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 July 27, 2004

 

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)

 

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a news release issued by Vodafone Group Plc on July 26, 2004, entitled “VODAFONE CONTINUES STRONG PERFORMANCE IN CUSTOMER AND REVENUE GROWTH”.

 



 

26 July 2004

 

VODAFONE CONTINUES STRONG PERFORMANCE IN CUSTOMER AND REVENUE GROWTH

 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) announces today key performance indicators for the quarter ended 30 June 2004.  The main highlights are:

 

                  3.1 million organic net additions, and 2.7 million additions from stake changes, increasing the proportionate customer base to 139.2 million;

 

                  Blended annual ARPU up €1 to €362 in Italy, down €1 at €309 in Germany and ¥2,330 to ¥78,365 in Japan, compared to March 2004.  ARPU in the UK was up £5 to £314, including a further £4 uplift from the acquisition of Singlepoint;

 

                  Total data revenues increased to 16.3% of controlled service revenues for the year to June 2004 from 15.0% for the year to June 2003; controlled data revenues for the quarter up 13% on an organic basis on the same quarter last year;

 

                  9 million controlled Vodafone live!™ customers at the end of June 2004, with a further 1.3 million customers in non-controlled operations;

 

                  Mobile Connect Card sales in controlled operations increased to over 300,000, including over 50,000 with 3G capability.

 

Arun Sarin, Chief Executive of Vodafone, commented:

 

“Overall we feel we have made a very strong start to this year. We have recorded good performances in both customer and revenue growth. With over 139 million proportionate customers, our business is progressing well, despite a tougher competitive environment in some markets. Data revenues continue to increase helped by Vodafone live! where we now have over 9 million controlled customers. These KPI’s are in line with our expectations and we are therefore reiterating our guidance for the year to March 2005.”

 



 

United Kingdom

 

Vodafone UK added 132,000 net customers in the quarter, taking the total base to 14.2 million registered customers, an increase of almost 7% since last year.  Churn has remained stable due to continued focus on customer retention and loyalty initiatives.  Blended annual ARPU increased to £314 from £309 for the year to March 2004, including a £4 uplift from the Singlepoint acquisition.  The underlying increase in blended ARPU primarily reflects growth in data usage.

 

The combined benefit of growth in both average customers and in blended ARPU has led to a 14% growth in service revenue for the quarter when compared to the same quarter last year.  Data as a percentage of service revenue for the year to June 2004 was 16.6%, up from 14.7% for the year to June 2003, reflecting the benefit of the increasing penetration of Vodafone live!™ customers, who now total 2 million.

 

Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenues in the quarter were slightly lower than in the quarter to March 2004 due to an increased focus on direct channels but significantly higher than the same quarter last year, reflecting the increased level of competition in the UK market.

 

Germany

 

Net customer additions of 462,000 demonstrate continued strong growth in Germany, resulting in a closing base of 25.5 million customers.  Lower spending contract customers continue to represent the majority of net additions with an added benefit from a slightly improved churn rate.

 

Blended annual ARPU was €309 compared to €310 for the year to March 2004, reflecting the impact of lower spending new customers.

 

Strong customer growth was the primary driver behind a 7% increase in service revenue for the quarter compared to the same quarter last year, when measured in local currency. Data as a percentage of service revenue for the year to June 2004 was 17.4%, up from 16.7% for the year to June 2003 due to the increased penetration of Vodafone live!™ customers to 3 million.

 

Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenues in the quarter were broadly stable compared with the previous quarter to March 2004 and the same quarter last year.

 

Italy

 

Proportionate net customer additions were 205,000 in the quarter, leading to a total proportionate customer base of 16.4 million. Blended annual ARPU increased slightly to €362 from €361 for the year to March 2004, with increasing voice and data usage being offset by a 1% increase in inactivity levels due to the effect of increased competition.  Churn remained broadly stable.

 



 

Service revenue for the quarter increased 10% on the same quarter last year, when measured in local currency.  Data as a percentage of service revenue increased to 13.5% for the year to June 2004 from 11.8% for the year to June 2003, reflecting the benefit from a series of promotions and an increase in Vodafone live!™ customers to 1.3 million.

 

Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenues in the quarter slightly increased on the same period last year, reflecting the increase in competitive activity in the Italian market.  However, these costs remain at very low levels when compared to the rest of the Group.

 

Japan

 

The closing proportionate base in Japan was 13.2 million, including an additional 2.7 million customers from stake changes as a result of the tender offers for Vodafone Holdings KK and Vodafone KK announced in May.  The Group had an effective ownership of 87.7% in Vodafone KK at the end of June.  Churn levels remained stable, benefiting from the continued investment in customer retention activities.

 

Vodafone Japan continued to experience a downward trend in blended annual ARPU, falling to ¥78,365 from ¥80,695 for the year to March 2004.  The fall in ARPU reflects the competitive environment, increasing market penetration and growth in prepaid customers.

 

Service revenue for the quarter decreased by 6% compared to the same quarter last year; however, it was only 1% lower than the quarter to March 2004.  Data as a percentage of service revenue of 21.9% for the year to June 2004 was up slightly on the 20.9% recorded for the year to June 2003 and continues to represent the highest level of data revenue in the Group.

 

Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenues in the period increased slightly on the same quarter last year reflecting the continued high level of competition in the Japanese market.

 

Products and services

 

Vodafone live!™ is now available in 20 countries, including 3 partner networks.  Vodafone live!™ with 3G was originally launched in May and is now available in 7 countries, most recently in Sweden.

 

Vodafone has continued to extend the availability of its business offerings, with the GPRS version of the Mobile Connect Card available in 13 countries and the 3G version in 10.  Significant progress has been made in product offerings to the corporate market with Wireless Office, now available in 10 markets, in conjunction with Blackberry from Vodafone, which is now available in 11 countries.

 

- ends -

 



 

For further information:

 

Vodafone Group

Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director

Tel:  +44 (0) 1635 673310

 

Investor Relations

Melissa Stimpson

Darren Jones

Tel:  +44 (0) 1635 673310

 

Media Relations

Bobby Leach

Ben Padovan

Tel:  +44 (0) 1635 673310

 

Tavistock Communications

Lulu Bridges

Justin Griffiths

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7920 3150

 

Notes to editors

 

(1)             The guidance for the year to March 2005 is contained in Vodafone’s Preliminary Announcement of Results for the year ended 31 March 2004 in which there is a discussion of forward-looking statements and the risks associated with them.

 

(2)             Service revenue growth is calculated in local currency and before the elimination of intercompany revenue.

 



 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC – MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES

PROPORTIONATE CUSTOMERS(1) – 1 APRIL 2004 TO 30 JUNE 2004

 

COUNTRY

 

PERCENTAGE
OWNERSHIP(2)

 

AT
1 APR 2004

 

NET
ADDITIONS

 

STAKE
CHANGES(3)

 

AT
30 JUN 2004

 

PREPAID(4)

 

 

 

(%)

 

(000s)

 

(000s)

 

(000s)

 

(000s)

 

(%)

 

UK & IRELAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 

100.0

%

14,095

 

132

 

 

14,227

 

60

%

Ireland

 

100.0

%

1,864

 

17

 

 

1,881

 

72

%

TOTAL

 

 

 

15,959

 

149

 

 

16,108

 

61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

100.0

%

25,012

 

462

 

 

25,474

 

51

%

Hungary

 

87.9

%

1,255

 

72

 

 

1,327

 

80

%

Netherlands

 

99.9

%

3,399

 

55

 

 

3,454

 

57

%

Sweden

 

100.0

%

1,438

 

41

 

 

1,479

 

37

%

Others

 

 

 

9,483

 

114

 

 

9,597

 

48

%

TOTAL

 

 

 

40,587

 

744

 

 

41,331

 

50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTHERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

76.8

%

16,232

 

205

 

 

16,437

 

92

%

Albania

 

99.7

%

527

 

22

 

 

549

 

97

%

Greece

 

99.4

%

3,655

 

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

Malta

 

100.0

%

161

 

1

 

 

162

 

91

%

Portugal

 

100.0

%

3,248

 

72

 

 

3,320

 

72

%

Spain

 

100.0

%

9,705

 

251

 

 

9,956

 

56

%

Others

 

 

 

738

 

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

TOTAL

 

 

 

34,266

 

621

 

 

34,887

 

77

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States(5)

 

44.4

%

17,257

 

682

 

 

17,939

 

6

%

TOTAL

 

 

 

17,257

 

682

 

 

17,939

 

6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASIA PACIFIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

87.7

%

10,427

 

77

 

2,698

 

13,202

 

10

%

Australia

 

100.0

%

2,486

 

12

 

 

2,498

 

57

%

New Zealand

 

100.0

%

1,607

 

68

 

 

1,675

 

79

%

Others

 

 

 

4,969

 

278

 

 

5,247

 

67

%

TOTAL

 

 

 

19,489

 

435

 

2,698

 

22,622

 

62

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt

 

67.0

%

1,924

 

86

 

 

2,010

 

81

%

Others

 

 

 

3,939

 

359

 

 

4,298

 

87

%

TOTAL

 

 

 

5,863

 

445

 

 

6,308

 

86

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUP TOTAL

 

 

 

133,421

 

3,076

 

2,698

 

139,195

 

57

%

 


(1)             A customer is defined as a SIM, or in territories where SIMs do not exist, a unique mobile telephone number, which has access to the network for any purpose (including data only usage) except telemetric applications. Telemetric applications include, but are not limited to, asset and equipment tracking, mobile payment / billing functionality (for example, vending machines and meter readings) and includes voice enabled customers whose usage is limited to a central service operation (for example, emergency response applications in vehicles).

 

(2)             All ownership percentages are stated as at 30 June 2004 and exclude options, warrants or other rights or obligations of the Group to increase or decrease ownership in any venture. Ownership interests have been rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.

 

(3)             Represents a stake increase in Vodafone Japan of 18.0% from 69.7% to 87.7%.

 

(4)             Prepaid customer percentages are calculated on a venture basis. At 30 June 2004, there were 353.6 million total venture customers.

 

(5)             The Group’s proportionate customer base has been adjusted for Verizon Wireless’s proportionate ownership of its customer base across all its network interests of approximately 98.6% at 30 June 2004. In the absence of acquired interests, this proportionate ownership will vary slightly from quarter to quarter depending on the underlying mix of net additions across each of these networks.

 

*                    Listed subsidiary still to report.

 



 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC – MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES

 

VENTURE VODAFONE LIVE!TM CUSTOMERS

 

 

 

QUARTER TO 30 JUNE 2004

 

COUNTRY

 

AT
1 APR 2004
(000s)

 

NET
ADDITIONS
(000s)

 

AT
30 JUN 2004
(000s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

2,358

 

623

 

2,981

 

Italy

 

1,024

 

262

 

1,286

 

UK

 

1,535

 

447

 

1,982

 

Other

 

1,925

 

840

 

2,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled Total

 

6,842

 

2,172

 

9,014

 

 

Vodafone Japan rebranded its J-Sky service to Vodafone live!TM on 1 October 2003. The handsets do not yet incorporate the full Vodafone live!TM experience and so have been excluded from the table above. At June 2004 there were 13.0 million Vodafone live!TM registered venture customers in Japan (March 2004: 13.0 million).

 

The table above only includes Vodafone live!TM venture customers in controlled operations. At June 2004 there were an additional 1.3 million Vodafone live!TM venture customers in associated undertakings (March 2004: 0.7 million).

 

CONTROLLED ACTIVE CUSTOMER INFORMATION AS AT 30 JUNE 2004

 

 

 

CONTROLLED ACTIVE CUSTOMERS(1) AS AT

 

COUNTRY

 

JUN
2003

 

SEP
2003

 

DEC
2003

 

MAR
2004

 

JUN
2004

 

Germany

 

93

%

92

%

92

%

93

%

93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

93

%

94

%

93

%

93

%

92

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

98

%

98

%

98

%

97

%

97

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 

91

%

91

%

91

%

91

%

91

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled Total

 

93

%

93

%

93

%

94

%

93

%

 


(1)            Active customers are defined as customers who have made or received a chargeable event in the last 3 months.

 



 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC – MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES

 

MONTHLY REGISTERED BLENDED ARPU FOR THE 15 MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2004

 

COUNTRY

 

 

 

Apr

 

May

 

Jun

 

Jul

 

Aug

 

Sep

 

Oct

 

Nov

 

Dec

 

Jan

 

Feb

 

Mar

 

Apr

 

May

 

Jun

 

Germany

 

EUR

 

25.4

 

26.2

 

26.1

 

27.9

 

26.7

 

27.0

 

27.0

 

24.9

 

25.4

 

24.5

 

23.2

 

26.2

 

25.0

 

25.5

 

25.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

EUR

 

29.4

 

30.1

 

30.7

 

32.2

 

29.7

 

31.1

 

31.1

 

29.0

 

30.4

 

29.6

 

27.8

 

30.6

 

29.9

 

30.1

 

30.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

JPY

 

7,050

 

7,040

 

6,850

 

7,130

 

7,030

 

6,710

 

6,760

 

6,460

 

6,690

 

6,360

 

6,100

 

6,560

 

6,300

 

6,150

 

6,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK(2)

 

GBP

 

24.4

 

25.2

 

25.5

 

25.7

 

24.2

 

25.6

 

26.8

 

26.0

 

26.2

 

27.0

 

24.1

 

28.3

 

25.3

 

27.8

 

26.8

 

 

ARPU INFORMATION FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO 30 JUNE 2004

 

 

 

ARPU(1)

 

COUNTRY

 

CURRENCY

 

REGISTERED
PREPAID

 

REGISTERED
CONTRACT

 

REGISTERED
TOTAL

 

UK & IRELAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK(2)

 

GBP

 

129

 

567

 

314

 

Ireland

 

EUR

 

364

 

1,150

 

591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

EUR

 

128

 

491

 

309

 

Hungary

 

HUF

 

42,537

 

163,190

 

62,200

 

Netherlands

 

EUR

 

165

 

879

 

471

 

Sweden

 

SEK

 

863

 

5,863

 

4,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTHERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

EUR

 

308

 

920

 

362

 

Greece

 

EUR

 

 

*

 

*

 

*

Malta

 

MTL

 

97

 

898

 

167

 

Portugal

 

EUR

 

187

 

685

 

331

 

Spain

 

EUR

 

172

 

668

 

389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASIA PACIFIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

JPY

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

78,365

 

Australia

 

AUD

 

306

 

941

 

601

 

New Zealand

 

NZD

 

349

 

1,836

 

668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt

 

EGP

 

777

 

3,080

 

1,198

 

 

ARPU – HISTORY

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTERED TOTAL ARPU FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO

 

COUNTRY

 

CURRENCY

 

JUN
2003

 

SEP
2003

 

DEC
2003

 

MAR
2004

 

JUN
2004

 

Germany

 

EUR

 

313

 

312

 

311

 

310

 

309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

EUR

 

351

 

355

 

359

 

361

 

362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

JPY

 

86,183

 

84,818

 

82,917

 

80,695

 

78,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK(2)

 

GBP

 

297

 

297

 

303

 

309

 

314

 

 


(1)             ARPU is calculated as total revenues excluding handset revenues and connection fees divided by the weighted average number of customers during the period.

 

(2)             During the period from 1 October 2002 to 31 March 2003, Vodafone UK operated under interim commercial terms with one of its service providers. Final terms were agreed in April 2003. Recognising revenues on a consistent basis during the interim period to the bases before and after this period would result in additional service revenues of £74 million. For consistency and comparability purposes, these revenues have been included in the calculation of UK ARPU but have been excluded from Group turnover in accordance with UK GAAP.

 

The impact of the inclusion of these amounts has been to increase ARPU for the 12 months to June 2003, September 2003 and December 2003 from £291, £292 and £300 to £297, £297 and £303 respectively.

 

*                   Listed subsidiary still to report.

 



 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC – MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES

 

NON-VOICE SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE REVENUES(1)

 

PROPORTIONATE BASIS

 

 

 

12 MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2004

 

JUNE 2004 (MONTH ONLY)

 

 

 

MESSAGING

 

DATA

 

TOTAL

 

MESSAGING

 

DATA

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK & IRELAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 

14.4

%

2.2

%

16.6

%

14.3

%

2.9

%

17.2

%

Ireland

 

19.0

%

1.6

%

20.6

%

18.3

%

1.9

%

20.2

%

TOTAL

 

15.1

%

2.1

%

17.2

%

14.9

%

2.7

%

17.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

 

15.4

%

2.0

%

17.4

%

14.5

%

2.6

%

17.1

%

Others

 

9.1

%

1.6

%

10.7

%

9.0

%

1.9

%

10.9

%

TOTAL

 

12.4

%

1.9

%

14.3

%

11.8

%

2.3

%

14.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTHERN EUROPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

12.4

%

1.1

%

13.5

%

11.8

%

1.4

%

13.2

%

Others

 

10.2

%

1.1

%

11.3

%

10.2

%

1.5

%

11.7

%

TOTAL

 

11.3

%

1.1

%

12.4

%

10.9

%

1.5

%

12.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

1.6

%

1.6

%

3.2

%

2.0

%

2.1

%

4.1

%

Others

 

0.1

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

1.6

%

1.6

%

3.2

%

2.0

%

2.1

%

4.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASIA PACIFIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

7.6

%

14.3

%

21.9

%

7.4

%

13.7

%

21.1

%

Others

 

12.7

%

1.5

%

14.2

%

14.9

%

1.9

%

16.8

%

TOTAL

 

8.9

%

11.1

%

20.0

%

9.2

%

10.9

%

20.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

 

5.0

%

0.2

%

5.2

%

4.9

%

0.4

%

5.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPORTIONATE GROUP TOTAL

 

10.1

%

3.2

%

13.3

%

9.8

%

3.4

%

13.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUTORY BASIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROLLED GROUP TOTAL

 

12.0

%

4.3

%

16.3

%

11.7

%

4.3

%

16.0

%

 

NON-VOICE SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE REVENUES - HISTORY

 

 

 

12 MONTHS TO

 

(MONTH ONLY)

 

COUNTRY

 

JUN
2003

 

SEP
2003

 

DEC
2003

 

MAR
2004

 

JUN
2004

 

JUN
2003

 

SEP
2003

 

DEC
2003

 

MAR
2004

 

JUN
2004

 

Germany

 

16.7

%

17.0

%

17.2

%

17.4

%

17.4

%

16.9

%

16.3

%

19.5

%

16.9

%

17.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

11.8

%

12.2

%

12.7

%

13.3

%

13.5

%

12.5

%

12.4

%

14.7

%

13.6

%

13.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan

 

20.9

%

21.3

%

21.8

%

21.9

%

21.9

%

21.8

%

21.2

%

22.4

%

21.5

%

21.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 

14.7

%

15.0

%

15.5

%

16.1

%

16.6

%

14.6

%

14.7

%

17.5

%

16.9

%

17.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proportionate Total

 

11.7

%

12.2

%

12.5

%

13.0

%

13.3

%

12.1

%

12.2

%

14.2

%

13.2

%

13.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory Total

 

15.0

%

15.5

%

15.9

%

16.1

%

16.3

%

15.3

%

15.2

%

17.3

%

16.1

%

16.0

%

 


(1)             Non-voice services as a percentage of service revenues are calculated before the elimination of intercompany revenue at a country level and after elimination at the Group level.

 



 

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: July 27, 2004

 

 

By:

 /s/  S R SCOTT

 

 

 

Name:

Stephen R. Scott

 

 

Title:

Company Secretary