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Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 1997 - Report of the Directors
Conservation of the environment
Where possible the Group endeavours to use environmentally friendly products, with all vehicles running
on lead free petrol or diesel fuel.
To minimise the use of natural resources the Group has undertaken in relation to the level of its activities
to reduce progressively its consumption of finite or scarce resources and to recycle waste.
Share capital
A statement of changes in the share capital of the Company is set out in note 16 of the financial
statements.
Results and dividends
The consolidated profit and loss account is set out in the financial statements.
The directors recommend a final dividend of 2.45p per ordinary share amounting to £75.3m payable on 15
August 1997 to shareholders on the register of members at close of business on 13 June 1997. An interim
dividend of 2.36p per ordinary share was paid during the year, producing a total for the year of 4.81p per
ordinary share. A scrip dividend alternative to the cash dividend is available and further details of the
Company's Scrip Dividend Scheme can be found in the Information for investors.
Post balance sheet events
Post balance sheet events are disclosed in note 28 of the financial statements.
Charitable and political contributions
During the year, the Group made charitable donations amounting to £391,000, principally through the
Vodafone Group Charitable Trust which, under the chairmanship of Sir William Barlow, aims to make
contributions primarily within the sectors of medical research, the disabled, the socially deprived,
education, arts and the environment. Recipients of significant donations during the year included Shelter,
Breast Cancer Care, Crossroads, ROC (Research into Ovarian Cancer), Berkshire Multiple Sclerosis
Centre and Childline. A donation of £75,000 was made to the Conservative Party.
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