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Business review#
2 Aboutus4 Vodafoneataglance6 Chairmansstatement8 Mobiletelecommunications industry10 ChiefExecutivesreview12 Strategyinaction28 Keymarketreview30 Sustainablebusiness32 People
Performance#
34 Operatingresults44 Guidance45 Principalriskfactors anduncertainties47 Financialposition andresources
Governance#
52 Boardofdirectors andGroupmanagement55 Corporategovernance62 Directorsremuneration
Financials74 Contents75 Directorsstatement
ofresponsibility#
76 Auditreportoninternalcontrols
77 Criticalaccountingestimates79 Auditreportonthe consolidatedfinancial statements80 Consolidatedfinancial statements125 AuditreportontheCompany financialstatements126 Companyfinancial
statements
Additional information132 Shareholderinformation#
139 Historyanddevelopment#
140 Regulation#
143 Non-GAAPinformation#
146 Form20-Fcross referenceguide148 Forward-lookingstatements149 Definitionofterms151 Selectedfinancialdata
#Thesesectionsmakeupthedirectorsreport.
The terms Vodafone, the Group, we, our and us refer to the Company and, as applicable, its subsidiaries and/or interests in joint ventures and associates.
Unless otherwise stated references: to year or 2011 mean the financial year ended 31 March 2011; to 2010 or previous year mean the financial year ended 31 March 2010; to the third quarter, previous quarter or Q3 are to the quarter ended 31 December 2010; and to the fourth quarter or Q4 are to the quarter ended 31 March 2011.
All amounts marked with an (*) represent organic growth which presents performance on a comparable basis, both in terms of merger and acquisition activity and foreign exchange rates.
Definitions of terms used throughout the report can be found on page 149.
This report is dated 17 May 2011.
Highlights of the year Grouprevenueincreased3.2%to45.9billionwithastrongresultfromemergingmarketsandsignsofrenewedgrowthinsomepartsofEurope.
Adjustedoperatingprofitrose3.1%to11.8billion,supportedbyagoodperformancefromourUSassociate,VerizonWireless.
Freecashflowof7.0billion,reflectingconsistentlevelsofcapitalexpenditureandstrongworkingcapitalperformance.
14.2billionexpectedtoberaisedfromagreeddisposalsofinterestsinChinaMobile(China),SoftBank(Japan)and,afteryearend,SFR(France).
Totaldividendspershareof8.90pence,up7.1%inlinewithourdividendpersharegrowthtarget.6.8billioncommittedtosharebuybacks.
Our new strategyInNovember2010weunveiledanupdatedstrategytomoveusfromAStrongerVodafonetoAMoreValuableVodafone.Thenewstrategyiscomposedoffourmainelements:
FocusonkeyareasofgrowthpotentialMobiledata,emergingmarkets,enterprise,totalcommunicationsandnewservices.
DelivervalueandefficiencyfromscaleUsingoursizeandscaletodrivecostefficienciesandoperationaleffectiveness.
Generateliquidityorfreecashflowfromnon-controlledinterestsReleasingliquidityandfreecashflowfromminoritystakesandinvestments.
ApplyrigorouscapitaldisciplinetoinvestmentdecisionsAllocatingcapitaltomaximiseshareholdervalue.
Find out more on pages 12 to 27
You can visit our online annual report at:
www.vodafone.com/investor
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AboutusA business intent on meeting all our customers communication needs
Technologies and resourcesThelatesttechnologiesofferingourbestcustomerexperience
Network infrastructureWehaveoneofthelargestmobilefootprintsintheworldwithmorethan224,000basestationsites.Duringtheyearournetworkscarriedaround850billionminutesofvoicetraffic(equivalentto208minutespermonth,percustomer)and161petabytesofdataequivalenttodownloadingover1,400threeminutevideoclipseverysecond.
Network performanceWecontinuetoinvestaround6billionayeartomaintainleadershipofournetworks.TestsshowthatintheEuroperegion,VodacomandEgypt,Vodafoneofferspeakuserdatadownlinkspeedswhichareonaverage40%fasterthanourbestcompetitors.
Research and development (R&D)Wedriveinnovationthroughnewtechnologiesandenhancementstoexistingcapabilities.ThisyearR&Dexpenditureamountedto287million.
Customer support technologiesOurbillingandcustomerrelationshipmanagementsystemsarebeingenhancedtoenableourcustomerstomanageasingleaccount,withasinglebill,formultipledevicesorforseveralpeople.
Licences and spectrumLicencesandspectrumenableustodeliverfixedandmobilecommunicationsservicesincertainmarkets.Duringtheyearweacquiredadditionallicencesandspectruminseveralmarkets,includingIndiaforthirdgeneration(3G)servicesandGermanyfortheprovisionoffourthgeneration(4G)orLTEservices,toenhancethespeed,coverageandqualityofvoiceanddataservicesinthosemarkets.
Strategic agreementsWeworkcloselywithsomeoftheworldsleadingcompaniestodeliverinnovativeproductsandservicestoourcustomers.OuragreementswithSamsung,Google,Microsoft,HTCandothershaveenabledustobefirsttomarketwithcutting-edgesmartdevices.WenowdistributetheAppleiPadintheUKandtoourenterprisecustomersinEurope.Forenterprisecustomers,inpartnershipwithMicrosoftweprovidetheMicrosoftOnlinesuitewhichprovideshostedemail,conferencingandcollaborationservices.InconjunctionwithRIMandNokia,VodafonecustomersusingsmartphoneswillbeabletosecurelypayforapplicationsviatheirVodafonebill.
BrandAccordingtoBrandFinanceplc,theVodafonebrandhasrisentobecomethefifthmostvaluablebrandintheworld.Inthe2010calendaryearwerenewedourtitlepartnershipwiththeVodafoneMcLarenMercedesFormulaOneteam.Ithasbeenastrongyearforthesponsorshipwithincreasedtelevisionviewingfiguresandgreaterexposure.
PeopleWeemployedapproximately83,900peopleworldwideduringtheyear,comparedto85,000thepreviousyear.
Employees by activity (%)
Customer care and administration Operations Selling and distribution
CustomersInternationalcustomerbasewithdiverseneeds
Wehaveaninternationalcustomerbaseinbothdevelopedandemergingmarketswithover370millionmobilecustomersinmorethan30countries.Duringtheyearweaddedover40millioncustomers,mostlyinIndia.Weserve
India Vodacom Germany Egypt Italy UK Spain Other
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Customer serviceWe are redesigning and improving our customer care, retail presence and online service to ensure that customers get the best data experience with Vodafone.
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abroadrangeofcustomersfromindividualsoneitherprepaidorcontractpriceplanstoenterprisecustomersrangingfromsmallandmediumsizedbusinessestolargerdomesticandmultinationalcompanies.Ourcustomersneedsareevolvingwithincreasingdemandformulti-productofferswhichcombinemobileandfixedbroadbandsolutionswithtraditionalvoiceandSMSservices.
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DevicesEnsuringthatourservicesareavailablethroughmultipleplatforms
Smartphones and tabletsThesehaveadvancedcapabilitiesincludingaccesstoemail,theinternetandmobileapplicationssuchasGoogleMapsandFacebook.Smartphonesnowaccountfor19%ofthetotalnumberofphonesusedbyourcustomersinEurope.WenowsupplytheiPhonein19markets.
Vodafone branded handsetsWearemakingVodafonedesignedhandsetsavailabletomassmarketaudienceswhileofferingdifferentiatedexperiences.Duringtheyear14newhandsetswerereleasedunderourownbrandandweshipped5.8million.
Other connected devicesInadditiontohandsets,wesupplyarangeofinnovativeconnectedsmartdevices.DuringtheyearwelaunchedourfirsteverUSBstickbasedon4G/LTEtechnologyandVodafoneWebBoxwhichenablescustomerstoconnecttotheinternetusingexistingtelevisionsetsbysimplyplugginginakeyboardwithanembeddedmobileSIM.
4G/LTE mobile broadband USB stickThe Samsung GT-B3740, is our first ever 4G/LTE network device which enables customers to experience super-fast mobile broadband.
ServicesServicestomeetallourcustomersneeds
VoiceWeareoneofthelargestcarriersofmobilevoicetrafficintheworldprovidingdomestic,internationalandroamingvoiceservicestomorethan370millioncustomers.
MessagingOurnetworkssentandreceivedover292billiontext,picture,musicandvideomessagesthisyear.
DataMorethan75millioncustomersbuyourmobiledataserviceswhichallowaccesstotheinternet,emailandapplicationsontheirphones,tablets,laptopsandnetbooks.
Fixed lineOversixmillioncustomersuseourfixedbroadbandservicesin13marketstomeettheirtotalcommunicationsneeds.Inaddition,throughGateway,weprovidewholesalecarrierservicestomorethan40Africancountries.
Other service revenueThisincludesbusinessmanagedservices,suchassecureremotenetworkaccess,andrevenuefrommobilevirtualnetworkoperatorsgeneratedfromsellingaccesstoournetworkatthewholesalelevel.
Service revenue by type (%)
Voice Messaging Data Fixed Line Other
DistributionAbroadrangeofchannelsthroughwhichcustomerscanaccessourservicesandproducts
Indirect channelsThelevelofindirectdistributionvariesbetweenmarketsandmayincludeusingthirdpartyserviceproviders,independentdealers,distributorsandretailers.
OnlineTheinternethasalsobecomeanincreasinglypowerfulandcost-effectivedistributionchannel.51%ofourEuropeancontractcustomersreceivetheirbillsonline.
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Direct channelsWedirectlyownandmanageabout2,200storesaroundtheworldandwealsohavearound10,300Vodafone-brandedstoresrunthroughfranchiseandexclusivedealerarrangements.Inmostofourlocalmarketssalesforcesalsoselldirecttoenterprisecustomers.
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VodafoneataglanceWe are one of the worlds largest mobile communications companies by revenue
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