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P62-63 Information for investors
Information for Investors
Registered Office
The registered office of the Company, whose registered number is 1833679, is at:
The Courtyard
2-4 London Road
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 1JX
Telephone 01635 33251
Registrars and Transfer Office
The Company’s Registrars are Computershare Services PLC, who can be contacted by telephone on 0117 930 6600 or
by writing to P.O. Box 82, Caxton House, Redcliffe Way, Bristol BS99 7NH.
Financial calendar
Vodafone Group Plc usually announces results semi-annually in May or June and November and pays dividends in
August and February.
Listings
Ordinary shares of Vodafone Group Plc are traded on the London Stock Exchange and, in the form of American
Depository Shares (ADSs), on the New York Stock Exchange, both under the symbol ‘VOD’. The trading symbol will
continue to be ‘VOD’ after the Company’s name changes to Vodafone AirTouch Plc upon completion of the merger with
AirTouch.
American Depository Receipts
ADSs, each representing ten ordinary shares, are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ’VOD’.
ADSs are represented by American Depository Receipts (ADRs). The ADR programme is administered on behalf of the
Company by The Bank of New York, ADR Division, 101 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y. 10286.
ADR holders are not members of the Company but may instruct The Bank of New York on the exercise of voting rights
relative to the number of ordinary shares represented by their ADRs. Upon completion of the merger with AirTouch, the
Company’s new Articles of Association, as approved by shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 24 May
1999, will become effective. These will permit ADS holders to attend, vote and speak at general meetings of the Company.
Reports to ADR holders
ADR holders receive the annual and interim reports issued to ordinary shareholders. Vodafone Group Plc will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in the USA its annual report on Form 20-F (which corresponds to the 10-K for a US
corporation) and other information as required. A copy of the Form 20-F may be obtained by writing to the Investor
Relations Department, Vodafone Group Plc, The Courtyard, 2-4 London Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1JX, England.
Dividends and ADR holders
ADR holders are generally eligible for all dividends or other entitlements attaching to the underlying shares of Vodafone
Group Plc and receive all cash dividends in US dollars. Following a reduction in the UK tax credit to one-ninth of the net
dividend, qualifying US holders now receive a payment equal to the net dividend declared. UK withholding tax, being 15%
of the sum of the net dividend and UK tax credit, is restricted to the value of the UK tax credit.
Dividends and any related UK tax credit will generally be ordinary income to the holder for Federal income tax purposes.
Subject to certain limitations, UK withholding tax will be treated as a foreign income tax. ADR holders unsure of their tax
position should consult their independent tax adviser.
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