Final Results - Part Six
Vodafone Group Plc
24 May 2005
PART 6
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
PROPORTIONATE CUSTOMERS - 1 APRIL 2004 TO 31 MARCH 2005
9 MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2004
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COUNTRY PERCENTAGE AT 1 APR NET OTHER AT 31 DEC
OWNERSHIP 2004 ADDITIONS MOVEMENTS 2004
(1),(2)
(%) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s)
Germany 100.0% 25,012 1,923 - 26,935
Italy 76.8% 16,232 781 - 17,013
UK 100.0% 14,095 1,146 - 15,241
OTHER EMEA
Spain 100.0% 9,705 1,204 - 10,909
Albania 99.9% 527 92 - 619
Egypt 50.1% 1,924 467 - 2,391
Greece 99.8% 3,655 167 - 3,822
Hungary 100.0% 1,255 278 77 1,610
Ireland 100.0% 1,864 65 - 1,929
Malta 100.0% 161 4 - 165
Netherlands 99.9% 3,399 268 - 3,667
Portugal 100.0% 3,248 389 - 3,637
Sweden 100.0% 1,438 136 - 1,574
Affiliates 14,160 2,046 681 16,887
TOTAL 41,336 5,116 758 47,210
AMERICAS
United States(5) 44.4% 17,257 2,182 2 19,441
TOTAL 17,257 2,182 2 19,441
ASIA PACIFIC
Japan 97.7% 10,427 177 4,205 14,809
Australia 100.0% 2,486 319 (228) 2,577
New Zealand 100.0% 1,607 224 - 1,831
Affiliates 4,969 905 877 6,751
TOTAL 19,489 1,625 4,854 25,968
GROUP TOTAL 133,421 12,773 5,614 151,808
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QUARTER TO 31 MARCH 2005
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COUNTRY PERCENTAGE AT 31 DEC NET OTHER AT 31 MAR
OWNERSHIP 2004 ADDITIONS MOVEMENTS 2005 PREPAID
(1),(2) (3) (4)
(%) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s) (%)
Germany 100.0% 26,935 288 - 27,223 52%
Italy 76.8% 17,013 267 - 17,280 92%
UK 100.0% 15,241 83 - 15,324 61%
OTHER EMEA
Spain 100.0% 10,909 563 - 11,472 53%
Albania 99.9% 619 28 1 648 97%
Egypt 50.1% 2,391 319 (638) 2,072 85%
Greece 99.8% 3,822 157 17 3,996 66%
Hungary 100.0% 1,610 (1) 126 1,735 76%
Ireland 100.0% 1,929 23 - 1,952 72%
Malta 100.0% 165 2 - 167 90%
Netherlands 99.9% 3,667 122 - 3,789 56%
Portugal 100.0% 3,637 (51) - 3,586 78%
Sweden 100.0% 1,574 (33) - 1,541 38%
Affiliates 16,887 609 - 17,496 63%
TOTAL 47,210 1,738 (494) 48,454 64%
AMERICAS
United
States(5) 44.4% 19,441 718 14 20,173 5%
TOTAL 19,441 718 14 20,173 5%
ASIA
PACIFIC
Japan 97.7% 14,809 (117) - 14,692 11%
Australia 100.0% 2,577 154 - 2,731 69%
New Zealand 100.0% 1,831 60 - 1,891 78%
Affiliates 6,751 319 - 7,070 72%
TOTAL 25,968 416 - 26,384 68%
GROUP TOTAL 151,808 3,510 (480) 154,838 61%
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(1) All ownership percentages are stated as at 31 March 2005 and, except as
disclosed below, exclude options, warrants or other rights or obligations of
the Group to increase or decrease ownership in any venture. Ownership
interests have been rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
(2) On 15 March 2005, the Group announced it had entered into agreement to
increase its stake in the share capital of MobiFon S.A. in Romania by 79% to
approximately 99% and to acquire 100% of the share capital of Oskar
Mobil a.s. in the Czech Republic. The transaction is expected to complete
shortly.
(3) Other movements for the quarter to 31 March 2005 represents a stake increase
of 7.2% in Vodafone Hungary from 92.8% to 100.0%, a stake increase of 0.4%
in Vodafone Greece from 99.4% to 99.8%, a stake increase of 0.2% in Vodafone
Albania from 99.7% to 99.9%, a stake decrease of 16.9% in Vodafone Egypt
from 67.0% to 50.1% and the acquisition of a local network operator by
Verizon Wireless.
(4) Prepaid customer percentages are calculated on a venture basis. At 31 March
2005, there were 431.8 million total venture customers.
(5) The Group's ownership interest in Verizon Wireless is 45.0%. However, the
Group's proportionate customer base has been adjusted for Verizon Wireless's
proportionate ownership of its customer base across all its network
interests of approximately 98.6% at 31 March 2005. In the absence of
acquired interests, this proportionate ownership will vary slightly from
quarter to quarter depending on the underlying mix of net additions across
each of these networks.
VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
VENTURE VODAFONE LIVE! ACTIVE DEVICES
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9 MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2004 QUARTER TO 31 MARCH 2005
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COUNTRY AT 1 APRIL NET AT 31 DECEMBER NET AT 31 MARCH
2004 ADDITIONS 2004 ADDITIONS 2005
('000s) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s)
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Germany 2,358 1,989 4,347 498 4,845
Italy 1,024 1,278 2,302 449 2,751
UK 1,535 1,578 3,113 330 3,443
Japan(1) N/A N/A 12,937 (92) 12,845
Spain 625 1,575 2,200 792 2,992
Other 1,300 2,092 3,392 596 3,988
Controlled
Total 6,842 8,512 28,291 2,573 30,864
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(1) With effect from 31 December 2004, Vodafone live! devices in Japan have been
included in the above table as the service in Japan has become aligned with
the Vodafone live! experience in other countries. Prior to this date,
registered Vodafone live! devices in Japan were excluded from this table and
disclosed separately.
The table above only includes Vodafone live! devices in our controlled
operations. There were an additional 3.2 million registered Vodafone live!
devices in our non-controlled associated undertakings at 31 March 2005 (31
December 2004: 2.8 million; 31 March 2004: 0.7 million).
VENTURE 3G DEVICES
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COUNTRY AT 31 MARCH
2005
('000s)
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Germany 358
Italy 665
UK 190
Japan(1) 798
Spain 88
Other 253
Controlled Total 2,352
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(1) The number of 3G devices in Japan reported in the table above excludes
119,000 devices which use the 3G network but are not capable of accessing 3G
data services.
CONTROLLED ACTIVE CUSTOMER INFORMATION
CONTROLLED ACTIVE CUSTOMERS AT
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COUNTRY 31 MARCH 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH
2004 2004 2004 2004 2005
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Germany 93% 93% 92% 92% 91%
Italy 93% 92% 92% 92% 92%
UK 91% 91% 91% 90% 89%
Japan 97% 97% 97% 97% 96%
Spain 96% 97% 92% 92% 93%
Controlled Total 94% 93% 93% 92% 92%
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
MONTHLY REGISTERED BLENDED ARPU FOR THE 15 MONTHS TO 31 MARCH 2005
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Country Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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Germany EUR 24.5 23.2 26.2 25.0 25.5 25.8 26.4 25.9 25.7
Italy EUR 29.6 27.8 30.6 29.9 30.1 30.8 31.0 29.6 30.2
UK GBP 27.0 24.1 28.3 25.3 27.8 26.8 27.3 26.8 25.8
Japan JPY 6,360 6,100 6,560 6,300 6,150 6,150 6,470 6,380 6,210
Spain EUR 30.6 29.3 33.0 32.9 33.9 35.4 38.5 36.4 35.2
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Country Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
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Germany EUR 25.5 24.6 24.5 23.7 21.9 24.5
Italy EUR 30.3 28.9 31.2 29.2 27.1 30.9
UK GBP 25.6 24.6 24.4 24.1 22.9 25.4
Japan JPY 6,280 5,970 6,200 5,870 5,650 6,140
Spain EUR 34.8 32.6 35.1 33.6 31.4 34.9
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ARPU INFORMATION FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO 31 MARCH 2005
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ARPU
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COUNTRY CURRENCY REGISTERED REGISTERED REGISTERED
PREPAID CONTRACT TOTAL
Germany EUR 118 479 299
Italy EUR 305 922 359
UK GBP 123 569 306
OTHER EMEA
Spain EUR 181 689 414
Albania ALL 20,055 289,945 28,519
Egypt EGP 799 3,098 1,220
Greece EUR 203 784 397
Hungary HUF 40,090 143,415 62,240
Ireland EUR 375 1,198 608
Malta MTL 93 895 168
Netherlands EUR 146 849 452
Portugal EUR 194 684 334
Sweden SEK 696 5,566 3,818
ASIA PACIFIC
Japan JPY 30,576 78,240 73,780
Australia AUD 326 1,005 605
New Zealand NZD 333 1,760 633
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ARPU - HISTORY
REGISTERED TOTAL ARPU FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO
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COUNTRY CURRENCY 31 MARCH 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH
2004 2004 2004 2004 2005
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Germany EUR 310 309 305 303 299
Italy EUR 361 362 360 360 359
UK GBP 309 314 318 314 306
Japan JPY 80,695 78,365 76,590 75,133 73,780
Spain EUR 377 389 400 408 414
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
NON-VOICE SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE REVENUE
12 MONTH PERIOD TO 31 MARCH 2005
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COUNTRY MESSAGING DATA TOTAL
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Germany 15.0% 3.1% 18.1%
Italy 13.0% 1.6% 14.6%
UK 15.2% 3.2% 18.4%
Japan 6.9% 14.6% 21.5%
Spain 11.5% 2.2% 13.7%
Statutory Total 12.3% 4.7% 17.0%
Proportionate Total 10.3% 4.0% 14.3%
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NON-VOICE SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE REVENUE - HISTORY
12 MONTH PERIOD TO
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COUNTRY 31 MARCH 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH
2004 2004 2004 2004 2005
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Germany 17.4% 17.4% 17.6% 17.7% 18.1%
Italy 13.3% 13.5% 14.1% 14.4% 14.6%
UK 16.1% 16.6% 17.3% 17.9% 18.4%
Japan 21.9% 21.9% 21.8% 21.4% 21.5%
Spain 11.4% 11.8% 12.4% 13.1% 13.7%
Statutory Total 16.1% 16.3% 16.5% 16.7% 17.0%
Proportionate
Total 13.0% 13.3% 13.6% 14.0% 14.3%
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CUSTOMER CHURN
TOTAL CUSTOMER CHURN FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO
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COUNTRY 31 MARCH 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH
2004 2004 2004 2004 2005
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Germany 18.7% 18.1% 18.0% 18.1% 18.3%
Italy 16.7% 16.6% 16.5% 16.6% 17.2%
UK 29.6% 29.6% 29.5% 29.2% 29.7%
Japan 23.0% 23.1% 22.8% 22.8% 22.7%
Spain 23.6% 23.8% 23.6% 22.9% 21.9%
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