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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022

OR

   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

   SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-10086

VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

As above

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

England

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England

(Address of principal executive offices)

Rosemary Martin (Group General Counsel and Company Secretary)

Telephone +44 (0) 1635 33251 email ir@vodafone.co.uk

Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class

    

Trading symbol (s)

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary shares of 20 20/21 US cents each

VOD

  

NASDAQ Global Select Market*

American Depositary Shares (evidenced by American Depositary Receipts) each representing ten ordinary shares

VOD

  

NASDAQ Global Select Market

2.500% Notes due September 2022

VOD22

  

The NASDAQ Stock Market

2.950% Notes due February 2023

VOD23

  

The NASDAQ Stock Market

3.750% Notes due 16 January 2024

VOD24

The NASDAQ Stock Market

US$1,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 16 January 2024

VOD24A

The NASDAQ Stock Market

4.125% Notes due 30 May 2025

VOD25

The NASDAQ Stock Market

4.375% Notes due 30 May 2028

VOD28

The NASDAQ Stock Market

6.250% Notes due February 2032

VOD32

  

The NASDAQ Stock Market

6.150% Notes due February 2037

VOD37

  

The NASDAQ Stock Market

5.000% Notes due 30 May 2038

VOD38

The NASDAQ Stock Market

4.375% Notes due February 2043

VOD43

  

The NASDAQ Stock Market

5.250% Notes due 30 May 2048

VOD48

The NASDAQ Stock Market

4.875% Notes due 19 June 2049

VOD49

The NASDAQ Stock Market

4.250% Notes due 17 September 2050

VOD50

The NASDAQ Stock Market

5.125% Notes due 19 June 2059

VOD59

The NASDAQ Stock Market

Capital Securities due April 2079

VOD79

The NASDAQ Stock Market

NC5.25 Capital Securities due 2081

VOD81A

The NASDAQ Stock Market

NC10 Capital Securities due 2081

VOD81B

The NASDAQ Stock Market

NC30 Capital Securities due 2081

VOD81C

The NASDAQ Stock Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.  

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Ordinary Shares of 20 20/21 US cents each:

28,817,627,868

7% Cumulative Fixed Rate Shares of £1 each:

50,000

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes No

Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the Internal Accounting Standards Board

Other

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes No

Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022 incorporation by reference guide

Pursuant to Rule 12b-23(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the information for the 2022 Form 20-F of Vodafone Group Plc (‘Vodafone’) set out below is being incorporated by reference from Vodafone’s ‘Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022’ included as exhibit 99.1 to this Form 20-F dated and submitted on June 16, 2022.

References below to major headings include all information under such major headings, including subheadings, unless such reference is a reference to a subheading, in which case, such reference includes only the information contained under such subheading.

The guide below contains a detailed description of where each item of Form 20-F has been incorporated by reference. References herein to Vodafone’s websites, including where a link is provided, are textual references only and information on or accessible through such websites does not form part of and is not incorporated into this Form 20-F dated June 16, 2022.

Item

    

Form 20-F caption

    

Location in the Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022

    

Page

1

Identity of Directors, senior management and advisers

Not applicable

2

Offer statistics and expected timetable

Not applicable

3

Key information

3B Capitalisation and indebtedness

Not applicable

3C Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds

Not applicable

3D Risk factors

Risk factors

59 to 64

4

Information on the Company

4A History and development of the Company

History and development

240

Contact details

Back cover

Shareholder information: Contact details for Equiniti and EQ Shareholder Services

234

Shareholder information: Articles of Association and applicable English law

235 to 236

Strategic review

16 to 20

Note 1 ‘Basis of preparation’

133 to 138

Note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’

139 to 144

Note 7 ‘Discontinued operations and assets held for sale’

159

Note 11 ‘Property, plant and equipment’

163 to 164

Note 27 ‘Acquisitions and disposals’

199 to 200

Note 28 ‘Commitments’

200

Documents on display

237

4B Business overview

Our strategic framework

1

About Vodafone

2 to 3

Financial and non-financial performance

4 to 5

Chairman’s message

6

Chief Executive’s statement

7

Market and strategy

8 to 9

Mega trends

12 to 13

Strategic review

16 to 20

Our financial performance

24 to 33

Purpose, sustainability and responsible business

34 to 58

Note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’

139 to 144

Regulation

240 to 248

4C Organisation structure

Note 31 ‘Related undertakings’

205 to 213

Note 12 ‘Investments in associates and joint arrangements’

165 to 170

Note 13 ‘Other investments’

171

4D Property, plant and equipment

Strategic review

16 to 20

Note 11 ‘Property, plant and equipment’

163 to 164

4A

Unresolved staff comments

None

Item

    

Form 20-F caption

    

Location in the Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022

    

Page

5

Operating and financial review and prospects

5A Operating results

Our financial performance

24 to 33

Cyber security

49 to 51

Note 21 ‘Borrowings’

180 to 181

Regulation

240 to 248

5B Liquidity and capital resources

Our financial performance: Cash flow and funding

31 to 33

Long-term viability statement

65

Directors’ statement of responsibility: Going concern

118

Note 19 ‘Cash and cash equivalents’

176

Note 21 ‘Borrowings’

180 to 181

Note 22 ‘Capital and financial risk management’

182 to 191

Note 28 ‘Commitments’

200

Note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’

200 to 203

5C Research and development,

Strategic review

16 to 20

patents and licences etc.

Note 10 ‘Intangible assets’

161 to 162

Regulation: Overview of spectrum licences

247

5D Trend information

Financial and non-financial performance

4 to 5

Mega trends

12 to 13

Long-term viability statement

65

5E Critical accounting estimates

Note 1 ‘Basis of preparation’

133 to 138

6

Directors, senior management and employees

6A Directors and senior management

Our Board

73 to 74

Our governance structure

75

Division of responsibilities

76

6B Compensation

Annual Report on Remuneration: 2022 Remuneration

99 to 109

Remuneration Policy

93 to 98

Note 23 ‘Directors and key management compensation’

191 to 192

6C Board practices

Shareholder information: Articles of Association and applicable English law

235 to 236

Remuneration Policy

93 to 98

Our Board

73 to 74

Nominations and Governance Committee

80 to 82

Audit and Risk Committee

83 to 88

ESG Committee

89 to 90

Remuneration Committee

91 to 92

Our governance structure

75

Division of responsibilities

76

6D Employees

Our people strategy

21 to 23

Note 24 ‘Employees’

192

6E Share ownership

Annual Report on Remuneration: 2022 Remuneration

99 to 109

Remuneration Policy

93 to 98

All-employee share plans

103

Note 26 ‘Share-based payments’

197 to 198

7

Major shareholders and related party transactions

7A Major shareholders

Shareholder information: Major shareholders

235

7B Related party transactions

Annual Report on Remuneration

99 to 109

Note 13 ‘Other investments’

171

Note 23 ‘Directors and key management compensation’

191 to 192

Note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’

200 to 203

Note 30 ‘Related party transactions’

204

7C Interests of experts and counsel

Not applicable

Item

    

Form 20-F caption

    

Location in the Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022

    

Page

8

Financial information

8A Consolidated statements and other

Consolidated financial statements

129 to 214

financial information

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

125 to 128

Note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’

200 to 203

Dividend rights

236

8B Significant changes

Not applicable

9

The offer and listing

9A Offer and listing details

Capital structure and rights attaching to shares

114

9B Plan of distribution

Not applicable

9C Markets

Capital structure and rights attaching to shares

114

9D Selling shareholders

Not applicable

9E Dilution

Not applicable

9F Expenses of the issue

Not applicable

10

Additional information

10A Share capital

Not applicable

10B Memorandum and Articles of Association

Shareholder information

235 to 237

Description of securities registered

Exhibit 2.7

10C Material contracts

Shareholder information: Material contracts

237

10D Exchange controls

Shareholder information: Exchange controls

237

10E Taxation

Shareholder information: Taxation

238 to 239

10F Dividends and paying agents

Not applicable

10G Statements by experts

Not applicable

10H Documents on display

Shareholder information: Documents on display

237

10I Subsidiary information

Note 31 ’Related undertakings’

205 to 213

11

Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

Note 22 ‘Capital and financial risk management’

182 to 191

12

Description of securities other than equity securities

12A Debt securities

Not applicable

12B Warrants and rights

Not applicable

12C Other securities

Not applicable

12D American depositary shares

Fees payable by ADR holders

Exhibit 2.6

13

Defaults, dividend arrearages and delinquencies

Not applicable

14

Material modifications to the rights of security holders and use of proceeds

Not applicable

15

Controls and procedures

Cyber security

49 to 51

Governance

68 to 115

Directors’ statement of responsibility: Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting

118

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

125 to 128

16

Reserved

16A Audit Committee financial expert

Audit and Risk Committee

83

16B Code of ethics

Our US listing requirements

113

16C Principal accountant fees and services

Note 3 ‘Operating profit’

145

Board Committees: Audit and Risk Committee – External audit

87

16D Exemptions from the listing standards for audit committees

Not applicable

16E Purchase of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers

Share buybacks

33

16F Change in registrant’s certifying accountant

Not applicable

16G Corporate governance

Our US listing requirements

113

16H Mine safety disclosure

Not applicable

17

Financial statements

Consolidated financial statements

129 to 214

18

Financial statements

Consolidated financial statements

129 to 214

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

125 to 128

19

Exhibits

Index of Exhibits

Table of contents

Reports of independent registered public accounting firm (PCAOB ID 01438)

    

Consolidated income statement

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Consolidated statement of financial position

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

The reports of the independent registered public accounting firm and the consolidated financial statements have been extracted, without adjustment, from pages 125 to 214 of the ‘Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022’ filed as exhibit 99.1.

F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Vodafone Group Plc

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Vodafone Group Plc (the Group) as of 31 March 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 31 March 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group at 31 March 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 31 March 2022, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Group’s internal control over financial reporting as of 31 March 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated 16 June 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Group’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Group in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgements. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

F-2

Carrying value of cash generating units, including goodwill

Description of the matter

    

As more fully described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets the Group calculates the value in use (‘VIU’) for cash generating units (‘CGUs’) to determine whether an adjustment to the carrying value of the CGU, and therefore, goodwill, is required. As of 31 March 2022, the Group has recorded €31,884 million of goodwill.

The Group’s assessment of the VIU of its CGUs involves estimation and judgement about the future performance of the local market businesses. In particular, the determination of the VIUs was sensitive to the significant assumptions of projected adjusted EBITDAaL growth, long-term growth rates and discount rates.

Auditing the Group’s annual impairment test was complex and involved significant auditor judgement, given the estimation uncertainty related to the significant assumptions described above and the sensitivity of certain VIU models to fluctuations in those assumptions, including where those CGUs had historical impairments, market specific events or other factors which resulted in low headroom.

How we addressed the matter in our audit

We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Group’s goodwill impairment review process, including management’s controls over the significant assumptions described above.

For the annual impairment assessment as at 31 March 2022 we tested, with the help of a valuation specialist, the methodology applied in the VIU models, as compared to the requirements of IAS 36, including the mathematical accuracy of management’s VIU models. We performed procedures to test and assess the significant assumptions used in the VIU models, which included evaluating projected adjusted EBITDAaL growth, for example by comparing underlying assumptions to external data such as economic and industry forecasts for the relevant markets and for consistency with evidence obtained from other areas of our audit. We also compared CGU EBITDAaL multiples to market listed peers and considered independent analyst valuations for individual CGUs, where available. For each CGU, we compared the cash flow projections used in the VIU models to the information approved by the Group’s Board of Directors and evaluated the historical accuracy of management’s business plans, which underpin the VIU models, by comparing prior year forecasts to actual results in the current period. With the assistance of a valuation specialist, we compared long-term growth rates and discount rates against EY independently determined ranges and performed sensitivity analyses on the above-described assumptions in the VIU models, to evaluate the parameters that, should they arise, would cause an impairment of the CGU or would indicate additional disclosures were appropriate.

We also assessed the adequacy of the related disclosures provided in Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements, in particular the sensitivity disclosures in relation to reasonably possible changes in assumptions that could result in impairment.

F-3

Revenue Recognition

Description of the matter

    

As more fully described in Note 2, Note 14 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group reported revenue of €45,580 million, contract assets of €3,551 million and contract liabilities of €2,521 million for the year ended and at, 31 March 2022. Management records revenue according to the principles of IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, including following the 5-step model, as described in the accounting policy in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

Auditing the revenue recorded by the Group is complex, due to the multiple IT systems and tools utilised in the initiation, processing and recording of transactions, which includes a high volume of individually low monetary value transactions, as well as the potential for significant postings outside of the aforementioned IT systems. Furthermore, judgement and the involvement of IT professionals was required to determine the audit approach to test and evaluate the relevant data that was captured and aggregated, and to assess the sufficiency of the audit evidence obtained.

How we addressed the matter in our audit

We, together with our IT professionals, obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Group’s revenue recognition process, including controls over the appropriate flow of transactional data through the IT systems and tools and the reconciliation of the transactional data to the accounting records.

In addition, our audit procedures included, on a sample basis, reperforming billing data to general ledger end-to-end reconciliations, which included assessing the accuracy of the data inputs to underlying source documentation, including contractual agreements, where relevant; testing the mathematical accuracy and completeness of the reconciliations and any material reconciling items, including significant revenue postings outside of the billing systems; and recalculating the revenue recognised to evaluate whether the processing of the revenue recognition by the Group’s IT systems and automated processes was in accordance with IFRS 15.

F-4

Recoverability of deferred tax assets in Luxembourg

Description of the matter

    

As more fully described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Group recognises deferred tax assets in accordance with IAS 12, Income Taxes, based on their estimated recoverability and whether management judges that it is probable that there will be sufficient and suitable taxable profits in the relevant legal entity or tax group against which to utilise the assets in the future.

Deferred tax assets in Luxembourg of €16,298 million have been recognised in respect of losses, as management concluded it is probable that the Luxembourg entities will continue to generate taxable profits in the future, against which they can utilise these assets. Management estimates that the losses will be utilised over a period of 45 - 48 years.

The Luxembourg companies’ income and therefore future taxable profits is derived from the Group’s internal financing and procurement and roaming activities. The forecast future finance income can vary based on forecast interest rates and intercompany debt levels, which in turn impacts the timeframe over which the deferred tax asset is forecast to be recovered. Furthermore, Luxembourg owns direct and indirect interests in the Group’s operating activities. The value of these investments is primarily based on the Group’s value in use calculations. Changes in the value for the purposes of local Luxembourg statutory financial statements can result in impairment reversals or charges, which are taxable or tax deductible, respectively, under local law.

Auditing the Group’s recognition and recoverability of deferred tax assets in Luxembourg involves judgements and estimation uncertainty in relation to the availability of future taxable profits, the application of relevant tax transfer pricing and other laws and the period of time over which these assets will be utilised.

How we addressed the matter in our audit

    

We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of management’s controls around the recognition of deferred tax assets in Luxembourg, including the calculation of the gross amount of deferred tax assets recorded, the preparation of the prospective financial information used to determine the Luxembourg entities’ future taxable income, and management’s identification and use of available commercial strategies.

To test the realisability of the deferred tax assets in Luxembourg, with the support of tax professionals, our audit procedures included, among others, assessing the existence of available losses, including the impact of current year taxable profits resulting from procurement, roaming and finance income and from the reversal of previously recognised impairments within the local statutory financial statements. Our procedures also included evaluating management’s position on the recoverability of the losses with respect to local tax law and tax planning strategies adopted, testing the calculation of the reversal of previous impairments by, among other procedures, agreeing the value in use calculations to our audit work performed on ‘Carrying value of cash generating units, including goodwill’ and assessing the Luxembourg ownership structure.

We tested the reasonableness of the forecasted procurement and roaming taxable profits utilised in management’s realisability assessment, by comparing to historical actual profits and with evidence obtained from other areas of our audit. To evaluate the forecast finance income, our procedures included, on a sample basis, recalculating finance income with reference to underlying agreements, comparing future interest rates utilised in the forecasts to relevant external benchmarks and the assumed reductions in intergroup debt for consistency with our understanding of relevant guidance in respect of transfer pricing of financial transactions.

We assessed whether evidence exists that is contrary to management’s stated intention that the financing structures will remain in place or that indicates it is not probable that sufficient future taxable profits will exist.

We also assessed the adequacy of the disclosures in Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements, in respect of the Luxembourg deferred tax assets, against the requirements of IAS 12.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Group’s auditor since 2019.

London, United Kingdom

16 June 2022

F-5

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Vodafone Group Plc

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Vodafone Group Plcs (the Group) internal control over financial reporting as of 31 March 2022, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Vodafone Group Plc maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of 31 March 2022, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated statements of financial position of the Group as of 31 March 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 31 March 2022, and the related notes and our report dated 16 June 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Groups management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in Managements report on Internal control over financial reporting on page 118. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Groups internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Group in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

London, United Kingdom

16 June 2022

F-6

    

Consolidated income statement

for the years ended 31 March

2022

2021

2020

Note

€m

€m

€m

Revenue

 

2

 

45,580

 

43,809

44,974

Cost of sales

 

  

 

(30,574)

 

(30,086)

(30,682)

Gross profit

 

  

 

15,006

 

13,723

14,292

Selling and distribution expenses

 

  

 

(3,358)

 

(3,522)

(3,814)

Administrative expenses

 

  

 

(5,713)

 

(5,350)

(5,810)

Net credit losses on financial assets

22

(561)

(664)

(660)

Share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures

 

12

 

211

 

342

(2,505)

Impairment loss

 

4

 

 

(1,685)

Other income

 

3

 

79

 

568

4,281

Operating profit

 

3

 

5,664

 

5,097

4,099

Non-operating expense

 

  

 

 

(3)

Investment income

 

5

 

254

 

330

248

Financing costs

 

5

 

(1,964)

 

(1,027)

(3,549)

Profit before taxation

 

  

 

3,954

 

4,400

795

Income tax expense

 

6

 

(1,330)

 

(3,864)

(1,250)

Profit/(loss) for the financial year

 

  

 

2,624

 

536

(455)

Attributable to:

 

  

 

 

– Owners of the parent

 

  

 

2,088

 

112

(920)

– Non-controlling interests

 

  

 

536

 

424

465

Profit/(loss) for the financial year

 

  

 

2,624

 

536

(455)

Earnings/(loss) per share

 

  

 

 

From continuing operations

 

  

 

 

– Basic

 

8

 

7.20

c

 

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

– Diluted

 

8

 

7.17

c

 

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

Total Group

 

  

 

 

– Basic

 

8

 

7.20

c

 

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

– Diluted

 

8

 

7.17

c

 

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

for the years ended 31 March

2022

2021

2020

Note

€m

€m

€m

Profit/(loss) for the financial year

 

  

 

2,624

 

536

 

(455)

Other comprehensive income/(expense):

 

  

 

 

 

  

Items that may be reclassified to the income statement in subsequent years:

 

  

 

 

 

  

Foreign exchange translation differences, net of tax

 

  

 

(25)

 

133

 

(982)

Foreign exchange translation differences transferred to the income statement

 

  

 

19

 

(17)

 

(36)

Other, net of tax1

 

  

 

1,863

 

(3,743)

 

3,066

Total items that may be reclassified to the income statement in subsequent years

 

  

 

1,857

 

(3,627)

 

2,048

Items that will not be reclassified to the income statement in subsequent years:

 

  

 

 

 

Net actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit pension schemes, net of tax

 

25

 

483

 

(555)

 

526

Total items that will not be reclassified to the income statement in subsequent years

 

  

 

483

 

(555)

 

526

Other comprehensive income/(expense)

 

  

 

2,340

 

(4,182)

 

2,574

Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the financial year

 

  

 

4,964

 

(3,646)

 

2,119

Attributable to:

 

  

 

 

 

  

– Owners of the parent

 

  

 

4,402

 

(4,069)

 

1,696

– Non-controlling interests

 

  

 

562

 

423

 

423

 

  

 

4,964

 

(3,646)

 

2,119

Note:

1Principally includes the impact of the Group’s cash flow hedges deferred to other comprehensive income during the year.

Further details on items in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income can be found in the consolidated statement of changes in equity on page 131.

Consolidated statement of financial position

at 31 March

31 March 2022

31 March 2021

    

Note

    

€m

    

€m

Non-current assets

 

  

 

  

 

  

Goodwill

 

10

 

31,884

 

31,731

Other intangible assets

 

10

 

21,360

 

21,818

Property, plant and equipment

 

11

 

40,804

 

41,243

Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

12

 

4,268

 

4,670

Other investments

 

13

 

1,073

 

925

Deferred tax assets

 

6

 

19,089

 

21,569

Post employment benefits

 

25

 

555

 

60

Trade and other receivables

 

14

 

6,383

 

4,777

 

  

 

125,416

 

126,793

Current assets

 

  

 

 

Inventory

 

 

836

 

676

Taxation recoverable

 

  

 

296

 

434

Trade and other receivables

 

14

 

11,019

 

10,923

Other investments

 

13

 

7,931

 

9,159

Cash and cash equivalents

 

19

 

7,496

 

5,821

 

  

 

27,578

 

27,013

Assets held for sale

 

7

 

959

 

1,257

Total assets

 

  

 

153,953

 

155,063

Equity

 

  

 

 

Called up share capital

 

17

 

4,797

 

4,797

Additional paid-in capital

 

  

 

149,018

 

150,812

Treasury shares

 

  

 

(7,278)

 

(6,172)

Accumulated losses

 

  

 

(122,118)

 

(121,587)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

  

 

30,268

 

27,954

Total attributable to owners of the parent

 

  

 

54,687

 

55,804

Non-controlling interests

 

  

 

2,290

 

2,012

Total equity

 

  

 

56,977

 

57,816

 

Non-current liabilities

 

  

 

 

Borrowings

 

21

 

58,131

 

59,272

Deferred tax liabilities

 

6

 

520

 

2,095

Post employment benefits

 

25

 

281

 

513

Provisions

 

16

 

1,881

 

1,747

Trade and other payables

 

15

 

2,516

 

4,909

 

  

 

63,329

 

68,536

Current liabilities

 

  

 

 

Borrowings

 

21

 

11,961

 

8,488

Financial liabilities under put option arrangements

22

494

492

Taxation liabilities

 

  

 

864

 

769

Provisions

 

16

 

667

 

892

Trade and other payables

 

15

 

19,661

 

18,070

 

  

 

33,647

 

28,711

Total equity and liabilities

 

  

 

153,953

 

155,063

The consolidated financial statements on pages 129 to 214 were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 16 June 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

/s/ Nick Read

/s/ Margherita Della Valle

Nick Read

Margherita Della Valle

Chief Executive

Chief Financial Officer

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the years ended 31 March

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Additional

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Equity

Non-

Share

paid-in

Treasury

Accumulated

Currency

Pensions

Revaluation

attributable

controlling

Total

capital1

capital2

shares

losses

reserve3

reserve

surplus4

Other5

to owners

interests

equity

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

1 April 2019

 

4,796

 

152,503

 

(7,875)

 

(116,986)

 

29,284

 

(1,205)

 

1,227

 

213

 

61,957

 

1,231

 

63,188

Issue or reissue of shares

 

1

 

1

 

73

 

(68)

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

7

Share-based payments

 

 

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

11

 

136

Transactions with NCI in subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

(58)

 

 

 

 

 

(58)

 

(102)

 

(160)

Dividends

 

 

 

 

(2,317)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,317)

 

(348)

 

(2,665)

Comprehensive (expense)/income

 

 

 

 

(920)

 

(976)

 

526

 

 

3,066

 

1,696

 

423

 

2,119

(Loss)/profit

 

 

 

 

(920)

 

 

 

 

 

(920)

 

465

 

(455)

OCI - before tax

(951)

640

3,771

3,460

(46)

3,414

OCI – taxes

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

(114)

 

 

(705)

 

(800)

 

(4)

 

(804)

Transfer to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

(44)

 

 

 

 

(44)

 

8

 

(36)

31 March 2020

 

4,797

 

152,629

 

(7,802)

 

(120,349)

 

28,308

 

(679)

 

1,227

 

3,279

 

61,410

 

1,215

 

62,625

Issue or reissue of shares6

 

 

(1,943)

 

2,033

 

(87)

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

3

Share-based payments

 

 

126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126

 

10

 

136

Transactions with NCI in subsidiaries7

 

 

 

 

1,149

 

 

 

 

 

1,149

 

748

 

1,897

Dividends

 

 

 

 

(2,412)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,412)

 

(384)

 

(2,796)

Comprehensive income/(expense)

 

 

 

 

112

 

117

 

(555)

 

 

(3,743)

 

(4,069)

 

423

 

(3,646)

Profit

 

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

 

112

 

424

 

536

OCI – before tax

 

 

 

 

 

124

 

(686)

 

 

(4,630)

 

(5,192)

 

 

(5,192)

OCI – taxes

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

131

 

 

887

 

1,024

 

3

 

1,027

Transfer to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

(13)

 

 

 

 

(13)

 

(4)

 

(17)

Purchase of treasury shares8

 

 

 

(403)

(403)

(403)

31 March 2021

 

4,797

 

150,812

 

(6,172)

 

(121,587)

 

28,425

 

(1,234)

 

1,227

 

(464)

 

55,804

 

2,012

 

57,816

Issue or reissue of shares6

 

 

(1,902)

 

2,000

 

(98)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based payments

 

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108

 

11

 

119

Transactions with NCI in subsidiaries7

 

 

 

 

(38)

 

 

 

 

 

(38)

 

237

 

199

Dividends

(2,483)

(2,483)

(532)

(3,015)

Comprehensive income/(expense)

 

 

 

 

2,088

 

(32)

 

483

 

 

1,863

 

4,402

 

562

 

4,964

Profit

2,088

 

 

 

 

2,088

536

2,624

OCI - before tax

 

 

 

 

 

(51)

 

627

 

 

2,368

 

2,944

 

26

 

2,970

OCI - taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

(144)

 

 

(505)

 

(649)

 

 

(649)

Transfer to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

19

Purchase of treasury shares8

 

 

 

(3,106)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,106)

 

 

(3,106)

31 March 2022

 

4,797

 

149,018

 

(7,278)

 

(122,118)

 

28,393

 

(751)

 

1,227

 

1,399

 

54,687

 

2,290

 

56,977

Notes:

1See note 17 ‘Called up share capital’.
2Includes share premium, capital reserve, capital redemption reserve, merger reserve and share-based payment reserve. The merger reserve was derived from acquisitions made prior to 31 March 2004 and subsequently allocated to additional paid-in capital on adoption of IFRS.
3The currency reserve is used to record cumulative translation differences on the assets and liabilities of foreign operations. The cumulative translation differences are recycled to the income statement on disposal of the foreign operation.
4The revaluation surplus derives from acquisitions of subsidiaries made before the Group’s adoption of IFRS 3 (Revised) on 1 April 2010 and comprises the amounts arising from recognising the Group’s pre-existing equity interest in the acquired subsidiary at fair value.
5Principally includes the impact of the Group’s cash flow hedges with 3,704 million net gain deferred to other comprehensive income during the year (2021: 5,892 million net loss; 2020: 4,113 million net gain) and 1,422 million net gain (2021: 1,226 million net loss; 2020: 408 million net gain) recycled to the income statement. These hedges primarily relate to foreign exchange exposure on fixed borrowings, with any foreign exchange on nominal balances directly impacting income statement in each period but interest cash flows unwinding to the income statement over the life of the hedges (up to 2059). See note 22 ‘Capital and financial risk management’ for further details.
6Movements include the re-issue of 1,427 million shares (1,944 million) in March 2021 to satisfy the first tranche and the re-issue of 1,519 million shares (1,903 million) in March 2022 to satisfy the second tranche of the Mandatory Convertible Bond issued in March 2019.
7Principally relates to the IPO of Vantage Towers A.G. See note 27 ‘Acquisitions and disposals’ for details.
8Represents the irrevocable and non-discretionary share buyback programmes announced on 19 March 2021, 19 May 2021, 23 July 2021, 17 November 2021 and 9 March 2022.

Consolidated statement of cash flows

for the years ended 31 March

2022

2021

2020

Note

€m

€m

€m

Inflow from operating activities

 

18

 

18,081

 

17,215

 

17,379

Cash flows from investing activities

 

  

 

 

 

Purchase of interests in subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

 

27

 

 

(136)

 

(10,295)

Purchase of interests in associates and joint ventures

 

12

 

(445)

 

(13)

 

(1,424)

Purchase of intangible assets

 

 

(3,262)

 

(3,227)

 

(2,423)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(5,798)

 

(5,413)

 

(5,182)

Purchase of investments

 

 

(2,009)

 

(3,726)

 

(1,832)

Disposal of interests in subsidiaries, net of cash disposed

 

27

 

 

157

 

4,427

Disposal of interests in associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

446

 

420

 

Disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

 

33

 

43

 

61

Disposal of investments

 

  

 

3,282

 

1,704

 

7,792

Dividends received from associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

638

 

628

 

417

Interest received

 

  

 

247

 

301

 

371

Outflow from investing activities

 

  

 

(6,868)

 

(9,262)

 

(8,088)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

  

 

 

 

Proceeds from issue of long-term borrowings

 

  

 

2,548

 

4,359

 

9,933

Repayment of borrowings

 

  

 

(8,248)

 

(12,237)

 

(16,028)

Net movement in short-term borrowings

 

  

 

3,002

 

(2,791)

 

2,488

Net movement in derivatives

(293)

279

98

Interest paid1

(1,804)

(2,152)

(2,284)

Payments for settlement of written put options2

(1,482)

Purchase of treasury shares

(2,087)

(62)

(821)

Issue of ordinary share capital and reissue of treasury shares

 

17

 

 

5

 

7

Equity dividends paid

 

9

 

(2,474)

 

(2,427)

 

(2,296)

Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders in subsidiaries

 

  

 

(539)

 

(391)

 

(348)

Other transactions with non-controlling shareholders in subsidiaries

 

27

 

189

 

1,663

 

(160)

Other movements with associates and joint ventures

 

  

 

 

40

 

59

Outflow from financing activities

 

  

 

(9,706)

 

(15,196)

 

(9,352)

Net cash inflow/(outflow)

 

  

 

1,507

 

(7,243)

 

(61)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the financial year

 

19

 

5,790

 

13,288

 

13,605

Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents

 

  

 

74

 

(255)

 

(256)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the financial year

 

19

 

7,371

 

5,790

 

13,288

Notes:

1Amount for 2022 includes 58 million (2021: 9 million inflow; 2020: 273 million outflow) of cash inflow on derivative financial instruments for the share buyback related to maturing tranches of mandatory convertible bonds.
2Amount for 2021 reflects the settlement of a tender offer made to other shareholders of Kabel Deutschland Holding A.G.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

1. Basis of preparation

This section describes the critical accounting judgements and estimates that management has identified as having a potentially material impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements and sets out our significant accounting policies that relate to the financial statements as a whole. Where an accounting policy is generally applicable to a specific note to the financial statements, the policy is described within that note. We have also detailed below the new accounting pronouncements that we will adopt in future years and our current view of the impact they will have on our financial reporting.

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting Standards (‘IAS’), with International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’) and with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’). The consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis (see page 118).

Vodafone Group Plc is incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales (registration number 1833679). The registered address of the Company is Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN, England.

IFRS requires the Directors to adopt accounting policies that are the most appropriate to the Group’s circumstances. These have been applied consistently to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. In determining and applying accounting policies, Directors and management are required to make judgements and estimates in respect of items where the choice of specific policy, accounting judgement, estimate or assumption to be followed could materially affect the Group’s reported financial position, results or cash flows and disclosure of contingent assets or liabilities during the reporting period; it may later be determined that a different choice may have been more appropriate.

The Group’s critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty are detailed below. Actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period; they are recognised in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Management regularly reviews, and revises as necessary, the accounting judgements that significantly impact the amounts recognised in the financial statements and the estimates that are considered to be ‘critical estimates’ due to their potential to give rise to material adjustments in the Group’s financial statements in the year to 31 March 2023. As at 31 March 2022, management has identified critical judgements in respect of revenue recognition, lease accounting, valuing assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, the accounting for tax disputes in India, the classification of joint arrangements, whether to recognise provisions or to disclose contingent liabilities and the impacts of climate change. In addition, management has identified critical accounting estimates in relation to the recovery of deferred tax assets, post employment benefits and impairment reviews; estimates have also been identified that are not considered to be critical in respect of the allocation of revenue to goods and services, the useful economic lives of finite lived intangibles and property, plant and equipment.

The majority of the Group’s provisions are either long-term in nature (such as asset retirement obligations) or relate to shorter-term liabilities (such as those relating to restructuring and property) where there is not considered to be a significant risk of material adjustment in the next financial year. Critical judgements exercised in respect of tax disputes in India, include the cases relating to our acquisition of Hutchison Essar Limited (Vodafone India).

These critical accounting judgements, estimates and related disclosures have been discussed with the Group’s Audit and Risk Committee.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Revenue recognition

Revenue recognition under IFRS 15 necessitates the collation and processing of very large amounts of data and the use of management judgements and estimates to produce financial information. The most significant accounting judgements and source of estimation uncertainty are disclosed below.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Gross versus net presentation

If the Group has control of goods or services when they are delivered to a customer, then the Group is the principal in the sale to the customer; otherwise the Group is acting as an agent. Whether the Group is considered to be the principal or an agent in the transaction depends on analysis by management of both the legal form and substance of the agreement between the Group and its business partners; such judgements impact the amount of reported revenue and operating expenses (see note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’) but do not impact reported assets, liabilities or cash flows. Scenarios requiring judgement to determine whether the Group is a principal or an agent include, for example, those where the Group delivers third-party branded software or services (such as premium music, TV content or cloud-based services) to customers and good or services delivered to customers in partnership with a third-party.

Allocation of revenue to goods and services provided to customers

Revenue is recognised when goods and services are delivered to customers (see note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’). Goods and services may be delivered to a customer at different times under the same contract, hence it is necessary to allocate the amount payable by the customer between goods and services on a ‘relative standalone selling price basis’; this requires the identification of performance obligations (‘obligations’) and the determination of standalone selling prices for the identified obligations. The determination of obligations is, for the primary goods and services sold by the Group, not considered to be a critical accounting judgement; the Group’s policy on identifying obligations is disclosed in note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’. The determination of standalone selling prices for identified obligations is discussed below.

It is necessary to estimate the standalone price when the Group does not sell equivalent goods or services in similar circumstances on a standalone basis. When estimating the standalone price the Group maximises the use of external inputs; methods for estimating standalone prices include determining the standalone price of similar goods and services sold by the Group, observing the standalone prices for similar goods and services when sold by third parties or using a cost-plus reasonable margin approach (which is sometimes the case for devices and other equipment). Where it is not possible to reliably estimate standalone prices due to a lack of observable standalone sales or highly variable pricing, which is sometimes the case for services, the standalone price of an obligation may be determined as the transaction price less the standalone prices of other obligations in the contract. The standalone price determined for obligations materially impacts the allocation of revenue between obligations and impacts the timing of revenue when obligations are provided to customers at different times – for example, the allocation of revenue between devices, which are usually delivered up-front, and services which are typically delivered over the contract period. However, there is not considered to be a significant risk of material adjustment to the carrying value of contract-related assets or liabilities in the 12 months after the balance sheet date if these estimates were revised.

Lease accounting

Lease accounting under IFRS 16 is complex and necessitates the collation and processing of very large amounts of data and the increased use of management judgements and estimates to produce financial information. The most significant accounting judgements are disclosed below.

Lease identification

Whether the arrangement is considered a lease or a service contract depends on the analysis by management of both the legal form and substance of the arrangement between the Group and the counter-party to determine if control of an identified asset has been passed between the parties; if not, the arrangement is a service arrangement. Control exists if the Group obtains substantially all of the economic benefit from the use of the asset, and has the ability to direct its use, for a period of time. An identified asset exists where an agreement explicitly or implicitly identifies an asset or a physically distinct portion of an asset which the lessor has no substantive right to substitute.

The scenarios requiring the greatest judgement include those where the arrangement is for the use of fibre or other fixed telecommunication lines. Generally, where the Group has exclusive use of a physical line it is determined that the Group can also direct the use of the line and therefore leases will be recognised. Where the Group provides access to fibre or other fixed telecommunication lines to another operator on a wholesale basis the arrangement will generally be identified as a lease, whereas when the Group provides fixed line services to an end-user, generally control over such lines is not passed to the end-user and a lease is not identified.

The impact of determining whether an agreement is a lease or a service depends on whether the Group is a potential lessee or lessor in the arrangement and, where the Group is a lessor, whether the arrangement is classified as an operating or finance lease. The impacts for each scenario are described below where the Group is potentially:

-

A lessee. The judgement impacts the nature and timing of both costs and reported assets and liabilities. A lease results in an asset and a liability being reported and depreciation and interest being recognised; the interest charge will decrease over the

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

life of the lease. A service contract results in operating expenses being recognised evenly over the life of the contract and no assets or liabilities being recorded (other than trade payables, prepayments and accruals).

-

An operating lessor. The judgement impacts the nature of income recognised. An operating lease results in lease income being recognised whilst a service contract results in service revenue. Both are recognised evenly over the life of the contract.

-

A finance lessor. The judgement impacts the nature and timing of both income and reported assets. A finance lease results in the lease income being recognised at commencement of the lease and an asset (the net investment in the lease) being recorded.

Lease term

Where leases include additional optional periods after an initial lease term, significant judgement is required in determining whether these optional periods should be included when determining the lease term. The impact of this judgement is significantly greater where the Group is a lessee. As a lessee, optional periods are included in the lease term if the Group is reasonably certain it will exercise an extension option or will not exercise a termination option; this depends on an analysis by management of all relevant facts and circumstances including the leased asset's nature and purpose, the economic and practical potential for replacing the asset and any plans that the Group has in place for the future use of the asset. Where a leased asset is highly customised (either when initially provided or as a result of leasehold improvements) or it is impractical or uneconomic to replace then the Group is more likely to judge that lease extension options are reasonably certain to be exercised. The value of the right-of-use asset and lease liability will be greater when extension options are included in the lease term. The normal approach adopted for lease term by asset class is described below.

The lease terms can vary significantly by type and use of asset and geography. In addition, the exact lease term is subject to the non-cancellable period and rights and options in each contract. Generally, lease terms are judged to be the longer of the minimum lease term and:

-

Between 5 and 10 years for land and buildings (excluding retail), with terms at the top end of this range if the lease relates to assets that are considered to be difficult to exit sooner for economic, practical or reputational reasons;

-

To the next contractual lease break date for retail premises (excluding breaks within the next 12 months);

-

Where leases are used to provide internal connectivity the lease term for the connectivity is aligned to the lease term or useful economic life of the assets connected;

-

The customer service agreement length for leases of local loop connections or other assets required to provide fixed line services to individual customers; and

-

Where there are contractual agreements to provide services using leased assets, the lease term for these assets is generally set in accordance with the above principles or for the lease term required to provide the services for the agreed service period, if longer.

In most instances the Group has options to renew or extend leases for additional periods after the end of the lease term which are assessed using the criteria above.

Lease terms are reassessed if a significant event or change in circumstances occurs relating to the leased assets that is within the control of the Group; such changes usually relate to commercial agreements entered into by the Group, or business decisions made by the Group. Where such changes change the Group’s assessment of whether it is reasonably certain to exercise options to extend, or not terminate leases, then the lease term is reassessed and the lease liability is remeasured, which in most cases will increase the lease liability.

Taxation

The Group’s tax charge on ordinary activities is the sum of the total current and deferred tax charges. The calculation of the Group’s total tax charge involves estimation and judgement in respect of certain matters, being principally:

Recognition of deferred tax assets

Significant items on which the Group has exercised accounting estimation and judgement include the recognition of deferred tax assets in respect of losses in Luxembourg, Germany, Italy and Spain as well as capital allowances in the United Kingdom. The recognition of deferred tax assets, particularly in respect of tax losses, is based upon whether management judge that it is probable that there will be sufficient and suitable taxable profits in the relevant legal entity or tax group against which to utilise the assets in the future. The Group assesses the availability of future taxable profits using the same undiscounted five year forecasts for the Group’s operations as are used in the Group’s value in use calculations (see note 4 ‘Impairment losses’).

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

In the case of Luxembourg, this includes forecasts of future income from the Group's internal financing, centralised procurement and roaming activities.

Where tax losses are forecast to be recovered beyond the five year period, the availability of taxable profits is assessed using the cash flows and long-term growth rates used for the value in use calculations.

The estimated cash flows inherent in these forecasts include the unsystematic risks of operating in the telecommunications business including the potential impacts of changes in the market structure, trends in customer pricing, the costs associated with the acquisition and retention of customers, future technological evolutions and potential regulatory changes, such as our ability to acquire and/or renew spectrum licences.

Changes in the estimates which underpin the Group’s forecasts could have an impact on the amount of future taxable profits and could have a significant impact on the period over which the deferred tax asset would be recovered.

The Group only considers substantively enacted tax laws when assessing the amount and availability of tax losses to offset against the future taxable profits. See note 6 ‘Taxation’ to the consolidated financial statements.

See additional commentary relating to climate change on page 158.

Uncertain tax positions

The tax impact of a transaction or item can be uncertain until a conclusion is reached with the relevant tax authority or through a legal process. The Group uses in-house tax experts when assessing uncertain tax positions and seeks the advice of external professional advisors where appropriate. The most significant judgement in this area relates to the Group’s tax disputes in India, including the cases relating to the Group’s acquisition of Hutchison Essar Limited (Vodafone India). Further details of the tax disputes in India are included in note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Business combinations and goodwill

When the Group completes a business combination, the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, including intangible assets, are recognised. The determination of the fair values of acquired assets and liabilities is based, to a considerable extent, on management's judgement. If the purchase consideration exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired then the incremental amount paid is recognised as goodwill. If the purchase price consideration is lower than the fair value of the assets acquired then the difference is recorded as a gain in the income statement.

Allocation of the purchase price between finite lived assets (discussed below) and indefinite lived assets such as goodwill affects the subsequent results of the Group as finite lived intangible assets are amortised, whereas indefinite lived intangible assets, including goodwill, are not amortised.

See note 27 ‘Acquisitions and disposals’ to the consolidated financial statements for further details.

Joint arrangements

The Group participates in a number of joint arrangements where control of the arrangement is shared with one or more other parties. Judgement is required to classify joint arrangements in a separate legal entity as either a joint operation or as a joint venture, which depends on management’s assessment of the legal form and substance of the arrangement taking into account relevant facts and circumstances such as whether the owners have rights to substantially all the economic outputs and, in substance, settle the liabilities of the entity.

The classification can have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Group’s share of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows of joint operations are included in the consolidated financial statements on a line-by-line basis, whereas the Group’s investment and share of results of joint ventures are shown within single line items in the consolidated statement of financial position and consolidated income statement respectively. See note 12 ‘Investments in associates and joint arrangements’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Finite lived intangible assets

Other intangible assets include amounts spent by the Group acquiring licences and spectrum, customer bases and the costs of purchasing and developing computer software.

Where intangible assets are acquired through business combinations and no active market for the assets exists, the fair value of these assets is determined by discounting estimated future net cash flows generated by the asset. Estimates relating to the future cash flows and discount rates used may have a material effect on the reported amounts of finite lived intangible assets.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Estimation of useful life

The useful life over which intangible assets are amortised depends on management’s estimate of the period over which economic benefit will be derived from the asset. Useful lives are periodically reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate. Management’s estimates of useful life have a material impact on the amount of amortisation recorded in the year, but there is not considered to be a significant risk of material adjustment to the carrying values of intangible assets in the year to 31 March 2023 if these estimates were revised. The basis for determining the useful life for the most significant categories of intangible assets are discussed below.

Customer bases

The estimated useful life principally reflects management’s view of the average economic life of the customer base and is assessed by reference to customer churn rates. An increase in churn rates may lead to a reduction in the estimated useful life and an increase in the amortisation charge.

Capitalised software

For computer software, the estimated useful life is based on management’s view, considering historical experience with similar products as well as anticipation of future events which may impact their life such as changes in technology. The useful life will not exceed the duration of a licence.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment represents 26.5% of the Group’s total assets (2021: 26.6)%. Estimates and assumptions made may have a material impact on their carrying value and related depreciation charge. See note 11 ‘Property, plant and equipment’ to the consolidated financial statements for further details.

Estimation of useful life

The depreciation charge for an asset is derived using estimates of its expected useful life and expected residual value, which are reviewed annually. Management’s estimates of useful life have a material impact on the amount of depreciation recorded in the year, but there is not considered to be a significant risk of material adjustment to the carrying values of property, plant and equipment in the year to 31 March 2023 if these estimates were revised.

Management determines the useful lives and residual values for assets when they are acquired, based on experience with similar assets and taking into account other relevant factors such as any expected changes in technology.

See additional commentary relating to climate change, below.

Post employment benefits

Management uses estimates when determining the Group’s liabilities and expenses arising for defined benefit pension schemes. Management is required to estimate the future rates of inflation, salary increases, discount rates and longevity of members, each of which may have a material impact on the defined benefit obligations that are recorded. Further details, including a sensitivity analysis, are included in note 25 ‘Post employment benefits’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Contingent liabilities

The Group exercises judgement to determine whether to recognise provisions and the exposures to contingent liabilities related to pending litigations or other outstanding claims subject to negotiated settlement, mediation, arbitration or government regulation, as well as other contingent liabilities (see note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’ to the consolidated financial statements). Judgement is necessary to assess the likelihood that a pending claim will succeed, or a liability will arise.

Impairment reviews

IFRS requires management to perform impairment tests annually for indefinite lived assets, for finite lived assets and for equity accounted investments, if events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

A lack of observable market data on fair values for equivalent assets means that the Group’s valuation approach for impairment testing focuses primarily on value in use. For a number of reasons, transaction values agreed as part of any business acquisition or disposal may be higher than the assessed value in use. Where the Group has interests in listed entities, market data, such as share price, is used to assess the fair value of those interests.

For operations that are classified as held for sale, management is required to determine whether the carrying value of the discontinued operation can be supported by the fair value less costs to sell. Where not observable in a quoted market, management has determined fair value less costs to sell by reference to the outcomes from the application of a number of

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

potential valuation techniques, determined from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Impairment testing requires management to judge whether the carrying value of assets can be supported by the net present value of future cash flows that they generate. Calculating the net present value of the future cash flows requires estimates to be made in respect of highly uncertain matters including management's expectations of:

Growth in adjusted EBITDAaL, calculated as adjusted operating profit before depreciation and amortisation;
Timing and amount of future capital expenditure, licence and spectrum payments;
Long-term growth rates; and
Appropriate discount rates to reflect the risks involved.

A long-term growth rate into perpetuity has been determined as the lower of:

-The nominal GDP growth rates for the country of operation; and
-The long-term compound annual growth rate in adjusted EBITDAaL in years six to ten, as estimated by management.

Changing the assumptions selected by management, in particular the adjusted EBITDAaL and growth rate assumptions used in the cash flow projections, could significantly affect the Group’s impairment evaluation and hence reported assets and profits or losses. Further details, including a sensitivity analysis, are included in note 4 'Impairment losses' to the consolidated financial statements.

See additional commentary relating to climate change, below.

Climate change

The potential climate change-related risks and opportunities to which the Group is exposed, as identified by management, are disclosed in the Group’s TCFD disclosures on pages 66 and 67. Management has assessed the potential financial impacts relating to the identified risks, primarily considering the useful lives of, and retirement obligations for, property, plant and equipment, the possibility of impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets and the recoverability of the Group’s deferred tax assets. Management has exercised judgement in concluding that there are no further material financial impacts of the Group’s climate-related risks and opportunities on the consolidated financial statements. These judgements will be kept under review by management as the future impacts of climate change depend on environmental, regulatory and other factors outside of the Group’s control which are not all currently known.

Significant accounting policies applied in the current reporting period that relate to the financial statements as a whole

Accounting convention

The consolidated financial statements are prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain financial and equity instruments that have been measured at fair value.

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company, subsidiaries controlled by the Company (see note 31 ‘Related undertakings’ to the consolidated financial statements), joint operations that are subject to joint control and the results of joint ventures and associates (see note 12 ‘Investments in associates and joint arrangements’ to the consolidated financial statements).

Foreign currencies

The consolidated financial statements are presented in euro, which is also the Company’s functional currency. Each entity in the Group determines its own functional currency and items included in the financial statements of each entity are measured using that functional currency.

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the initial transaction dates. Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Changes in the fair value of monetary securities denominated in foreign currency are analysed between translation differences and other changes in the carrying amount of the security. Translation differences are recognised in the consolidated income statement and other changes in carrying amount are recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

Translation differences on non-monetary financial assets, such as investments in equity securities classified at fair value through other comprehensive income, are reported as part of the fair value gain or loss and are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

Share capital, share premium and other capital reserves are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction and are not retranslated.

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of entities with a functional currency other than euro are expressed in euro using exchange rates prevailing at the reporting period date.

Income and expense items and cash flows are translated at the average exchange rates for each month and exchange differences arising are recognised directly in other comprehensive income. On disposal of a foreign entity, the cumulative amount previously recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income relating to that particular foreign operation is recognised in profit or loss in the consolidated income statement.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated accordingly.

The net foreign exchange loss recognised in the consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 March 2022 is €309 million (31 March 2021: €13 million loss; 2020: €146 million loss). The net gains and net losses are recorded within operating profit (2022: €24 million charge; 2021: €3 million credit; 2020: €61 million credit), financing costs (2022: €284 million charge; 2021: €23 million charge; 2020: €205 million charge) and income tax expense (2022: €1 million charge; 2021: €7 million credit; 2020: €2 million charge). The foreign exchange gains and losses included within other income and non- operating expense arise on the disposal of subsidiaries, interests in joint ventures, associates and investments from the recycling of foreign exchange gains and losses previously recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

Current or non-current classification

Assets are classified as current in the consolidated statement of financial position where recovery is expected within 12 months of the reporting date. All assets where recovery is expected more than 12 months from the reporting date and all deferred tax assets, goodwill and intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and investments in associates and joint ventures are reported as non-current.

Liabilities are classified as current unless the Group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date. For provisions, where the timing of settlement is uncertain, amounts are classified as non-current where settlement is expected more than 12 months from the reporting date. In addition, deferred tax liabilities and post-employment benefits are reported as non-current.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined on the basis of weighted average costs and comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.

New accounting pronouncements adopted on 1 April 2021

The Group adopted the following new accounting policies on 1 April 2021 to comply with amendments to IFRS. The accounting pronouncements, none of which had a material impact on the Group’s financial reporting on adoption, are:

Amendments to IFRS 16 ‘Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions’ and ‘Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021’; and

Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 ‘Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2’.

New accounting pronouncements and basis of preparation changes to be adopted on or after 1 April 2022

The IASB has issued the following pronouncements for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022:

Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020;

Amendments to IAS 16 ‘Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use’;

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Amendments to IAS 37 ‘Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a Contract’; and

Amendments to IFRS 3 ‘Reference to the Conceptual Framework’.

These amendments have been endorsed by the UK Endorsement Board. The Group’s financial reporting will be presented in accordance with the above new standards from 1 April 2022. The changes are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of financial position or consolidated statement of cash flows.

In addition, it is expected that Turkey will meet the requirements to be designated as a hyper-inflationary economy under IAS 29 ‘Financial Reporting in Hyper-Inflationary Economies’ in the quarter to 30 June 2022 and that the Group’s financial reporting relating to Turkey during the year ending 31 March 2023 will be in accordance with IAS 29. Under IAS 29, Turkish Lira results and non-monetary asset and liability balances are revalued to present value equivalent local currency amounts (adjusted based on an inflation index) before translation to euros at reporting-date exchange rates.

New accounting pronouncements to be adopted on or after 1 April 2023

The following new standards and narrow-scope amendments have been issued by the IASB and are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023; they were not endorsed by the EU at 31 December 2020 and have not yet been endorsed by the UK Endorsement Board.

IFRS 17 ‘Insurance Contracts’ and Amendments to IFRS 17 ‘Insurance Contracts’;

Amendments to IAS 1 ‘Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current’;

Amendments to IAS 1 ‘Disclosure of Accounting Policies’;

Amendment to IAS 8 ‘Definition of Accounting Estimates’; and

Amendment to IAS 12 ‘Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction’.

The Group is assessing the impact of these new standards and the Group’s financial reporting will be presented in accordance with these standards from 1 April 2023 as applicable.

2. Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis

The Group’s businesses are managed on a geographical basis. Selected financial data is presented on this basis below.

Accounting policies

Revenue

When the Group enters into an agreement with a customer, goods and services deliverable under the contract are identified as separate performance obligations (‘obligations’) to the extent that the customer can benefit from the goods or services on their own and that the separate goods and services are considered distinct from other goods and services in the agreement. Where individual goods and services do not meet the criteria to be identified as separate obligations they are aggregated with other goods and/or services in the agreement until a separate obligation is identified. The obligations identified will depend on the nature of individual customer contracts, but might typically be separately identified for mobile handsets, other equipment such as set-top boxes and routers provided to customers and services provided to customers such as mobile and fixed line communication services. Where goods and services have a functional dependency (for example, a fixed line router can only be used with the Group’s services) this does not, in isolation, prevent those goods or services from being assessed as separate obligations. Activities relating to connecting customers to the Group’s network for the future provision of services are not considered to meet the criteria to be recognised as obligations except to the extent that the control of related equipment passes to customers.

The Group determines the transaction price to which it expects to be entitled in return for providing the promised obligations to the customer based on the committed contractual amounts, net of sales taxes and discounts. Where indirect channel dealers, such as retailers, acquire customer contracts on behalf of the Group and receive commission, any commissions that the dealer is compelled to use to fund discounts or other incentives to the customer are treated as payments to the customer when determining the transaction price and consequently are not included in contract acquisition costs.

The transaction price is allocated between the identified obligations according to the relative standalone selling prices of the obligations. The standalone selling price of each obligation deliverable in the contract is determined according to the prices that the Group would achieve by selling the same goods and/or services included in the obligation to a similar customer on a

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

standalone basis; where standalone selling prices are not directly observable, estimation techniques are used maximising the use of external inputs. See ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 for details. Revenue is recognised when the respective obligations in the contract are delivered to the customer and cash collection is considered probable. Revenue for the provision of services, such as mobile airtime and fixed line broadband, is recognised when the Group provides the related service during the agreed service period.

Revenue for device sales to end customers is generally recognised when the device is delivered to the end customer. For device sales made to intermediaries such as indirect channel dealers, revenue is recognised if control of the device has transferred to the intermediary and the intermediary has no right to return the device to receive a refund; otherwise revenue recognition is deferred until sale of the device to an end customer by the intermediary or the expiry of any right of return.

Where refunds are issued to customers they are deducted from revenue in the relevant service period.

When the Group has control of goods or services prior to delivery to a customer, then the Group is the principal in the sale to the customer. As a principal, receipts from, and payments to, suppliers are reported on a gross basis in revenue and operating costs. If another party has control of goods or services prior to transfer to a customer, then the Group is acting as an agent for the other party and revenue in respect of the relevant obligations is recognised net of any related payments to the supplier and recognised revenue represents the margin earned by the Group. See ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 for details.

Customers typically pay in advance for prepay mobile services and monthly for other communication services. Customers typically pay for handsets and other equipment either up-front at the time of sale or over the term of the related service agreement.

When revenue recognised in respect of a customer contract exceeds amounts received or receivable from a customer at that time a contract asset is recognised; contract assets will typically be recognised for handsets or other equipment provided to customers where payment is recovered by the Group via future service fees. If amounts received or receivable from a customer exceed revenue recognised for a contract, for example if the Group receives an advance payment from a customer, a contract liability is recognised.

When contract assets or liabilities are recognised, a financing component may exist in the contract; this is typically the case when a handset or other equipment is provided to a customer up-front but payment is received over the term of the related service agreement, in which case the customer is deemed to have received financing. If a significant financing component is provided to the customer, the transaction price is reduced and interest revenue is recognised over the customer’s payment period using an interest rate reflecting the relevant central bank rates and customer credit risk.

Contract-related costs

When costs directly relating to a specific contract are incurred prior to recognising revenue for a related obligation, and those costs enhance the ability of the Group to deliver an obligation and are expected to be recovered, then those costs are recognised on the statement of financial position as fulfilment costs and are recognised as expenses in line with the recognition of revenue when the related obligation is delivered.

The direct and incremental costs of acquiring a contract including, for example, certain commissions payable to staff or agents for acquiring customers on behalf of the Group, are recognised as contract acquisition cost assets in the statement of financial position when the related payment obligation is recorded. Costs are recognised as an expense in line with the recognition of the related revenue that is expected to be earned by the Group; typically this is over the customer contract period as new commissions are payable on contract renewal. Certain amounts payable to agents are deducted from revenue recognised (see above).

Revenue disaggregation and segmental income statement analysis

Revenue reported for the year includes revenue from contracts with customers, comprising service and equipment revenue, as well as other revenue items including revenue from leases and interest revenue arising from transactions with a significant financing component.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The table below presents Revenue and Adjusted EBITDAaL for the year ended 31 March 2022 under the updated segmental reporting structure.

    

    

    

Revenue from

    

    

    

Total

 

Service

Equipment

contracts with

Other

Interest

segment

Adjusted

    

revenue

revenue

customers

revenue1

revenue

revenue

EBITDAaL

31 March 2022

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Germany

 

11,616

 

1,126

 

12,742

 

365

 

21

 

13,128

 

5,669

Italy

 

4,379

 

525

 

4,904

 

108

 

10

 

5,022

 

1,699

UK

 

5,154

 

1,333

 

6,487

 

69

 

33

 

6,589

 

1,395

Spain

 

3,714

 

369

 

4,083

 

73

 

24

 

4,180

 

957

Other Europe

 

5,001

 

528

 

5,529

 

105

 

19

 

5,653

 

1,606

Vodacom

 

4,635

 

950

 

5,585

 

384

 

24

 

5,993

 

2,125

Other Markets

 

3,420

 

404

 

3,824

 

6

 

 

3,830

 

1,335

Vantage Towers

1,252

1,252

619

Common Functions2

 

522

 

53

 

575

 

838

 

1

 

1,414

 

(197)

Eliminations

 

(238)

 

(1)

 

(239)

 

(1,242)

 

 

(1,481)

 

Group

38,203

 

5,287

 

43,490

 

1,958

 

132

 

45,580

 

15,208

The table below presents Revenue and Adjusted EBITDAaL for the year ended 31 March 2022 under the previous segmental reporting structure.

    

    

    

Revenue from

    

    

    

Total

 

Service

Equipment

contracts with

Other

Interest

segment

 

Adjusted

revenue

revenue

customers

revenue1

revenue

revenue

 

EBITDAaL

31 March 2022

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

 

€m

Germany

 

11,616

 

1,126

 

12,742

 

424

 

21

 

13,187

5,978

Italy

 

4,379

 

525

 

4,904

 

108

 

10

 

5,022

1,699

UK

 

5,154

 

1,333

 

6,487

 

69

 

33

 

6,589

1,457

Spain

 

3,714

 

369

 

4,083

 

92

 

24

 

4,199

1,041

Other Europe

 

5,001

 

528

 

5,529

 

189

 

19

 

5,737

1,770

Vodacom

 

4,635

 

950

 

5,585

 

384

 

24

 

5,993

2,125

Other Markets

 

3,420

 

404

 

3,824

 

6

 

 

3,830

1,335

Common Functions2

 

522

 

53

 

575

 

838

 

1

 

1,414

(197)

Eliminations

 

(238)

 

(1)

 

(239)

 

(152)

 

 

(391)

Group

 

38,203

 

5,287

 

43,490

 

1,958

 

132

 

45,580

15,208

Notes:

1Other revenue includes lease revenue recognised under IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ (see note 20 ‘Leases’).
2Comprises central teams and business functions.

The tables below present Revenue and Adjusted EBITDAaL comparative information for the years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020 under the previous segmental reporting structure.

    

    

    

    

    

Revenue from

    

    

    

    

    

Total

    

Service

Equipment

contracts with

Other

Interest

segment

Adjusted

revenue

revenue

customers

revenue1

revenue

revenue

EBITDAaL

31 March 2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Germany

 

11,520

 

1,055

 

12,575

 

380

 

29

 

12,984

 

5,634

Italy

 

4,458

 

446

 

4,904

 

97

 

13

 

5,014

 

1,597

UK

 

4,848

 

1,206

 

6,054

 

44

 

53

 

6,151

 

1,367

Spain

 

3,788

 

292

 

4,080

 

64

 

22

 

4,166

 

1,044

Other Europe

 

4,859

 

549

 

5,408

 

124

 

17

 

5,549

 

1,760

Vodacom

 

4,083

 

800

 

4,883

 

282

 

16

 

5,181

 

1,873

Other Markets

 

3,312

 

441

 

3,753

 

12

 

 

3,765

 

1,228

Common Functions2

 

470

 

36

 

506

 

862

 

 

1,368

 

(117)

Eliminations

 

(197)

 

(1)

 

(198)

 

(171)

 

 

(369)

 

Group

 

37,141

 

4,824

 

41,965

 

1,694

 

150

 

43,809

 

14,386

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

    

    

    

Revenue from

    

    

    

Total

 

Service

Equipment

contracts with

Other

Interest

segment

 

Adjusted

revenue

revenue

customers

revenue1

revenue

revenue

 

EBITDAaL

31 March 2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

 

€m

Germany

 

10,696

 

1,055

 

11,751

 

300

 

25

 

12,076

5,077

Italy

 

4,833

 

583

 

5,416

 

101

 

12

 

5,529

2,068

UK

 

5,020

 

1,333

 

6,353

 

63

 

68

 

6,484

1,500

Spain

 

3,904

 

318

 

4,222

 

51

 

23

 

4,296

1,009

Other Europe

 

4,890

 

539

 

5,429

 

94

 

18

 

5,541

1,738

Vodacom

 

4,470

 

864

 

5,334

 

190

 

7

 

5,531

2,088

Other Markets

 

3,796

 

552

 

4,348

 

36

 

2

 

4,386

1,400

Common Functions2

 

494

 

53

 

547

 

1,020

 

 

1,567

1

Eliminations

 

(232)

 

(2)

 

(234)

 

(202)

 

 

(436)

Group

 

37,871

 

5,295

 

43,166

 

1,653

 

155

 

44,974

14,881

Notes:

1

Other revenue includes lease revenue recognised under IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ (see note 20 ‘Leases’).

2

Comprises central teams and business functions.

The total future revenue from the remaining term of Group’s contracts with customers for performance obligations not yet delivered to those customers at 31 March 2022 is 20,013 million (2021: 21,038 million; 2020: 20,336 million); of which 12,913 million (2021: 14,110 million; 2020: 13,456 million) is expected to be recognised within the next year and the majority of the remaining amount in the following 12 months.

Segmental analysis

The Group’s operating segments are established on the basis of those components of the Group that are evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group has determined the chief operating decision maker to be its Chief Executive. The Group has a single group of similar services and products, being the supply of communications services and related products.

Following the IPO of Vantage Towers A.G. (‘Vantage Towers’) in March 2021, the Group has updated its segmental reporting structure to reflect the way in which the Group now manages its operations with Vantage Towers now reported as a new segment within the Vodafone Group’s financial results. This change in reporting structure has taken effect for the year ended 31 March 2022 onwards. Total revenue is unaffected as charges from Vantage Towers to operating companies are eliminated on consolidation. There has been no change to the segmental presentation of amounts derived from the income statement for comparative periods, which remain as previously disclosed. Segmental information for the years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020 is presented on the previous basis of segmental reporting.

Revenue is attributed to a country based on the location of the Group company reporting the revenue. Transactions between operating segments are charged at arm’s-length prices.

With the exception of Vodacom, which is a legal entity encompassing South Africa and certain other smaller African markets, and Vantage Towers, which comprises companies providing mobile tower infrastructure in a number of European markets, segment information is primarily provided on the basis of geographic areas, being the basis on which the Group manages its worldwide interests.

The operating segments for Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Vodacom and Vantage Towers are individually material for the Group and are each reporting segments for which certain financial information is provided. The aggregation of smaller operating segments into the Other Europe and Other Markets reporting segments reflects, in the opinion of management, the similar local market economic characteristics and regulatory environments for each of those operating segments as well as the similar products and services sold and comparable classes of customers. In the case of the Other Europe region (comprising Albania, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Romania), this largely reflects membership or a close association with the European Union, while the Other Markets segment (comprising Egypt, Ghana and Turkey) largely includes developing economies with less stable economic or regulatory environments. Common Functions is a separate reporting segment and comprises activities which are undertaken primarily in central Group entities that do not meet the criteria for aggregation with other reporting segments.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDAaL, the Group’s measure of segment profit, to the Group’s profit or loss before taxation for the financial year is shown below.

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Adjusted EBITDAaL

 

15,208

 

14,386

 

14,881

Restructuring costs

(346)

(356)

(695)

Interest on lease liabilities

 

398

 

374

 

330

Loss on disposal of owned assets

 

(28)

 

(30)

 

(54)

Depreciation and amortisation on owned assets

 

(9,858)

 

(10,187)

 

(10,454)

Share of results of equity accounted associates and joint ventures

 

211

 

342

 

(2,505)

Impairment losses

 

 

 

(1,685)

Other income

 

79

 

568

 

4,281

Operating profit

 

5,664

 

5,097

 

4,099

Non-operating expense

(3)

Investment income

254

330

248

Finance costs

(1,964)

(1,027)

(3,549)

Profit before taxation

3,954

4,400

795

Segmental assets

The tables below present the segmental assets for the year ended 31 March 2022 in line with our updated segmental reporting structure and under the previous basis of segmental reporting.

    

    

    

    

    

    

Other

    

Depreciation

    

    

Non-current

Capital

Right-of-use

additions to

and

assets1

additions2

asset additions

intangible assets3

amortisation

Impairment loss

31 March 2022

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Germany

43,190

2,670

795

3,981

Italy

10,519

840

670

255

1,929

UK

6,226

832

580

229

1,905

Spain

6,433

676

422

291

1,499

Other Europe

8,548

1,009

502

126

1,511

Vodacom

6,383

853

187

920

Other Markets

2,467

530

229

598

Vantage Towers

8,179

366

320

523

Common Functions

2,103

844

123

979

Group

94,048

8,620

3,828

901

13,845

    

    

    

    

    

Other

    

Depreciation

    

    

Non-current

Capital

Right-of-use

additions to

and

assets1

additions2

asset additions

intangible assets3

amortisation

Impairment loss

31 March 2022

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Germany

 

47,310

 

2,885

909

 

 

4,112

 

Italy

 

10,519

 

840

670

 

255

 

1,929

 

UK

 

7,612

 

888

639

 

229

 

2,073

 

Spain

 

7,066

 

704

478

 

291

 

1,567

 

Other Europe

 

10,588

 

1,076

593

 

126

 

1,667

 

Vodacom

 

6,383

 

853

187

 

 

920

 

Other Markets

 

2,467

 

530

229

 

 

598

 

Common Functions

 

2,103

 

844

123

 

 

979

 

Group

94,048

8,620

3,828

901

13,845

Notes:

1Comprises goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.
2Includes additions to property, plant and equipment (excluding right-of-use assets,), computer software and development costs, reported within Intangible assets.
3Includes additions to licences and spectrum and customer base acquisitions.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Segmental assets

The tables below present the comparative segmental assets for the years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020 under the previous segmental reporting structure.

Depreciation

    

Non-current

    

Capital

    

Right-of-use

    

Other additions to

    

and

    

  

assets1

additions2

asset additions

intangible assets3

amortisation

Impairment loss

31 March 2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Germany

47,563

2,772

1,133

1

4,836

Italy

 

10,707

 

805

 

758

 

17

 

2,025

 

UK

 

7,968

 

822

 

1,138

 

 

2,202

 

Spain

 

7,213

 

772

 

700

 

9

 

1,579

 

Other Europe

 

10,369

 

968

 

1,016

 

431

 

1,727

 

Vodacom

 

5,839

 

703

 

174

 

 

872

 

Other Markets

 

2,988

 

512

 

247

 

439

 

666

 

Common Functions

 

2,145

 

829

 

140

 

 

194

 

Group

 

94,792

 

8,183

 

5,306

 

897

 

14,101

 

    

Non-current

    

Capital

    

Right-of-use

    

Other additions to

    

Depreciation and

    

    

assets1

additions2

asset additions

intangible assets3

amortisation

Impairment loss

31 March 2020

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Germany

48,266

2,278

912

1,613

4,805

Italy

 

11,119

 

697

 

1,645

 

24

 

1,958

 

UK

 

7,790

 

753

 

733

 

 

2,160

 

Spain

 

7,229

 

761

 

386

 

 

1,763

 

(840)

Other Europe

 

9,138

 

823

 

298

 

29

 

1,706

 

(740)

Vodacom

 

5,400

 

802

 

174

 

55

 

939

 

Other Markets

 

2,963

 

587

 

290

 

55

 

672

 

Common Functions

 

2,217

 

821

 

155

 

 

171

 

(105)

Group

 

94,122

 

7,522

 

4,593

 

1,776

 

14,174

 

(1,685)

Notes:

1

Comprises goodwill, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.

2

Includes additions to property, plant and equipment (excluding right-of-use assets,), computer software and development costs, reported within Intangible assets.

3

Includes additions to licences and spectrum and customer base acquisitions.

3. Operating profit

Detailed below are the key amounts recognised in arriving at our operating profit

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Amortisation of intangible assets (note 10)

 

4,044

 

4,421

 

4,459

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (note 11):

 

 

 

Owned assets

 

5,857

 

5,766

 

5,995

Leased assets

 

3,944

 

3,914

 

3,720

Impairment losses (note 4)

 

 

 

1,685

Staff costs (note 24)

 

5,334

 

5,157

 

5,462

Amounts related to inventory included in cost of sales

5,671

5,160

5,699

Own costs capitalised attributable to the construction or acquisition of property, plant and equipment

 

(1,092)

 

(995)

 

(902)

Gain on disposal of Indus Towers Limited1

110

Pledge arrangements in respect of Indus Towers Limited1 (note 29)

(15)

(429)

Net gain on formation of TPG Telecom1 (note 12)

1,043

Net gain on formation of Indus Towers Limited1 (note 12)

292

Settlement of tender offer to KDG shareholders1

(204)

Net gain on disposal of Vodafone New Zealand1

(1,078)

Net gain on disposal of tower infrastructure in Italy1

(3,356)

Net gain on disposal of Vodafone Malta1

 

 

 

(170)

Note:

1Included in Other income and expense in the Consolidated income statement.

The total remuneration of the Group's auditor, Ernst & Young LLP and other member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, for services provided to the Group during the year ended 31 March 2022 is analysed below.

2022

2021

2020

Re-presented1

€m

€m

€m

Parent company

 

4

 

3

 

4

Subsidiaries2

 

19

 

18

 

17

Subsidiaries - new accounting standards3

1

Audit fees4

 

23

 

21

 

22

Vantage Towers IPO5

11

5

Audit-related6

2

1

Corporate finance7

1

Non-audit fees

 

2

 

11

 

7

Total fees

 

25

 

32

 

29

Notes:

1Audit fees of subsidiaries for the year ended 31 March 2021 have increased by 1 million compared to the amount previously reported. Similarly, Vantage Towers IPO non-audit fees have increased by 3 million. This is to include fees agreed during the year ended 31 March 2022 but which related to the year ended 31 March 2021.
2During the year ended 31 March 2021, audit fees of 1 million were incurred for incremental financial statement audit services during the IPO of Vantage Towers A.G.
3Fees for the implementation of new accounting standards, notably IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ and IFRS 16 ‘Leases’.
4Includes fees in connection with the interim review, preliminary announcement and controls audit required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. In total this amounted to 1 million in each of the years presented.
5Fees incurred for IPO services relating to the IPO of Vantage Towers A.G. on 18 March 2021.
6Fees for statutory and regulatory filings during the year.
7At the time of the Board decision to recommend Ernst & Young LLP as the statutory auditor for the year ended 31 March 2020 in February 2019, Ernst & Young LLP were providing a range of services to the Group. All services that were prohibited by the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) or Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’) for a statutory auditor to provide ceased by 31 March 2019. All engagements that were not prohibited by the FRC or SEC but were not in accordance with the Group’s own internal approval policy for non-audit services, ceased early in the financial year ended 31 March 2020 to enable a smooth transition to alternative suppliers, where required.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

4. Impairment losses

Impairment occurs when the carrying value of assets is greater than the present value of the net cash flows they are expected to generate. We review the carrying value of assets for each country in which we operate at least annually. For further details of our impairment review process see ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies

Goodwill

Goodwill is not subject to amortisation but is tested for impairment annually or whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

For the purpose of impairment testing, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows, known as cash-generating units. The determination of the Group’s cash-generating units is primarily based on the geographic area where the Group supplies communications services and products. If cash flows from assets within one jurisdiction are largely independent of the cash flows from other assets in that same jurisdiction and management monitors performance separately, multiple cash-generating units are identified within that geographic area.

If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Impairment losses recognised for goodwill are not reversible in subsequent periods.

The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

Management prepares formal five year plans for the Group’s cash-generating units, which are the basis for the value in use calculations.

Property, plant and equipment, finite lived intangible assets and equity accounted investments

At each reporting period date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its property, plant and equipment, finite lived intangible assets and equity- accounted investments to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent, if any, of the impairment loss. Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in the income statement.

Where there has been a change in the estimates used to determine recoverable amount and an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, not to exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years and an impairment loss reversal is recognised immediately in the income statement.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Impairment losses

Following our annual impairment review, the impairment charges recognised in the consolidated income statement within operating profit are stated below. Further detail on the events and circumstances that led to the recognition of the impairment charges is included below.

  

2022

2021

2020

Cash-generating unit

Reportable segment

€m

€m

€m

Spain

 

Spain

 

 

 

840

Ireland

Other Europe

630

Romania

Other Europe

110

Vodafone Automotive

Common Functions

105

 

  

 

 

 

1,685

Goodwill

The remaining carrying value of goodwill at 31 March was as follows:

2022

2021

€m

€m

Germany

 

20,335

 

20,335

Vantage Towers Germany

2,565

2,565

Italy

 

2,481

 

2,481

Other

 

6,503

 

6,350

 

31,884

 

31,731

Key assumptions used in the value in use calculations

The key assumptions used in determining the value in use are:

Assumption

How determined

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL has been based on past experience adjusted for the following:

 In Europe, mobile revenue is expected to benefit from increased usage as customers transition to higher data bundles, and new products and services are introduced. Fixed revenue is expected to continue to grow as penetration is increased and more products and services are sold to customers;

 Outside of Europe, revenue is expected to continue to grow as the penetration of faster data-enabled devices rises along with higher data bundle attachment rates, and new products and services are introduced. The Other Markets segment is also expected to benefit from increased usage and penetration of M-Pesa in Africa; and

 Margins are expected to be impacted by negative factors such as the cost of acquiring and retaining customers in increasingly competitive markets and by positive factors such as the efficiencies expected from the implementation of Group initiatives.

Projected capital expenditure

The cash flow forecasts for capital expenditure are based on past experience and include the ongoing capital expenditure required to maintain our networks, provide products and services in line with customer expectations, including of higher data volumes and speeds, and to meet the population coverage requirements of certain of the Group’s licences. In Europe, capital expenditure is required to roll out capacity-building next generation 5G and gigabit networks. Outside of Europe, capital expenditure will be required for the continued rollout of current and next generation mobile networks in emerging markets. Capital expenditure includes cash outflows for the purchase of property, plant and equipment and computer software.

Projected licence and spectrum payments

To enable the continued provision of products and services, the cash flow forecasts for licence and spectrum payments for each relevant cash-generating unit include amounts for expected renewals and newly available spectrum. Beyond the five year forecast period, a long-run cost of spectrum is assumed.

Long-term growth rate

For the purposes of the Group’s value in use calculations, a longterm growth rate into perpetuity is applied immediately at the end of the five year forecast period and is based on the lower of:

 the nominal GDP growth rate forecasts for the country of operation; and

 the long-term compound annual growth rate in adjusted EBITDAaL as estimated by management.

Long-term compound annual growth rates determined by management may be lower than forecast nominal GDP growth rates due to the following market-specific factors: competitive intensity levels, maturity of business, regulatory environment or sector-specific inflation expectations.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

The discount rate applied to the cash flows of each of the Group’s cash-generating units is generally based on the risk free rate for ten year bonds issued by the government in the respective market. Where government bond rates contain a material component of credit risk, high-quality local corporate bond rates may be used.

These rates are adjusted for a risk premium to reflect both the increased risk of investing in equities and the systematic risk of the specific cash-generating unit. In making this adjustment, inputs required are the equity market risk premium (that is the required return over and above a risk free rate by an investor who is investing in the market as a whole) and the risk adjustment, beta, applied to reflect the risk of the specific cash-generating unit relative to the market as a whole.

In determining the risk adjusted discount rate, management has applied an adjustment for the systematic risk to each of the Group’s cash-generating companies determined using an average of the betas of comparable listed telecommunications companies and, where available and appropriate, across a specific territory. Management has used a forward-looking equity market risk premium that takes into consideration both studies by independent economists, the long-term average equity market risk premium and the market risk premiums typically used by valuations practitioners.

The risk adjusted discount rate is also based on typical leverage ratios of telecommunications companies in each cash-generating units’ respective market or region.

Year ended 31 March 2022

The Group performs its annual impairment test for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets at 31 March and when there is an indicator of impairment of an asset. At each reporting period date judgement is exercised by management in determining whether any internal or external sources of information observed are indicative that the carrying amount of any of the Group’s cash generating units is not recoverable.

As a large owner of infrastructure and consumer of energy, the Group has exposure to climate change related risks such as energy cost increases, asset damage and service disruption. The long range plans used in the Group’s impairment testing include forecast energy costs and other costs that are embedded in the planning process to deliver the Group’s zero carbon targets. The long range plans also include capital expenditure in relation to the Group’s use of durable and energy efficient infrastructure and the costs of the Group’s extensive and ongoing network maintenance programme. Furthermore, the Group will continue to develop strong reactive initiatives to manage the unpredictable impacts of future climate-related risks. Climate change, therefore, has not had a material impact on the outcome of the Group’s impairment testing and the Group will continue to refine its approach to modelling climate-related risks and opportunities in the value in use calculations.

As the war in Ukraine continues, it is challenging to predict the full extent and duration of its impact on the economy and the Group’s businesses. However, to assess a potential impact of this on the Group’s impairment testing, management prepared scenario analysis based on adjustments to the long range plans for high level estimates of market risks impacted by the war. This analysis did not indicate a risk of impairment at 31 March 2022. Management will update the cash flows and assumptions used in the Group’s impairment testing at future reporting dates with latest best estimates.

No impairments were recognised for the Group’s cash generating units during the year to 31 March 2022.

Value in use assumptions

The table below shows key assumptions used in the value in use calculations, and separately presented cash generating units for which the carrying amount of goodwill is significant in comparison with the Group's total carrying amount of goodwill:

Assumptions used in value in use calculation

Vantage Towers

    

Germany

    

Italy

    

 Germany

    

Other

%

  

%

%

%

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

7.4

 

9.3

 

6.1

 

6.2-22.5

Long-term growth rate

0.5

 

1.5

 

1.5

 

1.0-8.9

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

(0.1)

 

(0.2)

 

11.0

 

(5.4)-13.0

Projected capital expenditure2

19.6-21.8

 

15.0-16.3

 

32.0-62.1

 

10.0-51.4

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Sensitivity analysis

The estimated recoverable amounts of the Group’s operations in Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain exceed their carrying values by €7.3 billion, €0.4 billion, €1.3 billion and €0.1 billion respectively. However, if the assumptions used in the impairment review were changed to a greater extent than as presented in the following table, the changes would, in isolation, lead to an impairment loss being recognised for the year ended 31 March 2022.

    

Change required for carrying value to equal recoverable amount

    

Germany

    

Italy

    

UK

    

Spain

pps

pps

pps

pps

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

1.4

 

0.3

 

1.3

 

0.1

Long-term growth rate

(1.4)

 

(0.3)

 

(1.5)

 

(0.1)

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

(4.1)

 

(0.9)

 

(3.1)

 

(0.4)

Projected capital expenditure2

12.6

 

1.8

 

4.3

 

0.5

Notes:

1

Projected Adjusted EBITDAaL is expressed as the compound annual growth rates in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing. For the purposes of this disclosure Italy’s FY22 EBITDAaL excludes the TIM settlement.

2

Projected capital expenditure, which excludes licences and spectrum, is expressed as capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

For the Group’s operations in Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain management has considered the following reasonably possible changes in pre-tax adjusted discount rate, adjusted EBITDAaL1 and long-term growth rate assumptions, leaving all other assumptions unchanged. The sensitivity analysis presented is prepared on the basis that the reasonably possible change in each key assumption would not have a consequential impact on other assumptions used in the impairment review. The associated impact on the impairment assessment is presented in the table overleaf.

Management has concluded that no reasonably possible or foreseeable change in projected capital expenditure2 would cause the difference between the carrying value and recoverable amount for any cash-generating unit to be materially different to the base case disclosed overleaf.

Recoverable amount less carrying value

Germany

Italy

UK

Spain

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

Base case as at 31 March 2022

7.3

0.4

1.3

0.1

Change in pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

Decrease by 1pps

14.9

1.7

2.8

1.0

Increase by 1pps

1.7

(0.7)

0.3

(0.6)

Change in long-term growth rate

Decrease by 1pps

1.6

(0.6)

0.4

(0.5)

Increase by 1pps

15.6

1.7

2.8

0.9

Change in projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

Decrease by 5pps

(1.4)

(1.6)

(0.7)

(1.1)

Increase by 5pps

17.9

2.8

3.8

1.5

Note:

1

Projected Adjusted EBITDAaL is expressed as the compound annual growth rates in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing. For the purposes of this disclosure, EBITDAaL for Italy in the year ended 31 March 2022 excludes the TIM settlement.

Year ended 31 March 2021

The disclosures below for the year ended 31 March 2021 are as previously disclosed in the 31 March 2021 Annual Report.

Following the carve-out of Vodafone’s tower infrastructure to Vantage Towers A.G. (‘Vantage Towers’) during the year in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic and Hungary and the acquisitions by Vantage Towers of Vodafone UK’s 50% shareholding in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (‘CTIL’) and the remaining shareholding in the Vantage Towers Greece, management considers Vodafone’s operating companies and Vantage Tower’s operating companies in the affected geographical areas to represent two cash-generating units for the purpose of impairment testing as at 31 March 2021. Vodafone’s investment in Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (‘INWIT’) was also transferred to Vantage Towers during the year.

Goodwill has been allocated on a relative values basis to the Vantage Towers cash-generating units, where applicable, as part of the tower business carve out from Vodafone’s operations. The cash-generating units described below relate to Vodafone’s mobile and fixed line trading businesses, unless otherwise indicated as being part of Vantage Towers.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Value in use assumptions

The table below shows key assumptions used in the value in use calculations.

Assumptions used in value in use calculation

Vantage Towers

Germany

Italy

Spain

Ireland

Romania

 Germany

%

%

%

%

%

%

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

    

7.4

    

10.5

    

9.2

    

7.7

    

9.9

    

6.0

Long-term growth rate

 

0.5

 

0.5

 

0.5

 

0.5

 

1.0

 

1.5

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

1.2

 

2.1

 

4.9

 

0.5

 

0.9

 

8.4

Projected capital expenditure2

 

19.7-21.5

 

14.4-15.9

 

15.7-17.6

 

12.6-15.1

 

12.3-15.2

 

39.1-56.2

Notes:

1

Projected Adjusted EBITDAaL is expressed as the compound annual growth rates in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing. A pro-rata adjustment has been made to true-up 31 March 2021 Adjusted EBITDAaL to a full year where the towers business carve-out occurred during the year.

2

Projected capital expenditure, which excludes licences and spectrum, is expressed as capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

Sensitivity analysis

The estimated recoverable amounts of the Group’s operations in Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Romania and Vantage Towers Germany exceed their carrying values by €7.4 billion, €0.6 billion, €0.3 billion, €0.1 billion, €0.1 billion and €3.5 billion, respectively. If the assumptions used in the impairment review were changed to a greater extent than as presented in the following table, the changes would, in isolation, lead to an impairment loss being recognised for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Change required for carrying value to equal recoverable amount

Vantage Towers

Germany

Italy

Spain

Ireland

Romania

Germany

    

pps

    

pps

    

pps

    

pps

    

pps

    

pps

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

1.3

    

0.7

    

0.4

    

0.7

    

0.7

    

5.2

Long-term growth rate

(1.3)

 

(0.8)

(0.5)

(0.7)

 

(0.9)

 

(4.9)

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

(4.0)

 

(1.5)

(1.5)

(1.6)

 

(1.9)

 

(19.3)

Projected capital expenditure2

12.7

 

3.0

1.6

2.8

 

1.9

 

162.6

Management considered the following reasonably possible changes in key assumptions for projected adjusted EBITDAaL1 and long-term growth rate, leaving all other assumptions unchanged. Consistent with the prior year, and due to the uncertainty of future COVID-19 impacts, management’s range of reasonably possible changes in projected adjusted EBITDAaL is plus or minus 5 percentage points (2020: +/- 5 percentage points). The sensitivity analysis presented is prepared on the basis that the reasonably possible change in each key assumption would not have a consequential impact on other assumptions used in the impairment review. The associated impact on the impairment assessment is presented in the table below.

Management believes that no reasonably possible or foreseeable change in the pre-tax adjusted discount rate or projected capital expenditure2 would cause the difference between the carrying value and recoverable amount for any cash-generating unit to be materially different from the base case disclosed below.

Recoverable amount less carrying value

Vantage Towers

Germany

Italy

Spain

Ireland

Romania

Germany

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

Base case as at 31 March 2021

 

7.4

 

0.6

 

0.3

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

3.5

Change in projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Decrease by 5pps

 

(1.6)

 

(1.3)

 

(0.6)

 

(0.2)

 

(0.1)

 

2.4

Increase by 5pps

 

18.2

 

2.9

 

1.4

 

0.5

 

0.3

 

5.0

Change in long-term growth rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Decrease by 1pps

 

1.5

 

(0.1)

 

(0.3)

 

 

 

2.2

Increase by 1pps

 

16.0

 

1.6

 

1.0

 

0.3

 

0.2

 

6.1

The carrying values for Vodafone UK, Portugal, Czech Republic, and Hungary include goodwill arising from acquisitions and/or the purchase of operating licences or spectrum rights. The recoverable amounts for these operating companies are also not materially greater than their carrying values and accordingly are disclosed below.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

If the assumptions used in the impairment review were changed to a greater extent than as presented in the following table, the changes would, in isolation, lead to an impairment loss being recognised in the year ended 31 March 2021.

Change required for carrying value to equal recoverable amount

    

UK

    

Portugal

    

Czech Republic

    

Hungary

 

pps

 

pps

 

pps

 

pps

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

 

0.8

 

0.9

 

1.2

 

0.3

Long-term growth rate

 

(0.8)

 

(1.0)

 

(1.3)

 

(0.4)

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

(1.7)

 

(2.2)

 

(3.0)

 

(0.7)

Projected capital expenditure2

 

2.5

 

3.7

 

7.5

 

1.5

Notes:

1Projected adjusted EBITDAaL is expressed as the compound annual growth rates in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing. A pro-rata adjustment has been made to true up 31 March 2021 adjusted EBITDAaL to a full year where the towers business carve-out occurred during the year.
2Projected capital expenditure, which excludes licences and spectrum, is expressed as capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

Year ended 31 March 2020

The disclosures below for the year ended 31 March 2020 are as previously disclosed in the 31 March 2020 Annual Report.

For the year ended 31 March 2020, the Group recorded impairment charges of €0.8 billion, €0.6 billion, €0.1 billion and €0.1 billion with respect to the Group’s investments in Spain, Ireland, Romania and Vodafone Automotive respectively. The impairment charges relate solely to goodwill and are recognised in the consolidated income statement within operating profit/(loss). The recoverable amounts for Spain, Ireland, Romania and Vodafone Automotive are €5.6 billion, €1.2 billion, €0.9 billion and €0.0 billion respectively, and based on value in use calculations.

The COVID-19 outbreak developed rapidly in early 2020. Many countries have required businesses to limit or suspend operations and implemented travel restrictions and quarantine measures. The measures taken to contain the virus have adversely affected economic activity and disrupted many businesses. As the outbreak continues to progress and evolve, it is extremely challenging to predict the full extent and duration of its impact on Vodafone’s businesses and the countries where Vodafone operates. Based on information available as at 31 March 2020, management made additional adjustments to the five year business plans used in the Group’s impairment testing in order to reflect the estimated impact. The impairment charges recognised and discussed immediately below, were based on expected cash flows after applying these adjustments.

Challenging trading and economic conditions in Spain materialised in the prior financial year and management recognised an impairment charge following a reduction in projected cash flows. During the year ended 31 March 2020 there was an observable repositioning towards low-cost brands and competitive intensity within the multi-branded market was expected to remain elevated in the medium term. These factors led to management projecting lower cash flows and recognising an impairment charge with respect to the Group’s investment in Spain.

The impairment charge recognised with respect to Ireland was attributable to increased competition and the aforementioned increased economic uncertainty. As a consequence, growth and ARPUs were expected to be lower. Management reflected these assumptions in expected cash flows.

The impairment charges recognised with respect to Romania and Vodafone Automotive reflect management’s latest assessment of likely trading and economic conditions in the five year business plan. Management’s view of the long-term potential in these markets remains unchanged.

The European Liberty Global assets acquired in July 2019 were subsumed within existing cash-generating units in Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. The primary reason for acquiring the businesses was to create a converged national provider of digital infrastructure in Germany, together with creating converged communications operators in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. Following the integration of the acquired businesses, management considered the cash flows within these cash-generating units to be largely interdependent and monitors performance on a country-level basis.

On 31 March 2020, the Group merged its passive tower infrastructure in Italy with INWIT. On the date of the merger, management monitored performance of its operations in Italy on a country-wide basis and considered Vodafone Italy, including its passive tower infrastructure, to be one cash-generating unit for the purpose of impairment testing as at 31 March 2020. No impairment in relation to Vodafone Italy would be necessary if impairment testing was performed on a post-merger basis at 31 March 2020.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Value in use assumptions

The table below shows key assumptions used in the value in use calculations.

Assumptions used in value in use calculation

    

    

    

    

    

    

Vodafone

Germany

Italy

Spain

Ireland

Romania

Automotive

%

  

%

  

%

  

%

  

%

  

%

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

 

7.5

10.3

9.2

7.6

10.2

9.1

Long-term growth rate

 

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

1.0

1.9

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

3.8

0.2

8.2

3.0

8.0

31.3

Projected capital expenditure2

 

20.1-20.7

12.5-13.4

16.2-18.1

10.7-15.2

13.7-18.5

14.1-23.4

Notes:

1

Projected Adjusted EBITDAaL is expressed as the compound annual growth rates in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

2

Projected capital expenditure, which excludes licences and spectrum, is expressed as capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

Sensitivity analysis

The estimated recoverable amount of the Group’s operations in Germany and Italy exceed their carrying values by €6.6 billion and €1.8 billion respectively. If the assumptions used in the impairment review were changed to a greater extent than as presented in the following table, the changes would, in isolation, lead to an impairment loss being recognised for the year ended 31 March 2020.

Change required for carrying value to

    

equal recoverable amount

Germany

Italy

pps

pps

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

 

1.1

 

1.7

Long-term growth rate

 

(1.0)

 

(2.0)

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

(3.2)

 

(3.1)

Projected capital expenditure2

 

11.4

 

7.9

Management considered the following reasonably possible changes in the key adjusted EBITDAaL1 and long-term growth rate assumptions, leaving all other assumptions unchanged. Due to increased uncertainty following the COVID-19 outbreak, management has widened the range of reasonably possible changes in the key adjusted EBITDAaL growth rate assumption to plus or minus 5 percentage points (2019: 2 percentage points). The sensitivity analysis presented is prepared on the basis that the reasonably possible change in each key assumption would not have a consequential impact on other assumptions used in the impairment review. The associated impact on the impairment assessment is presented in the table below, with the exception of Vodafone Automotive, where no reasonably possible change in the key assumptions would materially change the impairment charge recognised.

Management believes that no reasonably possible or foreseeable change in the pre-tax adjusted discount rate or projected capital expenditure2 would cause the difference between the carrying value and recoverable amount for any cash-generating unit to be materially different to the base case disclosed below.

Recoverable amount less carrying value (prior to recognition of impairment charges)

Germany

Italy

Spain

Ireland

Romania

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

    

€bn

Base case as at 31 March 2020

 

6.6

 

1.8

 

(0.8)

 

(0.6)

 

(0.1)

Change in projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Decrease by 5pps

 

(3.3)

 

(1.0)

 

(2.3)

 

(1.1)

 

(0.3)

Increase by 5pps

 

18.4

 

5.1

 

0.9

 

 

0.1

Change in long-term growth rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Decrease by 1pps

 

0.2

 

0.8

 

(1.5)

 

(0.8)

 

(0.2)

Increase by 1pps

 

15.8

 

3.0

 

 

(0.4)

 

The carrying values for Vodafone UK, Portugal, Czech Republic and Hungary include goodwill arising from acquisitions and/or the purchase of operating licences or spectrum rights. While the recoverable amounts for these operating companies are not materially greater than their carrying value, each has a lower risk of giving rise to an impairment that would be material to the Group given their relative size or the composition of their carrying value.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

If the assumptions used in the impairment review were changed to a greater extent than as presented in the following table, the changes would, in isolation, lead to an impairment loss being recognised in the year ended 31 March 2020.

Change required for carrying value to equal recoverable amount

    

UK

    

Portugal

    

Czech Republic

    

Hungary

pps

pps

pps

pps

Pre-tax risk adjusted discount rate

 

1.1

 

1.5

 

1.7

 

1.9

Long-term growth rate

 

(1.3)

 

(1.6)

 

(1.8)

 

(2.2)

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL1

 

(2.3)

 

(3.4)

 

(4.0)

 

(3.9)

Projected capital expenditure2

 

4.5

 

7.1

 

12.5

 

9.1

Notes:

1

Projected adjusted EBITDAaL is expressed as the compound annual growth rates in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

2

Projected capital expenditure, which excludes licences and spectrum, is expressed as capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue in the initial five years for all cash-generating units of the plans used for impairment testing.

VodafoneZiggo

The recoverable amount for VodafoneZiggo is not materially greater than its carrying value. If adverse impacts of economic, competitive, regulatory or other factors were to cause significant deterioration in the operations of VodafoneZiggo and the entity’s expected future cash flows, this may lead to an impairment loss being recognised.

5. Investment income and financing costs

Investment income comprises interest received from short-term investments and other receivables. Financing costs mainly arise from interest due on bonds and commercial paper issued, bank loans and the results of hedging transactions used to manage foreign exchange and interest rate movements.

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Investment income

 

  

 

  

 

  

Financial assets measured at amortised cost

 

249

 

306

 

157

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss

 

5

 

24

 

91

 

254

 

330

 

248

Financing costs

 

  

 

  

 

  

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

 

 

 

  

Bonds

1,546

1,722

1,580

Lease liabilities

398

374

330

Bank loans and other liabilities1

 

469

 

463

 

626

Interest on derivatives

 

(428)

 

(485)

 

(354)

Mark-to-market on derivatives

 

(341)

 

(1,070)

 

1,162

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss

36

Foreign exchange

 

284

 

23

 

205

 

1,964

 

1,027

 

3,549

Net financing costs

 

1,710

 

697

 

3,301

Note:

1

Interest capitalised for the year ended 31 March 2022 was 17 million (2021: 17 million, 2020: 25 million)

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

6. Taxation

This note explains how our Group tax charge arises. The deferred tax section of the note also provides information on our expected future tax charges and sets out the tax assets held across the Group together with our view on whether or not we expect to be able to make use of these in the future.

Accounting policies

Income tax expense represents the sum of the current and deferred taxes.

Current tax payable or recoverable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the income statement because some items of income or expense are taxable or deductible in different years or may never be taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting period date.

The Group recognises provisions for uncertain tax positions when the Group has a present obligation as a result of a past event and management judge that it is probable that there will be a future outflow of economic benefits from the Group to settle the obligation. Uncertain tax positions are assessed and measured on an issue by issue basis within the jurisdictions that we operate either using management’s estimate of the most likely outcome where the issues are binary, or the expected value approach where the issues have a range of possible outcomes. The Group recognises interest on late paid taxes as part of financing costs, and any penalties, if applicable, as part of the income tax expense.

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable in the future arising from temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. It is accounted for using the statement of financial position liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that temporary differences or taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised.

Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit. Deferred tax liabilities are not recognised to the extent they arise from the initial recognition of non-tax deductible goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint arrangements, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting period date and adjusted to reflect changes in the Group’s assessment that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting period date.

Tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they either relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or on different taxable entities which intend to settle the current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Tax is charged or credited to the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited to other comprehensive income or directly to equity, in which case the tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or in equity.

2022

2021

2020

Income tax expense

€m

€m

€m

United Kingdom corporation tax expense/(credit):

 

  

 

  

 

  

Current year

 

22

 

24

 

42

Adjustments in respect of prior years

 

17

 

3

 

(6)

 

39

 

27

 

36

Overseas current tax expense/(credit):

 

 

 

Current year

 

993

 

872

 

900

Adjustments in respect of prior years

 

81

 

(30)

 

80

 

1,074

 

842

 

980

Total current tax expense

 

1,113

 

869

 

1,016

Deferred tax on origination and reversal of temporary differences:

 

 

 

United Kingdom deferred tax

 

(791)

 

(94)

 

(318)

Overseas deferred tax

 

1,008

 

3,089

 

552

Total deferred tax expense

 

217

 

2,995

 

234

Total income tax expense

 

1,330

 

3,864

 

1,250

UK operating profits are more than offset by statutory allowances for capital investment in the UK network and systems plus ongoing interest costs including those arising from the €10.7 billion of spectrum payments to the UK government in 2000, 2013 and 2018.

Tax charged/(credited) directly to other comprehensive income

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Current tax

 

 

(17)

 

(26)

Deferred tax

 

648

 

(1,009)

 

830

Total tax charged/(credited) directly to other comprehensive income

 

648

 

(1,026)

 

804

Tax credited directly to equity

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Deferred tax

 

 

(2)

 

Total tax credited directly to equity

 

 

(2)

 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Factors affecting the tax expense for the year

The table below explains the differences between the expected tax expense, being the aggregate of the Group’s geographical split of profits multiplied by the relevant local tax rates and the Group’s total tax expense for each year.

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

(restated)*

Continuing profit before tax as shown in the consolidated income statement

 

3,954

 

4,400

 

795

Aggregated expected income tax expense

 

1,191

 

1,124

 

226

Impairment losses with no tax effect

 

 

 

332

Disposal of Group investments(1)

 

(8)

 

(332)

 

(1,113)

Effect of taxation of associates and joint ventures, reported within profit before tax

 

(66)

 

56

 

728

Deferred tax charge/(credit) following revaluation of investments in Luxembourg

 

1,455

 

2,120

*

(348)

Previously unrecognised temporary differences we expect to use in the future, including in Luxembourg

 

(708)

 

(45)

 

(14)

Previously recognised temporary differences and losses we no longer expect to use in the future

 

74

 

699

*

Current year temporary differences (including losses) that we currently do not expect to use

 

116

 

170

 

352

Adjustments in respect of prior year tax liabilities

 

13

 

(10)

 

(86)

Impact of tax credits and irrecoverable taxes

 

74

 

90

 

52

Deferred tax on overseas earnings

 

2

 

 

3

Effect of current year changes in statutory tax rates on deferred tax balances (2)

 

(667)

 

(45)

 

757

Financing costs not deductible/(taxable) for tax purposes

46

(62)

174

Revaluation of assets for tax purposes in Italy and Turkey

(357)

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

 

165

 

99

 

187

Income tax expense

 

1,330

 

3,864

 

1,250

Notes:

*

During the year ended 31 March 2022, we revised the calculation of certain impairment reversals recognised by our Luxembourg holding companies for the year ended 31 March 2021; this had no impact on the amount of deferred tax assets recognised at that date but has changed the amount of our unrecognised deferred tax assets by 0.7 billion (unrecognised losses of 2.8 billion).. Further details can be found on page 158. We have adjusted certain 31 March 2021 disclosures as denoted by an *.

1

2021 includes the tax exempt gains relating to the TPG Telecom Limited merger in Australia and Indus Towers Limited in India. 2020 relates to tax exempt disposal gains on Vodafone New Zealand, Vodafone Malta and the merger of the Italian towers with INWIT.

2

2022 includes the increase in future UK tax rate to 25%. 2020 includes the impact of a lower corporate tax rate in Luxembourg and the retention of the 19% corporate tax rate in the UK.

Deferred tax

Analysis of movements in the net deferred tax asset balance during the year:

    

€m

1 April 2021

 

19,474

Foreign exchange movements

 

(29)

Charged to the income statement

 

(217)

Charged directly to OCI

 

(648)

Charged directly to equity

 

Arising on acquisitions and disposals

 

(11)

31 March 20221

 

18,569

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities, before offset of balances within countries, are as follows:

    

Amount

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Net

credited/

recognised

(expensed)

Gross

Gross

Less

deferred tax

in income

deferred

deferred tax

amounts

(liability)/

statement

tax asset

liability

unrecognised

asset

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Accelerated tax depreciation

 

672

 

2,589

 

(1,361)

 

(58)

 

1,170

Intangible assets

 

643

 

666

 

(1,801)

 

11

 

(1,124)

Tax losses

 

(1,450)

 

28,977

 

 

(10,341)

 

18,636

Treasury related items

 

(90)

 

616

 

(372)

 

(562)

 

(318)

Temporary differences relating to revenue recognition

(9)

3

(666)

(663)

Temporary differences relating to leases

 

(3)

 

1,754

 

(1,577)

 

 

177

Other temporary differences

20

1,148

(379)

(78)

691

31 March 20221

 

(217)

 

35,753

 

(6,156)

 

(11,028)

 

18,569

Analysed in the balance sheet, after offset of balances within countries, as:

    

€m

Deferred tax asset

 

19,089

Deferred tax liability

 

(520)

31 March 20221

 

18,569

At 31 March 2021, deferred tax assets and liabilities, before offset of balances within countries, were as follows:

    

Amount

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Net

credited/

recognised

(expensed)

Gross

Gross

Less 

deferred tax

in income

deferred

deferred tax

amounts

(liability)/

statement

tax asset*

liability*

unrecognised*

asset

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Accelerated tax depreciation

 

716

 

2,331

 

(2,034)

 

(9)

 

288

Intangible assets

 

336

 

434

 

(1,938)

 

13

 

(1,491)

Tax losses

 

(3,292)

 

30,490

 

 

(10,400)

 

20,090

Treasury related items

 

(9)

 

761

 

(37)

 

(392)

 

332

Temporary differences relating to revenue recognition

(84)

3

(651)

(648)

Temporary differences relating to leases

 

(34)

 

1,758

 

(1,568)

 

 

190

Other temporary differences

(627)

1,095

(335)

(47)

713

31 March 20211

 

(2,994)

 

36,872

 

(6,563)

 

(10,835)

 

19,474

At 31 March 2021, analysed in the balance sheet, after offset of balances within countries, as:

    

€m

Deferred tax asset

 

21,569

Deferred tax liability

 

(2,095)

31 March 20211

 

19,474

Note:

1The Group does not discount deferred tax assets. This is in accordance with IAS 12.

Factors affecting the tax charge in future years

The Group’s future tax charge, and effective tax rate, could be affected by several factors including; tax reform in countries around the world, including any arising from the OECD’s or European Commission’s work on the taxation of the digital economy and European Commission initiatives such as the proposed tax and financial reporting directive or as a consequence of state aid investigations, future corporate acquisitions and disposals, any restructuring of our businesses and the resolution of open tax issues (see below).

On 25 April 2019, the European Commission published its full decision in relation to its investigation into the ‘group financing exemption’ (GFE) in the UK’s controlled foreign company rules and whether the GFE constituted unlawful State Aid. It concluded the GFE does not constitute unlawful state aid when the managing of the financing activities is outside the UK. We consider that the Group’s Luxembourg financing activities are properly established and operate in accordance with EU and local law as well

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

as the OECD’s transfer pricing guidelines and on 27 May 2021 the UK tax authorities confirmed it reached the view Vodafone was not in receipt of any state aid relating to the GFE. The European Commission has indicated it agrees with this conclusion

The Group is routinely subject to audit by tax authorities in the territories in which it operates. The Group considers each issue on its merits and, where appropriate, holds provisions in respect of the potential tax liability that may arise. As at 31 March 2022, the Group holds provisions for such potential liabilities of €463 million (2021: €606 million). These provisions relate to multiple issues, across the jurisdictions in which the Group operates. The reduction during the year is primarily a result of the closure of state tax audits in the US.

As the tax impact of a transaction can be uncertain until a conclusion is reached with the relevant tax authority or through a legal process, the amount ultimately paid may differ materially from the amount accrued and could therefore affect the Group's overall profitability and cash flows in future periods. See Note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’ to the consolidated financial statements.

At 31 March 2022, the gross amount and expiry dates of losses available for carry forward are as follows:

    

Expiring

    

Expiring

    

    

    

    

within

beyond

5 years

6 years

Unlimited

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

Losses for which a deferred tax asset is recognised

 

19

259

79,848

80,126

Losses for which no deferred tax is recognised

 

334

13,162

23,928

37,424

 

353

13,421

103,776

117,550

At 31 March 2021, the gross amount and expiry dates of losses available for carry forward were as follows:

    

Expiring

    

Expiring

    

    

    

    

within

beyond

5 years

6 years

Unlimited*

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

Losses for which a deferred tax asset is recognised

 

63

222

86,623

86,908

Losses for which no deferred tax is recognised

 

245

13,217

26,290

39,752

 

308

13,439

112,913

126,660

Deferred tax assets on losses in Luxembourg

Included in the table above are losses of €65,348 million (2021: €72,552 million*) that have arisen in Luxembourg companies. A deferred tax asset of €16,298 million (2021: €17,394 million) has been recognised in respect of these losses, as we conclude it is probable that the Luxembourg entities will continue to generate taxable profits in the future against which we can utilise these losses. These tax losses principally arose from historical impairments, primarily following the acquisition of the Mannesmann Group in 2000. These losses arose prior to the 2017 tax reform in Luxembourg and are available to carry forward indefinitely.

The Luxembourg companies hold investments in the Group’s operating companies which are assessed for impairment for local GAAP financial statements using the Group’s recoverable value calculations (see Note 4 ‘Impairment losses’). The recognition or reversal of impairments is recorded in the local GAAP financial statements and therefore the carrying values and valuation methodology differs from the goodwill assessment for the Group’s consolidated financial statements. This assessment can give rise to tax deductible impairments or taxable reversals of previous impairments.

Following the 2017 tax reform in Luxembourg, tax losses expire after 17 years and are only used after any pre-existing losses. In the year ended 31 March 2020 the Luxembourg companies had tax deductible impairments resulting in additional tax losses. No deferred tax asset is recognised for these losses on the basis that they are not forecast to be used prior to the expiry of their 17 year life. In a period where pre-existing tax losses are not utilised due to impairments arising the forecast utilisation timeframe extends by one year.

The reversal of impairments can result in a significant reduction to our deferred tax assets and the period over which these assets can be utilised. In the year ended 31 March 2022 a reversal of previous impairments of €6 billion (2021: €9 billion* - previously €12 billion) has arisen in Luxembourg. This represents taxable income against which the brought forward losses can be used. This is the main driver of the reduction in the losses, and the associated deferred tax asset, compared to the prior period.

The Luxembourg companies’ recurring profits are derived from the Group’s internal financing, centralised procurement, and international roaming activities. These activities have consistently generated taxable profits of over €1bn per annum throughout their existence. The Group has reviewed the latest 5 year forecasts for the Luxembourg companies, including their ability to continue to generate income beyond this period. The forecasts consider the impact of the current market conditions on the existing financing activities, including the current view of interest rates, levels of intragroup financing, as well as the future profits

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

generated from the procurement and roaming activities. The valuations take into account all information at the balance sheet date and the Group does not forecast potential future impairments or reversals of impairments.

This assessment also included a review of the commercial structures supporting the profits generated from these activities and considered the factors, under the Group’s control, which could impact the ability of these activities to generate taxable profits. We have assessed that the current structure continues to be sustainable under the tax laws substantively enacted at the balance sheet date and the Group’s intentions to keep these activities in Luxembourg remains unchanged.

Based on the current forecasts, €3,546 million (2021: €2,881 million) of the deferred tax asset is forecast to be used within the next 10 years, and €6,953 million (2021: €4,891 million) used within 20 years. The losses are projected to be fully utilised over the next 45 to 48 years. The decrease in the recovery period over the prior year is principally a result of higher interest rates, driving margins up on existing financing activities combined with the reversal of previously tax deductible impairments. These same factors also meant the Group recognised €699m of previously unrecognised deferred tax asset as the latest forecast show these losses will be used within 60 years. The Group previously did not recognise the asset as the losses were forecast to be used beyond 60 years.

An increase or decrease in the forecast income in Luxembourg in each year of 5%-10% would change the period over which the losses will be fully utilised by 2 to 5 years. The Group uses a change in forecast income to understand the impact that a change in interest rates or level of debt advanced by the Luxembourg companies could have on the recovery period of the losses.

Any future changes in tax law, including those driven by OECD, EU or domestic tax reforms or the structure of the Group could have a significant effect on the use of the Luxembourg losses, including the period over which these losses can be utilised. The Group has reviewed the OECD model rules and supporting commentary and does not anticipate a significant impact on its ability to continue to use our losses in Luxembourg. On the basis that future changes in tax laws are unknown, the profit forecasts assume that existing tax laws continue.

Based on the above factors the Group concludes that it is probable that the Luxembourg companies will continue to generate taxable profits in the future against which it will use these losses. In addition to the above, €13,298 million (2021; €12,975 million) of the Group’s Luxembourg losses expire after 12-17 years and no deferred tax asset is recognised as they will expire before we can use these losses. The remaining losses do not expire. We also have €9,136 million (2021: €9,136 million) of Luxembourg losses in a former Cable & Wireless Worldwide Group company, for which no deferred tax asset has been recognised as it is uncertain whether these losses will be utilised.

Deferred tax assets on losses in Germany

The Group has tax losses of €13,955 million (2021: €16,296 million) in Germany arising on the write down of investments in Germany in 2000. The losses are available to use against both German federal and trade tax liabilities and they do not expire. A deferred tax asset of €2,170 million (2021: €2,529 million) has been recognised in respect of these losses as we conclude it is probable that the German business will continue to generate taxable profits in the future against which we can utilise these losses. The Group has reviewed the latest forecasts for the German business which incorporate the unsystematic risks of operating in the telecommunications business (see page 146). In the period beyond the 5 year forecast we have reviewed the profits inherent in the terminal period and based on these and our expectations for the German business we believe it is probable the German losses will be fully utilised. Based on the current forecasts the losses will be fully utilised over the next 4 to 8 years. This period has decreased compared to the prior year as a result of restructuring the German businesses. A 5%-10% change in the forecast profits of the German business would alter the utilisation period by 1 year.

Deferred tax assets on losses in Spain

The Group has tax losses of €4,627 million (2021: €4,334 million) which are available to offset against the future profits of the Grupo Corporativo ONO business. The losses do not expire, and no deferred tax asset is recognised for these losses due to the trading environment in Spain.

Deferred tax assets in Italy

The Group has a recognised deferred tax asset of €411 million (2021: €162 million), including €71 million (2021: €27 million) relating to tax losses in Italy. The deferred tax asset increased in the year following a revaluation of the Italian business’s assets for tax purposes. The Italian business has historically been profitable and is forecasted to return to profitability, absent the impacts from the revaluation of assets, in the short term.

Other tax losses

The Group has losses amounting to €8,444 million (2021: €8,285 million) in respect of UK subsidiaries which are only available for offset against future capital gains and since it is uncertain whether these losses will be utilised, no deferred tax asset has

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

been recognised, as in the prior year. The remaining losses relate to a number of other jurisdictions across the Group. There are also €2,365 million (2021: €2,092 million) of unrecognised temporary differences relating to treasury items and other items.

Impact of climate risks

The recovery of the Group’s deferred tax assets is dependent on its forecasts of future profitability and the climate related risks identified on page 148 have been considered in the Group’s assessment of the recovery of those assets. The Group does not expect the climate related risks to have an impact on the ability of Luxembourg to continue to provide the internal financing, procurement, and roaming activities to other members of the Group.

Unremitted earnings

No deferred tax liability has been recognised in respect of a further €8,599 million (2021: €7,522 million) of unremitted earnings of subsidiaries because the Group is in a position to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference, and it is probable that such differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of unrecognised deferred tax liabilities in respect of these unremitted earnings.

7. Discontinued operations and assets held for sale

The Group classifies certain of its assets that it expects to dispose as either discontinued operations or as held for sale.

The Group classifies non-current assets and assets and liabilities within disposal groups (‘assets’) as held for sale if the assets are available immediately for sale in their present condition, management is committed to a plan to sell the assets under usual terms, it is highly probable that their carrying amounts will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use and the sale is expected to be completed within one year from the date of the initial classification.

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are presented separately as current items in the consolidated statement of financial position and are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are not depreciated or amortised once classified as held for sale; this also applies in respect of assets held by equity accounted associates and joint ventures.

Where operations constitute a separately reportable segment (see note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’) and have been disposed of, or are classified as held for sale, the Group classifies such operations as discontinued.

Discontinued operations are excluded from the results of continuing operations and are presented as a single amount as profit or loss after tax from discontinued operations in the Group consolidated income statement. Discontinued operations are also excluded from segment reporting. All other notes to the financial statements include amounts for continuing operations, unless indicated otherwise.

Discontinued operations

The Group did not have any discontinued operations in the year ended 31 March 2022 or the comparative years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020.

Assets held for sale

Assets held for sale at 31 March 2022 comprise the Group’s 21.0% interest in Indus Towers (2021: 28.1%). The Group’s interest in Indus Towers has been provided as security against both certain bank borrowings (see note 21 ‘Borrowings’) and partly to the pledges provided to the new Indus Towers entity under the terms of the merger between erstwhile Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel (see note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’).

The relevant assets are detailed in the table below.

2022

2021

    

€m

    

€m

Non-current assets

 

  

 

  

Investments in associates and joint ventures

959

1,257

Assets held for sale

 

959

 

1,257

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

8. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is the amount of profit generated for the financial year attributable to equity shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.

    

2022
 Millions

    

2021
 Millions

    

2020
Millions

Weighted average number of shares for basic earnings per share

 

29,012

 

29,592

 

29,422

Effect of dilutive potential shares: restricted shares and share options

 

97

91

 

Weighted average number of shares for diluted earnings per share

 

29,109

 

29,683

 

29,422

2022

2021

2020

 

€m

€m

€m

 

Profit/(loss) for earnings per share from continuing operations

 

2,088

 

112

 

(920)

 

Profit/(loss) for basic and diluted earnings per share

 

2,088

 

112

 

(920)

 

 

eurocents

 

eurocents

 

eurocents

 

Basic earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations

 

7.20

c

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

7.20

c

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

eurocents

eurocents

eurocents

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share from continuing operations

7.17

c

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

7.17

c

0.38

c

(3.13)

c

9. Equity dividends

Dividends are one type of shareholder return, historically paid to our shareholders in February and August.

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Declared during the financial year

 

  

 

  

 

  

Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2021: 4.50 eurocents per share (2020: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2019: 4.16 eurocents per share)

 

1,254

 

1,205

 

1,112

Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2022: 4.50 eurocents per share (2021: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2020: 4.50 eurocents per share)

1,229

1,207

1,205

2,483

2,412

2,317

Proposed after the end of the year and not recognised as a liability

Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2022: 4.50 eurocents per share (2021: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2020: 4.50 eurocents per share)

1,265

1,260

1,205

10. Intangible assets

The statement of financial position contains significant intangible assets, mainly in relation to goodwill and licences and spectrum. Goodwill, which arises when we acquire a business and pay a higher amount than the fair value of its net assets primarily due to the synergies we expect to create, is not amortised but is subject to annual impairment reviews. Licences and spectrum are amortised over the life of the licence. For further details see ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation ‘ to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies

Identifiable intangible assets are recognised when the Group controls the asset, it is probable that future economic benefits attributed to the asset will flow to the Group and the cost of the asset can be reliably measured. Identifiable intangible assets are

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

recognised at fair value when the Group completes a business combination. The determination of the fair values of the separately identified intangibles, is based, to a considerable extent, on management’s judgement.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition.

Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is not subject to amortisation but is tested for impairment annually or whenever there is evidence that it may be impaired. Goodwill is denominated in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing exchange rate at each reporting period date.

Negative goodwill arising on an acquisition is recognised directly in the income statement.

On disposal of a subsidiary or a joint arrangement, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss recognised in the income statement on disposal.

Finite lived intangible assets

Intangible assets with finite lives are stated at acquisition or development cost, less accumulated amortisation. The amortisation period and method is reviewed at least annually. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are accounted for by changing the amortisation period or method, as appropriate, and are treated as changes in accounting estimates.

Licence and spectrum fees

Amortisation periods for licence and spectrum fees are determined primarily by reference to the unexpired licence period, the conditions for licence renewal and whether licences are dependent on specific technologies. Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives from the commencement of related network services.

Computer software

Computer software comprises software purchased from third parties as well as the cost of internally developed software. Computer software licences are capitalised on the basis of the costs incurred to acquire and bring into use the specific software. Costs that are directly associated with the production of identifiable and unique software products controlled by the Group, and are probable of producing future economic benefits, are recognised as intangible assets. Direct costs of software development include employee costs and directly attributable overheads.

Software integral to an item of hardware equipment is classified as property, plant and equipment.

Costs associated with maintaining software programs are recognised as an expense when they are incurred.

Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life from the date the software is available for use.

Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets, including brands and customer bases, are recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition. Amortisation is charged to the income statement, over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets from the date they are available for use, on a straight-line basis. The amortisation basis adopted for each class of intangible asset reflects the Group’s consumption of the economic benefit from that asset.

Estimated useful lives

The estimated useful lives of finite lived intangible assets are as follows:

– Licence and spectrum fees

  

340 years

– Computer software

35 years

– Brands

110 years

– Customer bases

232 years

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

    

    

Licence and

    

Computer

    

Customer

    

    

Goodwill

spectrum fees1

software

bases

Other

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Cost

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

1 April 2020

 

99,170

 

32,691

 

16,768

11,964

 

453

 

161,046

Exchange movements

 

107

 

234

 

43

144

11

 

539

Arising on acquisition

 

87

 

 

200

 

 

287

Additions

 

 

896

 

2,462

1

 

8

 

3,367

Disposals

 

 

(293)

 

(1,651)

(1)

 

(2)

 

(1,947)

Other

 

 

 

211

 

(4)

 

207

31 March 2021

 

99,364

 

33,528

 

17,833

12,308

 

466

 

163,499

Exchange movements

(21)

(148)

(60)

80

1

(148)

Arising on acquisition

(10)

54

44

Additions

901

2,727

7

3,635

Disposals

(356)

(2,823)

(1)

(3,180)

Other

1

36

(10)

27

31 March 2022

99,333

33,926

17,713

12,442

463

163,877

Accumulated impairment losses and amortisation

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

1 April 2020

 

67,792

 

20,360

 

11,737

6,705

 

443

 

107,037

Exchange movements

 

(159)

 

255

 

3

131

 

11

 

241

Amortisation charge for the year

1,721

2,210

488

2

4,421

Disposals

 

 

(293)

 

(1,643)

 

(1)

 

(1,937)

Other

 

 

 

189

 

(1)

 

188

31 March 2021

 

67,633

 

22,043

 

12,496

7,324

 

454

 

109,950

Exchange movements

(184)

(35)

(72)

70

1

(220)

Amortisation charge for the year

1,306

2,225

509

4

4,044

Disposals

(351)

(2,821)

(1)

(3,173)

Other

39

(7)

32

31 March 2022

67,449

22,963

11,867

7,903

451

110,633

Net book value

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

31 March 2021

 

31,731

 

11,485

 

5,337

4,984

 

12

 

53,549

31 March 2022

31,884

10,963

5,846

4,539

12

53,244

Note:

1

Includes 229 million in relation to licences and spectrum issued in the UK, which was settled from a deposit made in the year ended 31 March 2021 as part of the auction process. The consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2022 includes a return of 167 million in relation to the portion of the deposit refunded.

For licences and spectrum fees and other intangible assets, amortisation is included within the cost of sales line within the consolidated income statement. Included in the net book value of computer software are assets in the course of construction, which are not depreciated, with a cost of €1,955m (2021: €1,541m).

The net book value and expiry dates of the most significant licences are as follows:

    

    

2022

    

2021

Expiry dates

€m

€m

Germany

 

2025/2033/2040

 

3,270

 

3,564

Italy

 

2029/2037

 

3,415

 

3,429

UK

 

2023/2033/2038/2041

 

1,209

 

1,383

Spain

2028/2030/2031/2038/2041

809

567

The remaining amortisation period for each of the licences in the table above corresponds to the expiry date of the respective licence. A summary of the Group’s most significant spectrum licences can be found on page 247.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

11. Property, plant and equipment

The Group makes significant investments in network equipment and infrastructure – the base stations and technology required to operate our networks – that form the majority of our tangible assets. All assets are depreciated over their useful economic lives. For further details on the estimation of useful economic lives, see ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation ‘to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies

Land and buildings held for use are stated in the statement of financial position at their cost, less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Amounts for equipment, fixtures and fittings, which includes network infrastructure assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Assets in the course of construction are carried at cost, less any recognised impairment losses. Depreciation of these assets commences when the assets are ready for their intended use.

The cost of property, plant and equipment includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation. Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land, using the straight-line method, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Land and buildings

– Freehold buildings

  

25 - 50 years

– Leasehold premises

the term of the lease

Equipment, fixtures and fittings

– Network infrastructure and other

  

1 - 35 years

Depreciation is not provided on freehold land.

Right-of-use assets arising from the Group's lease arrangements are depreciated over their reasonably certain lease term, as determined under the Group's leases policy (see note 20 ‘Leases’ and ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 for details).

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The gain or loss arising on the disposal, retirement or granting of a finance lease on an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between any proceeds from sale or receivables arising on a lease and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in the income statement.

    

    

Equipment,

    

Land and

fixtures

buildings

and fittings

Total

€m

€m

€m

Cost

 

  

 

  

 

  

1 April 2020

 

2,261

 

72,305

 

74,566

Exchange movements

 

25

 

188

 

213

Arising on acquisition

 

74

 

19

 

93

Additions

 

47

 

5,666

 

5,713

Disposals

 

(100)

(2,512)

 

(2,612)

Other

 

8

 

308

 

316

31 March 2021

 

2,315

 

75,974

 

78,289

Exchange movements

1

(265)

(264)

Arising on acquisition

(74)

44

(30)

Additions

41

5,845

5,886

Disposals

(200)

(2,280)

(2,480)

Other

263

2

265

31 March 2022

2,346

79,320

81,666

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

 

  

 

  

 

  

1 April 2020

 

1,269

 

44,933

 

46,202

Exchange movements

 

8

 

114

 

122

Charge for the year

 

39

 

5,727

 

5,766

Disposals

 

(97)

 

(2,448)

 

(2,545)

Other

 

(3)

 

77

 

74

31 March 2021

 

1,216

 

48,403

 

49,619

Exchange movements

3

(171)

(168)

Charge for the year

117

5,740

5,857

Disposals

(191)

(2,240)

(2,431)

Other

224

(223)

1

31 March 2022

1,369

51,509

52,878

Net book value

 

  

 

  

 

  

31 March 2021

 

1,099

 

27,571

 

28,670

31 March 2022

977

27,811

28,788

Included in the net book value of land and buildings and equipment, fixtures and fittings are assets in the course of construction, which are not depreciated, with a cost of €12 million (2021: €15 million) and €2,353 million (2021: €2,243 million) respectively. Also included in the book value of equipment, fixtures and fittings are assets leased out by the Group under operating leases, with a cost of €2,998 million (2021: €2,930 million), accumulated depreciation of €2,050 million (2021: €1,828 million) and net book value of €948 million (2021: €1,102 million).

Right-of-use assets arising from the Group’s lease arrangements are recorded within property, plant and equipment:

    

2022

    

2021

€m

€m

Property, plant and equipment (owned assets)

 

28,788

 

28,670

Right-of-use assets1

 

12,016

 

12,573

31 March

 

40,804

 

41,243

Note:

1

Additions of 3,828 million (2021: 5,306 million) and a depreciation charge of 3,944 million (2021: 3,914 million) were recorded in respect of right-of-use assets during the year to 31 March 2022.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

12. Investments in associates and joint arrangements

The Group holds interests in associates in Kenya and in India, where we have significant influence, as well as in a number of joint arrangements in the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, India and Australia, where we share control with one or more third parties. For further details see ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation ‘to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies

Interests in joint arrangements

A joint arrangement is a contractual arrangement whereby the Group and other parties undertake an economic activity that is subject to joint control; that is, when the relevant activities that significantly affect the investee’s returns require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. Joint arrangements are either joint operations or joint ventures.

Gains or losses resulting from the contribution or sale of a subsidiary as part of the formation of a joint arrangement are recognised in respect of the Group’s entire equity holding in the subsidiary.

Joint operations

A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control have the rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement or that other facts and circumstances indicate that this is the case. The Group’s share of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows are combined with the equivalent items in the financial statements on a line-by-line basis.

Any goodwill arising on the acquisition of the Group’s interest in a joint operation is accounted for in accordance with the Group’s accounting policy for goodwill arising on the acquisition of a subsidiary.

Joint ventures

A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control have the rights to the net assets of the arrangement.

At the date of acquisition, any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the joint venture is recognised as goodwill. The goodwill is included within the carrying amount of the investment.

The results and assets and liabilities of joint ventures, other than those joint ventures or part thereof that are held for sale (see note 7 ‘Discontinued operations and assets and liabilities held for sale’), are incorporated in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, investments in joint ventures are carried in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost adjusted for post-acquisition changes in the Group’s share of the net assets of the joint venture, less any impairment in the value of the investment. The Group’s share of post-tax profits or losses are recognised in the consolidated income statement. Losses of a joint venture in excess of the Group’s interest in that joint venture are recognised only to the extent that the Group has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the joint venture.

Associates

An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint arrangement.

Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but where the Group does not have control or joint control over those policies.

At the date of acquisition, any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the associate is recognised as goodwill. The goodwill is included within the carrying amount of the investment.

The results and assets and liabilities of associates are incorporated in the consolidated financial statements using the same equity method of accounting used for joint ventures, described above.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Joint operations

The Company’s principal joint operation has share capital consisting solely of ordinary shares and is indirectly held, and principally operates in the UK. The financial and operating activities of the operation are jointly controlled by the participating shareholders and are primarily designed for all but an insignificant amount of the output to be consumed by the shareholders.

    

    

Country of

Percentage

    

Percentage

incorporation or

shareholding1

shareholding1

Name of joint operation

Principal activity

registration

2022

2021

Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited

 

Network infrastructure

 

UK

50.0

 

50.0

Note:

1Effective ownership percentages of Vodafone Group Plc rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.

Joint ventures and associates

2022

2021

€m

€m

Investments in joint ventures

 

3,781

 

4,249

Investments in associates

 

487

 

421

31 March

 

4,268

 

4,670

Joint ventures

The financial and operating activities of the Group’s joint ventures are jointly controlled by the participating shareholders. The participating shareholders have rights to the net assets of the joint ventures through their equity shareholdings. Unless otherwise stated, the Company’s principal joint ventures all have share capital consisting solely of ordinary shares and are all indirectly held. The country of incorporation or registration of all joint ventures is also their principal place of operation.

    

    

Country of

    

Percentage

    

Percentage

incorporation or

shareholdings1

shareholdings1

Name of joint venture

Principal activity

registration

2022

2021

Infrastructture Wireless Italiane (INWIT) S.p.A.2

Network infrastructure

Italy

33.2

33.2

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.

 

Network operator

 

Netherlands

50.0

 

50.0

TPG Telecom Limited3

Network operator

Australia

25.1

25.1

Vodafone Idea Limited4

Network operator

India

47.6

44.4

Notes:

1Effective ownership percentages of Vodafone Group Plc rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
2At 31 March 2022 the fair value of the Group’s interest in INWIT S.p.A. was 3,238 million (2021: 3,026 million) based on the quoted share price on the Milan Stock Exchange.
3At 31 March 2022 the fair value of the Group’s interest in TPG Telecom Limited was AUD 2,818 million (1,902 million) (2021: AUD 2,948 million (1,911 million)) based on the quoted share price on ASX.
4At 31 March 2022 the fair value of the Group’s interest in Vodafone Idea Limited was INR 148 billion (1,750 million) (2021: INR 118 billion (1,373 million)) based on the quoted share price on the National Stock Exchange of India.

Vodafone Idea Limited

The Group’s carrying value in Vodafone Idea Limited (‘VIL’) reduced to €nil at 30 September 2019. The Group’s share of VIL’s losses not recognised at 31 March 2022 is €5,120 million (31 March 2021: €3,562 million). Significant uncertainties exist in relation to VIL’s ability to generate the cash flow it requires to settle or its ability to refinance its liabilities and guarantees as they fall due (see note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’).

The value of the Group’s 21.0% shareholding in Indus Towers Limited is, in part, dependent on the income generated by Indus Towers Limited from tower rentals to major customers, including VIL. Any inability of these major customers to pay such amounts in the future may result in an impairment in the carrying value (31 March 2022: €1.0 billion) of the Group’s investment in Indus Towers Limited.

TPG Telecom Limited

TPG Telecom Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (‘ASX’). Vodafone and Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited each own an economic interest of 25.05%, with the remaining 49.9% listed as free float on the ASX. The financial information presented in the tables below includes debt held within the structure that holds the Group’s interest in TPG.

The following table provides aggregated financial information for the Group’s joint ventures as it relates to the amounts recognised in the income statement, statement of comprehensive income and statement of financial position.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

INWIT S.p.A.

Financial information presented for INWIT S.p.A. for the years to 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2021 is based on INWIT S.p.A’s financial results and financial position as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, respectively, being the latest financial information available to the Group on completing the financial statements for each year.

Profit/(loss) from

Investment in joint ventures

continuing operations2

2022

2021

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

INWIT S.p.A.

 

2,851

 

2,920

 

27

 

3

 

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.

822

1,190

(19)

(232)

(64)

TPG Telecom Limited1

84

104

(5)

98

(35)

Indus Towers Limited

 

 

 

 

 

19

Vodafone Idea Limited

 

 

 

 

 

(2,546)

Other

 

24

 

35

 

(14)

 

(15)

 

(125)

Total

 

3,781

 

4,249

 

(11)

 

(146)

 

(2,751)

Notes:

1

Amounts presented reflect Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited results only until the date of the merger with TPG Telecom Limited on 26 June 2020, subsequent of which the combined results are presented.

2

Total Other comprehensive (expense)/income is not materially different to profit/(loss) from continuing operations.

Summarised financial information

Summarised financial information for each of the Group’s material joint ventures on a 100% ownership basis is set out below.

Financial information presented for the year to, and as at 31 March 2021, has been updated to reflect the release of full year financial information by VIL. As disclosed above, the Group’s investment in VIL was reduced to €nil in the year ended 31 March 2020 and the Group has not recorded any profit or loss in respect of its share of VIL’s results since that date.

    

INWIT S.p.A.

    

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.

2022

2021

2020

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Income statement

Revenue

 

785

562

 

4,056

 

4,010

 

3,948

Operating expenses

(70)

(46)

(2,104)

(2,058)

(2,163)

Depreciation and amortisation

 

(513)

(398)

 

(1,592)

 

(1,658)

 

(1,528)

Other income

25

Operating profit

202

118

360

319

257

Interest income

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(90)

(101)

 

(276)

 

(658)

 

(343)

Profit/(loss) before tax

112

17

84

(339)

(86)

Income tax expense

 

(30)

(7)

 

(121)

 

(125)

 

(42)

Profit/(loss) from continuing operations1

 

82

10

 

(37)

 

(464)

 

(128)

TPG Telecom Limited

Vodafone Idea Limited

    

2022

2021

2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Income statement

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Revenue

 

3,375

3,010

2,108

 

4,450

 

4,847

 

5,704

Operating expenses

 

(2,292)

(2,096)

(1,489)

 

(2,802)

 

(3,133)

 

(4,938)

Depreciation and amortisation

 

(914)

(769)

(508)

 

(2,390)

 

(2,442)

 

(2,426)

Other income

 

 

(34)

 

(2,135)

 

(6,627)

Operating profit/(loss)

 

169

145

111

 

(776)

 

(2,863)

 

(8,287)

Interest income

 

1

4

 

14

 

32

 

147

Interest expense

 

(122)

(201)

(256)

 

(2,297)

 

(2,035)

 

(1,740)

Profit/(loss) before tax

 

47

(55)

(141)

 

(3,059)

 

(4,866)

 

(9,880)

Income tax (expense)/credit

(27)

495

2

Profit/(loss) from continuing operations1

 

20

440

(141)

 

(3,057)

 

(4,866)

(9,880)

Note:

1Total Other comprehensive income/(expense) is not materially different to profit/(loss) from continuing operations.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

    

INWIT S.p.A.

    

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.

2022

2021

2022

2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

Statement of financial position

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

Non-current assets

 

14,532

 

14,422

 

16,521

 

16,978

Current assets

 

270

 

256

 

739

 

911

Total assets

 

14,802

 

14,678

 

17,260

 

17,889

Equity shareholders’ funds

 

8,595

 

8,801

 

1,643

 

2,380

Non-current liabilities

 

5,672

 

5,536

 

13,187

 

13,025

Current liabilities

 

535

 

341

 

2,430

 

2,484

Cash and cash equivalents within current assets

 

96

 

120

 

190

 

330

Non-current liabilities excluding trade and other payables and provisions

 

5,420

 

5,314

 

13,007

 

12,466

Current liabilities excluding trade and other payables and provisions

 

319

 

185

 

1,282

 

1,154

    

TPG Telecom Limited

    

Vodafone Idea Limited1

2022

2021

2022

2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

Statement of financial position

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Non-current assets

 

10,638

 

10,272

 

17,267

 

17,975

Current assets

 

898

 

679

 

2,693

 

2,648

Total assets

 

11,536

 

10,951

 

19,960

 

20,623

Equity shareholders’ funds

 

3,129

 

3,121

 

(10,214)

 

(7,457)

Non-current liabilities

 

7,227

 

6,884

 

23,266

 

20,769

Current liabilities

 

1,180

 

946

 

6,908

 

7,315

Cash and cash equivalents within current assets

 

435

 

268

 

365

 

260

Non-current liabilities excluding trade and other payables and provisions

 

7,173

 

6,825

 

23,241

 

14,187

Current liabilities excluding trade and other payables and provisions

 

121

 

83

 

3,334

 

3,914

Note:

1

Includes certain amounts subject to an adjustment mechanism agreed as part of the formation of Vodafone Idea Limited. See note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’ for more detail.

The Group received dividends in the year ended 31 March 2022 from VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. of €350 million (2021: €209 million, 2020: €148 million), from INWIT S.p.A of €96 million (2021: €42 million, 2020: €nil) and from TPG Telecom Ltd of €22 million (2021: €nil, 2020: nil).

Reconciliation of summarised financial information

The reconciliation of summarised financial information presented to the carrying amount of our interest in joint ventures is set out below:

INWIT S.p.A.

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Equity shareholders’ funds

 

8,595

 

8,801

 

 

1,643

 

2,380

 

Interest in joint ventures1

 

2,851

 

2,920

 

 

822

 

1,190

 

Carrying value

2,851

2,920

822

1,190

Profit/(loss) from continuing operations

82

10

(37)

(464)

(128)

Share of profit/(loss)1

27

3

(19)

(232)

(64)

Share of profit/(loss)

 

27

 

3

 

 

(19)

 

(232)

 

(64)

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

TPG Telecom Limited

Vodafone Idea Limited

2022

2021

2020

2022

2021

2020

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Equity shareholders’ funds/(deficit)

 

3,129

 

3,121

 

 

(10,214)

 

(7,457)

 

Interest in joint ventures1

 

27

50

 

(4,863)

(3,310)

Impairment

 

 

(257)

(252)

Goodwill

 

57

54

 

Investment proportion not recognised

 

 

5,120

3,562

Carrying value

 

84

 

104

 

 

 

 

Profit/(loss) from continuing operations

 

20

440

(141)

 

(3,057)

(4,866)

(9,880)

Share of (loss)/profit1

(5)

98

(70)

(1,357)

(2,160)

(4,386)

Share of loss not recognised

 

35

 

1,357

2,160

1,840

Share of (loss)/profit1

 

(5)

98

(35)

 

(2,546)

Note:

1

The Group’s effective ownership percentages of Vodafone Idea Limited, VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V., Inwit S.p.A. and TPG Telecom Limited are 47.6%, 50.0%, 33.2% and 25.1% respectively, rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.

Associates

Unless otherwise stated, the Company’s principal associates all have share capital consisting solely of ordinary shares and are all indirectly held. The country of incorporation or registration of all associates is also their principal place of operation.

    

    

Country of

    

Percentage

 

Percentage

incorporation or

shareholding1

 

shareholding1

Name of associate

Principal activity

registration

2022

 

2021

Indus Towers Limited2

Network infrastructure

India

21.0

28.1

Safaricom PLC3

 

Network operator

 

Kenya

 

40.0

40.0

Notes:

1Effective ownership percentages of Vodafone Group Plc rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
2At 31 March 2022, the fair value of the Group’s interest in Indus Towers Limited was INR 126 billion (1,494 million) (2021: INR 186 billion (2,161 million)) based on the closing quoted share price on the National Stock Exchange of India.
3At 31 March 2022, the fair value of the Group’s interest in Safaricom PLC was KES 546 billion (4,270 million) (2021: KES 580 billion (4,513 million)) based on the closing quoted share price on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The Group also holds two non-voting shares.

The tables below and overleaf provide aggregated financial information for the Group’s associates as it relates to the amounts recognised in the income statement, statement of comprehensive income and consolidated statement of financial position.

Investment in associates

Profit from continuing operations1

2022

2021

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Safaricom PLC

428

421

217

217

247

Indus Towers Limited1

274

Other

59

5

(3)

(1)

Total

 

487

 

421

 

222

488

 

246

Note:

1.

Indus Towers Limited was classified as held for sale at 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2021. See note 7 'Discontinued operations and assets held for sale'.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Safaricom PLC

Indus Towers Limited

2022

2021

2020

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Income statement

Revenue

    

2,318

    

2,083

    

2,310

    

3,122

    

2,421

    

2,365

Operating expenses

 

(1,164)

 

(1,030)

 

(1,122)

 

(1,480)

 

(1,247)

 

(1,336)

Depreciation and amortisation

 

(309)

 

(299)

 

(295)

 

(598)

 

(477)

 

(268)

Other income/(expense)

 

 

 

 

 

412

 

(592)

Operating profit

 

845

 

754

 

893

 

1,044

 

1,109

 

169

Interest income

 

9

 

12

 

26

 

 

61

 

32

Interest expense

 

(59)

 

(27)

 

(18)

 

(140)

 

(194)

 

(196)

Profit before tax

 

795

 

739

 

901

 

904

 

976

 

5

Income tax (expense)/credit

 

(270)

 

(197)

 

(282)

 

(272)

 

(168)

 

39

Profit from continuing operations and total comprehensive income

525

542

619

632

808

44

Attributable to:

- Owners of the parent

542

542

619

632

808

44

- Non-controlling interests

 

(17)

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of financial position

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Non-current assets

 

2,173

 

1,333

 

  

 

5,359

 

5,271

 

  

Current assets

 

510

 

438

 

  

 

1,685

 

1,198

 

  

Total assets

 

2,683

 

1,771

 

  

 

7,044

 

6,469

 

  

Equity shareholders' funds

 

1,066

 

1,045

 

  

 

3,774

 

3,083

 

  

Non-controlling interests

312

Non-current liabilities

 

558

 

131

 

  

 

2,101

 

1,936

 

  

Current liabilities

 

747

 

595

 

  

 

1,169

 

1,450

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents within current assets

 

241

 

208

 

  

 

278

 

230

 

  

Non-current liabilities excluding trade and other payables and provisions

 

465

 

93

 

  

 

1,795

 

1,656

 

  

Current liabilities excluding trade and other payables and provisions

 

241

 

149

 

  

 

638

 

906

 

  

The reconciliation of summarised financial information presented to the carrying amount of our interest in the associate is set out below.

Equity shareholders' funds

    

1,066

    

1,045

    

  

    

3,774

    

3,083

    

  

Interest in associates

 

425

 

418

 

  

 

794

 

867

 

  

Goodwill

 

3

 

3

 

  

 

261

 

342

 

  

Transferred to assets held for sale

 

 

 

  

 

(959)

 

(1,257)

 

  

Investment proportion not recognised

 

 

 

  

 

(96)

 

48

 

  

Carrying value

 

428

 

421

 

  

 

 

 

  

Profit from continuing operations

 

542

 

542

 

619

 

632

 

808

 

44

Share of profit

 

217

 

217

 

247

 

178

 

306

 

19

Share of profit not recognised

 

 

 

 

(178)

 

(32)

 

Share of profit

 

217

 

217

 

247

 

 

274

 

19

During the year ended 31 March 2022, the Group received a dividend from Indus Towers Limited of €nil (2021: €201 million, 2020: €nil) and a dividend from Safaricom PLC of €170 million (2021: €171 million, 2020: €261 million).

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

13. Other investments

The Group holds a number of other listed and unlisted investments, mainly comprising managed funds, deposits and government bonds.

Accounting policies

Other investments comprising debt and equity instruments are recognised and derecognised on a trade date where a purchase or sale of an investment is under a contract whose terms require delivery of the investment within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are initially measured at fair value, including transaction costs.

Debt securities that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment. Debt securities that do not meet the criteria for amortised cost are measured at fair value through profit and loss.

Equity securities are classified and measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to profit or loss following derecognition of the investment.

2022

2021

€m

€m

Included within non-current assets

 

  

 

  

Equity securities1

 

143

 

128

Debt securities2

 

930

 

797

 

1,073

 

925

Included within current assets

 

  

 

  

Short-term investments:

 

  

 

  

Bonds and debt securities3

 

1,446

 

1,053

Managed investment funds1

 

3,349

 

2,954

4,795

4,007

Collateral assets4

698

3,107

Other investments5

 

2,438

 

2,045

 

7,931

 

9,159

Notes:

1

Items measured at a fair value, €91 million (2021: €nil) of equity securities have a valuation basis of level 1 classification, which comprises financial instruments where fair value is determined by unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. The remaining items are measured at fair value and the basis is level 2 classification, which comprises items where fair value is determined from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

2

Items are measured at amortised cost and have a fair value of €830 million (2021: €788 million) with a valuation basis of level 1 classification.

3

Items are measured at fair value and the valuation basis is level 1 classification.

4

Items are measured at amortised cost and the carrying amount approximates fair value.

5

Includes investments measured at a fair value of €1,460 million (2021: 1,057 million). The valuation basis is level 1. The remaining items are measured at amortised cost and the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Non-current debt securities within non-current assets include €885 million (2021: €764 million) of loan notes issued by VodafoneZiggo Holding B.V.

The Group invests surplus cash positions across a portfolio of short-term investments to manage liquidity and credit risk whilst achieving suitable returns. Collateral arrangements on derivative financial instruments result in cash being paid/(held), repayable when the derivatives are settled. These assets do not meet the definition of cash and cash equivalents but are included in the Group’s net debt based on their liquidity.

Bonds and debt securities includes €681 million(2021: €nil) of highly liquid Japanese; €nil (2021: €499 million) German; €501 million (2021: €nil) Belgian; €200 million (2021: €554 million) French government securities and €64 million (2021: €nil) of UK government bonds.

Managed investment funds of €3,349 million (2021: €2,954 million) are in funds with liquidity of up to 90 days.

Collateral assets of €698 million (2021: €3,107 million) represents collateral paid on derivative financial instruments.

Other investments are excluded from net debt based on their liquidity and primarily consist of restricted debt securities including amounts held in qualifying assets by Group insurance companies to meet regulatory requirements.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

14. Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables mainly consist of amounts owed to us by customers and amounts that we pay to our suppliers in advance. Derivative financial instruments with a positive market value are reported within this note as are contract assets, which represent an asset for accrued revenue in respect of goods or services delivered to customers for which a trade receivable does not yet exist, and finance lease receivables recognised where the Group acts as a lessor. See note 20 ‘Leases’ for more information on the Group's leasing activities.

Accounting policies

Trade receivables represent amounts owed by customers where the right to receive payment is conditional only on the passage of time. Trade receivables that are recovered in instalments from customers over an extended period are discounted at market rates and interest revenue is accreted over the expected repayment period. Other trade receivables do not carry any interest and are stated at their nominal value. When the Group establishes a practice of selling portfolios of receivables from time to time these portfolios are recorded at fair value through other comprehensive income; all other trade receivables are recorded at amortised cost.

The carrying value of all trade receivables, contract assets and finance lease receivables recorded at amortised cost is reduced by allowances for lifetime estimated credit losses. Estimated future credit losses are first recorded on the initial recognition of a receivable and are based on the ageing of the receivable balances, historical experience and forward looking considerations. Individual balances are written off when management deems them not to be collectible.

2022

2021

€m

€m

Included within non-current assets

 

  

 

  

Trade receivables

 

34

 

52

Trade receivables held at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

606

 

278

Net investment in leases

134

104

Contract assets

495

528

Contract-related costs

630

580

Other receivables

 

37

 

76

Prepayments

 

231

 

247

Derivative financial instruments1

 

4,216

 

2,912

 

6,383

 

4,777

Included within current assets

 

 

Trade receivables

3,300

3,625

Trade receivables held at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

802

 

466

Net investment in leases

66

36

Contract assets

 

3,056

 

3,038

Contract-related costs

 

1,403

 

1,364

Amounts owed by associates and joint ventures

241

184

Other receivables

 

869

 

889

Prepayments

 

872

 

1,082

Derivative financial instruments1

 

410

 

239

 

11,019

 

10,923

Note:

1

Items are measured at fair value and the valuation basis is level 2 classification, which comprises items where fair value is determined from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

The Group’s trade receivables and contract assets are classified at amortised cost unless stated otherwise and are measured after allowances for future expected credit losses, see note 22 ‘Capital and financial risk management’ for more information on credit risk.

The carrying amounts of trade and other receivables, which are measured at amortised cost, approximate their fair value and are predominantly non-interest bearing.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The Group’s contract-related costs comprise €1,967 million (2021: €1,883 million) relating to costs incurred to obtain customer contracts and €66 million (2021: €61 million) relating to costs incurred to fulfil customer contracts; an amortisation and impairment expense of €1,517 million (2021: €1,497 million) was recognised in operating profit during the year.

The fair values of the derivative financial instruments are calculated by discounting the future cash flows to net present values using appropriate market interest rates and foreign currency rates prevailing at 31 March.

15. Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables mainly consist of amounts owed to suppliers that have been invoiced or are accrued and contract liabilities relating to consideration received from customers in advance. They also include taxes and social security amounts due in relation to the Group’s role as an employer. Derivative financial instruments with a negative market value are reported within this note.

Accounting policies

Trade payables are not interest-bearing and are stated at their nominal value.

2022

2021

€m

€m

Included within non-current liabilities

 

  

 

  

Other payables

 

452

 

424

Accruals

 

28

 

47

Contract liabilities

 

530

 

519

Derivative financial instruments1

 

1,506

 

3,919

 

2,516

 

4,909

Included within current liabilities

Trade payables

 

7,327

 

6,739

Amounts owed to associates and joint ventures

 

40

 

36

Other taxes and social security payable

 

1,114

 

1,196

Other payables

 

2,032

 

2,349

Accruals2

 

6,991

 

5,688

Contract liabilities

 

1,991

 

1,971

Derivative financial instruments1

 

166

 

91

 

19,661

 

18,070

Notes:

1

Items are measured at fair value and the valuation basis is level 2 classification, which comprises items where fair value is determined from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

2

Includes 1,434 million (2021: €339 million) payable in relation to the irrevocable and non-discretionary share buyback programmes.

The carrying amounts of trade and other payables approximate their fair value.

Materially all of the 1,971 million recorded as current contract liabilities at 1 April 2021 was recognised as revenue during the year.

Other payables included within non-current liabilities include 351 million (2021: 383 million) in respect of the re-insurance of a third party annuity policy related to the Vodafone and CWW Sections of the Vodafone UK Group Pension Scheme.

The fair values of the derivative financial instruments are calculated by discounting the future cash flows to net present values using appropriate market interest rates and foreign currency rates prevailing at 31 March.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

16. Provisions

A provision is a liability recorded in the statement of financial position, where there is uncertainty over the timing or amount that will be paid, and is therefore often estimated. The main provisions we hold are in relation to asset retirement obligations, which include the cost of returning network infrastructure sites to their original condition at the end of the lease and claims for legal and regulatory matters.

Accounting policies

Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Group will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Provisions are measured at the Directors’ best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the reporting date and are discounted to present value where the effect is material. Where the timing of settlement is uncertain amounts are classified as non-current where settlement is expected more than 12 months from the reporting date.

Asset retirement obligations

In the course of the Group’s activities, a number of sites and other assets are utilised which are expected to have costs associated with decommissioning. The associated cash outflows are substantially expected to occur at the dates of decommissioning of the assets to which they relate, and are long term in nature.

Legal and regulatory

The Group is involved in a number of legal and other disputes, including where the Group has received notifications of possible claims. The Directors of the Company, after taking legal advice, have established provisions considering the facts of each case. For a discussion of certain legal issues potentially affecting the Group see note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Restructuring

The Group undertakes periodic reviews of its operations and recognises provisions as required based on the outcomes of these reviews. The associated cash outflows for restructuring costs are primarily less than one year.

Other

Other comprise various items that do not fall within the Group’s other categories of provisions.

    

Asset

    

    

    

    

retirement

Legal and

obligations

regulatory

Restructuring

Other

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

1 April 2020

 

955

 

502

 

545

 

530

 

2,532

Exchange movements

 

6

 

(11)

 

4

 

7

 

6

Acquisition of subsidiaries

6

6

Amounts capitalised in the year

 

294

 

 

 

 

294

Amounts charged to the income statement

 

 

138

 

153

 

167

 

458

Utilised in the year − payments

 

(32)

 

(54)

 

(243)

 

(175)

 

(504)

Amounts released to the income statement

 

(7)

 

(47)

 

(33)

 

(66)

 

(153)

31 March 2021

 

1,222

 

528

 

426

 

463

 

2,639

Exchange movements

3

(25)

(4)

5

(21)

Amounts capitalised in the year

 

297

 

 

 

 

297

Amounts charged to the income statement

 

 

216

 

216

 

139

 

571

Utilised in the year − payments

 

(51)

 

(128)

 

(295)

 

(197)

 

(671)

Amounts released to the income statement

 

(1)

 

(142)

 

(41)

 

(83)

 

(267)

31 March 2022

 

1,470

 

449

 

302

 

327

 

2,548

Provisions have been analysed between current and non-current as follows:

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

31 March 2022

    

Asset

    

    

    

    

retirement

Legal and

obligations

regulatory

Restructuring

Other

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Current liabilities

 

43

 

235

 

241

 

148

 

667

Non-current liabilities

 

1,427

 

214

 

61

 

179

 

1,881

 

1,470

 

449

 

302

 

327

 

2,548

31 March 2021

    

Asset

    

    

    

    

retirement

Legal and

obligations

regulatory

Restructuring

Other

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Current liabilities

 

43

 

273

 

353

 

223

 

892

Non-current liabilities

 

1,179

 

255

 

73

 

240

 

1,747

 

1,222

 

528

 

426

 

463

 

2,639

17. Called up share capital

Called up share capital is the number of shares in issue at their par value. A number of shares were allotted during the year in relation to employee share schemes.

Accounting policies

Equity instruments issued by the Group are recorded at the amount of the proceeds received, net of direct issuance costs.

2022

2021

Number

€m

Number

€m

Ordinary shares of 20 20 21 US cents each allotted, issued and fully paid:1,2,3

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

1 April

 

28,816,835,778

 

4,797

 

28,815,914,978

 

4,797

Allotted during the year

 

792,090

 

 

920,800

 

31 March

 

28,817,627,868

 

4,797

 

28,816,835,778

 

4,797

Notes:

1At 31 March 2022 there were 50,000 (2021: 50,000) 7% cumulative fixed rate shares of £1 each in issue.
2At 31 March 2022 the Group held 447,576,522 (2021: 592,642,309) treasury shares with a nominal value of 75 million (2021: 99 million). The market value of shares held was 661 million (2021: 918 million). During the year, 68,306,442 (2021: 63,830,400) treasury shares were reissued under Group share schemes.
3On 5 March 2019 the Group announced the placing of subordinated mandatory convertible bonds totalling £1.72 billion with a 2 year maturity date in 2021 and £1.72 billion with a 3 year maturity date in 2022. During the year, 1,518,629,693 treasury shares were issued in settlement of tranche 2 of the maturing subordinated mandatory convertible bond, whilst in the year ended 31 March 2021, 1,426,793,872 ordinary shares were issued in settlement of tranche 1. For further details see note 21 ‘Borrowings’.

18. Reconciliation of net cash flow from operating activities

The table below shows how our profit/(loss) for the year from continuing operations translates into cash flows generated from our operating activities.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

2022

2021

2020

Notes

€m

€m

€m

Profit/(loss) for the financial year

 

  

 

2,624

 

536

 

(455)

Non-operating expense

 

  

 

 

 

3

Investment income

 

5

 

(254)

 

(330)

 

(248)

Financing costs

 

5

 

1,964

 

1,027

 

3,549

Income tax expense

 

6

 

1,330

 

3,864

 

1,250

Operating profit

 

  

 

5,664

 

5,097

 

4,099

Adjustments for:

 

  

 

 

 

Share-based payments and other non-cash charges

 

 

173

 

146

 

146

Depreciation and amortisation

 

10, 11

 

13,845

 

14,101

 

14,174

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

 

30

 

17

 

51

Share of result of equity accounted associates and joint ventures

 

12

 

(211)

 

(342)

 

2,505

Impairment losses

 

4

 

 

 

1,685

Other income

 

3

 

(79)

 

(568)

 

(4,281)

(Increase)/decrease in inventory

 

 

(162)

 

(68)

 

68

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

 

14

 

(638)

 

582

 

(38)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables

 

15

 

384

 

(730)

 

(100)

Cash generated by operations

 

  

 

19,006

 

18,235

 

18,309

Net tax paid

 

  

 

(925)

 

(1,020)

 

(930)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

  

 

18,081

 

17,215

 

17,379

19. Cash and cash equivalents

The majority of the Group’s cash is held in bank deposits or money market funds which have a maturity of three months or less from acquisition to enable us to meet our short-term liquidity requirements.

Accounting policies

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Assets in money market funds, whose contractual cash flows do not represent solely payments of interest and principal, are measured at fair value with gains and losses arising from changes in fair value included in net profit or loss for the period. All other cash and cash equivalents are measured at amortised cost.

2022

2021

€m

€m

Cash at bank and in hand

 

2,220

 

2,705

Money market funds1

 

5,276

 

3,116

Cash and cash equivalents as presented in the statement of financial position

 

7,496

 

5,821

Bank overdrafts

 

(125)

 

(31)

Cash and cash equivalents as presented in the statement of cash flows

 

7,371

 

5,790

Note:

1Items are measured at fair value and the valuation basis is level 1 classification, which comprises financial instruments where fair value is determined by unadjusted quoted prices in active markets.

The carrying amount of balances at amortised cost approximates their fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents of €1,554 million (2021: €1,741 million) are held in countries with restrictions on remittances but where the balances could be used to repay subsidiaries’ third party liabilities. In addition, those balances could also be used to repay €932 million (2021: €879 million) of intercompany liabilities as at 31 March 2022.

20. Leases

The Group leases assets from other parties (the Group is a lessee) and also leases assets to other parties (the Group is a lessor). This note describes how the Group accounts for leases and provides details about its lease arrangements.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Accounting policies

As a lessee

When the Group leases an asset, a ‘right-of-use asset’ is recognised for the leased item and a lease liability is recognised for any lease payments to be paid over the lease term at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, being the present value of the lease payments paid or payable, plus any initial direct costs incurred in entering the lease and less any lease incentives received.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the asset’s useful life or the end of the lease term. The lease term is the non-cancellable period of the lease plus any periods for which the Group is ‘reasonably certain’ to exercise any extension options (see below). The useful life of the asset is determined in a manner consistent to that for owned property, plant and equipment (as described in note 11 ‘Property, plant and equipment’). If right-of-use assets are considered to be impaired, the carrying value is reduced accordingly.

Lease liabilities are initially measured at the value of the lease payments over the lease term that are not paid at the commencement date and are usually discounted using the incremental borrowing rates of the applicable Group entity (the rate implicit in the lease is used if it is readily determinable). Lease payments included in the lease liability include both fixed payments and in-substance fixed payments during the term of the lease.

After initial recognition, the lease liability is recorded at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate (e.g. an inflation related increase) or if the Group’s assessment of the lease term changes; any changes in the lease liability as a result of these changes also results in a corresponding change in the recorded right-of-use asset.

As a lessor

Where the Group is a lessor, it determines at inception whether the lease is a finance or an operating lease. When a lease transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the underlying asset then the lease is a finance lease; otherwise the lease is an operating lease.

Where the Group is an intermediate lessor, the interests in the head lease and the sub-lease are accounted for separately and the lease classification of a sub-lease is determined by reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease.

Income from operating leases is recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Income from finance leases is recognised at lease commencement with interest income recognised over the lease term.

Lease income is recognised as revenue for transactions that are part of the Group’s ordinary activities (primarily leases of handsets or other equipment to customers, leases of wholesale access to the Group’s fibre and cable networks and leases of tower infrastructure assets). The Group uses IFRS 15 principles to allocate the consideration in contracts between any lease and non-lease components.

The Group’s leasing activities as a lessee

The Group leases buildings for its retail stores, offices and data centres, land on which to construct mobile base stations, space on mobile base stations to place active RAN equipment and network space (primarily rack space or duct space). In addition, the Group leases fibre and other fixed connectivity to provide internal connectivity for the Group’s operations and on a wholesale basis from other operators to provide fixed connectivity services to the Group’s customers.

The Group’s general approach to determining lease term by class of asset is described in note 1 under critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty.

Most of the Group’s leases include future price increases through fixed percentage increases, indexation to inflation measures on a periodic basis or rent review clauses. Other than fixed percentage increases the lease liability does not reflect the impact of these future increases unless the measurement date has passed. The Group’s leases contain no material variable payments clauses other than those related to the number of operators sharing space on third party mobile base stations.

The Group sub-leases excess retail and office properties under both operating and finance leases; see disclosure on the Group’s leasing activities as a lessor below on page 179.

Optional lease periods

Where practicable the Group seeks to include extension or break options in leases to provide operational flexibility, therefore many of the Group’s lease contracts contain optional periods. The Group’s policy on assessing and reassessing whether it is

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

reasonably certain that the optional period will be included in the lease term is described in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation’ under ‘critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’.

After initial recognition of a lease, the Group only reassesses the lease term when there is a significant event or a significant change in circumstances, which was not anticipated at the time of the previous assessment. Significant events or significant changes in circumstances could include merger and acquisition or similar activity, significant expenditure on the leased asset not anticipated in the previous assessment, or detailed management plans indicating a different conclusion on optional periods to the previous assessment. Where a significant event or significant change in circumstances does not occur, the lease term and therefore lease liability and right-of-use asset value, will decline over time.

The Group’s cash outflow for leases in the year ended 31 March 2022 was €4,338 million (2021: €4,234 million) and, absent significant future changes in the volume of the Group’s activities or strategic changes to use more or fewer owned assets this level of cash outflow from leases would be expected to continue for future periods, subject to contractual price increases. The future cash outflows included within lease liabilities are shown in the maturity analysis below. The maturity analysis only includes the reasonably certain payments to be made; cash outflows in these future periods will likely exceed these amounts as payments will be made on optional periods not considered reasonably certain at present and on new leases entered into in future periods.

The Group’s leases for customer connectivity are normally either under regulated access or network sharing or similar preferential access arrangements and as a result the Group normally has significant flexibility over the term it can lease such connections for; generally the notice period required to cancel the lease is less than the notice period included in the service contract with the end customer. As a result, the Group does not have any significant cash exposure to optional periods on customer connectivity as the Group can cancel the lease when the service agreement ends. In some circumstances the Group is committed to minimum spend amounts for connectivity leases, which are included within reported lease liabilities.

Sale and leaseback

Sale and leaseback transactions entered into by the Group were not material, individually or in aggregate.

Amounts recognised in the primary financial statements in relation to lessee transactions

Right-of-use assets

The carrying value of the Group’s right-of-use assets, depreciation charge for the year and additions during the year are disclosed in note 11 ‘Property, plant and equipment’.

Lease liabilities

The Group’s lease liabilities are disclosed in note 21 ‘Borrowings’. The maturity profile of the Group’s lease liabilities is as follows:

2022

    

2021

€m

€m

Within one year

3,130

 

3,419

In more than one year but less than two years

2,189

 

2,142

In more than two years but less than three years

1,759

 

1,661

In more than three years but less than four years

1,579

 

1,457

In more than four years but less than five years

1,387

 

1,316

In more than five years

4,242

 

4,696

14,286

 

14,691

Effect of discounting

(1,747)

 

(1,659)

Lease liability - as disclosed in note 21 'Borrowings'

12,539

 

13,032

At 31 March 2022 the Group has entered into lease contracts with payment obligations with an undiscounted value of €51 million (2021: €82 million) that had not commenced at 31 March 2022.

Interest expense on lease liabilities for the year is disclosed in note 5 ‘Investment income and financing costs’.

The Group has no material liabilities under residual value guarantees and makes no material variable payments not included in the lease liability. The Group does not apply either the short term or low value expedient options in IFRS 16.

The Group's leasing activities as a lessor

The Group has a wide range of lessor activities with consumer and enterprise customers, other telecommunication companies and other companies. With consumer and enterprise customers, the Group generates lease income from the provision of

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

handsets, routers and other communications equipment. The Group provides wholesale access to the Group’s fibre and cable networks and leases out space on the Group’s owned mobile base stations to other telecommunication companies. In addition, the Group sub-leases retail stores to franchise partners in certain markets and leases out surplus assets (e.g. vacant offices and retail stores) to other companies.

Lessor transactions are classified as operating or finance leases based on whether the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the asset. Leases are individually assessed, but generally, the Group’s lessor transactions are classified as:

Operating leases where the Group is lessor of space on owned mobile base stations, provides wholesale access to its fibre and cable networks or provides routers or similar equipment to fixed customers; and
Finance leases where the Group is sub-lessor of handsets or similar items in back-to-back arrangements or where surplus assets are sublet out for all or substantially all of the remaining head lease term.

The Group’s income as a lessor in the year is as follows:

2022

    

2021

€m

 

€m

Operating leases

 

  

Lease revenue (note 2 'Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis')

758

 

559

Income from leases not recognised as revenue

45

 

180

The Group’s net investments in leases are disclosed in note 14 ‘Trade and other receivables’. The committed amounts to be received from the Group’s operating leases are as follows:

Maturity

    

Within one

    

In one to two

    

In two to

    

In three to four

    

In four to five

    

In more than

    

    

year

years

three years

years

years

five years

Total

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

31 March 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committed operating lease payments due to the Group as a lessor

513

250

161

128

114

343

1,509

31 March 2021

Committed operating lease payments due to the Group as a lessor

510

261

175

134

115

395

1,590

The Group has no material lease income arising from variable lease payments.

21. Borrowings

The Group’s sources of borrowing for funding and liquidity purposes come from a range of committed bank facilities and through short-term and long-term issuances in the capital markets including bond and commercial paper issues and bank loans. Liabilities arising from the Group’s lease arrangements are also reported in borrowings; see note 20 ‘Leases’. We manage the basis on which we incur interest on debt between fixed interest rates and floating interest rates depending on market conditions using interest rate derivatives. The Group enters into foreign exchange contracts to mitigate the impact of exchange rate movements on certain monetary items.

Accounting policies

Interest-bearing loans and overdrafts are initially measured at fair value (which is equal to cost at inception), and are subsequently measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Where they are identified as a hedged item in a designated fair value hedge relationship, fair value adjustments are recognised in accordance with our policy (see note 22 ‘Capital and financial risk management’). Any difference between the proceeds net of transaction costs and the amount due on settlement or redemption of borrowings is recognised over the term of the borrowing. Where bonds issued with certain conversion rights are identified as compound instruments they are initially measured at fair value with the nominal amounts

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

recognised as a component in equity and the fair value of future coupons included in borrowings. These are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Borrowings

2022

2021

€m

€m

Non-current borrowings

 

Bonds

46,156

 

44,634

Bank loans

 

629

761

Lease liabilities (note 20)

9,810

 

9,909

Bank borrowings secured against Indian assets

385

Other borrowings1

1,536

3,583

58,131

59,272

Current borrowings

Bonds

 

1,875

 

2,251

Bank loans

 

688

 

658

Lease liabilities (note 20)

 

2,729

 

3,123

Collateral liabilities

2,914

962

Bank borrowings secured against Indian assets

1,382

 

862

Other borrowings1

 

2,373

 

632

 

11,961

8,488

Borrowings

70,092

 

67,760

Note:

1

Includes €1,273 million (2021: €3,312 million) and €2,165 million (2021: €381 million) of licence and spectrum fees payable in non-current and current borrowings respectively.

The fair value of the Group’s financial liabilities held at amortised cost approximate to fair value with the exception of long-term bonds with a carrying value of €46,156 million (2021: €44,634 million) which have a fair value of €46,348 million (2021: €48,630 million). Fair value is based on level 1 of the fair value hierarchy using quoted market prices.

The Group’s borrowings also include €1,382 million (2021: €1,247 million) of bank borrowings that are secured against the Group’s shareholdings in Indus Towers and Vodafone Idea (see note 12 ‘Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures’ for further details of these assets) and will be repaid through the realisation of proceeds from those assets. In accordance with the terms of the loan arrangement, the Group intends to dispose of its shareholding in Indus Towers in order to repay the borrowing.

The Group’s borrowings include certain bonds which have been designated in hedge relationships, which are carried at €1,316 million higher (2021: €1,390 million) than their euro equivalent redemption value. In addition, where bonds are issued in currencies other than euros, the Group has entered into foreign currency swaps to fix the euro cash outflows on redemption. The impact of these swaps is not reflected in borrowings and would decrease the euro equivalent redemption value of the bonds by €1,456 million (2021: €127 million).

Commercial paper programmes

We currently have US and euro commercial paper programmes of US$15 billion (€13.5 billion) and €10 billion respectively which are available to be used to meet short-term liquidity requirements. At 31 March 2022 both programmes remained undrawn.

The commercial paper facilities were supported by US$4.0 billion (€3.6 billion) and €4.0 billion of syndicated committed bank facilities. No amounts had been drawn under these facilities.

Bonds

We have a €30 billion euro medium-term note programme and a US shelf programme which are used to meet medium to long-term funding requirements. At 31 March 2022 the total amounts in issue under these programmes split by currency were US$25.3 billion, €16.2 billion, £3 billion, AUD$1.2 billion, HKD$2.1 billion, NOK2.2 billion, CHF0.7 billion and JPY10 billion.

Vantage Towers A.G. has a €5 billion debt issuance programme to meet its medium to long-term funding requirements. As at 31 March 2022, Vantage Towers A.G. had bonds outstanding with a nominal value of €2.2 billion.

At 31 March 2022 the Group had bonds outstanding with a nominal value equivalent to €46.7 billion. During the year ended 31 March 2022, bonds with a nominal value of US$2.5 billion were issued utilising the US Shelf programme and bonds with a nominal value of €2.1 billion matured.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Bonds mature between 2022 and 2059 (2021: 2021 and 2059) and have interest rates between 0% and 7.875% (2021: 0% and 7.875%).

Mandatory convertible bonds

On 12 March 2019 the Group issued £3.4 billion of subordinated mandatory convertible bonds (‘MCBs’) split into two equal tranches of £1.7 billion with coupons of 1.2% and 1.5% respectively. The first tranche matured on 12 March 2021 at a conversion price of £1.2055 per share and the second tranche matured on 12 March 2022 at a conversion price of £1.1326 per share. These were recognised as compound instruments with nominal values of £3.4 billion (€3.8 billion) recognised as a component of shareholders’ funds in equity and the fair value of future coupons £0.1 billion (€0.1 billion) recognised as a financial liability in borrowings. The Group’s strategy was to hedge the equity risk associated with the MCB issuance to any future movement in its share price by an option strategy designed to hedge the economic impact of share price movements. In instances where the Group decides to buy back ordinary shares to mitigate dilution resulting from the conversion, the hedging strategy provides a hedge for the repurchase price.

Treasury shares

The Group held a maximum of 1,911,661,729 (2021: 2,043,732,147) of its own shares during the year which represented 6.6% (2021: 7.1%) of issued share capital at that time.

22. Capital and financial risk management

This note details the treasury management and financial risk management objectives and policies, as well as the exposure and sensitivity of the Group to credit, liquidity, interest and foreign exchange risk, and the policies in place to monitor and manage these risks.

Accounting policies

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities, in respect of financial instruments, are recognised on the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments

Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Group are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. An equity instrument is any contract that provides a residual interest in the assets of the Group after deducting all of its liabilities and includes no obligation to deliver cash or other financial assets. The accounting policies adopted for specific financial liabilities and equity instruments are set out below.

Financial liabilities under put option arrangements

The Group has an obligation to pay a fixed rate of return to minority equity shareholders in the Group’s subsidiary Kabel Deutschland AG, under the terms of a court-imposed domination and profit and loss transfer agreement. This agreement also provides the minority shareholders the option to put their shareholding to Vodafone at a fixed price per share. The obligation to purchase the shares has been recognised as a financial liability and no non-controlling interests are recognised in respect of minority shareholders. Interest costs are accrued at the agreed rate of return and recognised in financing costs.

Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

The Group’s activities expose it to the financial risks of changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates which it manages using derivative financial instruments. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Group’s policies approved by the Board of Directors, which provide written principles on the use of financial derivatives consistent with the Group’s risk management strategy. The Group does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

The Group designates certain derivatives as:

hedges of the change in fair value of recognised assets and liabilities (‘fair value hedges’);
hedges of highly probable forecast transactions or hedges of foreign currency or interest rate risks of firm commitments (‘cash flow hedges’); or
hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at fair value on the contract date and are subsequently re-measured to fair value at each reporting date. Changes in values of all derivatives of a financing nature are included within investment income

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

and financing costs in the income statement unless designated in an effective cash flow hedge relationship or a hedge of a net investment in foreign operations when the effective portion of changes in value are deferred to other comprehensive income. Hedge effectiveness is determined at the inception of the hedge relationship, and through periodic prospective effectiveness assessments to ensure that an economic relationship exists between the hedged item and hedging instrument. For fair value hedges, the carrying value of the hedged item is also adjusted for changes in fair value for the hedged risk, with gains and losses recognised in the income statement for the period.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, exercised or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. When hedge accounting is discontinued, any gain or loss recognised in other comprehensive income at that time remains in equity and is recognised in the income statement when the hedged transaction is ultimately recognised in the income statement.

For cash flow hedges, when the hedged item is recognised in the income statement, amounts previously recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity for the hedging instrument are reclassified to the income statement. However, when the hedged transaction results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the gains and losses previously recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are transferred from equity and included in the initial measurement of the cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability. If a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognised immediately in the income statement.

For net investment hedges, gains and losses accumulated in other comprehensive income are included in the income statement when the foreign operation is disposed of.

Capital management

The following table summarises the capital of the Group at 31 March:

2022

2021

    

€m

    

€m

Borrowings (note 21)

 

70,092

 

67,760

Cash and cash equivalents (note 19)

 

(7,496)

 

(5,821)

Derivative financial instruments included in trade and other receivables (note 14)

 

(4,626)

 

(3,151)

Derivative financial instruments included in trade and other payables (note 15)

 

1,672

 

4,010

Short-term investments (note 13)

 

(4,795)

 

(4,007)

Collateral assets (note 13)

(698)

(3,107)

Financial liabilities under put option arrangements

494

492

Equity

 

56,977

 

57,816

Capital

 

111,620

 

113,992

The Group’s policy is to borrow centrally using a mixture of long-term and short-term capital market issues and borrowing facilities to meet anticipated funding requirements. These borrowings, together with cash generated from operations, are loaned internally or contributed as equity to certain subsidiaries.

Dividends from associates and to non-controlling shareholders

Dividends from our associates are generally paid at the discretion of the Board of Directors or shareholders of the individual operating and holding companies, and we have no rights to receive dividends except where specified within certain of the Group’s shareholders’ agreements. Similarly, other than ongoing dividend obligations to the Kabel Deutschland A.G. minority shareholders, should they continue to hold their minority stake, we do not have existing obligations under shareholders’ agreements to pay dividends to non-controlling interest partners of our subsidiaries or joint ventures. The amount of dividends received and paid in the year are disclosed in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

Potential cash outflows from option agreements and similar arrangements

Put options issued as part of the hedging strategy for the MCBs permit the holders to exercise against the Group at maturity of the option if there is a decrease in our share price. Under the terms of the options, settlement must be made in cash which will equate to the reduced value of shares from the initial conversion price, adjusted for dividends declared, on 1,452 million (2021: 2,494 million) shares as at 31 March 2022.

Sale of trade receivables

During the year, the Group sold certain trade receivables to a number of financial institutions. Whilst there are no repurchase obligations in respect of these receivables, the Group provided credit guarantees which would only become payable if default rates were significantly higher than historical rates. The credit guarantee is not considered substantive and substantially all risks

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

and rewards associated with the receivables passed to the purchaser at the date of sale, therefore the receivables were derecognised. The maximum payable under the guarantees at 31 March 2022 was €1,341 million (2021: €1,503 million). No provision has been made in respect of these guarantees as the likelihood of a cash outflow has been assessed as remote.

Supplier financing arrangements

The Group offers suppliers the opportunity to use supply chain financing (‘SCF’). SCF allows suppliers that decide to use it to receive funding earlier than the invoice due date. At 31 March 2022, the financial institutions that run the SCF programmes had purchased €2.4 billion (2021: €2.3 billion) of outstanding supplier invoices, principally from larger suppliers. The Group does not provide any financial guarantees to the financial institutions under this programme and continues to cash settle supplier payables in accordance with their contractual terms. As such, the programme does not change the Group’s net debt, trade payable balances or cash flows.

The Group evaluates supplier arrangements against a number of indicators to assess if the payable continues to hold the characteristics of a trade payable or should be classified as borrowings; these indicators include whether the payment terms exceed the shorter of customary payment terms in the industry or 180 days. At 31 March 2022, none of the payables subject to supplier financing arrangements met the criteria to be reclassified as borrowings.

Financial risk management

The Group’s treasury function centrally manages the Group’s funding requirement, net foreign exchange exposure, interest rate management exposures and counterparty risk arising from investments and derivatives. Treasury operations are conducted within a framework of policies and guidelines authorised and reviewed by the Board, most recently in May 2021. A treasury risk committee comprising of the Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Group Financial Controller, Group Corporate Finance Director, Group Treasury Director and Group Director of Financial Controlling and Operations meets three times a year to review treasury activities and its members receive management information relating to treasury activities on a quarterly basis. The Group’s accounting function, which does not report to the Group Treasury Director, provides regular update reports of treasury activity to the Board. The Group’s Internal Auditor reviews the internal control environment regularly.

No bonds issued by the Group or the Revolving Credit Facilities are subject to financial covenant ratios. Approximately €38 billion (2021: €37 billion) of issued bonds have a change of control clause. The Group uses a number of derivative instruments for currency and interest rate risk management purposes only that are transacted by specialist treasury personnel. The Group mitigates banking sector credit risk by the use of collateral support agreements.

The Group’s financial risk management policies seek to reduce the Group’s exposure to any future disruption to financial markets, including any future impacts from COVID or other macro economic events.

The Group has combined cash and cash equivalent and short-term investments of €12.3 billion, providing significant headroom over short-term liquidity requirements. Additionally the Group maintains undrawn revolving credit facilities of €7.6 billion euro equivalent. As at 31 March 2022 and after hedging, substantially all the Group’s borrowings are held on a fixed interest basis, mitigating exposure to interest rate risk. The Group has no significant currency exposures other than positions in economic hedging relationships. The Group’s credit risk under financing activities is spread across a portfolio of highly rated institutions to reduce counterparty exposures and derivative balances are substantially all collateralised. The Group’s operating activities result in customer credit risk, for which provisions for expected credit losses are recognised.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial asset leading to a financial loss for the Group. The Group is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities and from its financing activities, the Group considers its maximum exposure to credit risk at 31 March to be:

2022

2021

€m

€m

Cash at bank and in hand (note 19)

 

2,220

 

2,705

Money market funds (note 19)

5,276

3,116

Managed investment funds (note 13)

 

3,349

 

2,954

Current bonds and debt securities (note 13)

 

1,446

 

1,053

Non-current debt securities (note 13)

930

797

Collateral assets (note 13)

698

3,107

Other investments (note 13)

2,438

2,045

Derivative financial instruments (note 14)

 

4,626

 

3,151

Trade receivables (note 14)1

 

6,083

 

5,924

Contract assets and other receivables (note 14)

 

4,457

 

4,531

Performance bonds and other guarantees (note 29)

 

2,866

 

2,728

 

34,389

 

32,111

Note:

1

Includes amounts guaranteed under sales of trade receivables 1,341 million (2021: 1,503 million)

Expected credit loss

The Group has financial assets classified and measured at amortised cost and fair value through other comprehensive income that are subject to the expected credit loss model requirements of IFRS 9. Cash at bank and in hand and certain other investments are both classified and measured at amortised cost and subject to impairment requirements. However, the identified expected credit loss is considered to be immaterial.

Information about expected credit losses for trade receivables and contract assets can be found under ‘operating activities’ on page 185.

Financing activities

The Group invests in government securities on the basis they generate a fixed rate of return and are amongst the most creditworthy of investments available.

Investments are made in accordance with established internal treasury policies which dictate the scaled maximum exposure permissible in relation to an investment’s long-term credit rating. The Group invests in AAA unsecured money market mutual funds, where the investment is limited to 10% of each fund; A to AAA government securities, both directly and through money market mutual funds; and has two managed investment funds that hold securities with an average credit quality of AA.

In respect of financial instruments used by the Group’s treasury function, the aggregate credit risk the Group may have with one counterparty is limited by reference to the long-term credit ratings assigned for that counterparty by Moody’s, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s. Furthermore, collateral support agreements reduce the Group’s exposure to counterparties who must post cash collateral when there is value due to the Group under outstanding derivative contracts that exceeds a contractually agreed threshold amount. When value is due to the counterparty the Group is required to post collateral on identical terms. Such cash collateral is adjusted daily as necessary.

In the event of any default, ownership of the cash collateral would revert to the respective holder at that point. Detailed below is the value of the cash collateral, which is reported within current borrowings, held by the Group at 31 March:

2022

2021

€m

€m

Collateral liabilities

 

2,914

 

962

In addition, as discussed in note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’, the Group has covenanted to provide security in favour of the trustee of the Vodafone Group UK Pension Scheme in respect of the funding deficit in the scheme and pledged security in relation to the Indus Towers merger. The Group has also pledged cash as collateral against derivative financial instruments as disclosed in note 13 ‘Other investments’.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Operating activities

Customer credit risk is managed by the Group’s business units which each have policies, procedures and controls relating to customer credit risk management. Outstanding trade receivables and contract assets are regularly reviewed to monitor any changes in credit risk with concentrations of credit risk considered to be limited given that the Group’s customer base is large and unrelated. The Group applies the simplified approach and records lifetime expected credit losses for trade receivables and contract assets. Expected credit losses are measured using historical cash collection data for periods of at least 24 months wherever possible and grouped into various customer segments based on product or customer type. The historical loss rates are adjusted where macroeconomic factors, for example changes in interest rates or unemployment rates, or other commercial factors are expected to have a significant impact when determining future expected credit loss rates. For trade receivables the expected credit loss provision is calculated using a provision matrix, in which the provision increases as balances age, and for receivables paid in instalments and contract assets a weighted loss rate is calculated to reflect the period over which the amounts become due for payment by the customer. Trade receivables and contract assets are written off when each business unit determines there to be no reasonable expectation of recovery and enforcement activity has ceased.

Movements in the allowance for expected credit losses during the year were as follows:

Trade receivables held

Trade receivables held 

at fair value through

Contract assets

at amortised cost

other comprehensive income

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

1 April

 

101

 

137

 

1,480

 

1,431

 

57

 

51

Exchange movements

 

1

 

2

 

(70)

 

(47)

 

 

Amounts charged to credit losses on financial assets

 

114

 

63

 

394

 

592

 

53

 

9

Other1

 

(133)

 

(101)

 

(462)

 

(496)

 

(2)

 

(3)

31 March

 

83

 

101

 

1,342

 

1,480

 

108

 

57

Note:

1Primarily utilisation of the provision.

Expected credit losses are presented as net impairment losses within operating profit and subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the same line item.

The majority of the Group's trade receivables are due for maturity within 90 days and largely comprise amounts receivable from consumers and business customers.

The following table presents information on trade receivables past due¹ and their associated expected credit losses:

Trade receivables at amortised cost past due

30 days

31-60

61-180

180

Due

or less

days

days

days+

Total

31 March 2022

    

€m

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Gross carrying amount

 

2,411

650

 

182

 

390

 

1,043

 

4,676

Expected credit loss allowance

 

(123)

(83)

 

(53)

 

(190)

 

(893)

 

(1,342)

Net carrying amount

 

2,288

567

 

129

 

200

 

150

 

3,334

Trade receivables at amortised cost past due

30 days

31–60

61–180

180

Due

or less

days

days

days+

Total

31 March 2021

    

€m

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Gross carrying amount

 

2,568

717

 

177

 

405

 

1,290

 

5,157

Expected credit loss allowance

 

(30)

(72)

 

(62)

 

(211)

 

(1,105)

 

(1,480)

Net carrying amount

 

2,538

645

 

115

 

194

 

185

 

3,677

Note:

1Contract assets relate to amounts not yet due from customers. These amounts will be reclassified as trade receivables before they become due. Trade receivables at fair value through other comprehensive income are not materially past due.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity is reviewed daily on at least a 12 month rolling basis and stress tested on the assumption that any commercial paper outstanding matures and is not reissued. The Group maintains substantial cash and cash equivalents which at 31 March 2022 amounted to cash €7.5 billion (2021: €5.8 billion) and undrawn committed facilities of €8.2 billion (2021: €8.0 billion), principally

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

euro and US dollar revolving credit facilities of €4.0 billion and US $4.0 billion (€3.6 billion) which mature in 2025 and 2027 respectively. The Group manages liquidity risk on non-current borrowings by maintaining a varied maturity profile with a cap on the level of debt maturity in any one calendar year, therefore minimising refinancing risk. Non-current borrowings mature between 1 and 37 years.

The maturity profile of the anticipated future cash flows including interest in relation to the Group’s non-derivative financial liabilities on an undiscounted basis which, therefore, differs from both the carrying value and fair value, is as follows:

Trade payables and

Bank loans

Bonds

Lease liabilities

Other2

Total borrowings

other financial liabilities3

Total

Maturity profile1

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Within one year

 

700

 

3,569

 

3,130

 

6,823

 

14,222

 

16,884

31,106

In one to two years

 

33

 

6,190

 

2,189

 

417

 

8,829

 

29

8,858

In two to three years

 

411

 

3,786

 

1,759

 

207

 

6,163

 

6,163

In three to four years

 

2

 

5,746

 

1,579

 

199

 

7,526

 

7,526

In four to five years

 

205

 

6,253

 

1,387

 

678

 

8,523

 

8,523

In more than five years

 

21

 

43,514

 

4,242

 

136

 

47,913

 

47,913

 

1,372

 

69,058

 

14,286

 

8,460

 

93,176

 

16,913

110,089

Effect of discount/financing rates

 

(55)

 

(21,027)

 

(1,747)

 

(255)

 

(23,084)

 

(1)

(23,085)

31 March 2022

 

1,317

 

48,031

 

12,539

 

8,205

 

70,092

 

16,912

87,004

Within one year

 

674

 

3,774

 

3,419

 

2,516

 

10,383

 

15,304

25,687

In one to two years

 

174

 

3,329

 

2,142

 

2,575

 

8,220

 

49

8,269

In two to three years

 

440

 

5,964

 

1,661

 

399

 

8,464

 

8,464

In three to four years

 

173

 

2,784

 

1,457

 

166

 

4,580

 

4,580

In four to five years

 

2

 

5,506

 

1,316

 

199

 

7,023

 

7,023

In more than five years

 

23

 

45,538

 

4,696

 

986

 

51,243

 

51,243

 

1,486

 

66,895

 

14,691

 

6,841

 

89,913

 

15,353

105,266

Effect of discount/financing rates

 

(67)

 

(20,010)

 

(1,659)

 

(417)

 

(22,153)

 

(2)

(22,155)

31 March 2021

 

1,419

 

46,885

 

13,032

 

6,424

 

67,760

 

15,351

83,111

Notes:

1

Maturities reflect contractual cash flows applicable except in the event of a change of control or event of default, upon which lenders have the right, but not the obligation, to request payment within 30 days. This also applies to undrawn committed facilities. There is no debt that is subject to a material adverse change clause (2021: 30 million of debt in relation to the mandatorily convertible bond that matured on 12 March 2022 was subject to a material adverse change clause which would have accelerated conversion of the £1.7 billion principal recognised in equity – see note 21 ‘Borrowings’).

2

Includes spectrum licence payables with maturity profile 2,319 million (2021: 381 million) within one year, 165 million (2021: 2,171 million) in one to two years, 199 million (2021: 165 million) in two to three years, 199 million (2021: 165 million) in three to four years, 662 million (2021: 199 million) in four to five years and 136 million (2021: 986 million) in more than five years. Also includes 2,914 million (2021: 962 million) in relation to cash received under collateral support agreements shown within 1 year.

3

Includes financial liabilities under put option arrangements and non-derivative financial liabilities presented within trade and other payables.

The maturity profile of the Group’s financial derivatives (which include interest rate swaps, cross-currency interest rate swaps and foreign exchange swaps) using undiscounted cash flows, is as follows:

2022

2021

Payable

Receivable

Total

Payable

Receivable

Total

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Within one year

(12,671)

13,470

799

(16,218)

16,864

646

In one to two years

(5,897)

6,399

502

(3,121)

3,723

602

In two to three years

(2,584)

3,158

574

(5,623)

5,978

355

In three to four years

(3,373)

3,864

491

(2,518)

2,903

385

In four to five years

(1,699)

2,139

440

(3,305)

3,620

315

In more than five years

(34,097)

40,129

6,032

(33,777)

37,399

3,622

(60,321)

69,159

8,838

(64,562)

70,487

5,925

Effect of discount/financing rates

  

  

(5,884)

  

  

(6,784)

Financial derivative net receivable/(payable)

  

  

2,954

  

  

(859)

Payables and receivables are stated separately in the table above as cash settlement is on a gross basis.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Market risk

Interest rate management

Under the Group’s interest rate management policy, interest rates on long-term monetary assets and liabilities are principally maintained on a fixed rate basis.

At 31 March 2022 and after hedging, substantially all of our outstanding liabilities are held on a fixed interest rate basis in accordance with treasury policy.

For each one hundred basis point rise in market interest rates for all currencies in which the Group had borrowings at 31 March 2022 there would be an increase in profit before tax by €420 million (2021: €782 million) including mark to market revaluations of interest rate and other derivatives and the potential interest on cash and short-term investments. There would be no material impact on equity.

At 31 March 2022, the Group had limited exposure through interest rate derivatives and floating rate bonds referencing LIBOR and other interbank offered rates (IBORs).

Foreign exchange management

As Vodafone’s primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange its share price is quoted in sterling. Since the sterling share price represents the value of its future multi-currency cash flows, principally in euro, South African rand and sterling, the Group maintains the currency of debt and interest charges in proportion to its expected future principal cash flows and has a policy to hedge external foreign exchange risks on transactions denominated in other currencies above a certain de minimis level.

At 31 March 2022 11% of net debt was denominated in currencies other than euro (6% sterling, 4% South African rand and 1% other). This allows sterling, South African rand and other debt to be serviced in proportion to expected future cash flows and therefore provides a partial economic hedge against income statement translation exposure, as interest costs will be denominated in foreign currencies.

Under the Group’s foreign exchange management policy, foreign exchange transaction exposure in Group companies is generally maintained at the lower of €5 million per currency per month or €15 million per currency over a six month period.

The Group recognises foreign exchange movements in equity for the translation of net investment hedging instruments and balances treated as investments in foreign operations. However, there is no net impact on equity for exchange rate movements on net investment hedging instruments as there would be an offset in the currency translation of the foreign operation. At 31 March 2022 the Group held financial liabilities in a net investment hedge against the Group’s South African rand operations. Sensitivity to foreign exchange movements on the hedging liabilities, analysed against a strengthening of the South African rand by 13% (2021: 15%) would result in a decrease in equity of €221 million (2021: €285 million) which would be fully offset by foreign exchange movements on the hedged net assets. In addition, cash flow hedges of principally US dollar borrowings would result in an increase in equity of €371 million (2021: €469 million) against a strengthening of US dollar by 5% (2021: 6%).

The Group profit and loss account is exposed to foreign exchange risk within both operating profit and financing income and expense. The principal reporting segment not generating income in euro is Vodacom, whose functional currency is predominantly South African rand. Financing income and expense includes foreign currency gains/losses incurred on the translation of balance sheet items not held in functional currency. These are principally on certain borrowings, derivatives, and other investments denominated in sterling and Turkish lira.

The following table details the Group’s sensitivity to foreign exchange risk. The percentage movement applied to the currency is based on the average movements in the previous three annual reporting periods.

2022

2021

    

€m

    

€m

Increase/ (decrease) in Profit before taxation

ZAR 13% change (2021: 15%)

 

134

 

152

TRY 39% change (2021: 26%)

83

87

GBP 2% change (2021: 3%)

 

(67)

 

(23)

Equity risk

There is no material equity risk relating to the Group’s equity investments which are detailed in note 13 ‘Other investments’.

The Group has hedged its exposure under the subordinated mandatory convertible bonds to any future movements in its share price by an option strategy designed to hedge the economic impact of share price movements. As at 31 March 2022 the Group’s sensitivity to a movement of 7% (2021: 7%) in its share price would result in an increase or decrease in profit before tax of €36 million (2021: €283 million).

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Risk management strategy of hedge relationships

The risk strategies of the designated cash flow, fair value, and net investment hedges reflect the above market risk strategies.

The objective of the cash flow hedges is principally to convert foreign currency denominated fixed rate borrowings in US dollar, pound sterling, Australian dollar, Swiss franc, Hong Kong dollar, Japanese yen, Norwegian krona and euro and US dollar floating rate borrowings into euro fixed rate borrowings and hedge the foreign exchange spot rate and interest rate risk. There are also cash flow hedges of certain subsidiary expenditure not denominated in functional currency of the entity, to hedge foreign exchange spot risk. Derivative financial instruments designated in cash flow hedges are cross-currency interest rate swaps and foreign exchange swaps and forwards. The swap maturity dates and liquidity profiles of the nominal cash flows match those of the underlying borrowings and exposures.

The objective of the net investment hedges is to hedge foreign exchange risk in foreign operations. Derivative financial instruments designated in net investment hedges are cross-currency interest rate swaps and foreign exchange swaps. The hedging instruments are rolled on an ongoing basis as determined by the nature of the business.

The objective of the fair value hedges is to hedge a proportion of the Group’s fixed rate euro denominated borrowing to a euro floating rate borrowing. The swap maturity dates match those of the underlying borrowing and the nominal cash flows are converted to quarterly payments.

Hedge effectiveness is determined at the inception of the hedge relationship and through periodic prospective effectiveness assessments to ensure that an economic relationship exists between the hedged item and hedging instrument.

For hedges of foreign currency denominated borrowings and investments, the Group uses a combination of cross-currency and foreign exchange swaps to hedge its exposure to foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk and enters into hedge relationships where the critical terms of the hedging instrument match with the terms of the hedged item. Therefore the Group expects a highly effective hedging relationship with the swap contracts and the value of the corresponding hedged items to change systematically in the opposite direction in response to movements in the underlying exchange rates and interest rates. The Group therefore performs a qualitative assessment of effectiveness. If changes in circumstances affect the terms of the hedged item such that the critical terms no longer match with the critical terms of the hedging instrument, the Group uses the hypothetical derivative method to assess effectiveness.

Hedge ineffectiveness may occur due to:

a) The fair value of the hedging instrument on the hedge relationship designation date if the fair value is not nil;

b) Changes in the contractual terms or timing of the payments on the hedged item; and

c) A change in the credit risk of the Group or the counterparty with the hedging instrument.

The hedge ratio for each designation will be established by comparing the quantity of the hedging instrument and the quantity of the hedged item to determine their relative weighting; for all of the Group’s existing hedge relationships the hedge ratio has been determined as 1:1.

The fair values of the derivative financial instruments are calculated by discounting the future cash flows to net present values using appropriate market rates and foreign currency rates prevailing at 31 March. The valuation basis is level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. This classification comprises items where fair value is determined from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset and liability, either directly or indirectly. Derivative financial assets and liabilities are included within trade and other receivables and trade and other payables in the statement of financial position.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The following table represents the carrying values and nominal amounts of derivatives in a continued hedge relationship as at 31 March.

Other comprehensive income

Weighted average

Opening

(Gain)/

Gain/(Loss)

Closing

Carrying

Carrying

balance

Loss

recycled to

balance

Euro

Nominal

value

value

1 April

deferred to

financing

31 March

Maturity

interest

amounts

Assets

Liabilities

2021

OCI

costs

20221

year

FX rate

rate

At 31 March 2022

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

    

    

%

Cash flow hedges - foreign currency risk3

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cross-currency and foreign exchange swaps

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

US dollar bonds

 

20,995

 

2,745

 

10

 

501

 

(3,257)

 

1,272

 

(1,484)

 

2036

 

1.18

 

2.76

Australian dollar bonds

 

736

 

50

 

 

(24)

 

(12)

 

31

 

(5)

 

2024

 

1.56

 

0.92

Swiss franc bonds

 

624

 

16

 

1

 

30

 

(59)

 

49

 

20

 

2026

 

1.08

 

1.26

Pound sterling bonds

 

3,498

 

61

 

145

 

323

 

(239)

 

25

 

109

 

2043

 

0.86

 

2.97

Hong Kong dollar bonds

 

233

 

8

 

3

 

13

 

(18)

 

12

 

7

 

2028

 

9.08

 

1.48

Japanese yen bonds

 

78

 

 

6

 

11

 

(7)

 

(2)

 

2

 

2037

 

128.53

 

2.47

Norwegian krona bonds

 

241

 

 

16

 

3

 

(7)

 

7

 

3

 

2026

 

9.15

 

1.12

Foreign exchange forwards2

244

69

(72)

3

(69)

2022

12.34

Cash flow hedges - foreign currency and interest rate risk3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross currency swaps - US dollar bonds

 

417

 

24

 

 

8

 

(33)

 

24

 

(1)

 

2023

 

1.17

 

1.07

Cash flow hedges - interest rate risk3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps - Euro loans

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Net investment hedge - foreign exchange risk5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross-currency and foreign exchange swaps - South African rand investment

 

1,555

 

 

113

 

959

 

174

 

1,133

 

2022

 

17.29

 

0.31

 

28,621

 

2,904

 

363

 

1,823

 

(3,530)

 

1,422

 

(285)

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Other comprehensive income

Weighted average

Opening

Gain/(Loss)

Closing

Carrying

Carrying

balance

(Gain)/Loss

recycled to

balance

Euro

Nominal

value

value

1 April

deferred to

financing

31 March

Maturity

interest

amounts

Assets

Liabilities

2020

OCI

costs

20211

year

FX rate

rate

At 31 March 2021

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

    

    

%

Cash flow hedges – foreign currency risk3

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cross-currency and foreign exchange swaps

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

US dollar bonds

 

18,995

 

621

 

1,070

 

(3,922)

 

5,900

 

(1,477)

 

501

 

2036

 

1.18

 

2.82

Australian dollar bonds

 

736

 

38

 

 

(26)

 

(102)

 

104

 

(24)

 

2024

 

1.56

 

0.92

Swiss franc bonds

 

624

 

 

45

 

28

 

28

 

(26)

 

30

 

2026

 

1.08

 

1.26

Pound sterling bonds

 

2,585

 

40

 

199

 

94

 

1

 

228

 

323

 

2047

 

0.89

 

2.59

Hong Kong dollar bonds

 

233

 

 

13

 

(4)

 

34

 

(17)

 

13

 

2028

 

9.08

 

1.48

Japanese yen bonds

 

78

 

 

12

 

6

 

13

 

(8)

 

11

 

2037

 

128.53

 

2.47

Norwegian krona bonds

 

241

 

 

22

 

(3)

 

(23)

 

29

 

3

 

2026

 

9.15

 

1.12

Cash flow hedges – foreign currency and interest rate risk3

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cross currency swaps - US dollar bonds

 

417

 

 

8

 

18

 

52

 

(62)

 

8

 

2023

 

1.17

 

1.07

Cash flow hedges – interest rate risk3

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Interest rate swaps – Euro loans

 

568

 

 

 

7

 

(11)

 

3

 

(1)

 

2021

 

 

1.21

Fair value hedges – interest rate risk4

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Interest rate swaps – Eurobonds

 

186

 

131

 

 

 

 

 

 

2028

 

 

Net investment hedge – foreign exchange risk5

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cross-currency and foreign exchange swaps – South African rand investment

 

1,785

 

 

23

 

631

 

328

 

959

 

2021

 

17.30

 

0.31

 

26,448

 

830

 

1,392

 

(3,171)

 

6,220

 

(1,226)

 

1,823

Notes:

1Fair value movement deferred into other comprehensive income includes 1,318 million loss (2021: 1,164 million loss) and 1 million gain (2021: 2 million gain) of foreign currency basis outside the cash flow and net investment hedge relationships respectively.
2Includes euro and US dollar forward contracts against Turkish lira to hedge foreign currency forecast expenditures in local markets. Notional amounts of 146 million and $109 million (98 million) with weighted average exchange rates of 12.45 and 10.95 respectively to Turkish lira.
3For cashflow hedges, the movement in the hypothetical derivative (hedged item) mirrors that of the hedging instrument. Hedge ineffectiveness of the swaps designated in a cash flow hedge during the period was €nil (2021: €nil).
4The fair value hedge was de-designated during the financial year. The carrying value of the bond de-designated during the financial year includes
566 million loss (2021: 76 million loss) of cumulative fair value adjustment for the hedged interest risk. Hedge ineffectiveness is €nil (2021: 8 million gain). The carrying value of bonds includes an additional 760 million loss (2021: 774 million loss) in relation to fair value of other bonds previously designated in fair value hedge relationships.
6Hedge ineffectiveness of swaps designated in a net investment hedge during the period was €nil (2021: €nil).

Changes in assets and liabilities arising from financing activities

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Assets and liabilities

Derivative assets

Financial liabilities

arising from

Borrowings

and liabilities

under put options

Other liabilities

financing activities

    

€m

        

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

1 April 2021

67,760

859

492

491

69,602

Cash movements

Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings

2,548

2,548

Repayment of borrowings

(8,248)

(8,248)

Net movement in short-term borrowings

3,002

3,002

Net movement in derivatives

(293)

(293)

Interest paid

(2,246)

469

(17)

(10)

(1,804)

Purchase of treasury shares

(2,087)

(2,087)

Non-cash movements

Fair value movements

(2,631)

(2,631)

Foreign exchange

1,386

(930)

(15)

441

Interest costs

2,356

(428)

19

13

1,960

Lease additions

3,410

3,410

Other1

124

3,106

3,230

31 March 2022

70,092

(2,954)

494

1,498

69,130

Assets and liabilities

Derivative assets

Financial liabilities

arising from

Borrowings

and liabilities

under put options

Other liabilities

financing activities

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

1 April 2020

74,925

(4,409)

1,850

170

72,536

Cash movements

Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings

4,359

4,359

Repayment of borrowings

(12,237)

(12,237)

Net movement in short-term borrowings

(2,791)

(2,791)

Net movement in derivatives

279

279

Interest paid

(2,421)

452

(141)

(42)

(2,152)

Purchase of treasury shares

(62)

(62)

Payments for settlement of written put options

(1,482)

(1,482)

Non-cash movements

Fair value movements

(9)

3,594

3,585

Foreign exchange

(1,480)

1,428

(2)

(54)

Interest costs

2,459

(485)

62

11

2,047

Lease additions

4,578

4,578

Acquisitions of subsidiaries

234

234

Other1

143

203

416

762

31 March 2021

67,760

859

492

491

69,602

Note:

1

Movement in Other liabilities primarily relate to share buyback programmes.

Fair value and carrying value information

The carrying value and valuation basis of the Group’s financial assets are set out in notes 13 ‘Other investments’, 14 ‘Trade and other receivables’ and 19 ‘Cash and cash equivalents’. For all financial assets held at amortised cost the carrying values approximate fair value except as disclosed in note 13 ‘Other investments’.

The carrying value and valuation basis of the Group’s financial liabilities are set out in notes 15 ‘Trade and other payables’ and 21 ‘Borrowings’. The carrying values approximate fair value for the Group’s trade payables and other payables categories. For other financial liabilities a comparison of fair value and carrying value is disclosed in note 21 ‘Borrowings’.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Net financial instruments

The table below shows the Group’s financial assets and liabilities that are subject to offset in the balance sheet and the impact of enforceable master netting or similar agreements.

Related amounts not set off in the balance sheet

Amounts

Right of set off

presented in

with derivative

Collateral

Gross amount

Amount set off

balance sheet

counterparties

(liabilities)/assets1

Net amount

At 31 March 2022

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Derivative financial assets

 

4,626

 

 

4,626

 

(1,365)

 

(2,914)

 

347

Derivative financial liabilities

 

(1,672)

 

 

(1,672)

 

1,365

 

368

 

61

Total

 

2,954

 

 

2,954

 

 

(2,546)

 

408

Related amounts not set off in the balance sheet

Amounts

Right of set off

presented in

with derivative

Collateral

Gross amount

Amount set off

balance sheet

counterparties

(liabilities)/assets1

Net amount

At 31 March 2021

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

    

€m

Derivative financial assets

 

3,151

 

 

3,151

 

(1,989)

 

(962)

 

200

Derivative financial liabilities

 

(4,010)

 

 

(4,010)

 

1,989

 

2,194

 

173

Total

 

(859)

 

 

(859)

 

 

1,232

 

373

Note:

1

Excludes collateral of €330 million (2021: €913 million) pledged as initial margin that does not offset against existing mark to market balances as at 31 March.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the consolidated balance sheet when there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. Derivative financial instruments that do not meet the criteria for offset could be settled net in certain circumstances under ISDA (‘International Swaps and Derivatives Association’) agreements where each party has the option to settle amounts on a net basis in the event of default from the other. Collateral may be offset and net settled against derivative financial instruments in the event of default by either party. The aforementioned collateral balances are recorded in ‘other investments’ or ‘current borrowings’ respectively.

23. Directors and key management compensation

This note details the total amounts earned by the Company’s Directors and members of the Executive Committee.

Directors

Aggregate emoluments of the Directors of the Company were as follows:

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Salaries and fees

 

4

 

4

 

4

Incentive schemes1

 

3

 

3

 

2

Other benefits2

 

 

 

1

 

7

 

7

 

7

Notes:

1Excludes gains from long-term incentive plans.
2Includes the value of the cash allowance taken by some individuals in lieu of pension contributions.

No Directors serving during the year exercised share options in the year ended 31 March 2022 (2021: None; 2020: None).

Key management compensation

Aggregate compensation for key management, being the Directors and members of the Executive Committee, was as follows:

2022

2021

2020

Re-presented1

Re-presented1

€m

€m

€m

Short-term employee benefits

 

28

 

28

 

27

Share-based payments

 

8

 

11

 

7

 

36

 

39

 

34

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Note:

1The prior year comparatives for share-based payments have been re-presented to reflect the market value of the vested shares provided to key management personnel in the reported period. The previous presentation was based on the value of share awards granted and recognised over the vesting period, however the grants were subject to various vesting conditions. The revised measurement basis is considered to provide a more appropriate measure of actual compensation received by key management personnel in the period. The re-presentation decreases the previously disclosed amounts by 12 million and 23 million for the years ended 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2020, respectively.

24. Employees

This note shows the average number of people employed by the Group during the year, in which areas of our business our employees work and where they are based. It also shows total employment costs.

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Employees

Employees

Employees

By activity

 

  

 

  

 

  

Operations

 

15,404

 

14,893

 

14,616

Selling and distribution

 

25,499

 

26,874

 

28,133

Customer care and administration

 

56,038

 

54,739

 

52,470

 

96,941

 

96,506

 

95,219

By segment

 

 

 

Germany

 

15,256

 

15,798

 

15,199

Italy

 

5,765

 

5,818

 

5,980

Spain

 

4,194

 

4,257

 

4,316

UK

 

9,198

 

9,584

 

10,295

Other Europe

 

15,106

 

15,460

 

14,646

Vodacom

 

7,973

 

7,810

 

7,773

Other Markets

 

9,336

 

9,498

 

10,515

Vantage Towers1

502

Common Functions

 

29,611

 

28,281

 

26,495

Total

 

96,941

 

96,506

 

95,219

Note:

1

Vantage Towers is a new reporting segment for the year ended 31 March 2022. See Note 2 ‘Revenue disaggregation and segmental analysis’ for details.

The cost incurred in respect of these employees (including Directors) was:

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Wages and salaries

 

4,469

 

4,238

 

4,571

Social security costs

 

578

 

549

 

531

Other pension costs (note 25)

 

168

 

235

 

226

Share-based payments (note 26)

 

119

 

135

 

134

Total

 

5,334

 

5,157

 

5,462

25. Post employment benefits

The Group operates a number of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution retirement plans for our employees. The Group’s largest defined benefit plan is in the UK. For further details see ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation’.

Accounting policies

For defined benefit retirement plans, the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the present value of the plan liabilities is recognised as an asset or a liability on the consolidated statement of financial position. Defined benefit plan liabilities are assessed using the projected unit funding method and applying the principal actuarial assumptions at the reporting period date. Assets are valued at market value.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Actuarial gains and losses are taken to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for defined benefit plans or consolidated income statement for cash leaver plans as incurred. For this purpose, actuarial gains and losses comprise both the effects of changes in actuarial assumptions and experience adjustments arising from differences between the previous actuarial assumptions and what has actually occurred. The return on plan assets, in excess of interest income, and costs incurred for the management of plan assets are also taken to other comprehensive income.

Other movements in the net surplus or deficit are recognised in the consolidated income statement, including the current service cost, any past service cost and the effect of any settlements. The interest cost less the expected interest income on assets is also charged to the consolidated income statement. The amount charged to the consolidated income statement in respect of these plans is included within operating costs or in the Group’s share of the results of equity accounted operations, as appropriate.

The Group’s contributions to defined contribution pension plans are charged to the consolidated income statement as they fall due.

Background

At 31 March 2022 the Group operated a number of retirement plans for the benefit of its employees throughout the world, with varying rights and obligations depending on the conditions and practices in the countries concerned. The Group’s philosophy is to provide access to defined contribution retirement plans where feasible and to manage legacy defined benefit retirement arrangements. Defined benefit plans provide benefits based on the employees’ length of pensionable service and their final pensionable salary or other criteria. Defined contribution plans offer employees individual funds that are converted into benefits at the time of retirement.

The Group operates defined benefit plans in Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, the UK, the United States; defined benefit indemnity plans in Greece and Turkey; and a cash leaver plan in India. Defined contribution plans are currently provided in Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and the UK.

Income statement expense

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Defined contribution plans

 

197

 

204

 

180

Defined benefit plans

 

(29)

 

31

 

46

Total amount charged to income statement (note 24)

 

168

 

235

 

226

Defined benefit plans

The Group’s retirement policy is to provide competitive pension provision, in each operating country, in line with the market median for that location. The Group’s preferred retirement provision is focused on Defined Contribution arrangements and/or State provision for future service.

The Group’s main defined benefit funding liability is the Vodafone UK Group Pension Scheme (‘Vodafone UK plan’). Since June 2014 the Vodafone UK plan has consisted of two segregated sections: the Vodafone Section and the Cable & Wireless Section (‘CWW Section’). Both sections are closed to new entrants and to future accrual. The Group also operates smaller funded and unfunded plans in the UK, funded and unfunded plans in Germany and a funded plan in Ireland. Defined benefit pension provision exposes the Group to actuarial risks such as longer than expected longevity of participants, lower than expected return on investments and higher than expected inflation, which may increase the liabilities or reduce the value of assets of the plans.

During 2022 the Group consolidated its defined benefit plans with the mergers of a small plan in the UK, The J O Grant & Taylor (London) Ltd Staff Pension Scheme, into the Vodafone Section of the Vodafone UK plan and of the Cable and Wireless Employee Benefits Scheme in Ireland into the Vodafone Ireland Pension Plan.

The main defined benefit plans are administered by trustee boards which are legally separate from the Group and consist of representatives who are employees, former employees or are independent from the Group. The trustee boards of the pension plans are required by legislation to act in the best interest of the participants, set the investment strategy and contribution rates and are subject to statutory funding regimes.

The Vodafone UK plan is registered as an occupational pension plan with HM Revenue and Customs (‘HMRC’) and is subject to UK legislation and operates within the framework outlined by the Pensions Regulator. UK legislation requires that pension plans are funded prudently and that valuations are undertaken at least every three years. Separate valuations are required for the Vodafone Section and CWW Section.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The trustees obtain regular actuarial valuations to check whether the statutory funding objective is met and whether a recovery plan is required to restore funding to the level of the agreed technical provisions. The 31 March 2019 triennial actuarial valuation for the Vodafone Section and CWW Section of the Vodafone UK plan showed a net deficit of £78 million (€90 million) on the funding basis, comprising of a £173 million (€200 million) deficit for the Vodafone Section and a £95 million (€110 million) surplus for the CWW Section. The next triennial actuarial valuation of the Vodafone UK plan has an effective date of 31 March 2022.

These plan- specific actuarial valuations will differ to the IAS 19 accounting basis, which is used to measure pension assets and liabilities presented in the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position.

Following the 2019 triennial valuation, the Group and trustees of the Vodafone UK plan agreed a funding plan to address the valuation deficit in the Vodafone Section over the period to 31 March 2025 and made a cash contribution on 4 September 2020 of £80 million (€90 million) into the Vodafone Section. This cash payment was invested into an annuity policy issued by a third party insurance company which in turn entered into a reinsurance policy covering these risks with the Group's captive insurance company, see note 15 ‘Trade and other payables’. No further contributions are due in respect of the deficit revealed at the 2019 valuation.

Funding plans are individually agreed for each of the Group’s other defined benefit plans with the respective trustees or governing board, taking into account local regulatory requirements. It is expected that ordinary contributions of €49 million will be paid into the Group’s defined benefit plans during the year ending 31 March 2023. The Group has also provided certain guarantees in respect of the Vodafone UK plan; further details are provided in note 29 ‘Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings’ to the consolidated financial statements.

The investment strategy for the UK plans is controlled by the trustees in consultation with the Group and the plans have no direct investments in the Group’s equity securities or in property or other assets currently used by the Group. The allocation of assets between different classes of investment is reviewed regularly and is a key factor in the trustee investment policy. The trustees aim to achieve the plan's investment objectives through investing partly in a diversified mix of growth assets which, over the long term, are expected to grow in value by more than the low risk assets. The low risk assets include cash and gilts, inflation and interest rate hedging and in substance insured pensioner annuity policies in both the Vodafone Section and CWW Sections of the Vodafone UK plan and an insured pensioner annuity policy in the Vodafone Ireland Pension Plan. A number of investment managers are appointed to promote diversification by assets, organisation and investment style and current market conditions and trends are regularly assessed, which may lead to adjustments in the asset allocation.

Actuarial assumptions

The Group’s plan liabilities are measured using the projected unit credit method using the principal actuarial assumptions set out below:

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

%

%

%

Weighted average actuarial assumptions used at 31 March1:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Rate of inflation2

 

3.3

 

2.9

 

2.2

Rate of increase in salaries3

 

3.1

 

2.7

 

2.5

Discount rate

 

2.5

 

1.8

 

2.0

Notes:

1Figures shown represent a weighted average assumption of the individual plans.
2The rate of increase in pensions in payment and deferred revaluation are dependent on the rate of inflation.
3Relates only to schemes open to future accrual primarily in Germany, Ireland and India.

Mortality assumptions used are based on recommendations from the individual local actuaries which include adjustments for the experience of the Group where appropriate. The Group’s largest plan is the Vodafone UK plan. Further life expectancies assumed for the UK plans are 23.4/25.4 years (2021: 23.4/25.4 years) for a male/female pensioner currently aged 65 years and 25.4/27.5 years (2021: 25.4/27.4 years) from age 65 for a male/female non-pensioner member currently aged 40.

Charges made to the consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (‘SOCI’) on the basis of the assumptions stated above are:

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Current service cost

 

38

 

37

 

37

Net past service (credit)/costs1

 

(71)

 

2

 

Net interest charge/(income)

 

4

 

(8)

 

9

Total net (credit)/cost included within staff costs

 

(29)

 

31

 

46

Actuarial gains/(losses) recognised in the SOCI

 

627

 

(686)

 

640

Note:

1

A change in Germany relating to the provision of death and disability benefits effective from 1 April 2021 resulted in a past service credit of 49 million; further net past service credits were recognised in the year ended 31 March 2022 for the Vodafone UK plan relating to the offer of a pension increase exchange to all members at retirement and benefit clarifications.

Duration of the benefit obligations

The weighted average duration of the defined benefit obligation at 31 March 2022 is 21 years (2021: 21 years).

Fair value of the assets and present value of the liabilities of the plans

The amount included in the consolidated statement of financial position arising from the Group’s obligations in respect of its defined benefit plans is as follows:

    

    

    

Net surplus/

Assets

Liabilities

(deficit)

€m

€m

€m

1 April 2020

 

6,906

 

(6,754)

 

152

Service cost

 

 

(39)

 

(39)

Interest income/(cost)

 

137

 

(129)

 

8

Return on plan assets excluding interest income

 

466

 

 

466

Actuarial losses arising from changes in financial assumptions

 

 

(1,118)

 

(1,118)

Actuarial losses arising from experience adjustments

 

 

(34)

 

(34)

Employer cash contributions

 

125

 

 

125

Member cash contributions

 

10

 

(10)

 

Benefits paid

 

(243)

 

243

 

Exchange rate movements

 

244

 

(249)

 

(5)

Other movements

 

(13)

 

5

 

(8)

31 March 2021

 

7,632

 

(8,085)

 

(453)

Service cost

 

 

(38)

 

(38)

Past service credit

71

71

Interest income/(cost)

 

140

 

(144)

 

(4)

Return on plan assets excluding interest income

 

58

 

 

58

Actuarial gains arising from changes in demographic assumptions

7

7

Actuarial gains arising from changes in financial assumptions

 

 

483

 

483

Actuarial gains arising from experience adjustments

79

79

Employer cash contributions

 

60

 

 

60

Member cash contributions

 

17

 

(17)

 

Benefits paid

 

(241)

 

241

 

Exchange rate movements

 

52

 

(45)

 

7

Other movements

 

(3)

 

7

 

4

31 March 2022

 

7,715

 

(7,441)

 

274

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

An analysis of the net surplus/(deficit) is provided below for the Group as a whole.

2022

2021

€m

€m

Analysis of net surplus/(deficit):

 

  

 

  

Total fair value of plan assets

 

7,715

 

7,632

Present value of funded plan liabilities

 

(7,337)

 

(7,968)

Net surplus/(deficit) for funded plans

 

378

 

(336)

Present value of unfunded plan liabilities

 

(104)

 

(117)

Net surplus/(deficit)

 

274

 

(453)

Net surplus/(deficit) is analysed as:

 

 

Assets1

 

555

 

60

Liabilities

 

(281)

 

(513)

Note:

1Pension assets are deemed to be recoverable and there are no adjustments in respect of minimum funding requirements as economic benefits are available to the Group either in the form of future refunds or, for plans still open to benefit accrual, in the form of possible reductions in future contributions.

An analysis of net surplus/(deficit) is provided below for the Vodafone UK plan, which is a funded plan. As part of the merger of the Vodafone UK plan and the Cable and Wireless Worldwide Retirement Plan (‘CWWRP’) plan on 6 June 2014 the assets and liabilities of the CWW Section are segregated from the Vodafone Section and hence are reported separately below.

CWW Section

Vodafone Section

2022

2021

2022

2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

Analysis of net surplus/(deficit):

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

Total fair value of plan assets

 

2,850

2,912

 

 

3,399

 

3,298

Present value of plan liabilities

 

(2,565)

(2,852)

 

 

(3,166)

 

(3,457)

Net surplus/(deficit)

 

285

60

 

 

233

 

(159)

Net surplus/(deficit) are analysed as:

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

285

60

 

 

233

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

(159)

Fair value of plan assets

2022

2021

€m

€m

Cash and cash equivalents

 

55

 

247

Equity investments:

 

 

With quoted prices in an active market

 

849

 

1,376

Without quoted prices in an active market

 

359

 

294

Debt instruments:

 

 

With quoted prices in an active market

 

1,334

 

4,589

Without quoted prices in an active market

 

317

 

559

Property:

 

 

With quoted prices in an active market

 

29

 

26

Without quoted prices in an active market

 

460

 

494

Derivatives:1

 

 

Without quoted prices in an active market

 

2,195

 

(1,557)

Investment fund

 

1,161

 

604

Annuity policies

With quoted prices in an active market

 

34

 

4

Without quoted prices

922

996

Total

 

7,715

 

7,632

Note:

1

Derivatives include collateral held in the form of cash. Assets are valued using ‘level 2’ inputs under IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’ principles and classified as unquoted accordingly.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The fair value of plan assets, which have been measured in accordance with IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’, are analysed by asset category above and are subdivided by assets that have a quoted market price in an active market and those that do not, such as investment funds. Where available, the fair values are quoted prices (e.g. listed equity, sovereign debt and corporate bonds). Unlisted investments without quoted prices in an active market (e.g. private equity) are included at values provided by the fund manager in accordance with relevant guidance. Other significant assets are valued based on observable inputs such as yield curves. The Vodafone UK plan annuity policies fully match the pension obligations of those pensioners insured and therefore are set equal to the present value of the related obligations. Investment funds of €1,161 million at 31 March 2022 include investments in diversified alternative beta funds held in the Vodafone Section of the Vodafone UK plan.

The actual return on plan assets over the year to 31 March 2022 was a gain of €198 million (2021: €603 million gain).

Sensitivity analysis

Measurement of the Group’s defined benefit retirement obligation is sensitive to changes in certain key assumptions. The sensitivity analysis below shows how a reasonably possible increase or decrease in a particular assumption would, in isolation, result in an increase or decrease in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as at 31 March 2022.

    

Rate of inflation

    

Rate of increase in salaries

    

Discount rate

    

Life expectancy

Decrease by 0.5%

Increase by 0.5%

Decrease by 0.5%

Increase by 0.5%

Decrease by 0.5%

Increase by 0.5%

Decrease by 1 year

Increase by 1 year

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

(Decrease)/increase in present value of defined benefit obligation1

 

(547)

 

552

 

(1)

 

1

 

770

 

(668)

 

(248)

 

248

Note:

1The sensitivity analysis may not be representative of an actual change in the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that changes in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another. In presenting this sensitivity analysis, the change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation has been calculated on the same basis as prior years using the projected unit credit method at the end of the year, which is the same as that applied in calculating the defined benefit obligation liability recognised in the statement of financial position. The rate of inflation assumption sensitivity factors in the impact of changes to all assumptions relating to inflation including the rate of increase in salaries, pension increases and deferred revaluations.

26. Share-based payments

The Group has a number of share plans used to award shares to Executive Directors and employees as part of their remuneration package. A charge is recognised over the vesting period in the consolidated income statement to record the cost of these, based on the fair value of the award on the grant date.

Accounting policies

The Group issues equity-settled share-based awards to certain employees. Equity-settled share-based awards are measured at fair value (excluding the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions) at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based award is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Group’s estimate of the shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions. A corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital is also recognised.

Some share awards have an attached market condition, based on total shareholder return (‘TSR’), which is taken into account when calculating the fair value of the share awards. The valuation for the TSR is based on Vodafone’s ranking within the same group of companies, where possible, over the past five years.

The fair value of awards of non-vested shares is a calculation of the closing price of the Company’s shares on the day prior to the grant date, adjusted for the present value of the delay in receiving dividends where appropriate.

The maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares which may be issued in respect of share options or share plans will not (without shareholder approval) exceed:

– 10% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately prior to the date of grant, when aggregated with the total number of ordinary shares which have been allocated in the preceding ten year period under all plans; and

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

– 5% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue immediately prior to the date of grant, when aggregated with the total number of ordinary shares which have been allocated in the preceding ten year period under all plans, other than any plans which are operated on an all-employee basis.

Share options

Vodafone Sharesave Plan

Under the Vodafone Sharesave Plan UK staff may acquire shares in the Company through monthly savings of up to £375 over a three and/or five year period. The savings may then be used to purchase shares at the option price, which is set at the beginning of the invitation period and usually at a discount of 20% to the then prevailing market price of the Company’s shares.

Share plans

Vodafone Group executive plans

Under the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan awards of shares are granted to Directors and certain employees. The release of these shares is conditional upon continued employment and for some awards achievement of certain performance targets measured over a three year period.

Vodafone Share Incentive Plan

Following a review of the UK all-employee plans it was decided that with effect from 1 April 2017 employees would no longer be able to contribute to the Share Incentive Plan and would therefore no longer receive matching shares. Individuals who hold shares in the plan will continue to receive dividend shares.

Movements in outstanding ordinary share options

    Ordinary share options

2022

2021

2020

Millions

Millions

Millions

1 April

 

62

 

53

 

46

Granted during the year

 

20

 

35

 

39

Forfeited during the year

 

(2)

 

(1)

 

(1)

Exercised during the year

 

(1)

 

 

Expired during the year

 

(18)

 

(25)

 

(31)

31 March

 

61

 

62

 

53

Weighted average exercise price:

 

 

  

 

  

1 April

£1.07

£1.19

£1.40

Granted during the year

£0.95

£1.03

£1.06

Forfeited during the year

£1.06

£1.16

£1.36

Exercised during the year

£1.17

£1.23

£1.50

Expired during the year

£1.10

£1.27

£1.34

31 March

£1.02

£1.07

£1.19

Summary of options outstanding

    

31 March 2022

    

31 March 2021

Weighted

Weighted

remaining

remaining

Weighted

average

Weighted

average

Outstanding

average

contractual

Outstanding

average

contractual

shares

exercise

life

shares

exercise

life

Millions

price

Months

Millions

price

Months

Vodafone Group Sharesave Plan:

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

£0.91 – £1.89

61

£1.02

 

24

 

62

 

£1.07

 

30

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Share awards

Movements in non-vested shares are as follows:

    2022

    

2021

    

2020

Weighted

Weighted

Weighted

average fair

average fair

average fair

value at

value at

value at 

Millions

grant date

Millions

grant date

Millions

grant date

1 April

 

267

£1.20

 

245

£1.41

 

200

£1.92

Granted

 

113

£1.17

 

108

£0.99

 

135

£1.00

Vested

 

(68)

£1.44

 

(56)

£1.56

 

(44)

£2.10

Forfeited

 

(42)

£1.52

 

(30)

£1.10

 

(46)

£1.76

31 March

 

270

£1.07

 

267

£1.20

 

245

£1.41

Other information

The total fair value of shares vested during the year ended 31 March 2022 was £98 million (2021: £108 million; 2020: £ 92 million).

The compensation cost included in the consolidated income statement in respect of share options and share plans was €119 million (2021: €135 million; 2020: €134 million) which is comprised principally of equity-settled transactions.

The average share price for the year ended 31 March 2022 was 122.1 pence (2021: 120.8 pence; 2020: 135.9 pence).

 27. Acquisitions and disposals

The note below provides details of acquisition and disposal transactions for the current year as well as those completed in the prior year. For further details see ‘Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty’ in note 1 ‘Basis of preparation’ to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies

Business combinations

Acquisitions of subsidiaries are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of the acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at the date of exchange of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed and equity instruments issued by the Group. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in the consolidated income statement as incurred. The acquiree’s identifiable assets and liabilities are recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date, which is the date on which control is transferred to the Group. Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of the Group’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree, if any, over the net amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The interest of the non-controlling shareholders in the acquiree may initially be measured either at fair value or at the non-controlling shareholders’ proportion of the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed. The choice of measurement basis is made on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis.

Acquisition of interests from non-controlling shareholders

In transactions with non-controlling parties that do not result in a change in control, the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid or received and the amount by which the non-controlling interest is adjusted is recognised in equity.

Acquisitions

The aggregate cash consideration in respect of purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired, is as follows:

    

2022

    

2021

    

€m

    

€m

Cash consideration paid

  

  

Acquisitions during the year

13

8

Net cash acquired

 

 

(2)

 

 

136

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

During the prior year ended 31 March 2021, the Group completed acquisitions for an aggregate consideration of 178 million, satisfied by the transfer of equity interests in certain of the Group’s subsidiaries. The aggregate fair values of goodwill, identifiable assets, liabilities and non-controlling interests recognised on acquisition were 82 million, 468 million, 312 million and 60 million, respectively. In addition, the Group paid 138 million in respect of acquisitions completed in prior periods.

Disposals

The difference between the carrying value of the net assets disposed of and the fair value of consideration received is recorded as a gain or loss on disposal. Foreign exchange translation gains or losses relating to subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associates that the Group has disposed of, and that have previously recorded in other comprehensive income or expense, are also recognised as part of the gain or loss on disposal.

The aggregate cash consideration in respect of the disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed, is as follows:

2022

2021

€m

€m

Cash consideration received

Vodafone New Zealand

(37)

Tower infrastructure in Italy

192

Other disposals during the period

3

Net cash disposed

(1)

157

Other transactions with non-controlling shareholders in subsidiaries

2022

2021

€m

€m

Cash consideration received/(paid)

Vantage Towers IPO

217

2,000

Vantage Towers Greece

(288)

Other

(28)

(49)

189

1,663

Vantage Towers IPO

In the comparative period, the Group completed an initial public offering of Vantage Towers AG, with the first day of trading on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange being 18 March 2021. The offer consisted solely of a secondary sell-down of existing shares held by Vodafone GmbH. Cash consideration of €2,000 million was received in the comparative period. A further €217 million was received in April 2021, following completion of the market stabilisation period described in the Vantage Towers prospectus.

Vantage Towers Greece

In the comparative period on 25 March 2021, the Group exercised its option to purchase the remaining 38% of Vantage Towers Greece for cash consideration of €288 million, taking its shareholding to 100%.

Other matters

Vodafone Egypt

On 10 November 2021, the Group announced that it had agreed to transfer its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to its subsidiary, Vodacom Group Limited (‘Vodacom’).

The total consideration is €2,365 million of which approximately €1,892 million will be settled by the issue of 242 million new ordinary Vodacom shares to Vodafone at an issue price of ZAR 135.75 per share; the remaining €473 million will be settled in cash. As a result, Vodafone’s ownership in Vodacom will increase from 60.5% to 65.1%.

Under the terms of the sale and purchase agreement, the cash element of the purchase consideration will be adjusted for any movement in the net debt and agreed working capital of Vodafone Egypt between signing and closing. Completion of the transaction is subject to a number of regulatory approvals, which are expected in the near term.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

28. Commitments

A commitment is a contractual obligation to make a payment in the future, mainly in relation to agreements to buy assets such as mobile devices, network infrastructure and IT systems and leases that have not commenced. These amounts are not recorded in the consolidated statement of financial position since we have not yet received the goods or services from the supplier. The amounts below are the minimum amounts that we are committed to pay.

Capital commitments

    

Company and subsidiaries

    

Share of joint operations

    

Group

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Contracts placed for future capital expenditure not provided in the financial statements1

 

4,388

 

3,993

 

140

 

133

 

4,527

 

4,126

Note:

1Commitment includes contracts placed for property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.

Leases entered into by the Group but not commenced at 31 March 2022 are disclosed in note 20 ‘Leases’. Included in capital commitments is an amount of €331 million relating to spectrum acquisition commitments in Vodacom. €197 million of this spectrum acquisition commitment was settled subsequent to year-end.

29. Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings

Contingent liabilities are potential future cash outflows, where the likelihood of payment is considered more than remote, but is not considered probable or cannot be measured reliably.

2022

2021

 

€m

 

€m

Performance bonds1

 

430

 

381

Other guarantees2

 

2,436

 

2,347

Notes:

1Performance bonds require the Group to make payments to third parties in the event that the Group does not perform what is expected of it under the terms of any related contracts or commercial arrangements.
2Other guarantees principally comprise Vodafone Group Plc’s guarantee of the Group’s 50% share of a US$3.5 billion loan facility (2021: US$3.5 billion loan facility), which forms part of the Group’s overall joint venture investment in TPG Telecom Ltd. The Group’s share of these loan balances is included in the net investment in joint venture (see note 12 ‘Investments in associates and joint arrangements’). Other guarantees also include INR42.5 billion (2021: INR42.5 billion) in relation to the secondary pledge over shares owned by Vodafone Group in Indus Towers. See page 201.

UK pension schemes

The Group’s main defined benefit plan is the Vodafone UK Group Pension Scheme (‘Vodafone UK Plan’) which has two segregated sections, the Vodafone Section and the CWW Section, as detailed in note 25 ‘Post employment benefits’.

The Group has covenanted to provide security in favour of both the Vodafone Section and CWW Section when they are in a deficit position. The deficit is measured on a prescribed basis agreed between the Group and trustee, which differs from the accounting basis reported in note 25 'Post employment benefits'. The Group provides surety bonds as the security.

The level of the security has varied since inception in line with the movement in the Vodafone UK Plan deficit. Due to the improved funding position of the Plan the level of security has reduced significantly over the year. As at 31 March 2022 the Vodafone UK Plan retains security over €237 million (notional value) for the Vodafone Section and no security is currently required for the CWW Section. The security may be substituted either on a voluntary or mandatory basis. The Company has also provided two guarantees to the Vodafone Section of the Vodafone UK Plan for a combined value up to €1.48 billion to provide security over the deficit under certain defined circumstances, including insolvency of the employers. The Company has also agreed a similar guarantee of up to €1.48 billion for the CWW Section.

An additional smaller UK defined benefit plan, the THUS Plc Group Scheme, has a guarantee from the Company for up to €118 million.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Vodafone Idea

As part of the agreement to merge Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in 2017, the parties agreed a mechanism for payments between the Group and Vodafone Idea Limited ('VIL') pursuant to the difference between the crystallisation of certain identified contingent liabilities in relation to legal, regulatory, tax and other matters, and refunds relating to Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Cash payments or cash receipts relating to these matters must have been made or received by VIL before any amount becomes due from or owed to the Group. Any future payments by the Group to VIL as a result of this agreement would only be made after satisfaction of this and other contractual conditions.

The Group's potential exposure under this mechanism is capped at INR 64 billion (€743 million) following payments made under this mechanism from Vodafone to VIL, in the year ended 31 March 2021, totalling INR 19 billion (€235 million). On 15 September 2021, the Government of India announced a relief package and a series of reforms designed to improve the liquidity and financial health of the telecom sector. The reforms include a four-year moratorium on spectrum and AGR payments and the option to convert payments due on spectrum and AGR payments to equity at the end of the moratorium period, with interest on due amounts being convertible during the moratorium period; VIL elected to accept the options in October and November 2021, respectively.

VIL raised INR 45 billion (€524 million) via the issue of new equity in March 2022, most of which was used to settle amounts due to Indus. VIL remains in need of additional liquidity support from its lenders and intends to raise additional equity capital. There are significant uncertainties in relation to VIL's ability to make payments in relation to any remaining liabilities covered by the mechanism and no further cash payments are considered probable from the Group as at 31 March 2022. The carrying value of the Group's investment in VIL is €nil and the Group is recording no further share of losses in respect of VIL. The Group's potential exposure to liabilities within VIL is capped by the mechanism described above; consequently, contingent liabilities arising from litigation in India concerning operations of Vodafone India are not reported.

Indus Towers

VIL’s ability to satisfy certain payment obligations under its Master Services Agreements with Indus Towers (the ‘MSAs’) is uncertain and depends on a number of factors including its ability to raise additional funding. Under the terms of the Indus and Bharti Infratel merger in November 2020, a security package was agreed for the benefit of the newly created merged entity, Indus Towers, which could be invoked in the event that VIL was unable to make MSA payments. The security package included the following elements:

-A prepayment in cash of INR 24 billion (€279 million) by VIL to Indus Towers in respect of its payment obligations that are undisputed, due and payable under the MSAs after the merger closing. The prepayment was fully utilised during the year to 31 March 2022;
-A primary pledge over 190.7 million shares owned by Vodafone Group in Indus Towers having a value of INR 47 billion (€544 million) as at 31 March 2021; and
-A secondary pledge over shares owned by Vodafone Group in Indus Towers (ranking behind Vodafone's existing lenders for the outstanding bank borrowings of €1.4 billion as at 31 March 2022 secured against Indian assets utilised to fund Vodafone's contribution to the VIL rights issue in 2019) (‘the Bank Borrowings’) with a maximum liability cap of INR 42.5 billion (€504 million).

In the event of non-payment of relevant MSA obligations by VIL, Indus Towers would have recourse to the primary pledge shares and, after repayment of the Bank Borrowings in full, any secondary pledged shares, up to the value of the liability cap.

During February and March 2022, the Group announced the disposal of the 190.7 million shares that were subject to the primary pledge in two transactions for a combined INR 38.1 billion (€445 million). The Group invested INR 33.7 billion (€393 million) of the proceeds by subscribing to newly issued VIL equity, which VIL immediately used to partially settle outstanding MSA obligations to Indus Towers. This transaction resulted in an equivalent partial release of the primary pledge, with the remaining INR 4.4 billion (€52 million) proceeds of the share disposal remaining secured for further utilisation by Indus Towers.

Indus Towers has recourse against the secondary pledge to the maximum liability cap, from any proceeds remaining after the settlement of the Bank Borrowings.

Legal Proceedings

The Group is currently involved in a number of legal proceedings, including inquiries from, or discussions with, government authorities that are incidental to its operations.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Legal proceedings where the Group considers that the likelihood of material future outflows of cash or other resources is more than remote are disclosed below. Where the Group assesses that it is probable that the outcome of legal proceedings will result in a financial outflow, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of that obligation, a provision is recognised for these amounts.

In all cases, determining the probability of successfully defending a claim against the Group involves the application of judgement as the outcome is inherently uncertain. The determination of the value of any future outflows of cash or other resources, and the timing of such outflows, involves the use of estimates. The costs incurred in complex legal proceedings, regardless of outcome, can be significant.

The Group is not involved in any material proceedings in which any of the Group’s Directors, members of senior management or affiliates are either a party adverse to the Group or have a material interest adverse to the Group.

Indian tax cases

In January 2012, the Supreme Court of India found against the Indian tax authority and in favour of Vodafone International Holdings BV (‘VIHBV’) in proceedings brought after the Indian tax authority alleged potential liability under the Income Tax Act 1961 for the failure by VIHBV to deduct withholding tax from consideration paid to the Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited group (‘HTIL’) in connection with its 2007 disposal to VIHBV of its interests in a wholly-owned Cayman Island incorporated subsidiary that indirectly held interests in Vodafone India Limited (‘Vodafone India’).

The Finance Act 2012 of India, which amended various provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961 with retrospective effect, contained provisions intended to tax any gain on transfer of shares in a non-Indian company, which derives substantial value from underlying Indian assets, such as VIHBV’s transaction with HTIL in 2007. Further, it sought to subject a purchaser, such as VIHBV, to a retrospective obligation to withhold tax. On 3 January 2013, VIHBV received a letter from the Indian tax authority reminding it of the tax demand raised prior to the Supreme Court of India’s judgement and updating the interest element of that demand to a total amount of INR142 billion, which included principal and interest as calculated by the Indian tax authority but did not include penalties. On 12 February 2016, VIHBV received a notice dated 4 February 2016 of an outstanding tax demand of INR221 billion (plus interest). On 29 September 2017, VIHBV received an electronically generated demand in respect of alleged principal, interest and penalties in the amount of INR190.7 billion.

VIHBV initiated arbitration proceedings under the Netherlands-India Bilateral Investment Treaty (‘Dutch BIT’) on 17 April 2014. In September 2020, the arbitration tribunal issued its award unanimously ruling in Vodafone’s favour. The Indian Government applied to set aside the award primarily on jurisdictional grounds. The proceedings have been transferred to the Singapore International Commercial Court (‘SICC’).

Separately, on 24 January 2017, Vodafone Group Plc and Vodafone Consolidated Holdings Limited formally commenced arbitration with the Indian Government under the United Kingdom-India Bilateral Investment Treaty (‘UK BIT’). Although relating to the same underlying facts as the claim under the Dutch BIT, the UK BIT claim is a separate and distinct claim under a different treaty and includes independent claims relating to disputes between the Indian tax authority and Vodafone India Services Private Limited (‘VISPL’) (see below). In 2020, following attempts by the Indian Government to obtain a court injunction preventing Vodafone from progressing the UK BIT arbitration, the Delhi High Court ordered that Vodafone shall proceed with the UK BIT arbitration only if the award already published under the Dutch BIT is set aside.

In August 2021 the Indian Parliament passed new legislation which affects the retrospective effect of the Finance Act 2012. The impact of this legislation on the Dutch and UK BIT proceedings, in particular whether the Indian Government will withdraw its challenge to the arbitration award in the Dutch BIT, is unknown as of the date of this report. The SICC granted a stay in the Dutch BIT proceedings to 15 June 2022.

VIHBV and Vodafone Group Plc will continue to defend vigorously any allegation that VIHBV or Vodafone India is liable to pay tax in connection with the transaction with HTIL. Based on the facts and circumstances of this matter, including the outcome of legal proceedings to date, the Group considers that it is more likely than not that no present obligation exists at 31 March 2022.

VISPL tax claims

VISPL is involved in a number of tax cases. The total value of the claims is approximately €500 million plus interest, and penalties of up to 300% of the principal.

Of the individual tax claims, the most significant is in the amount of approximately €254 million (plus interest of €614 million), which VISPL has been assessed as owing in respect of (i) a transfer pricing margin charged for the international call centre of HTIL prior to the 2007 transaction with Vodafone for HTIL assets in India; (ii) the sale of the international call centre by VISPL to HTIL; and (iii) the acquisition of and/or the alleged transfer of options held by VISPL in Vodafone India. A stay of the tax demand on a deposit of £20 million and a corporate guarantee by VIHBV for the balance of tax assessed are in place. On 8 October

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

2015, the Bombay High Court ruled in favour of Vodafone in relation to the options and the call centre sale. The Indian Tax Authority has appealed to the Supreme Court of India. The appeal hearing has been adjourned indefinitely.

While there is some uncertainty as to the outcome of the tax cases involving VISPL, the Group believes it has valid defences and does not consider it probable that a financial outflow will be required to settle these cases.

Other cases in the Group

Spain and UK: TOT v Vodafone Group Plc, VGSL, and Vodafone UK

The Group has been defending cases brought against it in Spain and the UK by TOT Power Control and Top Optimized Technologies (jointly ‘TOT’) alleging breach of confidentiality and patent infringement. In November 2021 TOT withdrew all of its claims against the Group in Spain and the UK as part of an agreed settlement.

Further background relating to these claims is provided in the Group’s Annual Report for the financial year ended 31 March 2021.

Germany: Kabel Deutschland takeover - class actions

The German courts have been determining the adequacy of the mandatory cash offer made to minority shareholders in Vodafone’s takeover of Kabel Deutschland. Hearings took place in May 2019 and a decision was delivered in November 2019 in Vodafone’s favour, rejecting all claims by minority shareholders. A number of shareholders appealed which was rejected by the court in December 2021. Several minority shareholders have filed a further appeal before the Federal Court of Justice. The appeal process is ongoing. While the outcome is uncertain, the Group believes it has valid defences and that the outcome of the appeal will be favourable to Vodafone.

Italy: Iliad v Vodafone Italy

In July 2019, Iliad filed a claim for €500 million against Vodafone Italy in the Civil Court of Milan. The claim alleges anti-competitive behaviour in relation to portability and certain advertising campaigns by Vodafone Italy. Preliminary hearings have taken place, including one at which the Court rejected Iliad’s application for a cease and desist order against alleged misleading advertising by Vodafone. The main hearing on the merits of the claim took place on 8 June 2021 and we are waiting to receive the judgement.

The Group is currently unable to estimate any possible loss in this claim in the event of an adverse judgement but while the outcome is uncertain, the Group believes it has valid defences and that it is probable that no present obligation exists.

Greece: Papistas Holdings SA, Mobile Trade Stores (formerly Papistas SA) and Athanasios and Loukia Papistas v Vodafone Greece

In October 2019, Mr. and Mrs. Papistas, and companies owned or controlled by them, filed several new claims against Vodafone Greece with a total value of approximately €330 million for purported damage caused by the alleged abuse of dominance and wrongful termination of a franchise arrangement with a Papistas company. Lawsuits which the Papistas claimants had previously brought against Vodafone Group Plc and certain Directors and officers of Vodafone were withdrawn. Vodafone Greece filed a counter claim and all claims were heard in February 2020. All of the Papistas claims were rejected by the Greek Court because the stamp duty payments required to have the merits of the case considered had not been made. Vodafone Greece’s counter claim was also rejected. The Papistas claimants and Vodafone Greece have each filed appeals and, subject to the Papistas claimants paying the requisite stamp duty, the hearing on the merits of these appeals will take place in early 2023.

The amount claimed in these lawsuits is substantial and, if the claimants are successful, the total potential liability could be material. However, we are continuing vigorously to defend the claims and based on the progress of the litigation so far the Group believes that it is highly unlikely that there will be an adverse ruling for the Group. On this basis, the Group does not expect the outcome of these claims to have a material financial impact.

UK: Phones 4U in Administration v Vodafone Limited and Vodafone Group Plc and Others

In December 2018, the administrators of former UK indirect seller, Phones 4U, sued the three main UK mobile network operators (‘MNOs’), including Vodafone, and their parent companies. The administrators allege collusion between the MNOs to pull their business from Phones 4U thereby causing its collapse. Vodafone and the other defendants filed their defences in April 2019 and the Administrators filed their replies in October 2019. Disclosure has taken place and witness statements were filed in December 2021. The judge has also ordered that there should be a split trial between liability and damages. The first trial started in May 2022.

Taking into account all available evidence, the Group assesses it to be more likely than not that a present obligation does not exist and that the allegations of collusion are completely without merit; the Group is vigorously defending the claim. The value of the claim is not pleaded but we understand it to be the total value of the business, allegedly equivalent to approximately £1

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

billion with the addition of alleged exemplary damages. Vodafone’s alleged share of the liability is also not pleaded. The Group is not able to estimate any possible loss in the event of an adverse judgment.

30. Related party transactions

The Group has a number of related parties including joint arrangements and associates, pension schemes and Directors and Executive Committee members (see note 12 ‘Investments in associates and joint arrangements’, note 25 ‘Post employment benefits’ and note 23 ‘Directors and key management compensation’).

Transactions with joint arrangements and associates

Related party transactions with the Group’s joint arrangements and associates primarily comprise fees for the use of products and services including network airtime and access charges, fees for the provision of network infrastructure and cash pooling arrangements. No related party transactions have been entered into during the year which might reasonably affect any decisions made by the users of these consolidated financial statements except as disclosed below.

2022

2021

2020

€m

€m

€m

Sales of goods and services to associates

 

20

 

14

 

32

Purchase of goods and services from associates

 

10

 

5

 

4

Sales of goods and services to joint arrangements

 

221

 

203

 

305

Purchase of goods and services from joint arrangements

 

298

 

109

 

97

Interest income receivable from joint arrangements1

48

65

71

Interest expense payable to joint arrangements1

 

52

 

56

 

Trade balances owed:

 

 

 

by associates

 

8

 

3

 

4

to associates

 

6

 

5

 

4

by joint arrangements

 

139

 

88

 

157

to joint arrangements

 

34

 

31

 

37

Other balances owed by associates

80

56

Other balances owed by joint arrangements1

 

1,080

 

955

 

1,083

Other balances owed to joint arrangements2

 

1,561

 

1,575

 

2,017

Notes:

1Amounts arise primarily through VodafoneZiggo, TPG Telecom Limited and INWIT S.p.A.. Interest is paid in line with market rates.
2Amounts are primarily in relation to leases of tower space from INWIT S.p.A.

Dividends received from associates and joint ventures are disclosed in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

Transactions with Directors other than compensation

During the three years ended 31 March 2022 and as of 16 June 2022, no Director nor any other executive officer, nor any associate of any Director or any other executive officer, was indebted to the Group. During the three years ended 31 March 2022 and as of 16 June 2022, the Group has not been a party to any other material transaction, or proposed transactions, in which any member of the key management personnel (including Directors, any other executive officer, senior manager, any spouse or relative of any of the foregoing or any relative of such spouse) had or was to have a direct or indirect material interest.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

31. Related undertakings

A full list of all of our subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associated undertakings is detailed below.

A full list of subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associated undertakings (as defined in the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008) as at 31 March 2022 is detailed below. No subsidiaries are excluded from the Group consolidation. Unless otherwise stated the Company’s subsidiaries all have share capital consisting solely of ordinary shares and are indirectly held. The percentage held by Group companies reflect both the proportion of nominal capital and voting rights unless otherwise stated. Summarised financial information is provided in respect of the Group's most significant joint arrangements and associates in note 12 'Investments in associates and joint arrangements'.

Subsidiaries

Accounting policies

A subsidiary is an entity directly or indirectly controlled by the Company. Control is achieved where the Company has existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the activities that affect the Company’s returns and exposure or rights to variable returns from the entity. The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated income statement from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the Group. All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination. Total comprehensive income is attributed to non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Company name

% of share class held
by Group
Companies

Share class

Albania

Autostrada Tirane-Durres, Rruga: “Pavaresia”, Nr 61, Kashar, Tirana, Albania

Vodafone Albania Sh.A

99.94

Ordinary shares


Lagjia Kongresi Përmetit, Bulevardi "Jakov Xoxa", pallati nr. 5, kati nr. 1, Fier, Albania

ApNet SHPK

99.94

Ordinary shares

Rruga "Ibrahim Rugova", Sky Tower, Kati i 5, Hyrja 2, Tiranë, 1000, Albania

_VOIS Albania ShpK.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Argentina

Cerrito 348, 5 to B, C1010AAH, Buenos Aires, Argentina

CWGNL S.A. (in process of dissolution)

100.00

Ordinary shares

Australia

Mills Oakley , Level 7, 151 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Vodafone Enterprise Australia Pty Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Austria

c/o Stolitzka & Partner Rechtsanwälte OG, Kärntner Ring 12, 3. Stock, 1010, Wien, Austria

Vodafone Enterprise Austria GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Bahrain

RSM Bahrain, 3rd Floor Falcon Tower, Diplomatic Area, Manama, PO BOX 11816, Bahrain

Vodafone Enterprise Bahrain W.L.L.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Belgium

Malta House, rue Archimède 25, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Vodafone Belgium SA/NV

100.00

Ordinary shares

Brazil

Avenida Cidade Jardim, 400, 7th and 20th Floors, Jardim Paulistano, São Paulo, Brazil, 01454-000

Vodafone Serviços Empresariais Brasil Ltda.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Av José Rocha Bonfim, 214, Cond Praça Capital - Edifício Toronto, sls 228/229 13080-900 Jardim Santa Genebra - Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Cobra do Brasil Serviços de Telemàtica ltda. (in process of dissolution)

70.00

Ordinary shares

Av Paulista 37 - 4º andar, Sala 427, Bela Vista, CEP, 01311 - 902, São Paulo, Brazil

Vodafone Empresa Brasil Telecomunicações Ltda

100.00

Ordinary shares

Bulgaria

10 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 3rd Floor, Spredets Region, Sofia, 1000, Bulgaria

Vodafone Enterprise Bulgaria EOOD

100.00

Ordinary shares

Canada

c/o ARC Information Services Inc., 3-84 Castlebury Crescent, Toronto ON M2H 1W8, Canada

Vodafone Canada Inc.

100.00

Common shares

Cayman Islands

One Nexus Way, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, KY1-9005, Cayman Islands

CGP Investments (Holdings) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Chile

222 Miraflores, P.28, Santiago, Metrop, 97-763, Chile

Vodafone Enterprise Chile S.A.

100.00

Ordinary shares

China

Building 21, 11, Kangding St., BDA, Beijing, 100176 - China

Vodafone Automotive Technologies (Beijing) Co, Ltd

100.00

Ordinary shares

Level 9, Tower 2, China Central Place, Room 941, No.79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100025, China

Vodafone Enterprise Communications Technical Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch2

100.00

Branch

Room 1603, 16th Floor, 1200 Pudong Avenue, Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, China

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Vodafone Enterprise Communications Technical Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

292 Avenue de La Justice, Commune de la Gombe, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vodacom Congo (RDC) SA5

30.85

Ordinary shares

Building Comimmo II Ground Floor Right, 3157 Boulevard du 30 Juin, Commune de la Gombe, Kinshasa, DRC Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Vodacash S.A.5

30.85

Ordinary shares

Cyprus

Ali Rıza Efendi Caddesi No:33/A Ortaköy, Lefkoşa, Cyprus

Vodafone Evde Operations Ltd

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Mobile Operations Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Czech Republic

náměstí Junkových 2, Prague 5, Czech Republic, 155 00, Czech Republic

Nadace Vodafone Česká Republika

100.00

Trustee

Oskar Mobil S.R.O.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Czech Republic A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Europe (UK) Limited - Czech Branch2

100.00

Branch

Praha 4, Nusle, Závišova 502/5, 14000, Czech Republic

Vantage Towers 2 s.r.o.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vantage Towers s.r.o. 4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Závišova Real Estate, s.r.o.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Denmark

Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark

Vodafone Enterprise Denmark A/S

100.00

Ordinary (DKK) shares

Egypt

37 Kaser El Nil St, 4th. Floor,Cairo,Egypt

Starnet

55.00

Ordinary shares

54 El Batal Ahmed Abed El Aziz, Mohandseen, Giza, Egypt

Sarmady Communications

55.00

Ordinary shares

Building no. 2109 “VHUB1”, Smart Village, Cairo Alexandria, Egypt

Vodafone International Services LLC

100.00

Ordinary shares

Site No 15/3C, Central Axis, 6th October City, Egypt

Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications S.A.E.

55.00

Ordinary shares

Smart Village C3 Vodafone Building, Egypt

Vodafone Data

55.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Building Zahraa EL Maadi, Building A, Service Area D, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

Vodafone For Trading

54.95

Ordinary shares

Finland

c/o Eversheds Asianajotoimisto Oy, Fabianinkatu 29 B, Helsinki, 00100, Finland

Vodafone Enterprise Finland OY

100.00

Ordinary shares

France

1300 route de Cretes, Le WTC, Bat I1, 06560, Valbonne Soph, France

Vodafone Automotive Telematics Development S.A.S

100.00

Ordinary shares

EuroPlaza Tour, 20 Avenue Andre Prothin, La Défense Cedex-France (149153), 92400, Courbevoie, France

Vodafone Automotive France S.A.S

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise France SAS

100.00

New euro shares

Rue Champollion, 22300, Lannion, France

Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd – French Branch2

100.00

Branch

Germany

Aachener Str. 746-750, 50933, Köln, Germany

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Arena Sport Rechte Marketing GmbH i.L (in liquidation)

100.00

Ordinary shares

Altes Forsthaus 2, 67661, Kaiserslautern, Germany

TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Kaiserslautern GmbH3

93.84

Ordinary shares

Betastraße 6-8, 85774 Unterföhring, Germany

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

93.84

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Customer Care GmbH3

93.84

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Deutschland GmbH

93.84

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Company name

% of share class held
by Group
Companies

Share class

Buschurweg 4, 76870, Kandel, Germany

Vodafone Automotive Deutschland GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Ferdinand-Braun-Platz 1, 40549, Duesseldorf, Germany

Vodafone Enterprise Germany GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone GmbH

100.00

Ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares

Vodafone Group Services GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Institut für Gesellschaft und Kommunikation GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland Gemeinnutzige GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungs AG

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone West GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Strasse 2, 38100, Braunschweig, Germany

KABELCOM Braunschweig Gesellschaft Fur Breitbandkabel-Kommunikation Mit Beschrankter Haftung3

93.84

Ordinary shares

Helmholtzstaße. 2-9, Gerbäude 10587, Berlin, Germany

Vodafone Service GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Holzmarkt 1, 50676, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Grandcentrix GmbH

100.00

Ordinary shares

Nobelstrasse 55, 18059, Rostock, Germany

"Urbana Teleunion" Rostock GmbH & Co.KG3

65.69

Ordinary shares

Prinzenallee 11-13, 40549, Düsseldorf, Germany

Vantage Towers AG

81.74

Ordinary shares

Vantage Towers Erste Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Vantage Towers Zweite Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Seilerstrasse 18, 38440, Wolfsburg, Germany

KABELCOM Wolfsburg Gesellschaft Fur Breitbandkabel-Kommunikation Mit Beschrankter Haftung3

93.84

Ordinary shares

Ghana

Manet Tower A, South Liberation Link, Airport City, Accra, Ghana

Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited

70.00

Ordinary shares, Preference shares

Vodacom Business (Ghana) Limited

70.00

Ordinary shares, Preference shares

Vodafone Ghana Mobile Financial Services Limited

70.00

Ordinary shares

Telecom House, Nsawam Road, Accra-North, Greater Accra Region, PMB 221, Ghana

National Communications Backbone Company Limited

70.00

Ordinary shares

Greece

1-3 Tzavella str, 152 31 Halandri, Athens, Greece

Vodafone-Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications Company S.A.

99.87

Ordinary shares

12,5 km National Road Athens – Lamia, Metamorfosi / Athens, 14452, Greece

Vodafone Innovus S.A.

99.87

Ordinary shares

2 Adrianeiou str, Athens, 11525, Greece

Vantage Towers Single Member Societe Anonyme4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Pireos 163 & Ehelidon, Athens, 11854, Greece

360 Connect S.A.

99.87

Ordinary shares

Guernsey

Martello Court, Admiral Park, St. Peter Port, GY1 3HB, Guernsey

FB Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Le Bunt Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Silver Stream Investments Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Roseneath, The Grange, St Peter Port, GY1 2QJ, Guernsey

VBA Holdings Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares
and non-voting,
irredeemable,
non-cumulative
preference shares

VBA International Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares,
and non-voting,
irredeemable,
non-convertible,
non-cumulative
preference shares

Hong Kong

Level 24, Dorset House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

Vodafone Enterprise Hong Kong Ltd

100.00

Ordinary shares

Hungary

40-44 Hungaria Krt., Budapest, H-1087, Hungary

VSSB Vodafone Szolgáltató Központ Budapest Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság

100.00

Registered ordinary shares

6 Lechner Ödön fasor, Budapest, 1096, Hungary

Vantage Towers Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Magyarország Távközlési Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság

100.00

Series A Registered common shares

India

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

10th Floor, Tower A&B, Global Technology Park, (Maple Tree Building), Marathahalli Outer Ring Road, Devarabeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560103, India

Cable & Wireless Networks India Private Limited

100.00

Equity shares

Cable and Wireless (India) Limited - Branch2

100.00

Branch

Cable and Wireless Global (India) Private Limited

100.00

Equity shares

201 - 206, Shiv Smriti Chambers, 49/A, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400018, India

Omega Telecom Holdings Private Limited

100.00

Equity shares

Vodafone India Services Private Ltd

100.00

Equity shares

Business@Mantri, Tower B, Wing no - B1 & B2, 3rd Floor, S. No. - 197, Near Hotel Four Points, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, 411014, India

Vodafone Global Services Private Ltd

100.00

Equity shares

E-47, Bankra Super Market, Bankra, Howrah, West Bengal, 711403, India

Usha Martin Telematics Limited

100.00

Equity shares

Ireland

2nd Floor, Palmerston House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Vodafone International Financing Designated Activity Company

100.00

Ordinary shares

38/39 Fitzwilliam Square West, Dublin 2,D02 NX53, Ireland

Vodafone Enterprise Global Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Global Network Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Mountainview, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland

Vantage Towers Limited4

81.74

Ordinary shares

VF Ireland Property Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary euro shares

Vodafone Group Services Ireland Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Ireland Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Ireland Marketing Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Ireland Retail Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Italy

Piazzale Luigi Cadorna, 4, 20123, Milano, Italy

Vodafone Global Enterprise (Italy) S.R.L.

100.00

Ordinary shares

SS 33 del Sempione KM 35, 212, 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy

Vodafone Automotive Italia S.p.A

100.00

Ordinary shares

Via Astico 41, 21100 Varese, Italy

Vodafone Automotive Electronic Systems S.r.L

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Automotive SpA

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Automotive Telematics Srl

100.00

Ordinary shares

Via Jervis 13, 10015, Ivrea, Tourin, Italy

VEI S.r.l.

100.00

Partnership interest shares

Vodafone Italia S.p.A.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Via Lorenteggio 240, 20147, Milan, Italy

Vodafone Enterprise Italy S.r.L

100.00

Euro shares

Vodafone Gestioni S.p.A.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Servizi E Tecnologie S.R.L.

100.00

Equity shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Company name

% of share class held
by Group
Companies

Share class

Via per Carpi 26/B, 42015, Correggio (RE), Italy

VND S.p.A

100.00

Ordinary shares

Japan

KAKiYa building, 9F, 2-7-17 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokoha- City, Kanagawa, 222-0033, Japan

Vodafone Automotive Japan KK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Marunouchi Trust Tower North 15F, 8-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Level 15 , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Vodafone Enterprise U.K. – Japanese Branch2

100.00

Branch

Vodafone Global Enterprise (Japan) K.K.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Jersey

44 Esplanade, St Helier, JE4 9WG, Jersey

Aztec Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Globe Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Plex Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vizzavi Finance Limited

99.99

Ordinary shares

Vodafone International 2 Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Jersey Dollar Holdings Limited

100.00

Limited liability shares

Vodafone Jersey Finance

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Jersey Yen Holdings Unlimited

100.00

Limited liability shares

Kenya

6th Floor, ABC Towers, ABC Place, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya

M-PESA Holding Co. Limited

100.00

Equity shares

Vodafone Kenya Limited5

65.43

Ordinary voting shares

The Riverfront, 4th floor, Prof. David Wasawo Drive, Off Riverside Drive, Nairobi, Kenya

Vodacom Business (Kenya) Limited5

48.40

Ordinary shares, Ordinary B shares

Korea, Republic of

ASEM Tower Level 37, 517 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-798, Korea, Republic of

Vodafone Enterprise Korea Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Lesotho

585 Mabile Road, Vodacom Park, Maseru, Lesotho

Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Limited5

48.40

Ordinary shares

Luxembourg

15 rue Edward Steichen, Luxembourg, 2540, Luxembourg

Tomorrow Street GP S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Asset Management Services S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Global Businesses S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Luxembourg S.A.

100.00

Ordinary euro shares

Vodafone International 1 S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone International M S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Investments Luxembourg S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Luxembourg 5 S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Luxembourg S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Procurement Company S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Roaming Services S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Services Company S.à r.l.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Malaysia

Suite 13.03, 13th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Vodafone Global Enterprise (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

100.00

Ordinary shares

Malta

Portomaso Business Tower, Level 15B, St Julians, STJ 4011, Malta

Vodafone Holdings Limited

100.00

‘A’ Ordinary shares, ‘B’ Ordinary shares

Vodafone Insurance Limited

100.00

‘A’ Ordinary shares, ‘B’ Ordinary shares

Mauritius

10th Floor, Standard Chartered Towers, 19 Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius

Mobile Wallet VM15

60.50

Ordinary shares

Mobile Wallet VM25

60.50

Ordinary shares

VBA (Mauritius) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares, Redeemable preference shares

Vodacom International Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares, Non-cumulative preference shares

Fifth Floor, Ebene Esplanade, 24 Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius

Al-Amin Investments Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Array Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Asian Telecommunication Investments (Mauritius) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

CCII (Mauritius), Inc.

100.00

Ordinary shares

CGP India Investments Ltd.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Euro Pacific Securities Ltd.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Mobilvest

100.00

Ordinary shares

Prime Metals Ltd.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Trans Crystal Ltd.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Mauritius Ltd.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Tele-Services (India) Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Telecommunications (India) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Mexico

Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 1647, Piso 12, despacho 1202, Colonia San José Insurgentes, Alcaldía Benito Juárez, C.P. 03900, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Vodafone Empresa México S.de R.L. de C.V.

100.00

Corporate certificate series A shares, Corporate certificate series B shares

Mozambique

Rua dos Desportistas, Numero 649, Cidade de Maputo, Mozambique

Vodacom Moçambique, SA5

51.42

Ordinary shares

Vodafone M-Pesa, S.A5

51.42

Ordinary shares

Netherlands

Rivium Quadrant 173, 15th Floor, 2909 LC, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands

Vodafone Enterprise Netherlands B.V.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Europe B.V.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone International Holdings B.V.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Panafon International Holdings B.V.

99.87

Ordinary shares

Rivium Quadrant 175, 2909 LC, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands

Central Tower Holding Company B.V. 4

81.74

Ordinary shares and special shares

Zuid-hollanden 7, Rode Olifant, Spaces, 2596AL, den Haag, Netherlands

IoT.nxt USA BV5

30.87

Ordinary shares

IOT.NXT B.V.5

30.87

Ordinary shares

IoT.nxt Europe BV5

30.87

Ordinary shares

New Zealand

74 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, Auckland, 0622, New Zealand

Vodafone Enterprise Hong Kong Limited -New Zealand Branch2

100.00

Branch

Norway

c/o EconPartner AS, Dronning Mauds gate 15, Oslo, 0250, Norway

Vodafone Enterprise Norway AS

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN, United Kingdom

Vodafone Limited – Norway Branch2

100.00

Branch

Oman

Knowledge Oasis Muscat, Al-seeb, Muscat, Governorate P.O Box 104 135, Oman

Vodafone Services LLC

100.00

Shares

Poland

ul. Towarowa 28, 00-839,Warsaw, Poland

Vodafone Business Poland sp. z o.o.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

% of share class

held by Group

Company name

Companies

Share class

Portugal

Av. D. João II, nº 36 – 8º Piso, 1998 – 017, Parque das Nações, Lisboa, Portugal

Oni Way - Infocomunicacoes, S.A

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vantage Towers, S.A.4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Spain, S.L.U. – Portugal Branch2

100.00

Branch

Vodafone Portugal – Comunicacoes Pessoais, S.A.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Romania

1 A Constantin Ghercu Street, 10th Floor, 6th District, Bucharest, Romania

UPC Services S.R.L. (in liquidation)

100.00

Ordinary shares

201 Barbu Vacarescu, 4th Floor, 2nd District, Bucharest, Romania

Vodafone Romania S.A

100.00

Ordinary shares

201 Barbu Vacarescu, 5th Floor, 2nd District, Bucharest, Romania

Vodafone External Services S.R.L.

100.00

Ordinary shares

201 Barbu Vacarescu Street, Mezzanine, District 2, Bucharest, Romania

Vodafone Foundation

100.00

Sole member

201 Barbu Vacarescu Street, Mezzanine, Room 1, District 2, Bucharest, Romania

Vantage Towers S.R.L.4

81.74

Ordinary shares

62D Nordului Street, District 1, Bucharest, Romania

UPC Foundation

100.00

Sole member

Oltenitei Street no. 2, City Offices Building, 3rd Floor, Bucharest, 4th District, Romania

Vodafone România Technologies SRL

100.00

Ordinary shares

Sectorul 2, Strada Barbu Văcărescu, Nr. 201, Etaj 1, Bucharest, Romania

Vodafone România M – Payments SRL

100.00

Ordinary shares

Șoseaua Vestului no. 1A, West Mall Ploiești, First Floor, Ploiești, Romania

Evotracking SRL

100.00

Ordinary shares

Russian Federation

Build. 2, 14/10, Chayanova str., 125047, Moscow, Russian Federation

Cable & Wireless CIS Svyaz LLC

100.00

Charter capital shares

Serbia

Vladimira Popovića 38-40, New Belgrade, 11070, Serbia

Vodafone Enterprise Equipment Limited Ogranak u Beogradu - Serbia Branch2

100.00

Branch

Singapore

Asia Square Tower 2, 12 Marina View, #17-01, 018961, Singapore

Vodafone Enterprise Singapore Pte.Ltd

100.00

Ordinary shares

Slovakia

Prievozská 6, Bratislava, 821 09, Slovakia

Vodafone Czech Republic A.S. – Slovakia Branch2

100.00

Branch

Suché mýto 1, Bratislava, 811 03, Slovakia

Vodafone Global Network Limited – Slovakia Branch2

100.00

Branch

South Africa

319 Frere Road, Glenwood, 4001, South Africa

Cable and Wireless Worldwide South Africa (Pty) Ltd

100.00

Ordinary shares

9 Kinross Street, Germiston South, 1401, South Africa

Vodafone Holdings (SA) Proprietary Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Investments (SA) Proprietary Limited

100.00

Ordinary A shares, “B” Ordinary no par value shares

Bylsbridge Office Park, Building 14m Block C, 1st Floor, Alexandra Road, Centurion,Highveld Ext 73, 0046, South Africa

10T Holdings (Proprietary) Limited5

30.86

Ordinary shares

IoT.nxt (Pty) Limited5

30.86

Ordinary shares

IOT.nxt Development (Pty) Limited5

30.86

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Corporate Park, 082 Vodacom Boulevard, Midrand, 1685, South Africa

GS Telecom (Pty) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Infinity Services Partner Company5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Jupicol (Proprietary) Limited5

42.35

Ordinary shares

Mezzanine Ware (RF) Proprietary Limited5

54.45

Ordinary shares

Motifprops 1 (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Scarlet Ibis Investments 23 (Pty) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Storage Technology Services (Pty) Limited5

30.85

Ordinary shares

Vodacom (Pty) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares, Ordinary A shares

Vodacom Business Africa Group (Pty) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Financial Services (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Group Limited

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Insurance Administration Company (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Insurance Company (RF) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom International Holdings (Pty) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Life Assurance Company (RF) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Vodacom Payment Services (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Properties No 1 (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Properties No.2 (Pty) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Wheatfields Investments 276 (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

XLink Communications (Proprietary) Limited5

60.50

Ordinary A Shares

Spain

Antracita, 7 – 28045, Madrid , Spain

Vodafone Automotive Iberia S.L.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Avenida de América 115, 28042, Madrid, Spain

Vodafone Enabler España, S.L.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Energía, S.L.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Spain SLU

100.00

Ordinary shares, Ordinary euro shares

Vodafone España S.A.U.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Holdings Europe S.L.U.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone ONO, S.A.U.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Servicios S.L.U.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Calle San Severo 22, 28042, Madrid, Spain

Vantage Towers, S.L.U. 4

81.74

Ordinary shares

Torre Norte Adif, Explanada de la Estación no 7, 29002, Málaga, Spain

Vodafone Intelligent Solutions España, S.L.U.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Sweden

c/o Hellström advokatbyrå, Box 7305, 103 90, Stockholm, Sweden

Vodafone Enterprise Sweden AB

100.00

Ordinary shares, Shareholder’s contribution shares

Switzerland

Schiffbaustrasse 2, 8005, Zurich, Switzerland

Vodafone Enterprise Switzerland AG

100.00

Ordinary shares

Taiwan

22F., No.100, Songren Road., Xinyi District, Taipei City, 11070, Taiwan

Vodafone Global Enterprise Taiwan Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Tanzania, United Republic of

15 Floor, Vodacom Tower, Ursino Estate, Plot No. 23, Bagamoyo Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

M-Pesa Limited5

45.37

Ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares

Shared Networks Tanzania Limited5

45.37

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Tanzania Public Limited Company5

45.37

Ordinary shares

3rd Floor, Maktaba (Library), ComplexBibi, Titi Mohaned Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

Gateway Communications Tanzania Limited (in liquidation)5

59.89

Ordinary shares

Turkey

Büyükdere Caddesi, No: 251, Maslak, Şişli / İstanbul, 34398, Turkey

Vodafone Bilgi Ve Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

100.00

Registered shares

Vodafone Dagitim, Servis ve Icerik Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Dijital Yayincilik Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Holding A.S.

100.00

Registered shares

Vodafone Kule ve Altyapi Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Mall Ve Electronik Hizmetler Ticaret AS

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Medya Icerik Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Net İletişim Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Telekomunikasyon A.S.

100.00

Registered shares

İTÜ Ayazağa Kampüsü, Koru Yolu, Arı Teknokent Arı 3 Binası, Maslak, İstanbul, 586553, Turkey

Vodafone Teknoloji Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Registered shares

Maslak Mah. AOS 55 Sk. 42 Maslak Sit. B Blok Apt. No: 4/663, Sarıyer Istanbul, Turkey

Vodafone Sigorta Aracilik Hismetleri A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Maslak Mah.AOS 55. Sok. 42 Maslak B BLOK Sit.No: 4 / 665,
Sarıyer / Istanbul, Turkey

Vodafone Elektronik Para Ve Ödeme Hizmetleri A.S.

100.00

Registered shares

Maslak Mah. AOS 55.Sokak 42 Maslak Sitesi No:4 Kat 18, Ic Kapi: 664 Sarıyer Istanbul, Turkey

Vodafone Finansman A.S.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Ukraine

Bohdana Khmelnytskogo Str. 19-21, Kyiv, Ukraine

LLC Vodafone Enterprise Ukraine

100.00

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

% of share class

held by Group

Company name

Companies

Share class

United Arab Emirates

16-SD 129,Ground Floor, Building 16-Co Work,Dubai Internet
City,United Arab Emirates

Vodacom Fintech Services FZ-LLC5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Office 101, 1st Floor, DIC Building 1, Dubai Internet City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Vodafone Enterprise Europe (UK) Limited – Dubai Branch2

100.00

Branch

United Kingdom

1-2 Berkeley Square, 99 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, G3 7HR, Scotland

Thus Group Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Thus Group Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Thus Profit Sharing Trustees Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

11 Staple Inn, London,WC1V 7QH,United Kingdom

Vodacom Business Africa Group Services
Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares, Preference shares

Vodacom Investments Company Proprietary Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares

Vodacom UK Limited5

60.50

Ordinary shares, Non-redeemable ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares, Non-redeemable preference shares

784 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT16 1UD, United Kingdom

Vodafone (NI) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Edinburgh House, 4 North St. Andrew Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1HJ, United Kingdom

Pinnacle Cellular Group Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Pinnacle Cellular Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone (Scotland) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Quarry Corner, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 1UD, Northern Ireland

Energis (Ireland) Limited

100.00

A Ordinary shares, B Ordinary shares, C Ordinary shares, D Ordinary

Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN, United Kingdom

Apollo Submarine Cable System
Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Bluefish Communications Limited

100.00

Ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares, Ordinary C shares, Ordinary D shares

Cable & Wireless Aspac Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless CIS Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless Communications Data Network Services Limited

100.00

'A' Ordinary shares, 'B' Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless Europe Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless Global Business Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless Global Holding Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless Global Telecommunication Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless UK Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, Redeemable preference shares

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Voice Messaging Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable and Wireless (India) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Cable and Wireless Nominee Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Central Communications Group Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, Ordinary A shares

Energis Communications Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Energis Squared Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

General Mobile Corporation
Limited (in process of dissolution)

100.00

Ordinary shares

London Hydraulic Power Company (The)

100.00

Ordinary shares,
5% Non-Cumulative preference shares

MetroHoldings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

ML Integration Group Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Navtrak Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Project Telecom Holdings Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Rian Mobile Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Talkland International Limited (in
process of dissolution)

100.00

Ordinary shares

Talkmobile Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

The Eastern Leasing Company Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Thus Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vizzavi Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Voda Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone (New Zealand) Hedging Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone 2.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone 4 UK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Vodafone 5 Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone 5 UK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone 6 UK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Americas 4

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Automotive UK Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Benelux Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, Preference shares

Vodafone Cellular Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

% of share class

held by Group

Company name

Companies

Share class

Vodafone Consolidated Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Corporate Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Corporate Secretaries Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone DC Pension Trustee Company Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Distribution Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Corporate Secretaries Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Equipment Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise Europe (UK) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Enterprise U.K.

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Euro Hedging Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Euro Hedging Two

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Europe UK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone European Investments1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone European Portal Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Finance Limited 1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Finance Luxembourg Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Finance Sweden

100.00

Ordinary shares, Ordinary deferred

Vodafone Finance UK Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Financial Operations

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Global Content Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, 5% fixed rate non-voting preference shares

Vodafone Global Enterprise Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, Deferred shares, B deferred shares

Vodafone Group (Directors) Trustee Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Group Pension Trustee Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Group Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, Deferred shares

Vodafone Group Services No.2 Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Group Share Trustee Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Holdings Luxembourg Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Intermediate Enterprises Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone International 2 Limited – UK Branch2

100.00

Branch

Vodafone International Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone International Operations Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Investment UK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Investments Australia Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Investments Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares, Zero coupon redeemable preference shares

Vodafone IP Licensing Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Marketing UK

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Mobile Communications Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Mobile Enterprises Limited

100.00

A-ordinary shares, Ordinary one pound shares

Vodafone Mobile Network Limited

100.00

A-ordinary shares, Ordinary one pound shares

Vodafone Nominees Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Oceania Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Old Show Ground Site Management Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Overseas Finance Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Overseas Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Panafon UK

99.87

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Partner Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares, Redeemable preference shares

Vodafone Property Investments Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Retail (Holdings) Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Sales & Services Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone UK Foundation

100.00

Sole member

Vodafone UK Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Ventures Limited1

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Worldwide Holdings Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares; Cumulative preference

Vodafone Yen Finance Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone-Central Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodaphone Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Vodata Limited

100.00

Ordinary shares

Your Communications Group Limited

100.00

B Ordinary shares, Redeemable preference shares

United States

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

1209 Orange, Orange Street,Wilmington,New Castle DE
19801,United States

IoT nxt USA Inc5

30.87

Common stock

145 West 45th St., 8th Floor, New York NY 10036, United States

Cable & Wireless Americas
Systems, Inc.

100.00

Common stock shares

Vodafone Americas Virginia Inc.

100.00

Common stock shares

Vodafone US Inc.

100.00

Common stock shares

1615 Platte Street, Suite 02-115, Denver CO 80202, United States

Vodafone Americas Foundation

100.00

Trustee

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, United States

Unitymedia Finance LLC

100.00

Sole member

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Associated undertakings and joint arrangements

Company Name

% of share
class held
by Group
Companies

Share Class

Australia

Ground Floor, 55 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

FTTB Wholesale Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Level 1, 177 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW 2060, Australia

3.6 GHz Spectrum Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

AAPT Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

ACN 088 889 230 Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

ACN 139 798 404 Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Adam Internet Holdings Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Adam Internet Pty Ltd

25.05

A shares, B shares, Ordinary shares

Agile Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

AlchemyIT Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Blue Call Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Cable Licence Holdings Pty Ltd

25.05

A shares, B shares

Chariot Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Chime Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Connect Internet Solutions Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Connect West Pty Ltd

25.05

No 1 Ordinary shares

Destra Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Digiplus Contracts Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Digiplus Holdings Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Digiplus Investments Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Digiplus Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

H3GA Properties (No.3) Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Hosteddesktop.com Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

iHug Pty Ltd

25.05

No 1 Ordinary shares

iiNet (Ozemail) Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

iiNet Labs Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

iiNet Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Internode Pty Ltd

25.05

B shares, Ordinary shares

IntraPower Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Intrapower Terrestrial Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

IP Group Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

IP Services Xchange Pty Ltd

25.05

A shares, B shares

Jiva Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Kooee Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Kooee Mobile Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Kooee Pty Ltd

25.05

A shares, B shares

Mercury Connect Pty Ltd

25.05

E shares, Ordinary shares

Mobile JV Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Mobileworld Communications Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Mobileworld Operating Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Netspace Online Systems Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Numillar IPS Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Orchid Human Resources Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

PIPE International (Australia) Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

PIPE Networks Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

PIPE Transmission Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

PowerTel Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Request Broadband Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Soul Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Soul Contracts Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Soul Pattinson Telecommunications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

SPT Telecommunications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

SPTCom Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Telecom Enterprises Australia Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Telecom New Zealand Australia Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares, Redeemable preference shares

TPG Corporation Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

TPG Energy Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TPG Finance Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

TPG Holdings Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TPG Internet Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TPG JV Company Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TPG Network Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

TPG Telecom Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

TransACT Broadcasting Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TransACT Capital Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TransACT Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TransACT Victoria Communications Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

TransACT Victoria Holdings Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Transflicks Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Trusted Cloud Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Trusted Cloud Solutions Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Value Added Network Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Virtual Desktop Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Australia Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares, Class B shares, Redeemable preference shares

Vodafone Foundation Australia Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Hutchison Receivables Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Hutchison Spectrum Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Network Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Pty Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

VtalkVoip Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Westnet Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Bermuda

Clarendon House, 2 Church St, Hamilton, HM11, Bermuda

PPC 1 Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Czech Republic

U Rajské zahrady 1912/3, Praha 3, 130 00, Czech Republic

COOP Mobil s.r.o.

33.33

Ordinary shares

Egypt

23 Kasr El Nil St, Cairo, 11211, Egypt

Wataneya Telecommunications S.A.E

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ethiopia

Kirkos Sub-City, Woreda 01, House No. New, (Safaricom HQ), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Private Limited Company 5

18.30

Ordinary shares

Germany

38 Berliner Allee, 40212, Düsseldorf, Germany

MNP Deutschland Gesellschaft
bürgerlichen Rechts

33.33

Partnership share

Nobelstrasse 55, 18059, Rostock, Germany

Verwaltung “Urbana Teleunion” Rostock GmbH3

46.92

Ordinary shares

Greece

43–45 Valtetsiou Str., Athens, Greece

Safenet N.P,A.

24.97

Ordinary shares

56 Kifisias Avenue & Delfwn , Marousi, 151 25, Greece

Tilegnous IKE

33.29

Ordinary shares

Marathonos Ave 18 km & Pylou, Pallini, Attica, 15351, Greece

Victus Networks S.A.

49.94

Ordinary shares

India

10th Floor, Birla Centurion, Century Mills Compound, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400030, India

Vodafone Foundation7

46.90

Equity shares

Vodafone Idea Shared Services Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

Vodafone Idea Technology Solutions Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

Vodafone m-pesa Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

You Broadband India Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

A-19, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi, Delhi, 110044, India

FireFly Networks Limited7

23.81

Equity shares

A4, Aditya Birla Centre, S.K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400030, India

Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Limited (in liquidation)7

23.33

Equity shares

Building No.10, Tower-A, 4th Floor,DLF Cyber City,Gurugram,
Haryana, 122002, India

Indus Towers Limited

21.05

Ordinary shares

Suman Tower Plot No. 18, Sector No. 11, Gandhinagar, 382011, Gujarat, India

Vodafone Idea Limited

47.61

Equity shares

Vodafone Idea Manpower Services Limited7

47.04

Equity shares

Vodafone House, Corporate Road, Prahladnagar, Off S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380051, India

Connect (India) Mobile Technologies Private Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

Vodafone Idea Business Services Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

Vodafone Idea Communication Systems Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

Vodafone Idea Telecom Infrastructure Limited7

47.61

Equity shares

Ireland

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

The Herbert Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin, Ireland

Siro DAC

50.00

Ordinary shares

Siro JV Holdco Limited

50.00

Ordinary B shares

Italy

Via Gaetana Negri 1, 20123, Milano, Italy

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A4

27.12

Ordinary shares

Kenya

LR No. 13263, Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way, PO Box 66827-00800, Nairobi, Kenya

Safaricom PLC6

26.13

Ordinary shares

Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya

M-PESA Africa Limited5

43.31

Ordinary shares

Luxembourg

15 rue Edward Steichen, Luxembourg, 2540, Luxembourg

Tomorrow Street SCA

50.00

Ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares, Ordinary C shares

Netherlands

3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ, United Kingdom

Global Partnership for Ethiopia B.V.5

18.30

Ordinary shares

Avenue Ceramique 300, 6221 Kx, Maastricht, Netherlands

Vodafone Libertel B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Boven Vredenburgpassage 128, 3511 WR, Utrecht, Netherlands

Amsterdamse Beheer- en Consultingmaatschappij B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Esprit Telecom B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

FinCo Partner 1 B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

LGE HoldCo V B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

LGE HoldCo VI B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

LGE Holdco VII B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

LGE HoldCo VIII B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Financial Services B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Nederland Holding I B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Vodafone Nederland Holding II B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VodafoneZiggo Employment B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VodafoneZiggo Group B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VZ Financing I B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VZ Financing II B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VZ FinCo B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VZ PropCo B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

VZ Secured Financing B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

XB Facilities B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Deelnemingen B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Finance 2 B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Netwerk II B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Real Estate B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Services B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Services Employment B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Services Netwerk 2 B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Zakelijk Services B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Zoranet Connectivity Services B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

ZUM B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Media Parkboulevard 2, 1217 WE Hilversum, Netherlands

Liberty Global Content Netherlands B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Winschoterdiep 60, 9723 AB Groningen, Netherlands

Zesko B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Bond Company B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Netwerk B.V.

50.00

Ordinary shares

New Zealand

Tompkins Wake, Level 11, 41 Shortland Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

iiNet (New Zealand) AKL Limited

25.05

Ordinary shares

Unit 17, 24 Allright Place, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

TPG (NZ) Pty Ltd

25.05

Ordinary shares

Philippines

22F Robinson Equitable Tower, ADB Ave, Corner Povega St, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines

Orchid Cybertech Services Inc

25.05

Ordinary shares

Portugal

Espaço Sete Rios, LEAP Rua de Campolide, 351, 0.05 , 1070-034, Lisboa, Portugal

Dualgrid – Gestão de Redes Partilhadas, S.A.

50.00

Ordinary shares

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Rua Pedro e Inês, Lote 2.08.01, 1990-075, Parque das Nações, Lisboa, Portugal

Sport TV Portugal, S.A.

25.00

Nominative shares

Romania

Floor 3, Module 2, Connected Buildings III, Nr. 10A, Dimitrie Pompei Boulevard, Bucharest, Sector 2, Romania

Netgrid Telecom SRL

50.00

Ordinary shares

Russian Federation

Building 3, 11, Promyshlennaya Street, Moscow 115 516

Autoconnex Limited

35.00

Ordinary shares

South Africa

76 Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesberg, 2196, South Africa

Waterberg Lodge (Proprietary) Limited5

30.25

Ordinary shares

Building 13,Ground Floor, East Thornhill Office Park, 94 Bekker
Road, Vorna Valley, X67 1685, South Africa

Number Portability Company (Pty) Ltd5

12.10

Ordinary shares

Rigel Park, Block A, 446 Rigel Avenue, Erasmusrand, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

Canard Spatial Technologies(Pty) Ltd5

19.66

Ordinary shares

AfriGis(Pty) Ltd5

16.13

Ordinary shares

Vodacom Corporate Park, 082 Vodacom Boulevard, Midrand, 1685, South Africa

M-Pesa S.A (Proprietary) Limited5

43.31

Ordinary shares

Tanzania, United Republic of

Plot No. 23, Ursino Estate, Bagamoyo Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

Vodacom Trust Limited (in liquidation)5

45.37

Ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares

Turkey

Çifte Havuzlar Mah Eski Londra Asfaltı Cad No: 151/1E/301, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

FGS Bilgi Islem Urunler Sanayi ve Ticaret AS

50.00

Ordinary shares

United Kingdom

24/25 The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom

Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited

25.00

Ordinary shares

3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ,United Kingdom

VodaFamily Ethiopia Holding Company Limited5

29.57

Ordinary shares

Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 8BS, United Kingdom

Cable & Wireless Trade Mark Management Limited

50.00

Ordinary A shares, Ordinary B shares

Hive 2, 1530 Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4SA, United Kingdom

Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited4

40.87

Ordinary shares

Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN, United Kingdom

Vodafone Hutchison (Australia) Holdings Limited

50.00

Ordinary shares

United States

251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington DE 19808, United States

LG Financing Partnership

50.00

Partnership interest

PPC 1 (US) Inc.

25.05

Ordinary shares

Ziggo Financing Partnership

50.00

Partnership interest

Notes:

1Directly held by Vodafone Group Plc.
2Branches.
3Shareholding is indirect through Vodafone Deutschland GmbH.
4Shareholding is indirect through Vantage Towers A.G.
5Shareholding is indirect through Vodacom Group Limited. The indirect shareholding is calculated using the 60.50% ownership interest in Vodacom Group Limited.
6At 31 March 2022 the fair value of Safaricom Plc was KES 1,370 billion (10,693 million) based on the closing quoted share price on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
7Includes the indirect interest held through Vodafone Idea Limited.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

Selected financial information

The table below shows selected financial information in respect of subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests that are material to the Group1.

Vodafone Egypt

Vantage Towers

Vodacom Group Limited

Telecommunications S.A.E

A.G.

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Summary comprehensive income information

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Revenue

 

5,993

 

5,181

 

1,814

 

1,537

 

1,252

Profit for the financial year

 

1,002

 

891

 

314

 

271

 

345

Other comprehensive expense

 

(2)

 

(17)

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

1,000

 

874

 

314

 

271

 

345

Other financial information

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the financial year allocated to non-controlling interests

 

353

 

310

 

141

 

122

 

66

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

294

 

307

 

194

 

84

 

52

Summary financial position information

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

7,253

 

6,592

 

1,630

 

1,765

 

11,137

Current assets

 

3,123

 

2,671

 

440

 

640

 

704

Total assets

 

10,376

 

9,263

 

2,070

 

2,405

 

11,841

Non-current liabilities

 

(2,191)

 

(2,617)

 

(83)

 

(198)

 

(5,251)

Current liabilities

 

(3,539)

 

(2,406)

 

(1,197)

 

(1,217)

 

(1,055)

Total assets less total liabilities

 

4,646

 

4,240

 

790

 

990

 

5,535

Equity shareholders' funds

 

3,624

 

3,332

 

474

 

587

 

4,522

Non-controlling interests

 

1,022

 

908

 

316

 

403

 

1,013

Total equity

 

4,646

 

4,240

 

790

 

990

 

5,535

Statement of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash inflow from operating activities

 

1,946

 

1,711

 

755

 

523

 

1,110

Net cash outflow from investing activities

 

(666)

 

(424)

 

(284)

 

(418)

 

(232)

Net cash outflow from financing activities

 

(1,177)

 

(1,251)

 

(749)

 

(7)

 

(861)

Net cash inflow/(outflow)

 

103

 

36

 

(278)

 

98

 

17

Cash and cash equivalents brought forward

 

876

 

826

 

348

 

273

 

48

Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents

 

46

 

14

 

2

 

(23)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1,025

 

876

 

72

 

348

 

65

Note:

1

Vantage Towers A.G. was listed on the Frankfurt Stock exchange on 18 March 2021, resulting in the recognition of non-controlling interests of 1,019 million in year ending 31 March 2021 in the Group’s consolidated Statement of financial position. Non-current assets, current assets, non-current liabilities and current liabilities for Vantage Towers A.G. were 10,899 million, 490 million, 4,976 million and 958 million respectively, in the year ending 31 March 2021 in the Group's consolidated Statement of financial position.

Notes to the consolidated financial statements (continued)

32. Subsidiaries exempt from audit

The following UK subsidiaries will take advantage of the audit exemption set out within section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Name

Registration number

Name

Registration number

 

Bluefish Communications Limited

5142610

Vodafone Enterprise Europe (UK) Limited

3137479

Cable & Wireless Aspac Holdings Limited

4705342

Vodafone Euro Hedging Limited

3954207

Cable & Wireless CIS Services Limited

2964774

Vodafone Euro Hedging Two

4055111

Cable & Wireless Europe Holdings Limited

4659719

Vodafone Europe UK

5798451

Cable & Wireless Global Business Services Limited

3537591

Vodafone European Investments

3961908

Cable & Wireless Global Holding Limited

3740694

Vodafone European Portal Limited

3973442

Cable & Wireless UK Holdings Limited

3840888

Vodafone Finance Luxembourg Limited

5754479

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Limited

7029206

Vodafone Finance Sweden

2139168

Cable & Wireless Worldwide Voice Messaging

1981417

Vodafone Finance UK Limited

3922620

Limited

Vodafone Financial Operations

4016558

Cable & Wireless Nominee Limited

3249884

Vodafone Global Content Services Limited

4064873

Energis (Ireland) Limited

NI035793

Vodafone Holdings Luxembourg Limited

4200970

Energis Communications Limited

2630471

Vodafone Intermediate Enterprises Limited

3869137

Energis Squared Limited

3037442

Vodafone International Holdings Limited

2797426

General Mobile Corporation Limited

2585763

Vodafone International Operations Limited

2797438

London Hydraulic Power Company (The)

ZC000055

Vodafone Investment UK

5798385

MetroHoldings Limited

3511122

Vodafone Investments Limited

1530514

ML Integration Group Limited

3252903

Vodafone IP Licensing Limited

6846238

Talkland International Limited

2354106

Vodafone Marketing UK

6858585

The Eastern Leasing Company Limited

1672832

Vodafone Mobile Communications Limited

3942221

Thus Group Holdings Limited

SC192666

Vodafone Mobile Enterprises Limited

3961390

Thus Group Limited

SC226738

Vodafone Mobile Network Limited

3961482

Voda Limited

1847509

Vodafone Nominees Limited

1172051

Vodafone 2.

4083193

Vodafone Oceania Limited

3973427

Vodafone 4 UK

6357658

Vodafone Overseas Finance Limited

4171115

Vodafone 5 Limited

6688527

Vodafone Overseas Holdings Limited

2809758

Vodafone 5 UK

2960479

Vodafone Panafon UK

6326918

Vodafone 6 UK

8809444

Vodafone Property Investments Limited

3903420

Vodafone Americas 4

6389457

Vodafone UK Limited

2227940

Vodafone Benelux Limited

4200960

Vodafone Worldwide Holdings Limited

3294074

Vodafone Cellular Limited

896318

Vodafone Yen Finance Limited

4373166

Vodafone Consolidated Holdings Limited

5754561

Vodaphone Limited

2373469

Vodafone Corporate Secretaries Limited

2357692

Vodata Limited

2502373

Vodafone Enterprise Corporate Secretaries Limited

2303594

Your Communications Group Limited

4171876

Vodafone Enterprise Equipment Limited

1648524

Index of Exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2022

1.1

Articles of Association of the Company, as adopted on July 27, 2021.

2.1

Indenture, dated as of February 10, 2000, between the Company and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee, including forms of debt securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2018 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2018).

2.2

Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of July 24, 2007, among the Company, Citibank N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2008 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2008).

2.3

Sixteenth Supplemental Trust Deed dated 16 September 2021 between the Company and The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. further modifying and restating the provisions of the Trust Deed dated 16 July 1999 relating to a Euro 30,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme.

2.4

Vodafone International Financing First Supplemental Trust Deed dated 16 September 2021 between the Company, Vodafone International Financing DAC and The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. further modifying and restating the provisions of the Trust Deed dated 27 July 2020 relating to a Euro 30,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

2.5

Deposit Agreement among Vodafone Group Plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. , as depositary, and the owners and beneficial owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts, dated as of February 15, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 (A) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-6 for American Depositary Receipts (File No. 333-262760), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2022). https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000839923/000138713122002021/ex99-a.htm

2.6

Form of American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 2.5). https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000839923/000138713122002021/ex99-a.htm.

2.7

Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

4.1

Amendment and restatement agreement dated 10 March 2021 between the Company and Barclays Bank plc as successor Agent relating to a USD 3,935,000,000 (as increased to USD 4,004,000,000) Credit Agreement originally dated 27 February 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-10086), filed with eh Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2021) .

4.2

Extension dated 7 February 2022 between the Company and Barclays Bank plc relating to a USD 3,935,000,000 (as increased to USD 4,004,000,000) Credit Agreement originally dated 27 February 2015 and as amended pursuant to an amendment agreement dated 10 March 2021.

4.3

Amendment and restatement agreement dated 10 March 2021 between the Company and Barclays Bank plc as Agent relating to a EURO 3,840,000,000 (as increased to EURO 3,990,000,000) Credit Agreement originally dated 28 March 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-10086), filed with eh Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2021).

4.4

Extension dated 6 December 2019 between the Company and Barclays Bank plc relating to a EUR 3,840,000,000 (as increased to EUR 3,990,000,000) Credit Agreement originally dated 28 March 2014 and as amended pursuant to an amendment agreement dated 10 March 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020).

4.5

Rules of the Vodafone Global Incentive Plan 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2019).

4.6

Amended and Restated Trust Deed & Rules of the Vodafone Share Incentive Plan dated 28 July 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2021).

4.7

Rules of the Vodafone Sharesave Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2019).

4.8

Letter of Appointment of Valerie Gooding dated 25 November 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2014).

4.9

Letter of Appointment of Sir Crispin Davis dated 14 April 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2014).

4.10

Letter of Appointment of Dame Clara Furse dated 13 May 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2014).

4.11

Letter of indemnification for Nicholas Read dated 28 October 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2015).

4.12

Letter of Appointment for David Nish dated 23 September 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2016 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2016).

4.13

Letter of Appointment for Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez dated 24 January 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2017).

4.14

Letter of Appointment of Michel Demaré dated 23 January 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.24 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2018 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2018).

4.15

Service Agreement of Nicholas Read dated 26 July 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2019).

4.16

Service Agreement of Margherita Della Valle dated July 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2019).

4.17

Letter of Appointment of Olaf Klaus Meijer Swantee dated 10 March 2021

4.18

Letter of Appointment of Jean-François van Boxmeer dated 21 May 2020.

4.19

Letter of Appointment of Deborah Kerr dated 28 September 2021.

4.20

Letter of Appointment of Stephen Carter dated 11 May 2022..

4.21

Letter of Appointment of Delphine Ernotte Cunci dated 18 May 2022.

4.22

Letter of Appointment of Simon Segars dated 22 May 2022.

4.23

Implementation Agreement dated 20 March 2017 relating to the combination of the Indian mobile telecommunications businesses of Vodafone Group and Idea Group (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2017).

4.24

First Amendment to the Implementation Agreement dated 20 March 2017, relating to the combination of the Indian mobile telecommunications businesses of Vodafone Group and Idea Group, entered into on 30 August 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.31 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2019).

4.25

Transitional Services Agreement dated 31 July 2019 relating to services and co-operation relating to the Share Purchase Agreement dated 9 May 2018 relating to the sale of Liberty Global plc’s businesses in Germany, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form

20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020).**

4.26

First Amendment Agreement dated 17 July 2020 in relation to the Transitional Services Agreement dated 31 July 2019 relating to the sale of Liberty Global plc’s businesses in Germany, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.40 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2021).***

4.27

Second Amendment Agreement dated 16 December 2020 in relation to the Transitional Services Agreement dated 31 July 2019 relating to the sale of Liberty Global plc’s businesses in Germany, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.41 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2021).***

4.28

Novation Agreement dated 16 March 2021 in relation to the Transitional Services Agreement dated 31 July 2019 relating to the sale of Liberty Global plc’s businesses in Germany, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.42 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2021).

8.

List of the Company’s related undertakings (incorporated by reference to Note 31 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 (File No. 001-10086), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2022).

12.

Rule 13a – 14(a) Certifications.

13.

Rule 13a – 14(b) Certifications.

15.1

Consent letter of Ernst & Young LLP.

99.1

Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2022.

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* The schedules to the Sale and Purchase Agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Copies of such schedules will be furnished to the SEC upon its request; provided, however, that confidential treatment may be requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any schedule so furnished.

** The schedules to the Transitional Services Agreement have been omitted from this filing. Copies of such schedules will be furnished to the SEC upon its request; provided, however, that confidential treatment may be requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any schedule so furnished. Certain identified confidential information in this exhibit has been omitted because such identified confidential information (i) is not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

***Certain identified confidential information in this exhibit has been omitted because such identified confidential information (i) is not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

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Signature

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorised the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.

Vodafone Group Plc

Registrant

/s/ R E S Martin

Rosemary Martin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Date: 16 June 2022