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How do we engage with our shareholders?
We are committed to communicating our strategy and activities clearly
to our shareholders and, to that end, we maintain an active dialogue with
investors through a planned programme of investor relations activities.
Investor relations programme
The programme includes:
a formal presentations of full-year and half-year results, and interim
management statements (see vodafone.com/investor for
more information);
a brieng meetings with major institutional shareholders in the
UK, the United States and Europe after the full-year and half-year
results; (a graph showing the geographical analysis of investors
is shown on this page);
a regular investor relations meetings with investors
in other geographies;
a formal presentations around signicant acquisitions and disposals,
e.g. the acquisition of Kabel Deutschland and the Verizon
Wireless transaction;
a regular meetings between institutional investors and analysts,
and the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Ofcer, to discuss
business performance, growth strategy and address any issues
of concern;
a meetings between major shareholders and the Chairman
on an ongoing basis including roadshows in London and Edinburgh
to obtain feedback and consider corporate governance issues;
a analysing and approaching new geographies to actively market the
business to new investors;
a dialogue between the Remuneration Committee and shareholders.
Go to pages 70 and 71 for more information;
a hosting investors and analysts sessions at which senior
management from relevant operating companies are present;
a attendance by senior executives across the business at relevant
meetings and conferences throughout the year;
a responding daily to enquiries from shareholders and analysts
through our Investor Relations team;
a hosting webinars to highlight key areas of the business such
as M-Pesa and money payment services, Vodafone Turkey,
Vodafone Netherlands and 4G; and
a a section dedicated to shareholders and analysts on our website
at vodafone.com/investor, including specic sections for any
material transactions or shareholder events, e.g. the Verizon
Wireless transaction.
The Chairman has overall responsibility for ensuring that there
is effective communication with investors, and that the Board
understands the views of major shareholders on matters such
as governance and strategy. The Chairman makes himself available
to meet shareholders for this purpose. The Senior Independent Director
and other members of the Board are also available to meet major
investors on request. The Board receives a regular report from the
Investor Relations team and feedback from meetings held between
executive management, or the Investor Relations team and institutional
shareholders, is also communicated to the Board.
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Notes:
1 We have included bearer warrants with the US shareholding as we understand the vast majority are US-based.
2 Excluding the UK.
% of share register
What happens at our AGM?
Who attends?
a All of our directors.
a Executive Committee members.
a Our shareholders.
What is the format?
a A summary presentation of results is given before the Chairman deals
with the formal business.
a All shareholders present can question the Chairman, the Chairmen
of the Committees and the rest of the Board both during the meeting
and informally afterwards.
a The Board encourages participation of investors, including individual
investors, at the AGM.
AGM broadcast
a The AGM is broadcast live on our website at vodafone.com/agm.
a A recording can subsequently be viewed on our website.
Key shareholder engagements
February
Interim management statement
May
Preliminary results/full-year results
June
Annual report
July
Interim management statement
Annual general meeting
November
Half-year results
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