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Emirates Investment Authority, through Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited, notified a major shareholding in Vodafone Group Plc on 19 February 2026, after crossing a voting rights threshold on 18 February 2026. Their resulting position is 17.005026% of voting rights, or 3,944,743,685 shares, an increase from the previously notified 16.000088%.
| Date | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 11:57:44 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 8753T |
20 February 2026
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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
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Name |
City of registered office |
Country of registered office |
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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
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% 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 |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
17.005026 |
0.000000 |
17.005026 |
3944743685 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
16.000088 |
0.000000 |
16.000088 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
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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) |
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GB00BH4HKS39 |
3944743685 |
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17.005026 |
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Sub Total 8.A |
3944743685 |
17.005026% |
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8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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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 |
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Sub Total 8.B1 |
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B2 |
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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)
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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 |
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Emirates Investment Authority |
Emirates Investment Authority |
17.005026 |
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17.005026% |
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Emirates Investment Authority |
Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC |
17.005026 |
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17.005026% |
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Emirates Investment Authority |
Atlas 2022 Holdings Limited |
17.005026 |
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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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Investor Relations: |
Media Relations: |
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Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679 |
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