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, 2017

 

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)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F 

 

x

 

 

Form 40-F

 

o

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes

 

o

 

 

No

 

x

 

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-         .

 


 

This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 28 July 2017 entitled ‘RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING’

 


 

At: 03.45pm

 

RNS: 4809M

 

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 votes validly
cast

Percentage
of relevant
shares in issue
(%)

For

For (%
of
shares
voted)

Against

Against
(% of
shares
voted)

Votes withheld

1.

To receive the Company’s accounts, the strategic report and reports of the Directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 March 2017

18,084,844,182

67.82%

18,073,405,193

99.94

11,438,989

0.06

59,549,553

2.

To re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as a Director

17,966,206,191

67.37%

17,757,742,665

98.84

208,463,526

1.16

178,114,446

3.

To re-elect Vittorio Colao as a Director

18,110,551,259

67.91%

18,077,926,299

99.82

32,624,960

0.18

33,677,673

4.

To re-elect Nick Read as a Director

18,110,527,433

67.91%

17,683,154,600

97.64

427,372,833

2.36

33,771,087

5.

To re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as a Director

18,110,012,011

67.91%

18,070,376,514

99.78

39,635,497

0.22

34,329,622

6.

To re-elect Dr Mathias Döpfner as a Director

18,109,846,999

67.91%

17,048,108,088

94.14

1,061,738,911

5.86

34,431,559

7.

To re-elect Dame Clara Furse as a Director

18,110,679,542

67.91%

18,080,426,432

99.83

30,253,110

0.17

33,649,026

8.

To re-elect Valerie Gooding as a Director

18,110,666,881

67.91%

17,972,658,200

99.24

138,008,681

0.76

33,650,448

9.

To re-elect Renée James as a Director

18,110,252,117

67.91%

18,067,476,586

99.76

42,775,531

0.24

34,022,928

10.

To re-elect Samuel Jonah as a Director

18,109,626,542

67.91%

18,055,651,780

99.70

53,974,762

0.30

34,663,577

11.

To elect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez as a Director in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association

18,108,884,313

67.91%

16,318,331,374

90.11

1,790,552,939

9.89

35,432,072

12.

To re-elect David Nish as a Director

18,109,093,904

67.91%

18,002,906,234

99.41

106,187,670

0.59

35,214,958

13.

To declare a final dividend of 10.03 eurocents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2017

 

18,115,175,840

67.93%

18,068,937,788

99.74

46,238,052

0.26

29,266,445

14.

To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy contained in the Remuneration Report of the Board for the year ended 31 March 2017

18,088,949,855

67.83%

17,581,245,488

97.19

507,704,367

2.81

55,312,703

15.

To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration contained in the Remuneration Report of the Board for the year ended 31 March 2017

17,786,548,952

66.70%

17,324,339,658

97.40

462,209,294

2.60

357,720,232

 


 

16.

To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditor until the end of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company

 

17,419,661,319

65.32%

15,337,361,660

88.05

2,082,299,659

11.95

724,715,169

17.

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor

 

18,111,414,880

67.92%

17,614,117,704

97.25

497,297,176

2.75

32,951,111

18.

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

18,076,700,202

67.78%

16,101,397,032

89.07

1,975,303,170

10.93

67,645,223

19.

To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights

18,080,592,621

67.80%

17,957,716,020

99.32

122,876,601

0.68

63,696,501

20.

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 investment

18,082,584,763

67.81%

16,562,618,082

91.59

1,519,966,681

8.41

61,728,898

21.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

18,119,680,862

67.95%

17,870,466,220

98.62

249,214,642

1.38

24,593,143

22.

To authorise political donations and expenditure

17,993,066,607

67.47%

17,581,848,750

97.71

411,217,857

2.29

151,261,840

23.

To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on a minimum of 14 clear days’ notice

18,022,384,543

67.58%

16,894,164,607

93.74

1,128,219,936

6.26

122,042,190

 

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

 


 

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.

 

 

 

VODAFONE GROUP

 

 

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Dated:

July 31, 2017

By:

/s/ R E S MARTIN

 

 

Name:

Rosemary E S Martin

 

 

Title:

Group General Counsel and Company

 

 

 

Secretary