Vodafone 2005 Annual Report Download - page 143

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Dividend reinvestment
The Company offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan which allows holders of ordinary
shares who choose to participate to use their cash dividends to acquire additional
shares in the Company. These are purchased on their behalf by the Plan Administrator
through a low cost dealing arrangement. Further details can be obtained from the Plan
Administrator on [phone].
For ADS holders, The Bank of New York maintains a Global BuyDIRECT Plan for the
Company, which is a direct purchase and sale plan for depositary receipts, with a
dividend reinvestment facility. For additional information, please call toll-free from
within the US on [phone], or write to:
The Bank of New York
Shareholder Relations Department
Global BuyDIRECT
P.O. Box 1958
Newark
New Jersey 07101-1958
USA
For calls from outside the US, call [phone].
Please note that this number is not toll-free.
Telephone share dealing
A telephone share dealing service with the Company’s Registrars is available for
holders of ordinary shares. The service is available from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm, Monday
to Friday, excluding bank holidays, on telephone number [phone].
Detailed terms and conditions are available on request by calling the above number.
Postal share dealing
A postal share dealing service is available for holders of ordinary shares with 1,000
shares or fewer who want to either increase their holding or sell their entire holding.
Further information about this service can be obtained from the Company’s Registrars
on [phone].
Registrars and transfer office
The Company’s ordinary share register is maintained by:
Computershare Investor Services PLC
P.O. Box 82
The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH
England
Telephone: [phone] Fax: + 44 (0) 870 703 6101
Email: [email protected]
Holders of ordinary shares resident in Ireland should contact:
Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
P.O. Box 9742
Dublin 18
Ireland
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Investor Information
Contents
Page
Financial Calendar for the 2006 financial year 141
Dividends 141
Telephone share dealing 141
Postal share dealing 141
Registrars and transfer office 141
Online Shareholder Services 142
Annual General Meeting 142
ShareGift 142
The Unclaimed Assets Register 142
Share Price History 142
Markets 143
Memorandum and Articles of Association and Applicable English Law 143
Documents on Display 146
Material Contracts 146
Exchange Controls 146
Taxation 146
Contact Details 148
Financial calendar for the 2006 financial year
Annual General Meeting (see below) 26 July 2005
Interim Results announcement 15 November 2005
Preliminary announcement of full year results 30 May 2006
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share or ADS can be found on page 45. Set out
below is information relevant to the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2005.
Ex-dividend date 1 June 2005
Record date 3 June 2005
DRIP election date 15 July 2005
Dividend payment date 5 August 2005(1)
(1) Payment date for both ordinary shares and ADSs.
Dividend Payment Methods
Holders of ordinary shares can:
•have cash dividends paid direct to a bank or building society account; or
•have cash dividends paid in the form of a cheque; or
•elect to use the cash dividends to purchase more Vodafone shares under the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (see below).
If a holder of ordinary shares does decide to receive cash dividends, it is recommended
that these are paid directly to the shareholder’s bank or building society account via
BACS or EFTS. This avoids the risk of cheques being lost in the post and means the
dividend will be in the shareholder’s account on the dividend payment date. The
shareholder will be sent a tax voucher confirming the amount of dividend and the
account into which it has been paid.
Please contact the Company’s Registrars for further details.
Holders of ADSs can:
•have cash dividends paid direct to a bank account; or
•have cash dividends paid by cheque; or
•elect to have the dividends reinvested to purchase additional Vodafone ADSs (see
below for contact details).