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Barclays PLC adjusts stake in Vodafone Group

Published 06/06/2025, 16:16
Barclays PLC adjusts stake in Vodafone Group
BARC
2.46%
VOD
-1.24%

LONDON - Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) has notified the market of a significant change in its shareholding in Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD), a major UK-based telecommunications provider. According to the notification, the adjustment occurred on May 30, 2025, with Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) now holding a total of 5.11% of Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD)’s voting rights.

The notification, completed on June 3, 2025, revealed that Barclays PLC’s direct voting rights in Vodafone stand at 0.39%, with an additional 4.72% through financial instruments such as contracts for difference (CFDs), put and call options, equity swaps, and portfolio swaps. The total number of voting rights now held by Barclays PLC in Vodafone is 1,267,542,158.

The detailed breakdown of the financial instruments shows that Barclays PLC holds physical call options with expiration dates ranging from June 20, 2025, to March 20, 2026, and put options with expiration dates from July 21, 2025, to December 24, 2026. These instruments could potentially influence the company’s voting rights if exercised.

Barclays PLC’s control over these voting rights is through a chain of wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Securities Limited, among others. The notification provided a full chain of controlled undertakings, indicating the structure through which Barclays PLC effectively holds its stake in Vodafone Group PLC.

Vodafone Group PLC is a prominent telecoms company operating in Europe and Africa, offering mobile and fixed services to over 330 million customers. The company also operates one of the world’s largest IoT platforms and is actively involved in financial technology businesses in Africa.

This adjustment in shareholding by Barclays PLC is based on a press release statement, and it is a reflection of the ongoing financial transactions that impact the ownership and control of publicly traded companies like Vodafone Group PLC. Investors and market watchers often monitor such changes closely as they can have implications for corporate governance and strategic direction.

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