Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
27 Juli 2021 - 03:04PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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, 2021
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.
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):
¨
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):
¨
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.
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 2021 entitled ‘RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING’.
VODAFONE
GROUP PLC
RESULTS
OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Results
of Annual General Meeting
The Annual
General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at The Pavilion,
Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN on
Tuesday 27 July 2021 at 10.00 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 2021. |
|
|
17,132,724,181 |
|
|
|
61.60 |
|
|
|
17,125,806,638 |
|
|
|
99.96 |
|
|
|
6,917,543 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
23,915,195 |
|
2. |
|
To elect
Olaf Swantee as a Director. |
|
|
17,130,076,272 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
17,095,470,221 |
|
|
|
99.80 |
|
|
|
34,606,051 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
26,435,255 |
|
3. |
|
To re-elect
Jean-François van Boxmeer as a Director. |
|
|
17,131,196,388 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
16,235,434,377 |
|
|
|
94.77 |
|
|
|
895,762,011 |
|
|
|
5.23 |
|
|
|
25,534,309 |
|
4. |
|
To re-elect
Nick Read as a Director. |
|
|
17,131,339,238 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
17,088,602,622 |
|
|
|
99.75 |
|
|
|
42,736,616 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
25,271,692 |
|
5. |
|
To re-elect
Margherita Della Valle as a Director. |
|
|
17,131,587,069 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
17,084,011,783 |
|
|
|
99.72 |
|
|
|
47,575,286 |
|
|
|
0.28 |
|
|
|
24,992,962 |
|
6. |
|
To re-elect
Sir Crispin Davis as a Director. |
|
|
17,130,152,964 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
17,009,929,952 |
|
|
|
99.30 |
|
|
|
120,223,012 |
|
|
|
0.70 |
|
|
|
26,432,593 |
|
7. |
|
To re-elect
Michel Demaré as a Director. |
|
|
17,129,962,222 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
17,061,166,726 |
|
|
|
99.60 |
|
|
|
68,795,496 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
|
26,647,135 |
|
8. |
|
To re-elect
Dame Clara Furse as a Director. |
|
|
17,130,989,026 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
17,094,737,047 |
|
|
|
99.79 |
|
|
|
36,251,979 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
25,620,151 |
|
9 |
|
To re-elect
Valerie Gooding as a Director. |
|
|
17,130,841,063 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
16,872,817,032 |
|
|
|
98.49 |
|
|
|
258,024,031 |
|
|
|
1.51 |
|
|
|
25,768,550 |
|
10. |
|
To re-elect
Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez as a Director. |
|
|
17,131,017,933 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
16,466,110,256 |
|
|
|
96.12 |
|
|
|
664,907,677 |
|
|
|
3.88 |
|
|
|
25,591,305 |
|
11. |
|
To re-elect
Sanjiv Ahuja as a Director. |
|
|
RESOLUTION
WITHDRAWN |
|
12. |
|
To re-elect
David Nish as a Director. |
|
|
17,125,461,561 |
|
|
|
61.57 |
|
|
|
17,056,275,299 |
|
|
|
99.60 |
|
|
|
69,186,262 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
|
31,110,498 |
|
13. |
|
To declare
a final dividend of 4.50 eurocents per ordinary share for the year
ended 31 March 2021. |
|
|
17,146,267,777 |
|
|
|
61.64 |
|
|
|
17,016,928,924 |
|
|
|
99.25 |
|
|
|
129,338,853 |
|
|
|
0.75 |
|
|
|
10,335,481 |
|
14. |
|
To approve
the Annual Report on Remuneration contained in the Remuneration
Report of the Board for the year ended 31
March 2021.
|
|
|
17,131,306,675 |
|
|
|
61.59 |
|
|
|
16,729,088,541 |
|
|
|
97.65 |
|
|
|
402,218,134 |
|
|
|
2.35 |
|
|
|
25,262,861 |
|
15. |
|
To
reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s auditor until
the end of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid
before the Company. |
|
|
17,142,233,659 |
|
|
|
61.63 |
|
|
|
16,713,626,165 |
|
|
|
97.50 |
|
|
|
428,607,494 |
|
|
|
2.50 |
|
|
|
14,379,508 |
|
16. |
|
To
authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the
remuneration of the auditor. |
|
|
17,140,202,508 |
|
|
|
61.62 |
|
|
|
16,873,583,470 |
|
|
|
98.44 |
|
|
|
266,619,038 |
|
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
|
16,372,690 |
|
17. |
|
To
authorise the Directors to allot shares |
|
|
17,134,515,551 |
|
|
|
61.60 |
|
|
|
16,058,241,382 |
|
|
|
93.72 |
|
|
|
1,076,274,169 |
|
|
|
6.28 |
|
|
|
22,070,445 |
|
18. |
|
To
authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption
rights. |
|
|
17,109,183,719 |
|
|
|
61.51 |
|
|
|
16,767,989,818 |
|
|
|
98.01 |
|
|
|
341,193,901 |
|
|
|
1.99 |
|
|
|
47,381,780 |
|
19. |
|
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. |
|
|
17,120,134,729 |
|
|
|
61.55 |
|
|
|
16,370,746,771 |
|
|
|
95.62 |
|
|
|
749,387,958 |
|
|
|
4.38 |
|
|
|
36,451,703 |
|
20. |
|
To
authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. |
|
|
17,135,194,625 |
|
|
|
61.61 |
|
|
|
16,843,308,960 |
|
|
|
98.30 |
|
|
|
291,885,665 |
|
|
|
1.70 |
|
|
|
21,372,240 |
|
21. |
|
To approve
the adoption of new articles of association. |
|
|
17,113,903,563 |
|
|
|
61.53 |
|
|
|
17,080,074,901 |
|
|
|
99.80 |
|
|
|
33,828,662 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
42,680,690 |
|
22. |
|
To
authorise political donations and expenditure. |
|
|
17,119,587,463 |
|
|
|
61.55 |
|
|
|
16,817,937,876 |
|
|
|
98.24 |
|
|
|
301,649,587 |
|
|
|
1.76 |
|
|
|
33,749,912 |
|
23. |
|
To
authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on
a minimum of 14 clear days’ notice. |
|
|
17,125,163,856 |
|
|
|
61.57 |
|
|
|
16,158,288,221 |
|
|
|
94.35 |
|
|
|
966,875,635 |
|
|
|
5.65 |
|
|
|
30,879,790 |
|
The number
of Ordinary Shares in issue on 23 July 2021 (excluding shares
held in Treasury) was 27,814,578,745. 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 17 (inclusive) and 22 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions.
Resolutions 18 to 21 (inclusive) and 23 were passed as Special
Resolutions.
In
accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of Resolutions 21
to 23 (inclusive), 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.
Other
matters
Following
conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, the below changes to the
composition of the Board and its Committees were
effective:
|
- |
Olaf
Swantee was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and became a
member of the Audit and Risk Committee; |
|
- |
Sanjiv
Ahuja retired as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit
and Risk Committee; and |
|
- |
Renee James
retired as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Nominations
and Governance and Remuneration Committees. |
For
further information:
Vodafone
Group |
|
|
|
Media
Relations |
Investor
Relations |
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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.
|
VODAFONE
GROUP |
|
PUBLIC LIMITED
COMPANY |
|
(Registrant) |
Dated:
July 27, 2021 |
By: |
/s/ R E S
MARTIN |
|
|
Name: Rosemary E S
Martin |
|
|
Title: Group General
Counsel and Company Secretary |
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