Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
November 27 2020 - 6:05AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated
November 27, 2020
Commission
File Number: 001-10086
VODAFONE
GROUP
PUBLIC
LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
VODAFONE
HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F x Form
40-F ¨
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
¨ No
x
If
“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-____.
This
Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 26 November 2020 entitled ‘COMPLETION OF THE MERGER OF BHARTI
INFRATEL AND INDUS TOWERS’.
RNS
Number : 9441F
Vodafone
Group Plc
26 November
2020
COMPLETION
OF THE MERGER OF BHARTI INFRATEL AND INDUS TOWERS
Vodafone
Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces that the merger of Indus Towers Limited ("Indus Towers") and
Bharti Infratel Limited ("Bharti Infratel", together the "Combined Company") has now completed.
The Combined Company is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange and it will in due course
be renamed Indus Towers Limited.
Vodafone
has been issued with 757.8 million shares in the Combined Company in exchange for its 42% shareholding in Indus Towers which is
equivalent to a 28.1% shareholding in the Combined Company.
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For
more information, please contact:
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Investor
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Media
Relations
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Investors.vodafone.com
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Vodafone.com/media/contact
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ir@vodafone.co.uk
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GroupMedia@vodafone.com
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Registered
Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679
About
Vodafone
Vodafone
is a leading telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. Our purpose is to "connect for a better future" and our
expertise and scale gives us a unique opportunity to drive positive change for society. Our networks keep family, friends, businesses
and governments connected and - as COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated - we play a vital role in keeping economies running and the
functioning of critical sectors like education and healthcare.
Vodafone
is the largest mobile and fixed network operator in Europe and a leading global IoT connectivity provider. Our M-Pesa technology
platform in Africa enables over 45m people to benefit from access to mobile payments and financial services. We operate mobile
and fixed networks in 21 countries and partner with mobile networks in 48 more. As of 30 September 2020, we had over 300m mobile
customers, more than 27m fixed broadband customers, over 22m TV customers and we connected more than 112m IoT devices.
We support
diversity and inclusion through our maternity and parental leave policies, empowering women through connectivity and improving
access to education and digital skills for women, girls, and society at large. We are respectful of all individuals, irrespective
of race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, belief, culture or religion.
Vodafone
is also taking significant steps to reduce our impact on our planet by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025, purchasing
100% of our electricity from renewable sources by 2025, and reusing, reselling or recycling 100% of our redundant network equipment.
For
more information, please visit www.vodafone.com, follow us on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
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VODAFONE GROUP
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PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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Dated: November 27, 2020
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By: /s/ R E S MARTIN
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Name: Rosemary E S Martin
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Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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