BlackRock, Inc., a major shareholder of Vodafone Group PLC, has notified an increase in its voting rights in the company. As of July 16, 2024, BlackRock, Inc. holds 3.94% of voting rights attached to shares and 2.51% of voting rights through financial instruments, totaling 6.45% of voting rights. This represents a decrease from their previous position of 6.23% of total voting rights. The total number of voting rights held by BlackRock, Inc. in Vodafone Group PLC is 1,729,375,766.
The breakdown of BlackRock, Inc.'s holdings includes 1,053,773,481 direct voting rights, representing 3.94% of voting rights, and 645,888,712 voting rights through financial instruments, representing 2.41% of voting rights. These financial instruments include American Depository Receipts, Securities Lending, Contracts for Difference (CFD), and Equity Linked Notes (ELN).
The notification also provides details of the chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held by BlackRock, Inc. This includes various subsidiaries and entities under the control of BlackRock, Inc., each holding a percentage of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold.
This notification indicates a change in the major shareholding of Vodafone Group PLC by BlackRock, Inc., providing transparency about the ownership and voting rights within the company.