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Vodafone Group Plc completed the sale of its interests in VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. to Liberty Global Ltd on 3 August 2026. The transaction consideration comprised €1.0 billion in cash and a 10% shareholding in Ziggo Group, which will own 100% of VodafoneZiggo and Telenet Group Holding. Vodafone also agreed to provide services to VodafoneZiggo for expected charges of €625 million over 10 years, with sale proceeds to be used to reduce Vodafone Group net debt.
| Date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 12:00:01 |
| Category | Disposals |
| ID | 0108P |
3 August 2026
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Sale of shareholding in VodafoneZiggo completes |
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces it has completed the sale of its interests in VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. ("VodafoneZiggo") to Liberty Global Ltd ("Liberty Global").
The transaction consideration comprises €1.0 billion in cash and a 10% shareholding in Ziggo Group, which will own 100% of both VodafoneZiggo and Liberty Global's Belgian subsidiary, Telenet Group Holding ("Telenet")1.
As part of the transaction, Vodafone and Liberty Global have also agreed that Vodafone will continue to provide certain services, including brand licensing, to VodafoneZiggo with expected charges of €625 million over the next 10 years.
Proceeds from this sale will be used to reduce Vodafone Group net debt.
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1. Excluding the economic benefit of 50% of Telenet's shareholding in the fibre-to-the-home network infrastructure vehicle Wyre B.V., which will be retained by Liberty Global.
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