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
July 16, 2026

 

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 ✓
Form 40-F _

 

 

This
Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 16
July 2026 entitled ‘Holding(s) in
Company’.

 

16 July
2026

Holding(s) in Company

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc (‘Vodafone’ or the ‘Company’) publishes the below TR-1 notification of major
holdings in the Company.

 

This
announcement is made pursuant to the requirements of DTR
5.8.12R(1).

 

Shareholders
should refer to Vodafone’s announcement regarding total voting
rights to determine if they are required to notify their interest
in, or a change to their interests in the Company under the FCA’s
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

 

ISIN

 

 

Issuer Name

 

VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

UK or Non-UK Issuer

 

 

2. Reason for Notification

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or
disposal of financial instruments

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation

 

Name

 

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

 

4. Details of the shareholder

 

 Name

City
of registered office

Country
of registered office

BNP
PARIBAS CARDIF

 

PARIS

 

FRANCE

 

BNP
PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS

 

PARIS

 

FRANCE

 

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

 

 

6. Date on which Issuer notified

 

 

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation

 

 

%
of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

%
of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)

Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total
number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation
on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

 

5.843675

 

0.644322

 

6.487997

 

1494026873

 

Position of
previous notification (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached

 

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BH4HKS39

 

244000

 

1345411438

 

0.001060

 

5.842615

 

Sub
Total 8.A

1345655438

 

5.843675%

 

 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1)
(a))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted

% of voting rights

Vanilla
Call Options

 

18/12/2026

 

 

2500000

 

0.010857

 

Sub
Total 8.B1

 

2500000

 

0.010857%

 

 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Vanilla
Call Options

 

22/07/2026

 

 

Cash

 

1141424

 

0.004957

 

Vanilla
Call Options

 

11/08/2026

 

 

Cash

 

902033

 

0.003917

 

Total
Return Swap

 

04/08/2026

 

 

Cash

 

48656168

 

0.211295

 

Total
Return Swap

 

16/07/2026

 

 

Cash

 

10000000

 

0.043426

 

Total
Return Swap

 

20/07/2026

 

 

Cash

 

30000000

 

0.130279

 

Total
Return Swap

 

22/07/2026

 

 

Cash

 

4560643

 

0.019805

 

Total
Return Swap

 

23/06/2026

 

 

Cash

 

11568553

 

0.050238

 

Total
Return Swap

 

18/08/2026

 

 

Cash

 

22254237

 

0.096642

 

Swap

 

27/09/2027

 

 

Cash

 

281006

 

0.001220

 

Swap

 

25/10/2027

 

 

Cash

 

434979

 

0.001889

 

Swap

 

25/10/2027

 

 

Cash

 

26375

 

0.000115

 

Swap

 

16/02/2028

 

 

Cash

 

120331

 

0.000523

 

Swap

 

14/09/2026

 

 

Cash

 

168370

 

0.000731

 

Swap

 

12/05/2027

 

 

Cash

 

577378

 

0.002507

 

Swap

 

14/12/2026

 

 

Cash

 

2244949

 

0.009749

 

Swap

 

14/09/2026

 

 

Cash

 

3336623

 

0.014490

 

Swap

 

02/10/2026

 

 

Cash

 

9305554

 

0.040411

 

Swap

 

25/02/2028

 

 

Cash

 

259373

 

0.001126

 

Swap

 

12/05/2028

 

 

Cash

 

33439

 

0.000145

 

Sub
Total 8.B2

 

145871435

 

0.633465%

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation

 

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold

BNP
PARIBAS SA

 

BNP
PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS

 

6.377196

 

 

6.486889%

 

BNP
PARIBAS SA

 

BNP
PARIBAS CARDIF

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting

 

Name of the proxy holder

 

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

If date does not apply, explain below

 

 

11. Additional Information

 

 

12. Date of Completion

 

 

13. Place Of Completion

 

 

 

– ends –

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Investor Relations:

 

vodafone.com

 

ir@vodafone.co.uk

 

Media Relations:

 

Vodafone.com/media/contact

 

GroupMedia@vodafone.com

Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury,
Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No.
1833679

 

 

 

About Vodafone Group

everyone.connected

  

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms
company.

 

We serve around 370 million mobile and broadband customers,
operating networks in 17 countries with investments in a further
three and partners in over 40 more. We have capacity on more than
70 subsea cable systems – the backbone of the internet – and we are
developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service
to connect areas without coverage. Vodafone runs one of the world’s
largest IoT platforms, with over 240 million IoT connections
globally, and we provide financial services to around 103 million
customers across seven African countries – managing more
transactions than any other provider.

From
the seabed to the stars, Vodafone’s mission is to keep everyone
connected.

For more information, please
visit www.vodafone.com follow
us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Date:
July 16, 2026

By: /s/ M D B

 

Name: Maaike de Bie

 

Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary