Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
February 11 2021 - 12:51PM
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 February 11, 2021
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 11 February 2021 entitled ‘Announcement of the fulfilment of the completion
condition’.
RNS Number : 6893O
Vodafone Group Plc
11 February 2021
- Convenience
Translation -
Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs
AG
Düsseldorf, Germany
Announcement of the fulfilment
of the completion condition
On 22 December 2020,
Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs AG, Düsseldorf, Germany, (the "Bidder") published the offer document for its
voluntary tender offer to the shareholders of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, Unterföhring, Germany, to acquire their no-par
value bearer shares (ordinary shares) in Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (ISIN DE000KD88880) (the "KDG Shares") against
payment of a cash consideration of EUR 103.00 per share of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (the "Tender Offer").
The acceptance period for the Tender Offer ended on 1 February 2021, 24:00 hrs (local time Frankfurt am Main, Germany).
Notification
about the fulfilment of completion condition
Pursuant to Section 9
of the offer document, the Tender Offer and the agreements with the shareholders of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG which came into
existence as a result of the acceptance of the Tender Offer will only be completed if the completion condition has been fulfilled
within the period specified therein or validly waived by the Bidder.
On 10 February 2021,
the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie) has issued
a clearance certificate for the acquisition of the KDG Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer. The completion condition set out in
Section 9.1 ("Foreign Investment Control Clearance") of the offer document is therefore fulfilled now.
Therefore, the completion
condition set out in the offer document has been fulfilled. The Tender Offer is expected to be settled on 19 February 2021
by crediting the offer consideration to the account of the respective custodian bank at Clearstream Banking AG simultaneously with
(Zug um Zug gegen) the transfer of the tendered KDG Shares to the Bidder.
Düsseldorf, 11 February 2021
Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs
AG
The Management Board
For more information, please contact:
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Investor Relations
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Media Relations
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Investors.vodafone.com
ir@vodafone.co.uk
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vodafone.com/news-and-media
GroupMedia@vodafone.com
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Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679
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About Vodafone Group
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 31 December 2020, we had over 300m mobile customers, more
than 27m fixed broadband customers, over 22m TV customers and we connected more than 118m 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, and becoming net
zero by 2040, 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 http://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: February 11, 2021
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By:
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/s/ R E S MARTIN
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Name:
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Rosemary E S Martin
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Title:
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Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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