OREANDA-NEWS.   Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announced today that it will redeem all of the notes identified below (the “Notes”) on March 26, 2014 in accordance with the optional redemption provisions provided in the documents governing such Notes. 

In each case, the redemption price will equal the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount together with accrued interest to the redemption date, and (ii) as determined by the relevant quotation agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes (excluding any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the redemption date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the Notes) plus the applicable basis point amount, together with accrued interest to the redemption date. 

The redemptions will be funded with cash received in connection with the completion of the sale by Vodafone of its US group whose principal asset is its 45% interest in Verizon Wireless.