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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>09/30/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO</issuerName>
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        <filingPersonName>Societe Generale SA</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>29 Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris France</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>France</citizenship>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to A non-U.S. institution in accordance with &amp;#167; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) - per response provided in Item 3 is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

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      <reportingPersonName>SOCIETE GENERALE SA</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>David Scianablo</signature>
        <title>Director - Compliance Control Room</title>
        <date>10/09/2026</date>
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