Vodafone Group Public Ltd Co 6-K, filed Jul 29, 2025
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Vodafone Group Public Ltd Co filed this 6-K on July 29, 2025.
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 29, 2025
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 ✓
Form 40-F _
This
Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 29
July 2025 entitled ‘Result of AGM’.
29 July 2025
Results of Annual General Meeting
The
Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc (the "Company") was
held at The Pavilion, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury,
Berkshire, RG14 2FN on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 at 10.00
am.
Resolutions
1 to 19 (inclusive) and 23 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions.
Resolutions 20 to 22 (inclusive) and 24 were passed as Special
Resolutions.
The
results of the poll on all 24 resolutions were as
follows:
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Resolution
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Total votes validly cast
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Percentage of relevant shares in issue (%)
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For
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For (% of shares voted)
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Against
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Against (% of shares voted)
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Votes withheld
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1.
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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
2025.
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15,590,677,420
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64.25%
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15,582,941,390
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99.95
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7,736,030
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0.05
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35,462,473
|
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2.
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To
re-elect Jean-François van Boxmeer as a Director.
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15,600,973,948
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64.29%
|
15,158,904,071
|
97.17
|
442,069,877
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2.83
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25,165,942
|
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3.
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To
re-elect Margherita Della Valle as a Director.
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15,601,961,793
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64.29%
|
15,514,530,882
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99.44
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87,430,911
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0.56
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24,172,752
|
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4.
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To
re-elect Luka Mucic as a Director.
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15,592,208,669
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64.25%
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15,485,859,951
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99.32
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106,348,718
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0.68
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33,931,224
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5.
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To
re-elect Stephen A. Carter CBE as a Director.
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15,598,889,519
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64.28%
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14,180,678,775
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90.91
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1,418,210,744
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9.09
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27,249,173
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6.
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To
re-elect Michel Demaré as a Director.
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15,598,376,883
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64.28%
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15,514,983,523
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99.47
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83,393,360
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0.53
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27,763,010
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7.
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To
elect Simon Dingemans as a Director.
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15,597,183,761
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64.28%
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15,526,575,866
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99.55
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70,607,895
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0.45
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28,956,132
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8.
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To
re-elect Hatem Dowidar as a Director.
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15,597,712,212
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64.28%
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14,454,850,780
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92.67
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1,142,861,432
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7.33
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28,427,679
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9.
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To
re-elect Delphine Ernotte Cunci as a Director.
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15,597,989,363
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64.28%
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15,193,999,198
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97.41
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403,990,165
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2.59
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28,150,527
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10.
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To
re-elect Deborah Kerr as a Director.
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15,598,998,927
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64.28%
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15,518,566,240
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99.48
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80,432,687
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0.52
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27,116,144
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11.
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To
re-elect Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez as a Director.
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15,598,212,538
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64.28%
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15,359,078,742
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98.47
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239,133,796
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1.53
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27,923,622
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12.
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To
elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes as a Director.
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15,598,126,039
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64.28%
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15,525,650,847
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99.54
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72,475,192
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0.46
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28,010,121
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13.
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To
re-elect Christine Ramon as a Director.
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15,598,494,418
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64.28%
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15,518,684,217
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99.49
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79,810,201
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0.51
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27,644,424
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14.
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To
re-elect Simon Segars as a Director.
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15,597,856,500
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64.28%
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15,194,832,519
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97.42
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403,023,981
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2.58
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28,248,777
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15.
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To
declare a final dividend of 2.25 eurocents per ordinary share for
the year ended 31 March 2025
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15,606,037,152
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64.31%
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15,592,016,183
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99.91
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14,020,969
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0.09
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20,106,412
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16.
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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 2025
(the 'Annual Report on Remuneration').
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15,600,389,417
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64.29%
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15,234,527,578
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97.65
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365,861,839
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2.35
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25,749,044
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17.
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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 Company.
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15,531,114,778
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64.00%
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15,484,549,339
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99.70
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46,565,439
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0.30
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95,019,655
|
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18.
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To
authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the
remuneration of the auditor.
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15,603,247,130
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64.30%
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15,555,784,954
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99.70
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47,462,176
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0.30
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22,882,688
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19.
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To
authorise the Directors to allot shares
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15,593,286,977
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64.26%
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14,769,816,884
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94.72
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823,470,093
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5.28
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32,845,851
|
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20.*
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To
authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption
rights.
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15,526,622,974
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63.98%
|
15,331,931,793
|
98.75
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194,691,181
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1.25
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99,505,507
|
|
21.*
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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 investment.
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15,541,633,342
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64.05%
|
15,127,273,842
|
97.33
|
414,359,500
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2.67
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84,499,466
|
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22.*
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To
authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.
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15,588,803,908
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64.24%
|
15,073,343,307
|
96.69
|
515,460,601
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3.31
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37,330,535
|
|
23.
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To
authorise political donations and expenditure.
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15,526,715,140
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63.98%
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15,363,535,916
|
98.95
|
163,179,224
|
1.05
|
99,417,957
|
|
24.*
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To
authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on
a minimum of 14 clear days' notice.
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15,589,133,335
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64.24%
|
14,871,534,593
|
95.40
|
717,598,742
|
4.60
|
37,001,108
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*
Special resolution
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 25 July 2025 (excluding
shares held in Treasury) was 24,266,298,351. 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 UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, 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.
David Nish did not stand for re-election as a Director 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 David Nish 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 his
departure.
Following conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, Simon Segars is
appointed as Senior Independent Director and the composition of the
Board Committees are as follows:
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Audit and Risk Committee
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Nominations and Governance Committee
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Remuneration Committee
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ESG Committee
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Technology Committee
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Simon
Dingemans (Chair)
Michel
Demaré
Deborah
Kerr
Anne-Françoise
Nesmes
Christine
Ramon
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Jean-François
van Boxmeer (Chair)
Stephen
A. Carter CBE
Hatem
Dowidar
Delphine
Ernotte Cunci
Simon
Segars
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Amparo
Moraleda (Chair)
Michel
Demaré
Simon
Dingemans
Christine
Ramon
|
Amparo
Moraleda (Chair)
Jean-François
van Boxmeer
Anne-Françoise
Nesmes
Simon
Segars
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Simon
Segars (Chair)
Stephen
A. Carter CBE
Delphine
Ernotte Cunci
Deborah
Kerr
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ENDS
About Vodafone
Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms
company.
We serve over 340 million mobile and broadband customers, operating
networks in 15 countries with investments in a further five and
partners in over 40 more. Our undersea cables transport around a
sixth of the world's internet traffic, and we are developing a new
direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas
without coverage. Vodafone runs one of the world's largest IoT
platforms, with over 215 million IoT connections, and we
provide financial services to around 88 million customers across
seven African countries - managing more transactions than any other
provider.
From the seabed to the stars, Vodafone's purpose is to keep
everyone connected.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow
us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
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For more information, please contact:
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Investor Relations:
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investors.vodafone.com
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ir@vodafone.co.uk
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Media Relations:
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Vodafone.com/media/contact
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GroupMedia@vodafone.com
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Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury,
Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No.
1833679
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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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Date:
July 29, 2025
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By: /s/ M D B
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Name: Maaike de Bie
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Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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