UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated July 31, 2014
Commission File Number: 001-10086
VODAFONE GROUP
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN EACH OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333- 190307), THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-81825) AND THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-149634) OF VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 29 July 2014 entitled ‘ RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING’ ‘
29 July 2014
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel, 225 Edgware Road, London W2 1JU on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 11.00 am.
The results of polls on all 25 resolutions were as follows:
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Resolution |
Total votes validly |
Percentage of |
For |
For |
Against |
Against |
Votes |
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1. |
To receive the Company’s accounts, the strategic report and reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 March 2014 |
17,479,894,872 |
65.97% |
17,468,207,596 |
99.93 |
11,687,276 |
0.07 |
65,991,800 |
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2. |
To re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as a director |
17,483,790,210 |
65.98% |
17,254,407,149 |
98.69 |
229,383,061 |
1.31 |
62,007,985 |
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3. |
To re-elect Vittorio Colao as a director |
17,484,717,530 |
65.99% |
17,450,946,115 |
99.81 |
33,771,415 |
0.19 |
57,067,035 |
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4. |
To elect Nick Read as a director |
17,483,299,266 |
65.98% |
17,272,772,045 |
98.80 |
210,527,221 |
1.20 |
62,546,388 |
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5. |
To re-elect Stephen Pusey as a director |
17,509,465,582 |
66.08% |
17,381,061,995 |
99.27 |
128,403,587 |
0.73 |
62,549,742 |
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6. |
To elect Sir Crispin Davis as a director |
17,488,034,655 |
66.00% |
17,404,080,485 |
99.52 |
83,954,170 |
0.48 |
57,930,587 |
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7. |
To elect Dame Clara Furse as a director, with effect from1 September 2014. |
17,487,857,861 |
66.00% |
17,404,051,484 |
99.52 |
83,806,377 |
0.48 |
57,961,062 |
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8. |
To elect Valerie Gooding as a director |
17,488,324,664 |
66.00% |
17,370,841,517 |
99.33 |
117,483,147 |
0.67 |
57,529,286 |
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9. |
To re-elect Renee James as a director |
17,312,561,256 |
65.34% |
17,116,012,236 |
98.86 |
196,549,020 |
1.14 |
233,264,052 |
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Resolution |
Total votes validly |
Percentage of relevant shares in issue (%) |
For |
For (% of shares voted) |
Against |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Votes withheld |
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10. |
To re-elect Samuel Jonah as a director |
17,312,241,218 |
65.34% |
17,094,671,515 |
98.74 |
217,569,703 |
1.26 |
233,630,501 |
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11. |
To re-elect Omid Kordestani as a director |
17,488,227,602 |
66.00% |
17,393,506,924 |
99.46 |
94,720,678 |
0.54 |
57,629,943 |
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12. |
To re-elect Nick Land as a director |
17,488,535,146 |
66.00% |
17,356,257,877 |
99.24 |
132,277,269 |
0.76 |
57,308,474 |
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13. |
To re-elect Luc Vandevelde as a director |
17,478,853,834 |
65.96% |
17,304,712,511 |
99.00 |
174,141,323 |
1.00 |
67,003,821 |
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14. |
To re-elect Philip Yea as a director |
17,387,670,500 |
65.62% |
17,239,020,051 |
99.15 |
148,650,449 |
0.85 |
158,168,504 |
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To declare a final dividend of 7.47p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2014 |
17,494,610,722 |
66.02% |
17,484,831,482 |
99.94 |
9,779,240 |
0.06 |
51,333,194 |
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To approve the directors’ Remuneration Policy contained in the Remuneration Report of the Board for the year ended 31 March 2014 |
17,318,495,214 |
65.36% |
16,620,036,145 |
95.97 |
698,459,069 |
4.03 |
227,447,313 |
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17. |
To approve the Remuneration Report (other than the part relating to the directors’ Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 March 2014 |
17,008,278,083 |
64.19% |
16,547,116,308 |
97.29 |
461,161,775 |
2.71 |
537,651,184 |
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18. |
To approve the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan rules |
17,413,466,860 |
65.72% |
16,610,644,103 |
95.39 |
802,822,757 |
4.61 |
132,451,076 |
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Resolution |
Total votes validly |
Percentage of relevant shares in issue (%) |
For |
For (% of shares voted) |
Against |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Votes withheld |
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Incentive Plan rules |
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19. |
To confirm the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor |
17,450,878,252 |
65.86% |
17,186,185,424 |
98.48 |
264,692,828 |
1.52 |
95,043,651 |
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20. |
To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
17,446,142,382 |
65.84% |
17,406,645,671 |
99.77 |
39,496,711 |
0.23 |
99,812,868 |
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21. |
To authorise the directors to allot shares |
17,396,290,389 |
65.65% |
16,246,304,737 |
93.39 |
1,149,985,652 |
6.61 |
149,637,413 |
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22. |
To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights |
17,437,794,684 |
65.81% |
17,119,226,935 |
98.17 |
318,567,749 |
1.83 |
108,106,180 |
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23. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
17,489,004,721 |
66.00% |
17,442,570,072 |
99.73 |
46,434,649 |
0.27 |
56,896,970 |
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24. |
To authorise political donations and expenditure |
17,423,324,321 |
65.75% |
16,990,626,654 |
97.52 |
432,697,667 |
2.48 |
122,517,917 |
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25. |
To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on a minimum of 14 clear days’ notice |
17,486,058,263 |
65.99% |
15,626,436,438 |
89.37 |
1,859,621,825 |
10.63 |
59,834,184 |
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 25 July 2014 (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 26,497,613,313. 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 21 and 24 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 22, 23 and 25 were passed as special resolutions.
A copy of Resolutions 24 and 25, 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
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
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VODAFONE GROUP |
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PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY |
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(Registrant) |
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Dated: July 31, 2014 |
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/s/ R E S MARTIN |
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Name: Rosemary E S Martin |
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Title: Group General Counsel and Company |
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Secretary |
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