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17. Called up share capital |
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2024 |
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Ordinary shares of 20 20 / 21 US cents each allotted, issued and fully paid: 1,2 |
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1 April |
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28,818,683,808 |
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4,797 |
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28,818,256,058 |
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4,797 |
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Allotted during the year |
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455,190 |
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427,750 |
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Cancelled during the year |
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(2,430,853,096) |
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(478) |
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– |
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– |
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| Notes:
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At 31 March 2025, there were 50,000 (2024: 50,000) 7% cumulative fixed rate shares of £1 each in issue. |
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At 31 March 2025, the Group held 1,416,813,312 (2024: 1,738,561,954) treasury shares with a nominal value of € 232 million (2024: € 289 million). The market value of shares held was € 1,234 million (2024: € 1,434 million). During the year, 99,750,090 (2024: 87,129,475) treasury shares were reissued under Group share schemes and 2,208,854,544 (2024: nil) shares were repurchased following the disposal of Vodafone Spain. |
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