Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has satisfied its obligation to Swisscom AG ("Swisscom") to pay the second and final tranche of the consideration due in connection with its acquisition of a 25% stake in Swisscom Mobile with a cash payment of approximately CHF 2.3 billion (£95 million).  The agreement allowed Vodafone to choose to settle by either shares or cash.

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