Result of AGM
Summary by AI BETAClose X
27 JULY 2026
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RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
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Resolution 7 (to re-elect Hatem Dowidar as a Director) was withdrawn on 13 July 2026, prior to the AGM, following Hatem Dowidar's resignation from the Board of Directors on 10 July 2026.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 |
Total votes validly cast |
Percentage of relevant shares in issue (%) |
For |
For (% of shares voted) |
Against |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Votes withheld |
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1. |
To receive the Company's accounts, the strategic report and reports of the Directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 March 2026. |
12,005,432,720 |
52.13% |
12,000,755,374 |
99.96% |
4,677,346 |
0.04% |
27,983,645 |
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2. |
To re-elect Jean-François van Boxmeer as a Director. |
12,015,279,253 |
52.18% |
11,730,454,662 |
97.63% |
284,824,591 |
2.37% |
18,128,422 |
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3. |
To re-elect Margherita Della Valle as a Director. |
12,018,254,020 |
52.19% |
11,926,274,023 |
99.23% |
91,979,997 |
0.77% |
15,151,681 |
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4. |
To re-elect Stephen A. Carter CBE as a Director. |
12,015,302,617 |
52.18% |
10,227,693,512 |
85.12% |
1,787,609,105 |
14.88% |
18,065,795 |
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5. |
To re-elect Michel Demaré as a Director. |
12,012,417,613 |
52.16% |
11,944,598,291 |
99.44% |
67,819,322 |
0.56% |
20,951,975 |
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6. |
To re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director. |
12,012,533,873 |
52.16% |
11,980,222,342 |
99.73% |
32,311,531 |
0.27% |
20,879,492 |
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7. |
Resolution withdrawn - not put to the meeting |
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8. |
To re-elect Delphine Ernotte Cunci as a Director. |
12,014,947,469 |
52.17% |
11,957,190,427 |
99.52% |
57,757,042 |
0.48% |
18,422,119 |
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9. |
To re-elect Deborah Kerr as a Director. |
12,015,139,645 |
52.18% |
11,987,544,825 |
99.77% |
27,594,820 |
0.23% |
18,220,294 |
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10. |
To elect Olaf Koch as a Director. |
12,014,268,113 |
52.17% |
11,987,503,296 |
99.78% |
26,764,817 |
0.22% |
19,101,475 |
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11. |
To elect Pilar López as a Director. |
12,013,473,673 |
52.17% |
11,824,440,157 |
98.43% |
189,033,516 |
1.57% |
19,869,926 |
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12. |
To re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes as a Director. |
12,014,424,300 |
52.17% |
11,984,283,050 |
99.75% |
30,141,250 |
0.25% |
18,935,080 |
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13. |
To re-elect Christine Ramon as a Director. |
12,008,258,992 |
52.15% |
11,838,700,005 |
98.59% |
169,558,987 |
1.41% |
25,110,596 |
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14. |
To re-elect Simon Segars as a Director. |
12,012,170,264 |
52.16% |
11,955,439,114 |
99.53% |
56,731,150 |
0.47% |
21,199,324 |
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15. |
To declare a final dividend of 2.3625 eurocents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2026 |
12,020,263,856 |
52.20% |
11,989,609,591 |
99.74% |
30,654,265 |
0.26% |
13,149,134 |
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16. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2026. |
12,012,675,556 |
52.16% |
10,917,965,087 |
90.89% |
1,094,710,469 |
9.11% |
20,694,524 |
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17. |
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. |
12,010,259,385 |
52.15% |
11,633,449,148 |
96.86% |
376,810,237 |
3.14% |
23,110,695 |
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18. |
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. |
12,019,581,331 |
52.19% |
11,978,701,853 |
99.66% |
40,879,478 |
0.34% |
13,835,526 |
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19. |
To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor. |
12,018,305,927 |
52.19% |
11,974,963,404 |
99.64% |
43,342,523 |
0.36% |
15,111,093 |
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20. |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
12,014,766,975 |
52.17% |
11,263,449,315 |
93.75% |
751,317,660 |
6.25% |
18,599,216 |
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21.* |
To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights. |
11,980,847,259 |
52.03% |
11,852,536,756 |
98.93% |
128,310,503 |
1.07% |
52,569,269 |
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22.* |
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. |
12,008,821,603 |
52.15% |
11,882,000,562 |
98.94% |
126,821,041 |
1.06% |
24,591,925 |
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23.* |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. |
12,009,794,747 |
52.15% |
11,994,309,349 |
99.87% |
15,485,398 |
0.13% |
23,622,273 |
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24. |
To authorise political donations and expenditure. |
11,945,186,447 |
51.87% |
11,819,997,369 |
98.95% |
125,189,078 |
1.05% |
88,230,081 |
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25.* |
To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on a minimum of 14 clear days' notice. |
12,012,590,905 |
52.16% |
11,300,029,658 |
94.07% |
712,561,247 |
5.93% |
20,821,900 |
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26. |
To approve the amendments to the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan 2023. |
12,011,015,257 |
52.16% |
11,451,801,616 |
95.34% |
559,213,641 |
4.66% |
22,398,108 |
* 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 |
Nominations and Governance Committee |
Remuneration Committee |
ESG Committee |
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)
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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