Abu dhabi: Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (e and ) announced the termination of its Relationship Agreement with Vodafone Group PLC (Vodafone), following a comprehensive strategic review of its international investment portfolio.

According to Emirates News Agency, in connection with this, e and 's Board representative has stepped down from his position as a non-executive Director of Vodafone. Following the termination of the Relationship Agreement, e and has signed a binding agreement with Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group, to divest its entire holding of 3,944,743,685 ordinary shares in Vodafone. This holding represents approximately 16.21 percent of Vodafone's issued share capital and 17.13 percent of its total voting rights, and it will be sold for a total consideration of 112.5 GBp per share.

The transaction comprises approximately 110.5 GBp per share in cash from the buyer and includes Vodafone's final FY26 dividend of 2.02 GBp per share, which will be received on July 30, 2026. The shares will be sold simultaneously through off-market block trades to three financial institutions, who will hold the shares until Vega completes regulatory requirements.

Upon completion of the transfer of the shares to the financial institutions, the transaction will generate cash proceeds to e and of approximately AED21.8 billion (US$5.95 billion), inclusive of the final FY26 dividend. The transaction is expected to deliver a net cash return of approximately AED4.7 billion (US$1.3 billion).