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 August 8, 2019
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)
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This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 07 August 2019 entitled ‘NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS’
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
(the “Company”)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Partial surrender of 2020 Global Long Term Incentive awards
Vodafone Group Plc today announces that, further to the announcement made on 10 July 2019, the 2020 Global Long Term Incentive (“GLTI”) conditional share awards granted to Chief Executive, Nick Read, and Chief Financial Officer, Margherita Della Valle, under the Global Incentive Plan on 26 June 2019 (the “Awards”) have been reduced by 20%. The number of shares subject to the Awards that have been voluntarily surrendered for nil consideration by Nick Read and Margherita Della Valle as a result are set out below;
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Nick Read | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Vodafone Group Chief Executive Officer | |||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Vodafone Group Plc | |||
b) | LEI | 549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each in Vodafone Group Plc (ISIN: GB00BH4HKS39) | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Partial surrender of a conditional share award granted on 26 June 2019 under the Global Incentive Plan. | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| Nil consideration | 971,910 |
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d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | Aggregated volume: 971,910 ordinary shares | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-06 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of trading venue | |||
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Margherita Della Valle | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Vodafone Group Chief Financial Officer | |||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Vodafone Group Plc | |||
b) | LEI | 549300MSQV80HSATBG53 | |||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument and identification code | Ordinary shares of US$0.20 20/21 each in Vodafone Group Plc (ISIN: GB00BH4HKS39) | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Partial surrender of a conditional share award granted on 26 June 2019 under the Global Incentive Plan. | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| Nil consideration | 591,597 |
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d) | Aggregated information: volume, Price | Aggregated volume: 591,597 ordinary shares | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-05 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of trading venue | |||
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.
| VODAFONE GROUP | |
| PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | |
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Dated: August 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ R E S MARTIN |
| Name: | Rosemary E S Martin |
| Title: | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |
