"Further to its announcement on 17 March 2006, Vodafone has completed today the sale of its 97.68% interest in Vodafone Japan to a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank Corporation. The sale values Vodafone Japan at an Enterprise Value of approximately JPY 1.8 trillion (GBP 8.9 billion)."
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