Barclays increases stake in Vodafone to 6.11% through financial instruments

LONDON - Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) has increased its total stake in Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:LON:VOD) to 6.11% of voting rights, according to a major shareholding notification issued Wednesday.

The British banking group crossed the reporting threshold on July 18, with the telecom company being notified on July 22. The new position represents approximately 1.48 billion voting rights in Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD).

According to the filing, Barclays now holds 0.12% of voting rights attached to shares, up from 0.04% in its previous notification. The majority of its exposure comes through financial instruments, which account for 5.99% of voting rights, slightly down from the previously reported 6.02%.

The financial instruments include cash-settled call options representing 2.7% of voting rights, put options accounting for 1.91%, and physical call options making up 0.31%. Additional holdings include rights to recall (0.37%), CFDs (0.17%), equity swaps (0.12%), portfolio swaps (0.18%), and physical put options (0.23%).

Barclays Bank PLC holds the largest portion of the group’s interest with 5.47% of total voting rights through financial instruments. Other Barclays entities with holdings in Vodafone include Barclays Capital Securities Limited, Barclays Capital Inc., Barclays Investment Solutions Limited, Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA, and Barclays Bank Ireland PLC.

The notification was submitted in accordance with regulatory requirements for major shareholding disclosures in the United Kingdom (TADAWUL:4280).

Vodafone, a leading European and African telecommunications company, serves over 340 million mobile and broadband customers across 15 countries, with investments in five more and partnerships in over 40 others.

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