Form 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Dated August 8, 2007

 

VODAFONE GROUP

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND (Address of principal
executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F__ü___

 

Form 40-F_____

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes______

 

No__ü___

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b):

 


 

 

This Report on Form 6-K contains the following:-

 

 

1.

A news release dated June 29, 2007 entitled ‘Vodafone Launches Simple Tariff for Laptop Internet Access from Abroad’

 

 

2.

A news release dated July 24, 2007 entitled ‘Board Statement and Result of Annual General Meeting’

 

 

3.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 2, 2007 entitled ‘Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons’

 

 

4.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 3, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

5.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 3, 2007 entitled ‘Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

 

6.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 4, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

7.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 6, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

8.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 10, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

9.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 12, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

10.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 13, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

11.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 17, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

12.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 17, 2007 entitled ‘Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons’

 

 

13.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 20, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

14.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 23, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

15.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 24, 2007 entitled ‘Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

 

16.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 27, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities’

 

 

17.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 30, 2007 entitled ‘Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

 

18.

Stock Exchange Announcement dated July 31, 2007 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Securities – Voting rights and Capital’

 


 

29 June 2007

 

VODAFONE LAUNCHES SIMPLE TARIFF FOR LAPTOP INTERNET ACCESS FROM ABROAD

 

Competitive price makes service straightforward alternative to WiFi

 

Vodafone continues to lead mobile industry in reducing the cost of roaming in Europe

 

Laptop users will have a reliable and competitively-priced alternative to WiFi starting this summer, when from 2 July Vodafone drops its laptop data roaming prices to €12 per day (excl. VAT) for wireless roaming across Vodafone subsidiaries in Europe, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand, and with partners in France, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium (see Notes to Editors).

 

With ‘Vodafone Connect Abroad’ customers will be able to use their laptops when overseas to surf the internet, check emails and access their company intranet, whether they are sitting in a hotel room, in a café or on the beach. The new tariff ensures the comfort of straightforward pricing combined with a familiar and reliable service. In countries where there is an HSDPA network, Vodafone Connect Abroad customers using a Vodafone Mobile Connect USB modem or a Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G broadband data card will be able to connect just as they do in their home country and benefit from download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps.

 

Any Vodafone customer who uses a wireless data product, uses their mobile handset as a modem or has a laptop with an embedded SIM card, can sign-up for Vodafone Connect Abroad free of charge. Customers will pay nothing until they choose to connect abroad for a 24hr session. They can access the internet, emails or business network as many times as they choose for €12 (excl. VAT) in the same 24 hr period on any Vodafone or partner network included in the offer.

 

The move to introduce Vodafone Connect Abroad, which was first announced in March 2007, builds on the success of the company’s innovative voice roaming tariff, Vodafone Passport, which since June 2005 has brought lower, reassuring prices to over 12 million European customers’ mobile phone bills when travelling overseas.

 

 

 

Commenting on the new tariff, Frank Rovekamp, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone, said:

 


 

“With Vodafone Connect Abroad, customers can now access internet services on their laptops for a simple, daily rate, competitive to hotel WiFi and DSL services.”

 

Tariff details

The Vodafone Connect Abroad tariff replaces complex ‘per Megabyte’ tariffs with a simple flat fee for practically unlimited data usage. The daily tariff structure enables Vodafone customers to send or receive data at ease within a 24 hour period or one calendar day (depending on the Vodafone market) for a fixed fee of €12 (excl. VAT). The fixed fee covers consumption within either a 24 hour period or a calendar day, of up to 50 MB of data, after which the customer’s standard per-megabyte rate applies.

 

Vodafone will launch the tariff across the majority of its European footprint on 2 July. It will be introduced into the remaining European markets soon thereafter. There is no activation charge for opting into the Vodafone Connect Abroad tariff.

 

The €12 (excl. VAT) flat rate tariff is applicable when a Vodafone customer is roaming on a Vodafone network in Europe, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand, and partner networks in France, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium (see Notes to Editors). If customers use their Vodafone Connect USB modem or Vodafone Connect 3G broadband data card on other networks, other costs are incurred for international roaming.

 

- ends -

 

© VODAFONE, Vodafone Connect Abroad, and Vodafone Passport are trade marks of the Vodafone Group. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trade marks of their respective owners.

 

 

For further information:

 

Vodafone Group

 

 

Investor Relations

Media Relations

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664447

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664444

 

 

 

 

Notes to Editors

 


 

VODAFONE SUBSIDIARIES WHERE THE VODAFONE CONNECT ABROAD TARIFF APPLIES:

 

Vodafone Albania

Vodafone Czech Republic

Vodafone Germany

 

 

 

Vodafone Greece

Vodafone Hungary

Vodafone Ireland

 

 

 

Vodafone Italy

Vodafone Malta

Vodafone Netherlands

 

 

 

Vodafone Portugal

Vodafone Romania

Vodafone Spain

 

 

 

Vodafone Turkey

Vodafone UK

Vodafone Egypt

 

 

 

Vodafone Australia

Vodafone New Zealand

 

 

 

 

VODAFONE PARTNERS:

 

 

 

 

 

Mobilkom ( Austria)

Proximus (Belgium)

 

 

 

 

SFR (France)

Swisscom (Switzerland)

 

 

In order for the €12 + VAT per 24 hr session tariff price to apply, customers must remain on the Vodafone network indicated above. If they use their Vodafone Connect USB modem or Vodafone Connect 3G broadband data card on other networks, other costs are incurred for international roaming.

 

 

About Vodafone

 

Vodafone is the world’s leading international mobile communications group with operations in 25 countries across five continents and over 206 million proportionate customers by the end of March 2007, as well as 38 partner networks. For further information, please visit www.vodafone.com

 


 

24 July 2007

 

BOARD STATEMENT AND RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

 

The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1 on Tuesday 24 July 2007.

 

The Board has issued the following statement :

 

“The Board notes today’s strong vote against the resolutions proposed by Efficient Capital Structures. The Company’s strategy regarding Verizon Wireless and the Group’s capital structure are important issues which the Board will continue to review on a regular basis, in order to deliver sustained growth in value for shareholders”

 

The results of polls on all 28 resolutions were as follows:

 

 

Resolution

 

For

 

Against

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.   Receive directors’ report and financial statements

 

35,683,410,077

 

45,939,225

 

33,511,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.   Re-elect Sir John Bond as a director

 

35,454,409,238

 

157,872,074

 

296,147,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.   Re-elect Arun Sarin as a director

 

35,204,295,387

 

406,138,102

 

298,011,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.   Re-elect Dr Michael Boskin as a director

 

27,065,526,485

 

8,522,527,296

 

315,264,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.   Re-elect John Buchanan as a director

 

35,466,493,998

 

144,883,506

 

297,009,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.   Re-elect Andy Halford as a director

 

35,554,128,903

 

57,172,928

 

297,119,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.   Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as a director

 

35,327,710,815

 

283,929,296

 

296,757,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.   Re-elect Professor Jürgen Schrempp as a director

 

35,081,499,538

 

529,472,943

 

297,300,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.   Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as a director

 

35,212,017,031

 

398,593,261

 

297,624,537

 

 


 

Resolution

 

For

 

Against

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Re-elect Anthony Watson as a director

 

35,218,831,285

 

391,954,740

 

297,425,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Re-elect Philip Yea as a director

 

35,218,015,442

 

392,776,330

 

297,443,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Elect Vittorio Colao as a director

 

35,551,552,061

 

58,770,373

 

297,892,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Elect Alan Jebson as a director

 

35,572,791,115

 

37,661,055

 

297,783,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Elect Nick Land as a director

 

35,469,216,819

 

139,108,648

 

299,866,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. Elect Simon Murray as a director

 

35,483,220,767

 

128,117,984

 

297,349,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Approve the final dividend of 4.41pence per share

 

35,784,681,709

 

57,053,887

 

21,985,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. Approve the Remuneration Report

 

31,589,624,513

 

1,671,595,432

 

2,647,213,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. Re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors

 

34,897,704,217

 

468,460,747

 

393,237,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors’ remuneration

 

35,457,682,450

 

387,163,890

 

18,918,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20. Authority to allot shares

 

34,031,006,502

 

1,704,555,151

 

27,596,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21. Disapplication of pre-emption rights

 

34,102,078,123

 

1,730,540,818

 

31,037,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22. Approval of market purchases of ordinary shares

 

35,455,200,686

 

58,307,188

 

294,742,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23. To authorize the Company to send or supply documents or information to shareholders in electronic form or by means of a website

 

35,665,005,791

 

67,365,424

 

30,782,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24. To adopt new Articles of Association

 

35,403,327,822

 

314,282,181

 

45,547,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25. To amend Article 114.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association

 

1,665,442,699

 

34,021,159,845

 

222,576,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26. To separate out the Company’s 45% interest in Verizon Wireless from its other assets by tracking shares or spin-off

 

1,658,464,189

 

33,457,095,396

 

793,684,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27. To issue Company bonds directly to shareholders, increasing the Group’s indebtedness

 

1,140,930,194

 

34,019,262,940

 

749,022,292

 

 


 

Resolution

 

For

 

Against

 

Votes Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28. To amend the Company’s Articles of Association to limit the Company’s ability to make acquisitions without approval by special resolution

 

2,141,610,389

 

33,508,924,818

 

213,534,167

 

 

 

Resolutions 1 to 20 proposed by the directors were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 21 to 24 proposed by the directors were passed as special resolutions.

 

Resolutions 26 and 27 requisitioned by a group of shareholders were not passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 25 and 28 requisitioned by a group of shareholders were not passed as special resolutions.

 

 

Stephen Scott

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

 

 

For further information:

 

Vodafone Group

 

Investor Relations

Media Relations

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664447

Tel: +44 (0) 1635 664444

 

 


 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING  MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), I have to inform you that the Company has been advised that since the Company’s announcements on 17 and 24 May 2007 relating to his appointment as a non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 July 2007, Simon Murray has acquired an interest in 157,500 ordinary shares of US$0.11 3/7 each in the Company and accordingly, on appointment as a Non-Executive Director, had an interest in 157,500 shares in the Company.

 

 

Stephen Scott
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

 2 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

5,982,188

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

166.2p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

90p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,208,976,715 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,937,914,451 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), I have to inform you of the following changes in share interests of directors and PDMRs of the Company:

 

 

Number of ordinary shares of US$0.113/7
in the capital of Vodafone Group Plc

 

A

B

C

D

E

 

Vesting of short
term incentive
award shares
(1)

Vesting of
AllShares award
(2)

No. of
shares sold
(3)

No. of shares
retained
(4)

AllShares
awards
(5)

Arun Sarin*

1,180,479

320

484,967

695,832

320

Vittorio Colao*

0

0

0

0

320

Andrew Nigel Halford*

0

320

0

320

320

Paul Michael Donovan

0

320

0

320

320

Warren Finegold

0

0

0

0

320

Alan Paul Harper

481,840

320

197,951

284,209

320

Terry Kramer

40,244

320

16,534

24,030

320

Simon David Lewis

0

320

0

320

320

Steve Pusey

0

0

0

0

320

Frank Rövekamp

0

320

0

320

320

Stephen Roy Scott

0

320

0

320

320

* Denotes Director of the Company

 

(1)        The Trustees of the Vodafone Group Employee Trust have resolved to release these shares to directors following assessment of the performance, time and employment conditions to which the awards were subject. Based on the performance achieved, 100% of the shares comprised in the base award and 80.9% of the shares comprised in the enhancement share award have vested. The awards were granted on 1 July 2005 in accordance with the Vodafone Group Short Term Incentive Plan.

(2)        The Trustees of the Vodafone Group Employee Share Trust have resolved to release these shares to directors following assessment of the time and employment conditions to which the awards were subject. The awards were granted on 1 July 2005 in accordance with the rules of the Vodafone 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan and the Vodafone Global All Employee Share Plan.

(3)        The figures in column C are the number of shares out of those listed in columns A and B that the Company has been advised by HBOS Employee Equity Solutions (“HBOS EES”) were sold by the Trustees on 2 July  2007. These share sales were made at 165.8931 pence per share on behalf of the directors / PDMRs to satisfy the tax liabilities arising on the release of the shares to the directors /PDMRs.

(4)        The figures in column D are the net number of shares that the Company has been advised by HBOS EES were on 2 July 2007 transferred from the Trustees to the directors in satisfaction of the vesting of the awards of shares disclosed in columns A and B.

(5)        On 2 July 2007, the Company granted a conditional award of 320 shares on an all employee basis under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The shares were awarded at a price of 167.8 pence per share. The vesting of these awards is conditional on continued employment with the Vodafone Group until 2 July 2009.

 

As a result of the above, the interests in shares (excluding share options and unvested incentive shares) of the following Directors have increased to the following:

 

Arun Sarin

7,385,497 (6)

Andrew Halford

674,657

 


 

(6) Arun Sarin also has a non-beneficial interest as the trustee of two family trusts, each holding 5,005 shares.

 

The Company was notified of these changes on 2 July 2007.


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

3 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

13,721,465

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

167.8p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

90p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,195,255,250 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,952,318,008 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

5 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

1,043,571

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

165.8p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

92.99p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,194,211,679 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,953,712,326 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

9 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

324,203

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

166.1p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

90p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,193,887,476 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,993,975,381 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

11 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

729,601

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

167p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

163.5p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,193,157,875 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,997,384,532 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

12 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

232,290

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

167p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

162.6p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,192,925,585 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,998,365,277 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

16 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

55,058

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

162.4p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

157.5p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,192,870,527 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 53,000,011,321 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING  MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), I have to inform you that the Company was advised on 16 July 2007 by HBOS Employee Equity Solutions that on 11 July 2007 the following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility acquired an interest in the following number of shares of US$0.113/7 each in the Company at the price of 162p per share pursuant to the rules of the Vodafone Group Share Incentive Plan:

 

Andrew Nigel Halford*

156

Paul Michael Donovan

156

Alan Paul Harper

156

Terry Dean Kramer

154

Stephen Roy Scott

156

 

* Denotes Director of the Company

 

 

 

Stephen Scott
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

19 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

104,072

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

162.7p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

92.99p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,192,241,249 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 53,007,689,096 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

20 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

118,796

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

163.2p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

90p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,192,122,453 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 53,010,113,776 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), I have to inform you of the following changes in share interests of directors and PDMRs of the Company:

 

 

Number of ordinary shares of US$0.113/7

in the capital of Vodafone Group Plc

 

Award of performance
shares  (1)  (3)

Grant of share options
(2)  (3)

Arun Sarin*

3,065,872

5,912,753

Vittorio Colao*

1,557,409

3,003,575

Andrew Nigel Halford*

1,190,305

2,295,589

Paul Michael Donovan

894,293

1,724,709

Warren Finegold

596,775

1,150,923

Alan Paul Harper

590,768

1,139,338

Terry Kramer

438,021

844,755

Simon David Lewis

438,670

846,007

Steve Pusey

491,325

947,556

Frank Rövekamp

457,952

883,194

Stephen Roy Scott

483,639

932,732

 

* Denotes Director of the Company

 

(1)  Conditional awards of shares were granted on 24 July 2007 by the Company. The awards have been granted in accordance with the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The vesting of these awards is conditional on continued employment with the Vodafone Group and on the satisfaction of a performance condition approved by the Remuneration Committee. The performance measure is comparative total shareholder return (TSR). The TSR of Vodafone Group Plc over the three year performance period, 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2010, is compared to those companies in the top 50% of the FTSE Global Communications index by market capitalisation and companies are ranked by reference to their relative TSR performance. If Vodafone’s TSR performance is such as to position it in the top half of the performance ranking of the constituent companies, 25% of the award will vest rising on a straight line basis to full vesting if the Company’s performance is within the top 20% of companies in the peer group.

 

(2)  The share options were granted on 24 July 2007 by the Company in accordance with the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan. The options will be exercisable at a price per share of 167.8p, subject to continued employment with the Vodafone Group and the satisfaction of a performance condition approved by the Remuneration Committee. The performance condition is that the compound annual growth in adjusted earnings per share over the three-year performance period must be at least 5% per annum. If annualised EPS growth of 5% per annum is achieved, 25% of the option will vest rising on a straight line basis to full vesting for achievement of annualised EPS growth of at least 8% per annum. The options are normally exercisable at any time between three and ten years from the date of grant.

 

(3)  These awards are also conditional on the directors and other PDMRs being compliant with the Company’s share ownership guidelines, which provide that they will acquire and maintain minimum levels of shareholding. The levels are four times salary for the Chief Executive, three times salary for other Board directors and two times salary for the other PDMRs, who are members of the Executive Committee.

 

 

 

Stephen Scott
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

26 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

238,736

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

167p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

92.99p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,191,883,717 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 53,011,504,600 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

Vodafone Group Plc (“the Company”)

 

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), I have to inform you of the following changes in share interests of directors and PDMRs of the Company:

 

 

Number of ordinary shares of US$0.113/7

in the capital of Vodafone Group Plc

 

A

B

C

 

Vesting of long term
incentive award
shares
(1)

No. of shares sold
(2)

No. of shares retained
(3)

Arun Sarin*

576,806

236,965

339,841

Alan Paul Harper

142,978

58,739

84,239

Stephen Roy Scott

109,366

44,930

64,436

* Denotes Director of the Company

 

(1)                          The Trustees of the Vodafone Group Employee Share Trust have resolved to release these shares to directors following assessment of the performance and employment conditions to which the awards were subject. Based on the performance achieved, 28.6% of the shares comprised in the award have vested. The awards were granted on 28 July 2004 in accordance with the 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan and the Vodafone Group Global Long Term Incentive Plan (Performance Shares).

(2)                          The figures in column B are the number of shares out of those listed in column A that the Company has been advised by HBOS Employee Equity Solutions (“HBOS EES”) were sold by the Trustees on 30 July  2007. These share sales were made at 148.6 pence per share on behalf of the directors / PDMRs to satisfy the tax liabilities arising on the release of the shares to the directors /PDMRs

(3)                          The figures in column C are the net number of shares that the Company has been advised by HBOS EES were on 30 July 2007 transferred from the Trustees to the directors in satisfaction of the vesting of the award of shares disclosed in column A.

 

 

As a result of the above, the interests in shares (excluding share options and unvested incentive shares) of the following Directors have increased to the following:

 

Arun Sarin

7,725,338 (4)

 

(4) Arun Sarin also has a non-beneficial interest as the trustee of two family trusts, each holding 5,005 shares.

 

The Company was notified of these changes on 30 July 2007.

 

 

Stephen Scott
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 


 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES – Voting rights and capital

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

Date of transfer:

30 July 2007

 

 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

196,754

 

 

Highest transfer price per share:

162.9p

 

 

Lowest transfer price per share:

92.99p

 

 

Following the above transfer, Vodafone holds 5,191,686,963 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 58,203,483,187 ordinary shares in issue (including treasury shares). Each such ordinary share has one vote per share. Vodafone  has 53,011,796,224  ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

The total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 53,011,796,224. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Vodafone under the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

 

 

 

 

VODAFONE GROUP

 

 

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: August 8, 2007

 

By:  /s/   S R SCOTT

 

 

Name:  Stephen R. Scott

 

 

Title:    Company Secretary