Vodafone has obtained unconditional merger control clearance from the European Commission for the voluntary public takeover offer for Kabel Deutschland.
With merger approval from the European Commission, all conditions to the offer have been met and Vodafone expects to close the transaction on 14 October 2013.
Kabel Deutschland shareholders who have not yet accepted the offer can tender their shares until midnight (CET) on 30 September 2013.
Vodafone’s offer values Kabel Deutschland at EUR87 per share.