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£3.2bn
£1.5bn
1.6bn
and
June
Vodafone and O2 announced a network
sharing deal in the UK, allowing us to reach
98% population coverage by 2015.
June
We announced new innovative roaming
propositions in Europe including calls,
texts and mobile internet access for
€3 or€4 a day.
July
We announced plans to acquire
TelstraClear, the second largest xed
operator in New Zealand.
August
We paid a 6.47 pence per share nal
dividend, amounting to £3.2 billion,
re-conrmingourposition as one of the
largest dividendpayers in the FTSE.
September
Vodafone and Zain Group announced a
multi-country partner market agreement,
expanding Vodafone’s presence through
partner markets to around 50 countries.
September
First launch of Vodafone Red plans providing
unlimited voice, texts and generous data
bundles in the UK.
December/February
We commenced a £1.5 billion share
buybackprogramme in December and paid
an interim dividend per share of 3.27 pence,
amounting to £1.6 billion in February.
February
We acquired new spectrum in auctions held
in the UK for £803 million in order to launch
4Gservices later in the year.
March
We announced plans to invest €1 billion,
jointly with Orange in Spain, to deploy a high
speed bre network to sixmillion homes
and businesses.
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