Vodafone in Debt Offerings Totaling $1.1 Billion

March 16, 2011

Cleary Gottlieb represented Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Mizuho and Morgan Stanley as underwriters in the simultaneous offering by Vodafone Group of $600 million 2.875% notes due March 2016 and $500 million 4.375% notes due March 2021. The transaction, which closed on March 16, was a takedown from Vodafone’s shelf registration statement.

Vodafone is a world leader in providing voice and data communications services for both consumers and enterprise customers, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific region and the United States.