REG - Vodafone Group Plc - Change of Auditor

VodafoneAnnouncement

15/02/2019 07:05

RNS Number : 0806Q
Vodafone Group Plc
15 February 2019
 


 
15 February 2019
 
VODAFONE CONCLUDES TENDER FOR STATUTORY AUDIT
 
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") today announces the conclusion of a competitive tender process for its statutory audit contract.  The Board has approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP following the completion of the audit of the Group's accounts for the year ending 31 March 2019. The appointment will be subject to the approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
 
David Nish, Chairman of the Vodafone Audit and Risk Committee, said: "We thank PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for their significant contribution as Vodafone's auditors over recent years and we look forward to working with Ernst & Young LLP."
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Notes
 
1.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP remain the Group's auditors for the current financial year and did not participate in the tender given the matters disclosed in the Group's press release of 21 December 2018.
 
 




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