Result of AGM

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Vodafone Group Plc
29 July 2008
 



29 July 2008

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING


The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1 on Tuesday 29 July 2008.

The results of polls on all 22 resolutions were as follows:



Resolution

For

Against

Votes Withheld

1.

Receive directors' report and financial statements

36,504,589,675

56,604,650

51,455,419

2.

Re-elect Sir John Bond as a director

36,232,849,160

341,626,044

38,210,921

3.

Re-elect John Buchanan as a director

36,538,669,472

35,131,233

38,730,378

4.

Re-elect Vittorio Colao as a director

36,538,678,224

35,535,718

38,388,965

5.

Re-elect Andy Halford as a director

36,540,969,789

34,943,809

38,616,051

6.

Re-elect Alan Jebson as a director

36,536,990,814

35,059,178

40,436,426

7.

Re-elect Nick Land as a director

35,871,183,693

363,518,539

377,751,526

8.

Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as a director

36,531,722,660

39,773,609

39,946,958

9.

Re-elect Simon Murray as a director

36,471,981,915

98,560,301

41,473,225

10.

Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as a director

36,529,933,620

40,058,070

42,413,419

11.

Re-elect Anthony Watson as a director

36,537,497,869

36,976,793

37,952,358

12.

Re-elect Philip Yea as a director

36,536,082,072

37,330,531

39,059,661

13.

Approve the final dividend of 5.02 pence per share

36,576,872,760

9,103,199

26,934,543

14.

Approve the Remuneration Report

33,638,939,774

1,343,353,440

1,613,384,125

15.

 Re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors

35,912,606,374

172,873,009

527,031,792

16.

Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration

36,310,214,071

88,045,588

214,288,746

17.

Authority to allot shares

34,475,525,727

2,086,482,650

50,441,250

18.

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

34,637,995,524

1,916,361,295

58,217,976

19.

Approval of market purchases of ordinary shares

36,483,612,453

94,960,164

34,119,386

20.

Political donations

35,748,611,369

767,149,678

96,876,369

21.

 Adopt new Articles of Association 

35,908,127,671

385,242,744

319,153,641

22.

 Approval of 2008 Sharesave Plan 

36,433,590,749

122,513,740

57,154,262


Resolutions 1 to 17, 20 and 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18, 19 and 21 were passed as special resolutions. 


Stephen Scott

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary


For further information:

Vodafone Group

Investor Relations

Media Relations

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664447

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664444




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