{"id":323835,"date":"2021-11-10T10:09:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T10:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egy-africa.com\/en\/?p=323835"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:09:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T10:09:21","slug":"south-african-vodacom-submits-initial-offer-to-acquire-stake-in-vodafone-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egy-africa.com\/en\/2021\/11\/10\/south-african-vodacom-submits-initial-offer-to-acquire-stake-in-vodafone-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Vodacom submits initial offer to acquire stake in Vodafone Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Telecom Egypt announced that the South African group Vodacom has made an initial offer to acquire\u00a0Vodafone Group&#8217;s stake in\u00a0Vodafone Egypt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Outstream\"><\/div>\n<p>Vodafone Group will reveal the value and structure of the offer, Telecom Egypt said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On 7 June, a modified shareholders\u2019 agreement was signed, granting Telecom Egypt further rights and benefits and allowing Vodafone Group to transfer its shareholding in Vodafone Egypt within the group.<\/p>\n<p>Under the deal, Telecom Egypt has the right to buy Vodafone Group\u2019s shares in Vodafone Egypt through the right of first refusal (RoFR) process as well as information rights with regular disclosure to ensure visibility for Telecom Egypt on its investment in Vodafone Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the deal sets a committed minimum dividend policy for Vodafone Egypt of 60% of free cash flow (FCF) starting 2022, in addition to dividends worth EGP 10 billion to shareholders in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telecom Egypt&#8217;s Managing Director and CEO, Adel Hamed<\/strong>, commented: \u201c<em>We believe that the amendments to the shareholders\u2019 agreement enhance Telecom Egypt\u2019s visibility on its investment and its expected returns based on Vodafone Egypt\u2019s performance<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The new shareholders\u2019 agreement preserves Telecom Egypt\u2019s rights and enhances its options to be more executable in the absence or presence of a deal. 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