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142
Vodafone Group Plc
Annual Report 2012
Audit report on the Company nancial statements
Independent auditor’s report to the members of
Vodafone Group Plc
We have audited the parent company nancial statements of Vodafone
Group Plc for the year ended 31 March 2012 which comprise the
balance sheet and the related notes 1 to 11. The nancial reporting
framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law
and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice).
This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in
accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.
Ouraudit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them
inan auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone
other than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for
our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of directors and auditor
As explained more fully in the directors’ statement of responsibilities,
thedirectors are responsible for the preparation of the parent
companynancial statements and for being satised that they give
atrue and fair view.
Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the parent
company nancial statements in accordance with applicable law and
International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards
require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical
Standards for Auditors.
Scope of the audit of the nancial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the nancial statements sufcient to give reasonable assurance that
thenancial statements are free from material misstatement, whether
caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether
theaccounting policies are appropriate to the parent company’s
circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately
disclosed; the reasonableness of signicant accounting estimates
madeby the directors; and the overall presentation of the nancial
statements. In addition, we read all the nancial and non-nancial
information in the annual report to identify material inconsistencies
withthe auditednancial statements. If we become aware of any
apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the
implications for our report.
Opinion on nancial statements
In our opinion the parent companynancial statements:
a give a true and fair view of the state of the parent company’s affairs as
at 31 March 2012;
a have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
a have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006.
Opinion on other matters prescribed by the
Companies Act 2006
In our opinion:
a the part of the directors’ remuneration report to be audited has been
properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006; and
a the information given in the directors’ report for the nancial year for
which the nancial statements are prepared is consistent with the
parent company nancial statements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the
Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
a adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent
company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received
from branches not visited by us; or
a the parent company nancial statements and the part of the
directors’ remuneration report to be audited are not in agreement
with the accounting records and returns; or
a certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specied by law are not
made; or
a we have not received all the information and explanations we require
for our audit.
Other matter
We have reported separately on the consolidated nancial statements
of Vodafone Group Plc for the year ended 31 March 2012.
Panos Kakoullis FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
London
United Kingdom
22 May 2012