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RNS Number : 4809M
Vodafone Group Plc
28 July 2017
28 July 2017
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster,
London SW1P 3EE on Friday 28 July 2017 at 11.00 am.
The results of polls on all 23 resolutions were as follows:
Resolution Total Percentage For For Against Against Votes
votes of (% (% withheld
validly relevant of of
cast shares shares shares
in issue voted) voted)
(%)
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To receive
the Company's
accounts,
the strategic
report and
reports
of the Directors
and the
auditor
for the
year ended
31 March
1. 2017 18,084,844,182 67.82% 18,073,405,193 99.94 11,438,989 0.06 59,549,553
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To re-elect
Gerard Kleisterlee
2. as a Director 17,966,206,191 67.37% 17,757,742,665 98.84 208,463,526 1.16 178,114,446
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To re-elect
Vittorio
Colao as
3. a Director 18,110,551,259 67.91% 18,077,926,299 99.82 32,624,960 0.18 33,677,673
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To re-elect
Nick Read
4. as a Director 18,110,527,433 67.91% 17,683,154,600 97.64 427,372,833 2.36 33,771,087
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To re-elect
Sir Crispin
Davis as
5. a Director 18,110,012,011 67.91% 18,070,376,514 99.78 39,635,497 0.22 34,329,622
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To re-elect
Dr Mathias
Döpfner
6. as a Director 18,109,846,999 67.91% 17,048,108,088 94.14 1,061,738,911 5.86 34,431,559
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To re-elect
Dame Clara
Furse as
7. a Director 18,110,679,542 67.91% 18,080,426,432 99.83 30,253,110 0.17 33,649,026
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To re-elect
Valerie
Gooding
8. as a Director 18,110,666,881 67.91% 17,972,658,200 99.24 138,008,681 0.76 33,650,448
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To re-elect
Renée
James as
9. a Director 18,110,252,117 67.91% 18,067,476,586 99.76 42,775,531 0.24 34,022,928
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To re-elect
Samuel Jonah
10. as a Director 18,109,626,542 67.91% 18,055,651,780 99.70 53,974,762 0.30 34,663,577
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To elect
Maria Amparo
Moraleda
Martinez
as a Director
in accordance
with the
Company's
Articles
11. of Association 18,108,884,313 67.91% 16,318,331,374 90.11 1,790,552,939 9.89 35,432,072
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To re-elect
David Nish
12. as a Director 18,109,093,904 67.91% 18,002,906,234 99.41 106,187,670 0.59 35,214,958
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To declare
a final
dividend
of 10.03
eurocents
per ordinary
share for
the year
ended 31
13. March 2017 18,115,175,840 67.93% 18,068,937,788 99.74 46,238,052 0.26 29,266,445
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To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Policy contained
in the Remuneration
Report of
the Board
for the
year ended
31 March
14. 2017 18,088,949,855 67.83% 17,581,245,488 97.19 507,704,367 2.81 55,312,703
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To approve
the Annual
Report on
Remuneration
contained
in the Remuneration
Report of
the Board
for the
year ended
31 March
15. 2017 17,786,548,952 66.70% 17,324,339,658 97.40 462,209,294 2.60 357,720,232
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To reappoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the
Company's
auditor
until the
end of the
next general
meeting
at which
accounts
are laid
before the
16. Company 17,419,661,319 65.32% 15,337,361,660 88.05 2,082,299,659 11.95 724,715,169
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To authorise
the Audit
and Risk
Committee
to determine
the remuneration
17. of the Auditor 18,111,414,880 67.92% 17,614,117,704 97.25 497,297,176 2.75 32,951,111
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To authorise
the Directors
to allot
18. shares 18,076,700,202 67.78% 16,101,397,032 89.07 1,975,303,170 10.93 67,645,223
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To authorise
the Directors
to dis-apply
pre-emption
19. rights 18,080,592,621 67.80% 17,957,716,020 99.32 122,876,601 0.68 63,696,501
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To authorise
the Directors
to dis-apply
pre-emption
rights up
to a further
5% for the
purposes
of financing
an acquisition
or other
capital
20. investment 18,082,584,763 67.81% 16,562,618,082 91.59 1,519,966,681 8.41 61,728,898
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To authorise
the Company
to purchase
its own
21. shares 18,119,680,862 67.95% 17,870,466,220 98.62 249,214,642 1.38 24,593,143
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To authorise
political
donations
22. and expenditure 17,993,066,607 67.47% 17,581,848,750 97.71 411,217,857 2.29 151,261,840
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To authorise
the Directors
to call
general
meetings
(other than
annual general
meetings)
on a minimum
of 14 clear
23. days' notice 18,022,384,543 67.58% 16,894,164,607 93.74 1,128,219,936 6.26 122,042,190
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The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 26 July 2017
(excluding shares held in Treasury) was 26,667,760,581.
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.
Resolutions 1 to 18 and 22 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions
and Resolutions 19, 20, 21 and 23 were passed as Special
Resolutions.
A copy of Resolutions 22 and 23, 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:
morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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