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 August 14, 2013

 

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__ü___

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.

 

Yes______

No__ü___

 

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 the following:-

 

1.                                    A news release dated 5 July 2013 entitled ‘VODAFONE TO EXPAND ITS ENTERPRISE OFFERING IN AFRICA AS REVENUES EXCEED ONE BILLION EUROS’

 

2.                                    Stock Exchange Announcement dated 1 July 2013 entitled ‘Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons’

 

3.                                    Stock Exchange Announcement dated 2 July 2013 entitled ‘Holding(s) in Company’

 

4.                                    Stock Exchange Announcement dated 11 July 2013 entitled ‘Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons’

 

5.                                    Stock Exchange Announcement dated 18 July 2013 entitled ‘Holding(s) in Company’

 

6.                                    Stock Exchange Announcement dated 23 July 2013 entitled ‘Result of AGM’

 

7.                                    Stock Exchange Announcement dated 31 July 2013 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities – Voting Rights and Capital’

 


 

5 July 2013

 

VODAFONE TO EXPAND ITS ENTERPRISE OFFERING IN AFRICA AS REVENUES EXCEED ONE BILLION EUROS

 

Vodafone today announced the expansion in Africa of Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE), the business unit providing communications services for Vodafone’s 1,700 largest multinational customers throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas.

 

Vodafone is experiencing strong growth in revenues from enterprise in Africa which exceeded one billion Euros during the financial year ending March 2013.

 

VGE has an industry-leading track record in designing and implementing sophisticated global mobile and fixed-line communications products and services for some of the world’s leading companies. The Group is establishing two new regional hubs in Nairobi and Accra in order to enhance significantly the level of support for more than 600 VGE multinational customers with operations in Africa.

 

The new hubs will meet the needs of multinational customers in east and west Africa, complementing the enterprise customer service operations of Vodafone Egypt in Cairo and Vodacom in Johannesburg which already provide 24/7 services in 13 languages to hundreds of the Group’s enterprise customers.  In addition, Vodafone’s extensive network of partner market operations enables the group to provide services to businesses in more than 50 African countries.

 

Vodafone Global Enterprise President of Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, Stevan Hoyle said:  “Many global companies expanding their presence in Africa are daunted by the challenge of setting up operations in different countries, each with their own infrastructure and communications challenges.   Companies are looking for expert help in minimising the cost and complexity of their communications across Africa and beyond.

 

“There is growing interest in our ability to offer a single management contract governing multiple territories, taking away much of the worry for large corporate customers looking to manage their communications in a fast-growing but demanding environment.”

 

- ends -

 

For further information:

 


 

Vodafone Group

Media Relations

Tel:  +44 (0) 1635 664444

 

 

Notes to editor:

 

About Vodafone

Vodafone is one of the world’s largest mobile communications companies by revenue with approximately 404 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as of 31 March 2013. Vodafone currently has equity interests in over 30 countries across five continents and more than 50 partner networks worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com

 

About Vodafone Global Enterprise

Vodafone Global Enterprise provides managed communications services to many of the world’s leading global companies. It supports communications wherever its customers are present: Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States. Please visit: www.enterprise.vodafone.com

 


 

1 July 2013

RNS: 3369I

 

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), the Company gives notice of the following changes in share interests of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMRs”) of the Company and their connected persons:

 

 

Number of ordinary shares of US$0.113/7

 

in the capital of Vodafone Group Plc

 

A

B

C

 

Vesting of long
term incentive
awards
(1)

No. of vested
shares sold
(3)

No. of shares
transferred
(4)

Vittorio Colao*

4,027,463

1,892,936

2,134,527

Andrew Halford*

2,340,645

1,100,131

1,240,514

Stephen Pusey*

1,288,281

605,520

682,761

Paolo Bertoluzzo

1,067,016

471,458

595,558

Warren Finegold

1,290,294

606,466

683,828

Matthew Kirk

613,372

288,312

325,060

Morten Lundal

975,734

458,623

517,111

Rosemary Martin

654,223

307,513

346,710

Nick Read

899,666

422,871

476,795

Ronald Schellekens

844,931

397,145

447,786

 

Vesting of long term incentive awards(2)

No. of vested shares sold (3)

No. of shares transferred (4)

Nick Jeffery

456,993

215,915

241,078

 

 

(1)                      These share awards which were granted on 28 June 2010 have vested following assessment of the performance and employment conditions to which the awards were subject.  The awards were granted in accordance with the rules of the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan.  Based on the adjusted free cash flow for the three year period ended on 31 March 2013 and a multiplier based on Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) relative to a peer group for the same period, 56.9% of the shares comprised in the awards have vested.

(2)                      These share awards which were granted on 28 June 2010 have vested.  The awards were granted in accordance with the rules of the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan.  50% of the awards were based on continued employment over the vesting period and vested entirely.  The remaining 50% of the awards were based on the adjusted free cash flow for the three year period ended on 31 March 2013 and following assessment of the performance and employment conditions, 56.9% of the shares comprised in this award vested.

(3)                      The figures in column B are the number of shares of those listed in column A that the Company has been advised by UBS Corporate Employee Financial Services International (“UBS CEFS”) were sold on

 


 

behalf of the PDMRs on 28 June 2013, inter alia, to satisfy the tax liabilities arising on the vesting of the awards.  These share sales were made at 188.0334 pence per share.

(4)                      The figures in column C are the number of shares that the Company has been advised by UBS CEFS were on 28 June 2013 transferred to the PDMRs in satisfaction of the vesting of the awards  disclosed in column A, after deduction of shares sold as disclosed in column B.

 

 

* Denotes Director of the Company

 

 

 

As a result of the above, the interests in shares (excluding share options and unvested incentive shares) of the following Directors are as follows:

 

Vittorio Colao

8,947,810

Andrew Halford

3,415,336

Stephen Pusey

1,814,780

 

 

In addition, the Company has been advised by UBS CEFS that on 28 June 2013, Francesca Fiore, a connected person of Paolo Bertoluzzo, acquired 117,267 shares, following the vesting of share awards. 51,840 shares were sold on 28 June 2013 at 187.5606 pence per share to satisfy the tax liabilities arising on the vesting of the awards.

 

 

The Company was notified of these changes on 28 June 2013.

 


 

2 July 2013

RNS: 4347I

 

Vodafone Group Plc

 

02 July 2013

 

 

The Company has received a notification from The Capital Group Companies, Inc advising that certain of its Group Companies now hold voting rights in the Company (representing 3.053% of the voting rights of the Company). The threshold that was crossed or reached as a result of the transaction was 3%. The disclosure of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below.

 

 

 

This notice is given in fulfilment of Vodafone Group Plc’s obligation under DTR 5.8.12.

 

 

 

 

TR-1(i):               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

 

 

1.                 Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii): Vodafone Group Plc

 

 

 

2.                 Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

 

 

3.                 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

 

 

 

4.                 Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):

 

·                 Capital Guardian Trust Company

 

·                 Capital International Limited

 

·                 Capital International SArl

 

·                 Capital Research and Management Company

 

 

 

5.                 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 28 June 2013

 


 

6.                 Date on which issuer notified: 01 July 2013

 

 

 

7.                 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi)(vii): 3%

 

 

 

8.                 Notified details:

 

 

 

A. Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)(x)(xi):

 

 

 

 

Indirect (xii)

Number of voting
rights

% of voting
rights

 

 

 

Ordinary (GB00B16GWD56)

1,370,547,139

2.833%

 

 

 

ADRs (US92857W2098)

106,498,640

0.220%

 

 

 

B. Qualifying Financial Instruments (xiii)(xiv)

 

N/A

 

 

 

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)(xvi)(xvii)(xviii)(xix)(xx)

 

N/A

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number/percentage of voting rights

1,477,045,779

3.053%

 

 

 

 

9.                 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

Percent of
Outstandings

 

 

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) holdings

1,477,045,779

3.053%

 

 

 

Holdings by CRMC:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Guardian Trust Company

2,817,998

0.006%

 


 

Capital International Limited

981,500

0.002%

 

 

 

Capital International SArl

1,087,336

0.002%

 

 

 

Capital Research and Management Company

1,472,158,945

3.043%

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10.                              Name of the Proxy holder:

 

11.                              Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

12.                              Date on which the proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

13.                              Additional information:

 

14.                              Contact name:

 

15.                              Contact telephone number:

 


 

11 July 2013

RNS: 1507J

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), the Company gives notice that it was advised on 11 July 2013 by Computershare Trustees Limited that on 10 July 2013 the following director and persons discharging managerial responsibility acquired an interest in the following number of ordinary shares of US$0.113/7 each in the Company at the price of 192.3p per share pursuant to the rules of the Vodafone Share Incentive Plan:

 

Andrew Halford*

130

Nick Jeffery

130

Matthew Kirk

130

Ronald Schellekens

130

 

* Denotes Director of the Company

 


 

18 July 2013

RNS: 6477J

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc

 

18 July 2013

 

 

 

 

The Company has received a notification from Legal & General Group Plc advising that the voting rights in the Company held by certain of its Group Companies now represent less than 3% of the voting rights of the Company. The threshold that was crossed or reached as a result of the transaction was 3%. The disclosure of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below.

 

 

 

This notice is given in fulfilment of Vodafone Group Plc’s obligation under DTR 5.8.12.

 

 

 

 

TR-1(i):               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

 

 

1.                 Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii): Vodafone Group Plc

 

 

 

2.                 Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

 

 

3.                 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

 

 

 

4.                 Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):  N/A

 

 

 

5.                 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 16 July 2013

 

 

 

6.                 Date on which issuer notified: 17 July 2013

 

 

 

7.                 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi)(vii): L&G (Below 3%)

 


 

8.                 Notified details:

 

 

 

A. Voting rights attached to shares (viii)(ix)(x)(xi)(xii):

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares

 

previous to

 

triggering

 

transaction

 

% of voting

 

rights after

 

triggering

 

transaction

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary USD0.11428571/ADR

 

2,109,562,041

 

(As on 14/07/2010)

 

Below 3%

 

 

 

 

B. Qualifying Financial Instruments (xiii)(xiv)

 

N/A

 

 

 

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv)(xvi)(xvii)(xviii)(xix)(xx)

 

N/A

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Total number/percentage of voting rights                       Below 3%

 

 

 

9.                 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)  (Group)

 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

 

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

 


 

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)

 

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

 

 

 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

 

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

 

 

 

 

 

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10.                              Name of the Proxy holder:  N/A

 

11.                              Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

 

12.                              Date on which the proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

 

13.                              Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 48,374,030,751

 

14.                              Contact name: Angela Hayter (LGIM)

 

15.                              Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851


 

23 July 2013

 

RNS: 9757J

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, 45 Prescot Street, London E1 8GP on Tuesday  23 July 2013.

 

The results of polls on all 23 resolutions were as follows:

 

 

 

Resolution

 

Total votes validly
cast

 

Percentage of
relevant shares
in issue (%)

 

For

 

Against

 

Votes withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

To receive the Company’s accounts and reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 March 2013

 

32,313,101,958

 

66.69%

 

32,256,574,883

 

56,527,075

 

73,894,340

2.

 

To re-elect Gerard Kleisterlee as a director

 

32,305,796,473

 

66.68%

 

31,682,767,118

 

623,029,355

 

81,379,692

3.

 

To re-elect Vittorio Colao as a director

 

32,305,324,911

 

66.68%

 

32,113,807,449

 

191,517,462

 

81,862,181

4.

 

To re-elect Andy Halford as a director

 

32,305,373,726

 

66.68%

 

32,048,022,541

 

257,351,185

 

81,840,185

5.

 

To re-elect Stephen Pusey as a director

 

32,305,199,849

 

66.68%

 

32,062,628,108

 

242,571,741

 

81,980,762

6.

 

To re-elect Renee James as a director

 

32,305,677,549

 

66.68%

 

32,042,579,875

 

263,097,674

 

81,487,406

7.

 

To re-elect Alan Jebson as a director

 

32,304,834,108

 

66.68%

 

32,106,766,887

 

198,067,221

 

82,354,526

8.

 

To re-elect Samuel Jonah as a director

 

31,951,686,525

 

65.95%

 

31,572,731,468

 

378,955,057

 

435,468,101

9.

 

To elect Omid Kordestani as a director

 

32,303,865,016

 

66.68%

 

32,036,161,014

 

267,704,002

 

83,284,805

10.

 

To re-elect Nick Land as a director

 

32,305,023,593

 

66.68%

 

32,074,107,811

 

230,915,782

 

82,132,664

11.

 

To re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as a director

 

31,952,192,076

 

65.95%

 

31,598,584,982

 

353,607,094

 

434,933,278

12.

 

To re-elect Luc Vandevelde as a director

 

32,303,792,184

 

66.68%

 

32,017,608,712

 

286,183,472

 

83,360,920

13.

 

To re-elect Anthony Watson as a director

 

32,286,387,865

 

66.64%

 

32,054,231,426

 

232,156,439

 

100,802,955

14.

 

To re-elect Philip Yea as a director

 

32,262,062,475

 

66.59%

 

32,009,136,820

 

252,925,655

 

125,034,018

15.

 

To approve a final dividend of 6.92p per ordinary share

 

32,307,300,091

 

66.68%

 

32,229,837,280

 

77,462,811

 

79,890,679

16.

 

To approve the Remuneration Report of the Board for the year ended 31 March 2013

 

31,950,649,494

 

65.95%

 

30,789,239,369

 

1,161,410,125

 

436,513,724

17.

 

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

 

32,052,773,092

 

66.16%

 

31,749,339,437

 

303,433,655

 

334,398,730

18.

 

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor

 

32,162,761,136

 

66.38%

 

32,024,281,347

 

138,479,789

 

224,248,949

19.

 

To authorise the directors to allot shares

 

32,070,509,194

 

66.19%

 

29,499,580,701

 

2,570,928,493

 

316,609,576

20.

 

To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights

 

32,105,770,519

 

66.27%

 

31,132,476,457

 

973,294,062

 

281,330,637

21.

 

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

 

32,310,383,067

 

66.69%

 

32,197,041,700

 

113,341,367

 

76,791,511

22.

 

To authorise political donations and expenditure

 

32,067,139,215

 

66.19%

 

31,386,077,660

 

681,061,555

 

319,974,264

 


 

23.

 

To authorise the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less that 14 clear days’ notice

 

32,282,062,596

 

66.63%

 

28,514,003,024

 

3,768,059,572

 

105,106,465

 

The number of ordinary shares in issue on 19 July 2013 (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 48,449,167,182.  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 19 and 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 20, 21 and 23 were passed as special resolutions.

 

A copy of Resolutions 22 and 23, 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: morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 


 

31 July 2013

 

RNS: 5114K

 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

 

In conformity with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R, Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) hereby notifies the market of the following:

 

Vodafone’s issued share capital consists of 52,821,582,649 ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7 each with voting rights, of which 4,372,367,553 ordinary shares are held in Treasury.

 

Therefore, thetotal number of voting rights in Vodafone is 48,449,215,096.  This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Vodafone under the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

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:   August 14, 2013

By:

/s/ R E S MARTIN

 

 

 Name: Rosemary E S Martin

 

 

 Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary