UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated October 1, 2021
Commission File Number: 001-10086
VODAFONE GROUP
PUBLIC LIMITED
COMPANY
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN,
ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
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This Report on Form 6-K contains the following:-
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1. |
A Stock Exchange Announcement dated
1 September 2021 entitled ‘TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL’. |
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2. |
A Media Announcement dated 7
September 2021 entitled ‘M-PESA CELEBRATES REACHING 50 MILLION
CUSTOMERS’. |
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3. |
A Media Announcement dated 13
September 2021 entitled ‘NEW REPORT URGES INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT IN AFRICAN PHILANTHROPY FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL
IMPACT’. |
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4. |
A Media Announcement dated 20
September 2021 entitled ‘THE BROADBAND COMMISSION FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND VODAFONE URGE ACTION TO CONNECT 3.4BN
PEOPLE WITH SMARTPHONES BY 2030’. |
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5. |
A Stock Exchange Announcement dated
27 September 2021 entitled ‘NOTICE OF BOARD CHANGE’. |
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6. |
A Stock Exchange Announcement dated
29 September 2021 entitled ‘Vodafone Group Plc ⫶ Digital services
investor briefing’. |
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7. |
A Stock Exchange Announcement dated
30 September 2021 entitled ‘Deborah Kerr to join Vodafone's Board
as a Non-Executive Director’. |
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Vodafone Group Plc
01 September 2021
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
In conformity with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule
5.6.1R, Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") hereby notifies the
market that, as at 31 August 2021:
Vodafone's issued share capital
consists of 28,817,590,018 ordinary shares of
US$0.20 20/21 of
which 1,151,173,109 ordinary shares are held in
Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Vodafone
is 27,666,416,909. 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 FCA's Disclosure
Guidance 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.
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Vodafone Group Plc
07 September 2021
7 September 2021
M-PESA CELEBRATES REACHING 50 MILLION CUSTOMERS
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Milestone
cements M-Pesa as Africa's largest fintech
platform |
M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers, cementing
its position as Africa's largest fintech platform.
Launched more than 14 years ago in Kenya, M-Pesa is today available
in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Lesotho, Ghana and Egypt.
The number of active M-Pesa customers has doubled in the past
five years. The milestone also comes just 18 months after Safaricom
and Vodacom launched the M-Pesa Africa joint venture to
accelerate growth of the service across the continent. M-Pesa
Africa has been delivering digital platforms as part of its focus
to be the largest fintech and digital ecosystem across the
continent.
M-Pesa became an even more important platform for customers during
the pandemic with transaction volumes increasing 44% year-on-year
in the first quarter of the current financial year. The number of
transactions grew to 4.5 billion in the quarter - with a total
transaction value of €63 billion.
Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, said: "M-Pesa has helped millions
of people to access financial services for the first time and
millions more to improve their lives, start businesses and gain
control of their finances. We are still in the early stages of
M-Pesa's development and will continue to invest to capture this
significant opportunity - building value for shareholders."
"14 years ago, we launched M-Pesa to connect our customers to each
other and to different opportunities. We are delighted to celebrate
this remarkable milestone with our more than 50 million customers
across the continent. As an honour to this achievement, we are
reiterating our commitment and deepening our focus on more
innovations that will further transform the lives of our
customers," said Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, Managing Director - M-Pesa
Africa.
In 2007, Safaricom and Vodafone launched M-Pesa in Kenya as a way
for customers to instantly send money to each other. For many
customers, the service became their first and often only access to
financial services propelling its fast growth and adoption across
the country.
Consequently, the service has largely contributed to the growth of
formal financial inclusion across the continent. In Kenya, access
to financial services and products has increased by around 56%
between 2006-2019 driven by the availability of mobile
money1. M-Pesa has also been credited with lifting
roughly 2% of Kenyan households out of extreme
poverty 2.
Today M-Pesa is a two sided network that provides a wide variety of
financial services to both businesses and individual customers.
Customers can send and receive money, make and receive business
payments, pay bills, make and receive international money
transfers, save and access credit, all from the convenience of
their mobile phones and wherever they may be in the countries
served, utilising more than 500,000 M-Pesa agents.
In June 2021, the M-Pesa Super App was launched across all its
markets. The M-Pesa Super App introduced one of the service's key
innovations in the form of mini mobile apps which enable customers
and businesses to accomplish day-to-day tasks - from shopping to
accessing government services - without having to download
different apps for each task. In addition, the M-Pesa Super App
provides the more than 50 million customers with a modern,
intuitive and secure way to transact on their smartphones.
M-Pesa's second facet focuses on businesses by expanding its
ecosystem to deliver innovative solutions across micro businesses,
SMEs and large businesses.
These include an open API in use by more than 45,000 developers and
200,000 businesses, the M-Pesa for Business Super App, the
Transacting Till that enables businesses to go beyond receiving
payments to making business payments, and Pochi La Biashara that
enables small businesses to separate their personal and business
funds. Collectively, more than 500,000 businesses transact more
than US$7 billion (€5.8 billion) every month on M-Pesa.
Into the future, the service has been investing in new technologies
and partnerships as it seeks to deepen financial health amongst its
customers through products that encourage savings and lending,
wealth management, and insurance. M-Pesa has equally expanded its
partnerships in an aim to boost remittances which empower customers
to send and receive money across more than 200 countries and
territories.
Notes to Editors
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1. |
Central Bank of Kenya, Kenya
National Bureau of Statistics and Financial Services Department of
Kenya, 2019, 2019 FinAccess household survey. Available
online: |
https://www.centralbank.go.ke/uploads/financial_inclusion/2050404730_FinAccess%202019%20Household%20Survey-%20Jun.%2014%20Version.pdf
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2. |
Suri, T and Jack, W, 2016, The
long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money. Science
(online). Available
at: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6317/1288 |
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About Vodafone
Vodafone is a leading telecommunications company in Europe and
Africa. Our purpose is to "connect for a better future" enabling an
inclusive and sustainable digital society. Our expertise and
scale gives us a unique opportunity to drive positive change for
society. Our networks keep family, friends, businesses and
governments connected and - as COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated -
we play a vital role in keeping economies running and the
functioning of critical sectors like education and healthcare.
Vodafone is the largest mobile and fixed network operator in Europe
and a leading global IoT connectivity provider. Our M-Pesa
technology platform in Africa enables 50m people to benefit from
access to mobile payments and financial services. We operate mobile
and fixed networks in 21 countries and partner with mobile networks
in 49 more. As of 30 June 2021, we had over 300m mobile customers,
more than 28m fixed broadband customers, over 22m TV customers and
we connected 130m IoT devices.
We support diversity and inclusion through our maternity and
parental leave policies, empowering women through connectivity and
improving access to education and digital skills for women, girls,
and society at large. We are respectful of all individuals,
irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, belief, culture or religion.
Vodafone is also taking significant steps to reduce our impact on
our planet by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025
and becoming net zero by 2040, purchasing 100% of our electricity
from renewable sources in Europe and across our entire operations
by 2025, and reusing, reselling or recycling 100% of our redundant
network equipment.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com, follow us
on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
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Vodafone Group Plc
13 September 2021
NEW REPORT URGES INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT IN AFRICAN
PHILANTHROPY
FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL IMPACT
13 September 2021
- Hard hitting new research co-commissioned
by Vodacom, Safaricom and
Vodafone Foundation suggests that the sustainable development of the not-for-profit
sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in
international investment. Foreign funding is predominately flowing
to donor organisations headquartered in the Northern
Hemisphere rather than going directly to
the 90% of African civil society
organisations (CSOs) that remain dependent on it.
The in-depth report - Barriers
to African Civil Society: Building the Sector's Capacity and
Potential to Scale Up - highlights
the multiple barriers preventing
African CSOs from operating at the same scale and capacity as local
branches of international non-government organisations
(NGOs). The study aims to provide a framework for engagement among key
stakeholders to strengthen and accelerate the role of African
CSOs, which perform a variety of services and
humanitarian functions that bring citizens' concerns to the
fore.
Too often, only a portion of philanthropic funding from
international aid institutions reaches African CSOs, as it remains
trapped within bureaucratic processes and systems. When this aid
does reach the African continent, it is usually distributed among
locally registered international NGO counterparts, and then
allocated to African-led CSOs only for specific
projects.
With these funding limitations, African CSOs are unable to sustain
resources and build long-term strategies for lasting social impact.
Along with administrative constraints, and negative perceptions
about African CSOs, this imbalance in approach to donor funding is
preventing African CSOs from being more effective, self-reliant
and, of course, helping the communities and citizens they
serve.
The report is an independent body of work funded by Vodafone
Foundation and developed by the Centre on African Philanthropy and
Social Investment, the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the
University of Cambridge's Judge Business School, and Clearview
Research. It is launched in partnership with African Philanthropy
Forum, which promotes homegrown philanthropy and inclusive
development on the African Continent.
Key recommendations of the report include:
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Re-imagining
donor-CSO relations, approaches and systems: International
donors must facilitate a level playing field for local CSOs by
re-imagining grant-making, rigorous guidelines and procedures,
organisational norms and management systems. |
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Creating
a balance between core and project funding: CSOs must be
given sufficient funding and room to develop long-term strategies
so they can invest in non-programme critical issues, such as
securing resources, and improving their own financial management
systems. |
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Building
the sustainability of local CSOs: In addition to giving larger
grants and providing core support, donors must make conscious
efforts to strengthen capacities of CSOs |
While international donors must take concerted action to work with
African CSOs more fairly and effectively, the report also calls for
local organisations, research institutions and the business sector
to be more supportive in empowering CSOs.
"We have seen first-hand the significant contribution CSOs make to
social, political and economic development on the continent, but
these efforts continue to be hampered by the complexities of donor
funding. Through this research, we want to understand what is
standing in the way of the greater success, independence and
self-reliance of African CSOs, and what can be done to forge
meaningful, long-term partnerships that can bring about real and
lasting change in Africa," says Takalani Netshitenzhe, Director of External
Affairs for Vodacom South Africa and Chairperson
of Vodacom Foundation.
Tsitsi Masiyiwa, Chair, African Philanthropy Forum,
says, "Covid-19, among the host of new and existing
challenges, has emboldened some donor and NGO community leaders to
confront gross inequalities in the allocation and use of scarce
financial resources for impactful development. The time is perfect
to disrupt the old and establish development models that prosper
and empower communities."
Joseph Ogutu, Chief Special Projects Officer at Safaricom and
Chairman of Safaricom Foundation, says, "I've spent almost
two decades in this space and I know achieving positive change will
require improvements in the way that the international community
perceive African philanthropist organisations. As evidenced in this
report, we know there is a problem. This, therefore, is a clarion
call for various stakeholders to meaningfully engage to address the
inequalities and to find real-world actionable recommendations that
will enable the CSOs-in Kenya and Africa-to scale."
Andrew Dunnett, Director, Vodafone Foundation,
adds, "One of our long-standing partners, Shining Hope for
Communities, asked Vodafone Foundation to fund this research for
the wider benefit of the pan-African CSO community. In our 30th
year of giving, our ambition is to work with our philanthropic
network to further evaluate how donor funding is allocated to
African CSOs."
To this end, Vodafone Foundation has committed to undertake further
research to better understand and find solutions to overcome the
challenges faced by African-led CSOs. This includes investigating
the creation of a new international standard for the percentage of
charitable funds that reach African-run organisations and reviewing
Vodafone Foundation's own funding processes globally.
Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation will also continue to
invest in the digital transformation efforts of CSOs across Africa
through education, training, equipment supplies and financial
donations, while working with their partners and trustees to
articulate a five-year plan for tackling the issues of bias in
international aid.
View the research at www.raceandphilanthropy.com
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About Vodacom
Vodacom is a leading African communications company providing a
wide range of communication services, including mobile voice,
messaging, data, financial and converged services to over 117
million (including Safaricom) customers. From our roots in South
Africa, we have grown our mobile network business to include
operations in Tanzania, the DRC, Mozambique, Lesotho and Kenya. Our
mobile networks cover a population of over 291 million people.
Through Vodacom Business Africa (VBA), we offer business managed
services to enterprises in 50 countries. Vodacom is majority owned
by Vodafone (60.5% holding), one of the world's largest
communications companies by revenue.
About Safaricom
Safaricom is the leading telecommunication company in East Africa.
Our purpose is to transform lives by connecting people to people,
people to opportunities and people to information. We keep over 38
million customers connected and play a critical role in the
society, supporting over one million jobs both directly and
indirectly while our total economic value was estimated at KES
358.6 Billion ($3.58 Billion) for the 12 months through March
2021.
Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and with annual revenues
of over KES 250 Billion ($2.5 billion), Safaricom provides
connectivity through wide range of technology, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G in
aggregate covering over 99% of Kenya's population.
We run the world's largest mobile payment system and Africa's
largest Fintech - M-PESA, the world's first mobile money transfer
system. By empowering over 28 million customers to transact,
save or borrow money through their mobile phone, M-PESA has driven
financial inclusion in Kenya to more than 82% of the adult
population from a low of 25% and generates over KES 82.65 Billion
($826 Million) in revenue per annum.
Safaricom is an equal opportunity employer, actively recruiting
staff from different backgrounds reflecting the communities that we
serve. We are committed to equal gender representation at all
levels. Our target is to achieve 50:50 senior management gender
parity by 2025.
As part of our ongoing commitment to the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), we continue to work towards improving energy and
resource efficiency in our network and facilities to reduce carbon
emissions and our fuel consumption. We remain committed to becoming
a Net Zero carbon-emitting company by 2050.
For more details please visit www.safaricom.co.ke
About Vodafone Foundation
Vodafone Foundation (UK registered charity number 1089625) believes
the power of connectivity can change lives and address some of the
world's most pressing problems. Founded in 1991 with a simple
mission to invest in the communities in which Vodafone operates,
today the charity connects people and ideas with technology and
funding, to help those already doing good work to achieve results
faster, more cost effectively and with a bigger social impact.
Through a strategy of Connecting for Good, Vodafone Group PLC's
philanthropic arm works in partnership with other charitable
organisations and NGOs to create solutions that bring about
long-term sustainable change and improve 480m lives by 2025.
www.vodafonefoundation.org
About African Philanthropy Forum
African Philanthropy Forum (APF) is a strong and vibrant community
of partners who through their strategic giving, investments and
influence, foster shared prosperity on the African Continent.
Established in 2014, APF was incubated by the Global Philanthropy
Forum (GPF) until 2017 when it became an independent entity and
continues to be an affiliate of the GPF. With a vision to transform
the culture of giving on the Continent to the extent that it
exceeds development aid by 2030, APF has established a strong
presence on the Continent, with footprints in fourteen African
countries. Since inception, APF has reached over 2,500
philanthropists, social investors and key stakeholders in the
philanthropic space across Africa and the world. Through APF's high
impact convening and initiatives, the organization has facilitated
collaborations, amplified the work of change makers and shared best
philanthropic practices and strategies for promoting homegrown
development.
https://www.africanpf.org/
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Group Plc
20
September 2021
20 September 2021
THE BROADBAND COMMISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
VODAFONE URGE ACTION TO CONNECT 3.4BN PEOPLE WITH SMARTPHONES BY
2030
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First
multi-stakeholder initiative to address global mobile internet
access gap has been launched by Vodafone Group and the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as co-chairs via a
dedicated Working Group under the auspices of the
ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable
Development. |
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Of the
3.7 billion people not connected to the internet, 3.4 billion live
within range of mobile networks but are currently not accessing the
internet, partly due to a lack of smartphone
ownership1. |
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Accelerated
use of digital public services during the pandemic, mobile money,
and the need for digital skills for jobs has made mobile internet
access through a smartphone more important than ever. |
UNGA, New York: A major new initiative has been launched by
Vodafone Group Plc and ITU, the United Nations' specialised agency
for information and communication technologies, to address the
global digital divide, with the aim that an additional 3.4 billion
people could have the ability to access and use the internet
through a smartphone by 2030.
With mobile broadband (4G) networks now covering 82% of the
population of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), the mobile
usage gap is 6x larger than the mobile coverage gap.2 In
line with the Broadband Commission Global Targets 2025 on
affordability and connectivity, the new Working Group will identify
policy, commercial and circular-economy interventions to increase
smartphone access.
Co-chaired by Vodafone Group CEO, Nick Read, and ITU
Secretary-General Houlin Zhao, the Group's launch partners also
include: the Alliance for Affordable Internet; GSMA; the government
of Ghana; Safaricom; Smart Africa; Vodacom Group; and the World
Wide Web Foundation.
Mobile accounts for 86% of connections to the internet in
LMICs3, emphasising the importance of mobile in
addressing this issue. Yet billions of people continue to use
'dumb' feature phones, without an internet connection, and the 2G
market continues to grow. That means the digital divide is widening
as the global pandemic has accelerated the emergence of digital
societies and smartphones are increasingly an essential gateway to
access public services - including education and medical support -
financial services, jobs and to run businesses.4
Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, said: "Vodafone is honoured to be
part of this monumental global initiative with the UN, to improve
the lives of billions of people through smartphone access. As our
societies become more digital, everyone should have the ability to
find jobs, be able to get public services, financial services and
critical information that are increasingly only available through
the internet. This is such a complex challenge that no network
operator, device manufacturer, financial services provider or
national government can solve on their own - but working together
we can break through the barriers."
Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of the
ITU, said: "Achieving the
Broadband Commission Global Targets requires a multi-stakeholder
approach. I am pleased to co-chair this newly established Working
Group, which will also help address the challenges posed by the
COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that we put smart devices in the hands
of those who are left behind."
Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the
United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, said: "The
UN Secretary General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation aims to
achieve universal connectivity by 2030. Smartphone access is a key
element of this in low- and middle-income countries where mobile is
the principal route to the internet. As such, this working group
can have an important role in ensuring that the shift to digital
technology is beneficial and makes our societies more equal and not
less."
The Honourable Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications and
Digitalisation, Ghana, said: "While Ghana and other countries have
made great strides in the development of mobile infrastructure and
the usage of digital services such as mobile money, it is
noticeable that 45% of people in West Africa are covered by mobile
broadband networks but do not use the internet. Addressing the
mobile internet usage gap is vital for the long-term economic
development of my country and many others across the world and will
require new partnerships and focused action from a range of
organisations."
The Broadband Commission Working Group will produce a report and
set of concrete recommendations including:
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original
analysis and data on the smartphone access gap; |
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quantification
of the social and economic impact of providing everyone with
smartphone access by 2030, including assessment of moving users
from 2G feature phones to 4G smartphones; and |
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analysis
of initiatives or pilots designed to increase smartphone access.
Vodafone Group has committed to launch two pilot projects on device
affordability as part of this process. |
"This partnership is key to expand access to the internet," said
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication
Development Bureau. "I am confident that the outcome report will
provide guidance to all our stakeholders as we prepare for the ITU
World Telecommunication Development Conference in 2022 to build a
world where no one is left off-line."
To coincide with the creation of the new Working Group, Vodafone,
Vodacom and Safaricom have also published the second
'Africa.Connected' report today on accelerating 4G for
sub-Saharan Africa. The report, by independent consultancy
Caribou Digital, suggests a multi-stakeholder approach with four
key steps to enhancing digital inclusion across African nations,
where the mobile usage gap is the largest in the world:
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Making 4G devices more
accessible - Nearly 2.5 billion people live in countries
where the cost of the cheapest available smartphone is
unaffordable. Expanding device financing schemes for those with
poor or no credit history; reducing the amount of tax on 4G
smartphone imports and increasing local manufacturing of devices
within Africa are suggested as ways to address this issue. |
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2. |
Invest in the demand for 4G
services - 375 million young Africans are expected to
enter the labour market by 2030 and will need the skills to excel
in a digital economy. The report suggests increasing financing and
support for digital start-ups and that device manufacturers could
create more inclusive products. |
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3. |
Providing targeted financing for
underserved demographics - Programmes need to take account
of, and target, the large gender gap and rural-urban gap that exist
in respect of device ownership in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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4. |
Re-farming 2G
spectrum - Repurposing mobile spectrum currently used for
2G devices would enable more people to use 4G. |
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Notes to Editors
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1. |
ITU, 2020, Measuring digital
development. Facts and figures 2020. Available
at: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/FactsFigures2020.pdf |
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2. |
GSMA, 2020, Connected Society:
The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2020. Available
at: https://www.gsma.com/r/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GSMA-State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-Report-2020.pdf |
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3. |
GSMA, 2020, Connected Society:
The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2020. Available
at: https://www.gsma.com/r/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GSMA-State-of-Mobile-Internet-Connectivity-Report-2020.pdf |
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4. |
1.6 billion people globally are now
using the internet to improve or monitor their health; 2.3 billion
people now use mobile financial services; and 2 billion people use
the internet to access education for themselves or their children.
GSMA, 2020, Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable
Development Goals 2020 Available
at: https://www.gsma.com/betterfuture/2020sdgimpactreport/wp-
content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Mobile-Industry-Impact-Report-
SDGs.pdf?utm_source=better_future_site&utm_medium=search_engine&utm_campaign=2020_SDG_impact_report |
For further information:
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About Vodafone
Vodafone is a leading telecommunications company in Europe and
Africa. Our purpose is to "connect for a better future" enabling an
inclusive and sustainable digital society. Our expertise and
scale give us a unique opportunity to drive positive change for
society. Our networks keep family, friends, businesses and
governments connected and - as COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated -
we play a vital role in keeping economies running and the
functioning of critical sectors like education and healthcare.
Vodafone is the largest mobile and fixed network operator in Europe
and a leading global IoT connectivity provider. Our M-Pesa
technology platform in Africa enables 50m people to benefit from
access to mobile payments and financial services. We operate mobile
and fixed networks in 21 countries and partner with mobile networks
in 49 more. As of 30 June 2021, we had over 300m mobile customers,
more than 28m fixed broadband customers, over 22m TV customers and
we connected 130m IoT devices.
We support diversity and inclusion through our maternity and
parental leave policies, empowering women through connectivity and
improving access to education and digital skills for women, girls,
and society at large. We are respectful of all individuals,
irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, belief, culture or religion.
Vodafone is also taking significant steps to reduce our impact on
our planet by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025
and becoming net zero by 2040, purchasing 100% of our electricity
from renewable sources in Europe and across our entire operations
by 2025, and reusing, reselling or recycling 100% of our redundant
network equipment.
For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com, follow us
on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone
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Notice of Board
Change
Vodafone Group Plc (the "Company") announces that it has received
notice from Olaf Swantee, Non-Executive Director of the Company, of
his resignation from the Board with effect from 25 September 2021.
Olaf has decided to step down in light of a recent
professional development which now impacts his ability to serve on
the Board as originally agreed when appointed earlier this
year.
This announcement is made in compliance with the Company's
obligations under the Listing Rules, specifically
Rule 9.6.11.
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Vodafone Group Plc
29 September 2021
Vodafone
Group Plc ⫶ Digital services investor briefing
29
September 2021
Vodafone
Group Plc is holding a virtual briefing for investors and analysts
today covering its opportunity in leading digital services. The
briefing will be hosted by Alex Froment-Curtil (Chief Commercial
Officer), Shameel Joosub (Vodacom Group CEO), Vinod Kumar (Vodafone
Business CEO) and Erik Brenneis (IoT Director).
Through a
series of on-demand video presentations and case studies (available
at investors.vodafone.com/digital-services), we outline how we
are building deep & trusted customer relationships in our core
connectivity products, through leading innovation in digital
services. Areas covered include automated marketing and customer
service platforms, digital services for consumers in Europe,
financial services in Africa and IoT for business
customers.
In
addition, a live video Q&A webcast will commence at 2.00pm BST
on 29 September 2021, with an on-demand recording available shortly
afterwards. Key highlights from the event:
1. Deep
& trusted customer
relationships ⫶ Following a series of
initiatives conducted over the last 3 years, Vodafone has improved
its net promoter score to be the #1 or #2 operator in 13 of 16
markets. This has contributed to systematic reductions in mobile
contract churn and increasing fixed connectivity customers. The
next phase of improving loyalty with consumers will be achieved
through our multi-product connectivity strategy, 'Digital First'
consumer engagement platforms and complementary digital services,
all underpinned by our purpose-led brand.
2. Leading
digital consumer services ⫶ Complementary
digital services play a crucial role in deepening relationships
with consumers, in addition to having attractive standalone
economic models. We now have over 50 million customers subscribing
to a digital service, which leads to higher ARPU, improved
distribution efficiency, higher NPS and lower churn. We are focused
on further developing our strong positions in consumer IoT,
Vodafone TV, home services, device lifecycle services and loyalty
applications.
3. The
leading FinTech in Africa ⫶ Since formation in
2007 as a money transfer service, Vodafone's financial services
business in Africa has grown to be the largest with almost 58
million customers, transacting US$25 billion per month. Vodacom
Group generates US$1.3 billion service revenue from financial
services, accounting for 17% of Profit before tax. Our African
FinTech business has significant growth opportunities through
penetration growth in existing markets, expanding into new markets
and scaling new products, including the recent launch of the
VodaPay 'super-app' in South Africa. Vodacom has clear financial
ambitions to grow its new services, which include financial
services, at or above 20% CAGR.
4. The
global IoT connectivity leader ⫶ Vodafone's IoT
service was established in 2008 and has grown to be the largest IoT
connectivity provider globally, with over 130 million devices
connected. Vodafone IoT has been recognised as a leader in managed
connectivity by Gartner every year since 2014. Vodafone IoT
currently generates €0.9 billion annual revenue with double-digit
revenue growth and a strong double-digit ROCE. The total
addressable market is €10 billion and expected to grow 16% p.a.,
with further stimulus from the NextGenerationEU recovery plan
funding, supporting Vodafone's further expansion into end-to-end
IoT services.
Alex
Froment-Curtil, Vodafone Group Chief Commercial Officer,
commented:
"Building
deep and trusted customer relationships through leading innovation
in 'Digital First' customer engagement platforms and adjacent
digital services is a core pillar of our transformation into a new
generation connectivity provider. Digital services have a direct
and immediate impact on customer loyalty, net promoter scores and
distribution efficiency. This leads to more valuable relationships
with our customers across Europe and Africa.
Further
deepening our customer relationships is the foundation to
delivering our medium-term financial ambitions to grow revenue in
both Europe and Africa, mid-single digit EBITDAaL growth and to
improve our return on capital."
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Office: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14
2FN, England. Registered in England No. 1833679
About
Vodafone
Vodafone is
a leading telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. Our
purpose is to "connect for a better future" enabling an inclusive
and sustainable digital society. Our expertise and scale
gives us a unique opportunity to drive positive change for society.
Our networks keep family, friends, businesses and governments
connected and - as COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated - we play a
vital role in keeping economies running and the functioning of
critical sectors like education and healthcare.
Vodafone is
the largest mobile and fixed network operator in Europe and a
leading global IoT connectivity provider. Our M-Pesa technology
platform in Africa enables over 48m people to benefit from access
to mobile payments and financial services. We operate mobile and
fixed networks in 21 countries and partner with mobile networks in
49 more. As of 30 June 2021, we had over 300m mobile customers,
more than 28m fixed broadband customers, over 22m TV customers and
we connected more than 123m IoT devices.
We support
diversity and inclusion through our maternity and parental leave
policies, empowering women through connectivity and improving
access to education and digital skills for women, girls, and
society at large. We are respectful of all individuals,
irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, belief, culture or
religion.
Vodafone is
also taking significant steps to reduce our impact on our planet by
reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2025 and becoming
net zero by 2040, purchasing 100% of our electricity from renewable
sources by 2025 and by July 2021 in Europe, and reusing, reselling
or recycling 100% of our redundant network equipment.
For
more information, please
visit www.vodafone.com, follow
us on Twitter at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn
at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.
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Vodafone
Group Plc
30
September 2021
30
September 2021
Deborah
Kerr to join Vodafone's Board as a Non-Executive
Director
Vodafone
Group Plc ("Vodafone") today announced that Deborah Kerr will be
appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 1 March
2022.
Deborah
Kerr is a growth-oriented technology executive with a track record
of successfully transforming global enterprise software and service
companies across various industries. She has held board and
executive leadership roles with both private equity-owned and
publicly traded companies, where she has worked across all stages
of growth and value creation, including complex digital
transformations.
She
currently serves as a Managing Director of Warburg Pincus, a
leading global private equity firm. Prior to Warburg Pincus,
Deborah held senior executive roles at Sabre, the travel technology
company, Fair Isaac ("FICO"), the data analytics business, and
Hewlett-Packard, where she was Chief Technology Officer for HP's
Enterprise Services operations. She began her career at NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory.
Deborah is
currently a non-executive director at NetApp, the hybrid cloud data
services and data management company, and Chico's, the U.S.
omni-channel retailer. Until recently, she was a non-executive
director of EXL, the business process solutions company.
Deborah has also held non-executive roles at International Airline
Group (IAG), the airline conglomerate, DH, a global fintech
solutions and service provider, and Mitchell International, a
privately owned global technology business.
Jean-François van
Boxmeer, Chairman of Vodafone, said:
"I am
delighted that Deborah will be joining Vodafone's Board. She brings
a wealth of technology expertise across a range of sectors, as well
as extensive non-executive board experience. As Vodafone continues
its evolution into a technology communications company, Deborah's
knowledge and strategic insights on the technology market will be
an excellent addition to our Board discussions."
Deborah
Kerr commented:
"It is an
honour to be invited to join the Board of Vodafone. The
critical value of technology and telecoms in our daily lives has
been sharply put into focus as a result of the global pandemic. I
am greatly looking forward to working with Jean-Francois and the
board to support Nick and the executive team to successfully drive
forward the strategy."
Pursuant to
Listing Rule 9.6.13R, it is confirmed there are no other
disclosures required in addition to the above
information.
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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.
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Dated: October 1, 2021 |
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MARTIN |
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