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Vodafone Group Plc
Annual Report 2012
Financial assets and liabilities
Analysis of nancial assets and liabilities including the maturity prole
ofdebt, currency and interest rate structure are included in notes 18
and 22 to the consolidated nancial statements. Details of our treasury
management and policies are included within note 21 to the
consolidated nancial statements.
Option agreements and similar arrangements
Potential cash outows
In respect of our interest in the Verizon Wireless partnership, an option
granted to Price Communications, Inc. by Verizon Communications Inc.
was exercised on 15 August 2006. Under the option agreement Price
Communications, Inc. exchanged its preferred limited partnership
interest in Verizon Wireless of the East LP for 29.5 million shares
ofcommon stock in Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon
Communications Inc. has the right, but not the obligation, to
contributethe preferred interest to the Verizon Wireless partnership
diluting our interest. However, we also have the right to contribute
further capital to the Verizon Wireless partnership in order to maintain
our percentage partnership interest. Such amount, if contributed,
wouldbe US$0.8 billion.
In respect of our interest in Vodafone India Limited (‘VIL’), Piramal
Healthcare (‘Piramal’) acquired approximately 11% shareholding in VIL
from Essar during the 2012 nancial year. The agreements contemplate
various exit mechanisms for Piramal including participating in an initial
public offering by VIL or, if such initial public offering has not completed
by 18 August 2013 or 8 February 2014 respectively or Piramal chooses
not to participate in such initial public offering, Piramal selling its
shareholding to the Vodafone Group in two tranches of 5.485% for an
aggregate price of between approximately INR 70 billion (£0.8 billion)
and INR 83 billion (£1.0 billion).
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements as
denedin item 5.E.2. of the SEC’s Form 20-F. Please refer to notes 28
and 29 to the consolidated nancial statements for a discussion of our
commitments and contingent liabilities.
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about
marketrisk
A discussion of our nancial risk management objectives and policies
and the exposure of the Group to liquidity, market and credit risk is
included within note 21 to the consolidated nancial statements.