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DateAuthor Headline
02/05/2013Todd Wenning Premium Insights into the UK's Safest Dividend Payers
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Morningstar analysts dig the data to try to find the most stable dividend-payers on the UK market
08/04/2013Holly Cook 10 Most Popular Shares in Q1
These 10 companies topped the list of most searched for stocks on Morningstar.co.uk in the first quarter of 2013
05/04/2013Rodney Hobson Should You Sell When Your Shares Rise on Takeover Talk?
THE WEEK: Vodafone rallied amid takeover rumours but should investors take profits or stay in for the ride?

Latest Company News

Regulatory News Abstract
DateType Story
19/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
15.0m Ords at 185p (Treasury)
18/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
17.0m Ords at 184p (Treasury)
17/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
19.0m Ords at 181p (Treasury)
14/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
22.0m Ords at 178p (Treasury)
13/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
17.0m Ords at 183p (Treasury)
12/06/2013Business Event Preliminary approach to Kabel Deutschland
The company notes the recent speculation regarding a potential offer for Kabel Deutschland Holding AG and confirms that it has made a preliminary approach to Kabel Deutschland regarding a possible offer for the company. There is no certainty that any offer will be made nor as to the terms on which any such offer might be made
12/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 192p (Treasury)
11/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.00m Ords at 192p (Treasury)
10/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.00m Ords at 191p (Treasury)
07/06/2013Business Event Notice of AGM
At the company's AGM to be held on 23July 2013, special resolutions to authorise the directors to allot new shares and other equity securities, or sell treasury shares for cash, and to make one or more market purchases of Ords in the capital of the company, and to call a General Geeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 clear days' notice, will be proposed.
07/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.00m Ords at 190p (Treasury)
07/06/2013Business Event Sustainability report 2012/13
The company published its sustainability report 2012/13 which, for the first time, includes a detailed overview of the group's total contribution to public finances including direct and indirect cash taxes paid and non-taxation-based government revenue contributions, such as spectrum fees aggregated on a country-by-country basis
07/06/2013Trading Statement EBITA margin to decline slightly year-on-year
ce - "We expect the Group EBITDA margin, excluding M&A and restructuring costs, to decline slightly year-on-year, reflecting the ongoing weak macroeconomic environment in Europe"
06/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
10.0m Ords at 189p (Treasury)
05/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 191p (Treasury)
04/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
12.0m Ords at 189p (Treasury)
03/06/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
15.0m Ords at 192p (Treasury)
31/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
13.0m Ords at 193p (Treasury)
31/05/2013Business Event Withdrawal from Myanmar telecoms licence process
The company and China Mobile Ltd announce their decision to withdraw from the process to award two telecommunications licences in Myanmar. The Vodafone-China Mobile consortium was amongst twelve short-listed applicants due to submit their final bid to the Myanmar authorities on 3 June 2013. Following the publication of the final licence conditions on 20 May 2013, the Vodafone-China Mobile consortium has reached the decision not to proceed with the process as the opportunity does not meet the strict internal investment criteria to which both the company and China Mobile Ltd adhere
30/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
17.0m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
29/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
8.00m Ords at 198p (Treasury)
28/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
12.0m Ords at 195p (Treasury)
24/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
16.0m Ords at 193p (Treasury)
23/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
16.0m Ords at 198p (Treasury)
22/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
16.0m Ords at 199p (Treasury)
21/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
16.0m Ords at 197p (Treasury)
20/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
12.0m Ords at 198p (Treasury)
17/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
9.00m Ords at 197p (Treasury)
16/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
8.00m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
16/05/2013Business Event Network Agreement with Deutsche Telekom
The company announces a next-generation network access agreement with Deutsche Telekom which will allow the company to offer high-speed fixed-line broadband and internet protocol-based TV services across Germany, subject to approval by the Federal Network Agency
15/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
8.00m Ords at 192p (Treasury)
14/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
13/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
55.0m Ords at 193p (Treasury)
10/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
5.25m Ords at 192p (Treasury)
09/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
5.00m Ords at 193p (Treasury)
08/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.75m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
07/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.50m Ords at 193p (Treasury)
03/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.00m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
02/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
3.75m Ords at 197p (Treasury)
01/05/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
3.50m Ords at 196p (Treasury)
30/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
3.00m Ords at 197p (Treasury)
29/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.25m Ords at 197p (Treasury)
26/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 197p (Treasury)
25/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.50m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
24/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
23/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 195p (Treasury)
22/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 194p (Treasury)
19/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.80m Ords at 193p (Treasury)
18/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.25m Ords at 190p (Treasury)
18/04/2013Business Event Expanded across 14 European countries
The company announced the expansion of its Vodafone Red customer proposition to cover a total of 14 European markets, together with the addition of new and compelling customer options. It offers European consumers and businesses one integrated service plan. The company's customers across all 14 European markets will benefit from further innovations, including multi-device plans, enabling customers to connect a smartphone and tablet under one Vodafone Red plan, making it simple and cost effective to own and manage multiple devices under a single bill
17/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.25m Ords at 190p (Treasury)
16/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 190p (Treasury)
15/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 191p (Treasury)
12/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.80m Ords at 190p (Treasury)
11/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.80m Ords at 188p (Treasury)
10/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.75m Ords at 188p (Treasury)
09/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.75m Ords at 183p (Treasury)
08/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 183p (Treasury)
05/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.75m Ords at 186p (Treasury)
04/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
2.00m Ords at 188p (Treasury)
04/04/2013Business Event Agreement with China Mobile Ltd
The company and China Mobile Ltd have jointly announced that they have signed an agreement to form a consortium to bid for a mobile telecommunications licence in Myanmar. The two new licences will authorise the licence holders to build, own and operate a mobile network on a nationwide basis for an initial term of 15 years. The consortium wishes to remind investors that the joint application for a Myanmar Telecommunications Licence by the company and China Mobile is still at a preliminary stage and may or may not be ultimately successful.
03/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 195p (Treasury)
02/04/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.50m Ords at 187p (Treasury)
28/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.50m Ords at 185p (Treasury)
27/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.50m Ords at 187p (Treasury)
26/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 188p (Treasury)
25/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.50m Ords at 184p (Treasury)
22/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.50m Ords at 183p (Treasury)
21/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.50m Ords at 186p (Treasury)
20/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 188p (Treasury)
19/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 184p (Treasury)
18/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 184p (Treasury)
15/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 184p (Treasury)
14/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.25m Ords at 183p (Treasury)
13/03/2013Business Event Agreement with Orange
The company has signed an agreement with Orange to co-invest in fibre to the home deployment in Spain, with the intention to reach 6.00m households and workplaces across 50.0 major cities by September 2017. Under the terms of the agreement, the company and Orange will each deploy street-level fibre in complementary geographies. The fibre will be owned independently but will share the same technical specifications to ensure compatibility as a single network, and each partner will have guaranteed access to the whole infrastructure
13/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 185p (Treasury)
07/03/2013Adviser Change Change of Financial PR Adviser
The company's Financial PR Adviser has been changed from RLM Finsbury to Maitland
06/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 168p (Treasury)
05/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 168p (Treasury)
04/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 167p (Treasury)
01/03/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 166p (Treasury)
28/02/2013Non-Exec Director Change Omid Kordestani appointed
Omid Kordestani will be appointed to the board as non-executive director with effect from 01 March 2013
28/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 164p (Treasury)
27/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 162p (Treasury)
26/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 164p (Treasury)
25/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 162p (Treasury)
22/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 160p (Treasury)
21/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 163p (Treasury)
20/02/2013Acquisition Acquisition of spectrum
The company announces that Vodafone UK has acquired spectrum of 2 x 10MHz in the 800MHz band and 2 x 20MHz in the 2.6GHz band plus an additional 25 MHz of unpaired spectrum in the 2.6GHz band. The spectrum licences are all indefinite in length and have an initial term of 20 years. The total amount payable is £790m. The spectrum award will support Vodafone UK's plans to develop the next generation of mobile internet services, known as 4G, using Long Term Evolution technology
20/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 163p (Treasury)
19/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 167p (Treasury)
18/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 169p (Treasury)
15/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 168p (Treasury)
14/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 171p (Treasury)
13/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.50m Ords at 173p (Treasury)
12/02/2013Business Event Share buyback programme
The company has entered into a new agreement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Securities Ltd under which it has issued an irrevocable instruction starting from 12th February 2013 to Barclays for Barclays to manage part of the share buyback programme
11/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
4.95m Ords at 175p (Treasury)
08/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
5.00m Ords at 173p (Treasury)
07/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 171p (Treasury)
07/02/2013Trading Statement Continue to make progress
ce - "We continue to make progress in our Vodafone 2015 strategy"
06/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
7.20m Ords at 170p (Treasury)
05/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of Own securities
8.00m Ords at 170p (Treasury)
04/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of Own securities
5.00m Ords at 173p (Treasury)
01/02/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of Own securities
6.00m Ords at 172p (Treasury)
31/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of Own securities
6.00m Ords at 174p (Treasury)
30/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of Own securities
5.00m Ords at 173p (Treasury)
29/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of Own securities
4.50m Ords at 172p (Treasury)
28/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.60m Ords at 170p (Treasury)
24/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
0.75m Ords at 163p (Treasury)
23/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
1.00m Ords at 162p (Treasury)
22/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
5.00m Ords at 162p (Treasury)
21/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
13.0m Ords at 162p (Treasury)
17/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
8.00m Ords at 160p (Treasury)
16/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
9.00m Ords at 162p (Treasury)
15/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
7.00m Ords at 164p (Treasury)
14/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 165p (Treasury)
11/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
5.65m Ords at 164p (Treasury)
10/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
3.00m Ords at 165p (Treasury)
09/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
5.00m Ords at 163p (Treasury)
08/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
3.00m Ords at 160p (Treasury)
07/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 159p (Treasury)
04/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.00m Ords at 157p (Treasury)
03/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
8.00m Ords at 157p (Treasury)
02/01/2013StoryTypeOSB Purchase of own securities
6.76m Ords at 155p (Treasury)