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 27, 2018

 

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 27 July 2018 entitled ‘RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING’


RNS: 0580W

27 July 2018

 

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 27 July 2018 at 11.00 am.

 

The results of polls on all 25 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 2018

17,353,644,991

64.96%

17,337,724,151

99.91

15,920,840

0.09

73,173,987

2.

To elect Michel Demaré as a Director.

17,389,377,830

65.09%

17,320,365,572

99.60

69,012,258

0.40

37,422,252

3.

To elect Margherita Della Valle as a Director.

17,352,273,633

64.95%

17,308,376,303

99.75

43,897,330

0.25

37,286,510

4.

To re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as a Director.

17,390,140,816

65.09%

17,105,583,590

98.36

284,557,226

1.64

36,664,829

5.

To re-elect Vittorio Colao as a Director.

17,388,455,815

65.09%

17,303,654,875

99.51

84,800,940

0.49

38,340,775

6.

To re-elect Nick Read as a Director.

17,389,660,439

65.09%

17,076,792,034

98.20

312,868,405

1.80

37,144,113

7.

To re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as a Director.

17,389,213,179

65.09%

17,315,093,924

99.57

74,119,255

0.43

37,586,558

8.

To re-elect Dame Clara Furse as a Director.

17,389,936,556

65.09%

17,318,073,118

99.59

71,863,438

0.41

36,863,029

9.

To re-elect Valerie Gooding as a Director.

17,341,908,976

64.91%

17,070,248,952

98.43

271,660,024

1.57

84,900,751

10.

To re-elect Renee James as a Director.

17,389,968,641

65.09%

17,068,330,277

98.15

321,638,364

1.85

36,832,305

11.

To re-elect Samuel Jonah as a Director.

17,341,523,228

64.91%

16,968,478,131

97.85

373,045,097

2.15

85,272,280

12.

To re-elect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez as a Director.

17,352,166,897

64.95%

17,230,380,048

99.30

121,786,849

0.70

74,640,891

13.

To re-elect David Nish as a Director.

17,389,100,887

65.09%

17,245,608,159

99.17

143,492,728

0.83

37,699,091

14.

To declare a final dividend of 10.23 eurocents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2018.

17,396,546,120

65.12%

17,350,275,385

99.73

46,270,735

0.27

30,283,617

15.

To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration contained in the Remuneration Report of the Board for the year ended 31 March 2018.

16,963,071,513

63.50%

16,474,188,042

97.12

488,883,471

2.88

463,720,332

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.

17,407,151,339

65.16%

16,097,234,237

92.47

1,309,917,102

7.53

19,636,720

17.

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor.

17,356,220,577

64.97%

16,251,136,271

93.63

1,105,084,306

6.37

70,569,382

18.

To authorise the Directors to allot shares.

17,351,286,262

64.95%

16,372,083,957

94.36

979,202,305

5.64

75,490,021

19.

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

17,323,561,708

64.85%

17,134,977,164

98.91

188,584,544

1.09

65,975,408

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.

17,327,056,078

64.86%

16,801,249,421

96.97

525,806,657

3.03

99,714,628

21.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.

17,349,955,597

64.94%

17,116,863,922

98.66

233,091,675

1.34

76,832,511

22.

To authorise political donations and expenditure.

17,321,308,394

64.84%

16,836,709,406

97.20

484,598,988

2.80

68,241,085

23.

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

17,383,636,372

65.07%

16,283,250,327

93.67

1,100,386,045

6.33

43,155,392

24.

To approve the updated rules of the Vodafone Group 2008 Sharesave Plan.

17,384,234,801

65.07%

16,733,792,342

96.26

650,442,459

3.74

42,573,676

25.

To adopt as the new articles of association of the Company, the articles of association produced to the meeting, in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the Company’s existing Articles of Association.

17,372,987,985

65.03%

17,305,253,158

99.61

67,734,827

0.39

53,813,845

 

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 27 July 2018 (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 26,715,059,855.  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, 22 and 24 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 19, 20, 21, 23 and 25 were passed as Special Resolutions.

 

A copy of Resolutions 22 to 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.

 

 

VODAFONE GROUP

 

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

July 27, 2018

By:

/s/ R E S MARTIN

 

Name:

Rosemary E S Martin

 

Title:

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary