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This constitutes the annual report of Vodafone Group Plc (the ‘Company’) for the year
ended 31 March 2009 and is dated 19 May 2009. The content of the Group’s website
(www.vodafone.com) should not be considered to form part of this annual report or the
Company’s annual report on Form 20-F.
In the discussion of the Group’s reported financial position, operating results and cash flow
for the year ended 31 March 2009, information is presented to provide readers with
additional financial information that is regularly reviewed by management. However, this
additional information presented is not uniformly defined by all companies, including
those in the Group’s industry. Accordingly, it may not be comparable with similarly titled
measures and disclosures by other companies. Additionally, certain information presented
is derived from amounts calculated in accordance with IFRS but is not itself an expressly
permitted GAAP measure. Such non-GAAP measures should not be viewed in isolation or as
an alternative to the equivalent GAAP measure. For further information see “Non-GAAP
information” on pages 138 to 139 and “Definition of terms” on page 143.
T he te rm s “ Vod af one ”, the “ Gr ou p”, “ we”, “ our ” a nd “u s” r efe r t o t he Co mp any a nd , a s ap pl ica ble ,
its subsidiary undertakings and/or its interests in joint ventures and associated undertakings.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the US Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Group’s financial condition,
results of operations and business management and strategy, plans and objectives for the
Group. For further details, please see “Forward-looking statements” on page 142 and
“Principal risk factors and uncertainties” on pages 38 and 39 for a discussion of the risks
associated with these statements.
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Office, Vodafone Wireless Office, Vodafone Passport, Vodafone Speak, Vodafone Email
Plus, Vodafone M-PESA, Vodafone Money Transfer, Vodafone Station and Vodacom are
trade marks of the Vodafone Group. The RIM® and BlackBerry® families of trade marks,
images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trade marks of Research in Motion
Limited, used by permission. RIM and BlackBerry are registered with the US Patent and
Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. Windows Mobile is
either a registered trade mark or trade mark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
trade marks of their respective owners.
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