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Vodafone Group Plc
25 July 2023
25 July 2023
Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone' or the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at The
Pavilion, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14
2FN on Tuesday, 25 July 2023 at 10.00 am.
Resolutions 1 to 17 (inclusive), 21 and 23 were passed as
Ordinary Resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 20 (inclusive) and 22 were
passed as Special Resolutions.
The results of the poll on all 23 resolutions were as
follows:
Resolution Total votes Percentage For For Against Against Votes
validly of (% of (% of withheld
cast relevant shares shares
shares voted) voted)
in issue
(%)
To receive
the Company's
accounts,
the strategic
report and
reports
of the Directors
and the
auditor
for the
year ended
31 March
1. 2023. 17,916,851,599 66.23% 17,905,607,433 99.94 11,244,166 0.06 40,297,482
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To re-elect
Jean-François
van Boxmeer
2. as a Director. 17,919,689,823 66.24% 17,249,811,331 96.26 669,878,492 3.74 37,464,316
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To re-elect
Margherita
Della Valle
3. as a Director. 17,923,240,772 66.25% 17,839,044,143 99.53 84,196,629 0.47 33,938,305
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To re-elect
Stephen
A. Carter
CBE as a
4. Director. 17,919,286,054 66.24% 17,594,555,170 98.19 324,730,884 1.81 37,815,016
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To re-elect
Michel Demaré
5. as a Director. 17,921,223,807 66.24% 17,435,496,848 97.29 485,726,959 2.71 35,923,536
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To re-elect
Delphine
Ernotte
Cunci as
6. a Director. 17,919,618,550 66.24% 17,815,641,747 99.42 103,976,803 0.58 37,472,151
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To re-elect
Deborah
Kerr as
7. a Director. 17,919,750,881 66.24% 17,871,772,794 99.73 47,978,087 0.27 37,405,680
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To re-elect
Maria Amparo
Moraleda
Martinez
8. as a Director. 17,919,835,351 66.24% 17,640,768,545 98.44 279,066,806 1.56 37,310,795
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To re-elect
David Nish
9. as a Director. 17,919,689,670 66.24% 17,603,847,388 98.24 315,842,282 1.76 37,433,161
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To elect
Christine
Ramon as
10. a Director. 17,919,670,951 66.24% 17,872,557,088 99.74 47,113,863 0.26 37,476,348
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To re-elect
Simon Segars
11. as a Director. 17,919,152,677 66.24% 17,871,850,174 99.74 47,302,503 0.26 38,003,075
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To declare
a final
dividend
of 4.50
eurocents
per ordinary
share for
the year
ended 31
12. March 2023. 17,931,587,557 66.28% 17,910,926,501 99.88 20,661,056 0.12 25,574,602
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To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Policy set
out on pages
87 to 92
of the Annual
Report for
the year
ended 31
13. March 2023. 17,521,835,449 64.77% 16,676,713,036 95.18 845,122,413 4.82 435,210,254
------------------- --------------- ----------- --------------- ------- -------------- -------- ------------
To approve
the Annual
Report on
Remuneration
contained
in the
Remuneration
Report of
the Board
for the
year ended
31 March
14. 2023. 17,918,788,417 66.24% 16,260,672,370 90.75 1,658,116,047 9.25 49,211,242
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To re-appoint
Ernst &
Young LLP
as the Company's
auditor
until the
end of the
next general
meeting
at which
accounts
are laid
before the
15. Company. 17,927,905,446 66.27% 17,831,994,108 99.47 95,911,338 0.53 29,167,662
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To authorise
the Audit
and Risk
Committee
to determine
the remuneration
16. of the auditor. 17,926,468,702 66.26% 17,909,075,223 99.90 17,393,479 0.10 30,605,880
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To authorise
the Directors
to allot
17. shares 17,900,903,956 66.17% 17,100,032,451 95.53 800,871,505 4.47 56,170,615
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To authorise
the Directors
to dis-apply
pre-emption
18.* rights. 17,884,743,190 66.11% 17,525,962,622 97.99 358,780,568 2.01 72,321,676
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To authorise
the Directors
to dis-apply
pre-emption
rights up
to a further
5 per cent
for the
purposes
of financing
an acquisition
or other
capital
19.* investment. 17,896,415,371 66.15% 17,452,847,432 97.52 443,567,939 2.48 60,658,607
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To authorise
the Company
to purchase
its own
20.* shares. 17,921,487,887 66.25% 17,737,178,172 98.97 184,309,715 1.03 35,599,672
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To authorise
political
donations
21. and expenditure. 17,916,665,344 66.23% 17,674,157,338 98.65 242,508,006 1.35 40,419,177
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To authorise
the Company
to call
general
meetings
(other than
AGMs) on
a minimum
of 14 clear
22.* days' notice. 17,916,522,720 66.23% 17,015,098,221 94.97 901,424,499 5.03 40,547,070
------------------- --------------- ----------- --------------- ------- -------------- -------- ------------
To approve
the Vodafone
Global Incentive
23.* Plan 2023 17,909,807,686 66.20% 17,390,344,673 97.10 519,463,013 2.90 47,246,269
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* Special resolution
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 21 July 2023
(excluding shares held in Treasury) was 27,053,260,038.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is
not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the
proportion of votes validly cast.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the
Resolutions, passed as Special Business at the Annual General
Meeting, have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via
the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
Sir Crispin Davies, Dame Clara Furse and Valerie Gooding CBE did
not stand for re-election as Directors and retired from the Board
with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. In accordance with
section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, the Company confirms
that Sir Crispin Davies, Dame Clara Furse and Valerie Gooding CBE
will receive payment of fees for service whilst a Director, but no
other remuneration payment or payment for loss of office will be
made in connection with their departure.
Following conclusion of the Annual General Meeting the
composition of the Board and its Committees are as follows:
Audit and Nominations Remuneration ESG Committee Technology
Risk and Governance Committee Committee
Committee Committee
David Nish Jean-François Amparo Amparo Moraleda Simon
(Chair) van Boxmeer Moraleda (Chair) Segars
(Chair) (Chair) (Chair)
Michel Jean-François
Demaré Stephen A. van Boxmeer Stephen A.
Carter CBE Michel Carter CBE
Deborah Demaré Christine Ramon
Kerr Michel Demaré Delphine
Delphine Simon Segars Ernotte
David Nish Ernotte Cunci
Christine Cunci
Ramon Deborah
Kerr
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David Nish is appointed as Senior Independent Director. Delphine
Ernotte Cunci and Christine Ramon are also appointed as Workforce
Engagement Leads.
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