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Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 1997 - Shareholders' returns
Earnings per share
Earnings per share increased from 10.15p to 11.89p for the reasons explained in the Review of results.
Dividends
The proposed final dividend of 2.45p produces a total for the
year of 4.81p, an increase of 20%, and reflects the Group's
underlying profitability and liquidity. Dividend cover of 2.5 times
has been maintained.
Share price
The share price has shown healthy growth since
the Company floated in 1988 at an issue price of
170p, which is now equivalent to 56.7p following
the capitalisation issue in July 1994.
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