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Annual Report and Accounts 1998 - Directors Information - Report of the Directors
Every effort is made to continue the employment of people who become disabled, not only in the provision of additional
facilities but also training where appropriate. The Group is a member of the Employers' Forum on Disability.
Health, safety and welfare
The directors recognise the high standards required to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the Group's employees at
work, its customers and the general public. The maintenance of safe working conditions is a high priority and a programme of
regular risk assessment ensures that there are continuous improvements in safety performance. Group policies and practices
are regularly reviewed with the objective that high standards of health and safety are achieved and maintained.
Auditors
In accordance with section 384 of the Companies Act 1985, a resolution proposing the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche
as auditors to the Company will be put to the Annual General Meeting.
It is the Group's policy to employ Deloitte & Touche on assignments additional to their statutory audit duties where their
expertise and experience with the Group are important, principally tax advice and due diligence reporting on acquisitions, or
where they win work on a competitive basis. During the year Deloitte & Touche charged £2.6m for non audit assignments
compared to £1.4m charged by seven other audit firms employed by the Group.
Substantial holdings
The directors are not aware of any holding in the ordinary share capital of Vodafone Group Plc which, at 2 June 1998,
exceeds 3% except that FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-
beneficial holders, have solely for investment purposes a holding representing 4.2%, Schroder Investment Management
Limited has a holding of 5.3%, Mercury Asset Management has a holding of 3.5% and the Prudential Corporation group of
companies has a holding representing 3.1%.
By Order of the Board
Stephen Scott
Secretary
2 June 1998
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