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)

 

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 o

 

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): o

 

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): o

 

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 o

 

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 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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

Nil consideration

971,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

 

 

Nil consideration

591,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Dated: August 8, 2019

By:

/s/ R E S MARTIN

 

Name:

Rosemary E S Martin

 

Title:

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary