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Vodafone Group Plc.

Market Cap:$122.0B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$51.0B

Public

Dow Jones Description

Vodafone Group Plc is the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States through the Company's subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures, associated undertakings and investments. The Group's mobile subsidiaries operate under the brand name 'Vodafone'. In the United States the Group's associated undertaking operates as Verizon Wireless. During the last two financial years, the Group has also entered into arrangements with network operators in countries where the Group does not hold an equity stake. Under the terms of these Partner Network Agreements, the Group and its partner networks co-operate in the development and marketing of global services under dual brand logos.

Number of Employees 61,672

Contact Information

Vodafone House

The Connection

Newbury

Berkshire RG14 2FN

www.vodafone.co...

+44 (0) 1635 33251

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Offices of Other Holding Companies: 551112

Company News

Recent Events

Vodafone and Huawei Open Core Network Innovation Centre in Milan

12/04/09 - Site Opening - View Story
How will Vivendi spend spoils from NBCU sale?

12/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Europe tentatively extends rally as Vodafone rises

12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
'Vodafone launches Samsung M1 in Italy'

12/01/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
'Vodafone CR introduces Samsung Blue Earth'

11/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
'Northamptonshire police use BlackBerry service from Vodafone'

11/27/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Australia - Telecoms Industry - Statistics And Forecasts - New Report Published

11/26/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
'Tesco Mobile to offer iPhone before Christmas'

11/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Operator News in Brief - 24th Nov 2009

11/24/09 - Site Opening - View Story
UPDATE: Telkom To Launch Mobile Service To Stem Customer Loss

11/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
SmarTone extending HSPA+ to Macau

11/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
'Vodafone Germany launches Motorola Milestone'

11/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
'Vodafone brings Sony Ericsson Naite handset to Romania'

11/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
'Vodafone, Deutsche Bank launch mobile banking services'

11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Operator News in Brief - 20th Nov 2009

11/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Dell Officially Enters The Smartphone Market

11/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Operator News in Brief - 16th Nov 2009

11/16/09 - Site Opening - View Story
'Vodafone Portugal launches Vodafone 360 Samsung M1'

11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Vodafone and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone

11/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

shareholder and vodafone group plc. - All News and Analysis

Research and Markets: Evaluate Vodafone's Profile in Its Operating Markets, Assessing Shareholder Dissatisfaction with Recent Performance to Date

- 2008-04-30

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90402) has announced the addition of Vodafone Group plc to their offering.

Tags: shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone Shareholder to Discuss Capital Structure Reorganization Proposals on Glass Lewis Proxy Talk.

- 2007-07-11

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SAN FRANCISCO, July 11 /PRNewswire/ --

Tags: capital structure, shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone, Essar to sign shareholders' pact today.

- 2007-03-16

Mar. 16--NEW DELHI -- After a month of intense negotiations, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin and the Ruias are set to ink a new shareholder agreement in New Delhi on Thursday for operating India's fourth largest telecom company Hutchison Essar HEL. The dea Mar. 16--NEW DELHI --...

Tags: Arun Sarin, Essar Group, shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Hutch shareholders to ok Vodafone deal on March 9.

- 2007-02-22

Feb. 22--MUMBAI/NEW DELHI -- Hutchison Telecommunications International HTIL has called a shareholders meeting on March 9 to vote on its proposed sale of 67 percent stake in Hutchison Essar HEL to Vodafone for $11.1 billion. Hutchison Whampoa, wh Feb. 22--MUMBAI/NEW DELHI -- Hutchison Telecommunications International...

Tags: shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone may face shareholders' resistance on HEL acquisition

- 2007-01-12

Vodafone may face resistance from shareholders in its bid for Hutch Essar HEL, since the deal may not satisfy the criteria for M&A which Vodafone announced in May. According to the criteria, the return of invested capital RoIC must overtake thVodafone may face resistance from shareholders in its bid for...

Tags: acquisition, shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.

Sarin gets a message.

- 2006-07-28

Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has survived a shareholder backlash, but has been sent a stern message about raising his game. In a week of drama for the head of the mobile phone giant, he was re-elected as a director at its annual meeting, but f ...

Tags: Arun Sarin, shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Shareholders of Cell-Phone Firm Vodafone Tell CEO to Hand Over $9.5 Billion.

- 2004-02-22

By Nell Thaper, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Nell Thaper, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Tags: cell phone, shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Financial Mail, London, Lisa Buckingham Column.

- 2003-02-23

By Lisa Buckingham, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 23--Regrets? He's had a few. Last week Sir Chris Gent, the boss of Vodafone, admitted that the greatest misgiving in his long business career had been his failure to...

Tags: FINANCE, financial, North, shareholder, Sir, Thomson Reuters Corp., Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone Bottoms Out in Shareholder Value on List of British Firms.

- 2001-06-24

By Matthew Guarente, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Matthew Guarente, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Tags: shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.
Vodafone and Mannesmann.(as the planned merger between Vodaforen and Mannesmann apparently collapses, management of each company attempts to reassure shareholders)

- 1999-12-04

Hard pounding Hard pounding

Tags: merger, shareholder, Vodafone Group Plc.