VODPF 6-K
Vodafone Group Public Ltd Co (VOD)
6-K
2026-07-27
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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, 2026
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 27
July 2026 entitled Result of AGM.
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27 JULY 2026
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RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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The
Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at Storey Club,
Paddington Central, 4 Kingdom Street, London, W2 6BD on Monday, 27
July 2026 at 10.30 am.
Resolutions 1 to 6
(inclusive), 8 to 20 (inclusive) and 24 and 26 were passed as
Ordinary Resolutions. Resolutions 21 to 23 (inclusive) and 25 were
passed as Special Resolutions.
Resolution 7 (to
re-elect Hatem Dowidar as a Director) was withdrawn on 13 July
2026, prior to the AGM, following Hatem Dowidar’s resignation
from the Board of Directors on 10 July 2026. Accordingly,
Resolution 7 was not put to shareholders and no votes cast in
relation to Resolution 7 were counted. The remaining resolutions
were put to the shareholders in the form set out in the Notice of
Annual General Meeting.
The results of the
poll on all 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 2026.
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12,005,432,720
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52.13%
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12,000,755,374
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99.96%
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4,677,346
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0.04%
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27,983,645
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2.
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To
re-elect Jean-François van Boxmeer as a Director.
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12,015,279,253
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52.18%
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11,730,454,662
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97.63%
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284,824,591
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2.37%
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18,128,422
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3.
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To
re-elect Margherita Della Valle as a Director.
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12,018,254,020
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52.19%
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11,926,274,023
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99.23%
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91,979,997
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0.77%
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15,151,681
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4.
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To
re-elect Stephen A. Carter CBE as a Director.
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12,015,302,617
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52.18%
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10,227,693,512
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85.12%
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1,787,609,105
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14.88%
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18,065,795
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5.
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To
re-elect Michel Demaré as a Director.
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12,012,417,613
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52.16%
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11,944,598,291
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99.44%
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67,819,322
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0.56%
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20,951,975
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6.
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To
re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director.
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12,012,533,873
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52.16%
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11,980,222,342
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99.73%
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32,311,531
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0.27%
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20,879,492
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7.
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Resolution withdrawn – not put to the meeting
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8.
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To
re-elect Delphine Ernotte Cunci as a Director.
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12,014,947,469
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52.17%
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11,957,190,427
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99.52%
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57,757,042
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0.48%
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18,422,119
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9.
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To
re-elect Deborah Kerr as a Director.
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12,015,139,645
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52.18%
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11,987,544,825
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99.77%
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27,594,820
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0.23%
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18,220,294
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10.
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To
elect Olaf Koch as a Director.
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12,014,268,113
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52.17%
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11,987,503,296
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99.78%
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26,764,817
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0.22%
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19,101,475
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11.
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To
elect Pilar López as a Director.
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12,013,473,673
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52.17%
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11,824,440,157
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98.43%
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189,033,516
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1.57%
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19,869,926
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12.
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To
re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes as a Director.
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12,014,424,300
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52.17%
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11,984,283,050
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99.75%
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30,141,250
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0.25%
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18,935,080
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13.
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To
re-elect Christine Ramon as a Director.
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12,008,258,992
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52.15%
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11,838,700,005
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98.59%
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169,558,987
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1.41%
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25,110,596
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14.
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To
re-elect Simon Segars as a Director.
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12,012,170,264
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52.16%
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11,955,439,114
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99.53%
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56,731,150
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0.47%
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21,199,324
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15.
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To
declare a final dividend of 2.3625 eurocents per ordinary share for
the year ended 31 March 2026
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12,020,263,856
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52.20%
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11,989,609,591
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99.74%
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30,654,265
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0.26%
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13,149,134
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16.
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To
approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy
set out
in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2026.
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12,012,675,556
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52.16%
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10,917,965,087
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90.89%
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1,094,710,469
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9.11%
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20,694,524
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17.
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To
approve the Annual Report on Remuneration (other than the part
containing the Remuneration Policy) contained in the Remuneration
Report of the Board for the year ended 31 March 2026.
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12,010,259,385
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52.15%
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11,633,449,148
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96.86%
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376,810,237
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3.14%
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23,110,695
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18.
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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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12,019,581,331
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52.19%
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11,978,701,853
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99.66%
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40,879,478
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0.34%
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13,835,526
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19.
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To
authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the
remuneration of the auditor.
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12,018,305,927
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52.19%
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11,974,963,404
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99.64%
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43,342,523
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0.36%
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15,111,093
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20.
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To
authorise the Directors to allot shares
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12,014,766,975
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52.17%
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11,263,449,315
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93.75%
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751,317,660
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6.25%
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18,599,216
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21.*
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To
authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption
rights.
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11,980,847,259
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52.03%
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11,852,536,756
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98.93%
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128,310,503
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1.07%
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52,569,269
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22.*
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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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12,008,821,603
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52.15%
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11,882,000,562
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98.94%
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126,821,041
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1.06%
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24,591,925
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23.*
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To
authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.
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12,009,794,747
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52.15%
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11,994,309,349
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99.87%
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15,485,398
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0.13%
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23,622,273
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24.
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To
authorise political donations and expenditure.
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11,945,186,447
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51.87%
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11,819,997,369
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98.95%
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125,189,078
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1.05%
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88,230,081
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25.*
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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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12,012,590,905
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52.16%
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11,300,029,658
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94.07%
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712,561,247
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5.93%
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20,821,900
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26.
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To
approve the amendments to the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan
2023.
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12,011,015,257
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52.16%
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11,451,801,616
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95.34%
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559,213,641
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4.66%
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22,398,108
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* Special
resolution
The
number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 23 July 2026 (excluding
shares held in Treasury) was 23,028,452,487. 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.
Amparo Moraleda 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 Amparo Moraleda 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 her
departure.
Following
conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, 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
Delphine
Ernotte Cunci
Simon
Segars
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Christine
Ramon (Chair)
Michel
Demaré
Simon
Dingemans
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Anne-Françoise
Nesmes (Chair)
Jean-François
van Boxmeer
Simon
Segars
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Simon
Segars (Chair)
Stephen
A. Carter CBE
Delphine
Ernotte Cunci
Deborah
Kerr
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For more information, please contact:
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Investor Relations:
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vodafone.com
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Media Relations:
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Vodafone.com/media/contact
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Registered Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury,
Berkshire RG14 2FN, England. Registered in England No.
1833679
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About Vodafone Group
everyone.connected
Vodafone is a
leading European and African telecoms company.
We
serve around 370 million mobile and broadband customers, operating
networks in 17 countries with investments in a further three and
partners in over 40 more. We have capacity on more than 70 subsea
cable systems – the backbone of the internet – 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 240 million IoT
connections globally, and we provide financial services to around
103 million customers across seven African countries –
managing more transactions than any other provider.
From
the seabed to the stars, Vodafone’s mission 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.
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 27, 2026
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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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