Vodafone Share News (VOD)

888 CFO sells 1.1m pounds-worth of shares

Aviad Kobrine, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of online gaming entertainment and solutions provider 888, on Monday sold 1.1m pounds-worth of shares in the group, reducing his stake to 3.76m shares. Kobrine, who has held the role of CFO since mid-2005, sold 685,390 shares at 159.51p each. In

Myanmar's state-backed telcos seek backing to take on new rivals

By Jared Ferrie YANGON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's two state-backed telecommunications operators are seeking investors to put in more than $1 billion as they prepare to compete with foreign newcomers, Norway's Telenor and Qatar's Ooredoo . Telenor and Ooredoo won the bidding for tw

UPDATE 1-Vodafone has 76.48 pct of Kabel Deutschland shares

* Offer period to run until Sept. 30, 2200 GMT * Legal action by hedge funds looms FRANKFURT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone has secured 76.48 percent of shares in Kabel Deutschland for its 7.7 billion euro ($10 billion)offer for Germany's largest cable company, the telecom operator sai

Vodafone secures 76.48 per cent of Kabel Deutschland shares

Telecoms giant Vodafone has secured 76.48 per cent of Kabel Deutschland (KDH) shares following its six billion pound offer at the end of July. Vodafone is planning to buy KDH, Germany's biggest cable company, to boost its television and fixed-line offerings in the country, which is home to the lar

UPDATE: Vodafone Received 76.5% Acceptance From Kabel Deutschland Holders

Vodafone Received 76.5% Acceptance From Kabel Deutschland Holders

Vodafone says has 76.48 pct of Kabel shares for $10 bln offer

FRANKFURT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone has secured 76.48 percent of shares in Kabel Deutschland for its 7.7 billion euro ($10 billion)offer for Germany's largest cable company, Vodafone said on Monday. Vodafone had already said on Thursday it had reached the 75 percent minimum acceptance g

Vodafone says has 76.48 pct of Kabel shares for $10 bln offer

FRANKFURT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone has secured 76.48 percent of shares in Kabel Deutschland for its 7.7 billion euro ($10 billion)offer for Germany's largest cable company, Vodafone said on Monday. Vodafone had already said on Thursday it had reached the 75 percent minimum acceptance g

Numericable prepares listing for early Nov - sources

* IPO could value Numericable around 5 bln euros-sources * Altice, Cinven, Carlyle are owners of Numericable * Numericable has 1.3 bln customers, covers 1/3 of France By Sophie Sassard, Matthieu Protard and Leila Abboud LONDON/PARIS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Cable operator Nume

British blue chips' cash holdings up by a third since 2008 -Capita

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Britain's top companies have boosted cash holdings by more than a third in the past five years, opening the door to future acquisitions or bumper shareholder returns, research showed on Monday. Gross cash holdings of FTSE 100 companies have risen by 42.2 billion

Sunday newspaper round-up: Vodafone, Royal Mail, BAE

Vodafone is considering acquisitions in India, the Financial Times reported. The UK mobile giant sees itself as a "natural consolidator" in India once changes to merger rules allow consolidation in the country's telecoms market, Vodafone's Indie Chief Executive Marten Pieters, told the paper. Pieter

London close: Markets trim losses to finish flat

The FTSE 100 trimmed losses on Friday afternoon but markets still finished broadly flat as traders scaled back risk appetite ahead of the weekend with the focus now turning to the Federal Reserve meeting next week. London's benchmark index closed down just 5.18 points at 6,583.80, pulling back slig

2nd UPDATE: Vodafone Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Enough Kabel Holders Support Offer

UPDATE: Vodafone Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Enough Kabel Holders Support Offer

Hedge funds plan to sue Vodafone for better Kabel Deutschland terms -sources

By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Three hedge funds who tendered shares enabling Vodafone to successfully bid for Germany's largest cable firm plan to sue for a better price for their outstanding holdings, three financial sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.Read more