have now been satisfied in full.
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1. These borrowings were included in Vodafone's reported borrowings but excluded from Net Debt.
2. The acquiring entities in Vi were Omega Telecom Holdings Private Limited and Usha Martin Telematics Limited.
3. Under the terms of the security arrangements entered into between Vodafone and Indus (the "Security Arrangements"), Indus had a security over the residual proceeds from the Placing (after repayment of Vodafone's outstanding borrowings) to guarantee obligations from Vi to Indus under the MSAs.
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