Vodafone 2006 Annual Report Download - page 142

140 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2006
Investor information
Financial calendar for the 2007 financial year
Annual General Meeting (see below) 25 July 2006
Interim Results announcement 14 November 2006
Preliminary announcement of full year results 23 May 2007
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share or ADS can be found on page 38. Set out
below is information relevant to the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2006.
Ex-dividend date 7 June 2006
Record date 9 June 2006
Dividend reinvestment plan election date 14 July 2006
Dividend payment date 4 August 2006(1)
Note:
(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).
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: [e-mail]
Holders of ordinary shares resident in Ireland should contact:
Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
P.O. Box 9742
Dublin 18
Ireland
Telephone: [phone] or Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Any queries about the administration of holdings of ordinary shares, such as change of
address, change of ownership or dividend payments, should be directed to the
Company’s Registrars at the relevant address or telephone number immediately above.
Holders of ordinary shares may also check details of their shareholding, subject to
passing an identity check, on the Registrars’ website at www.computershare.com
The Depositary Bank for the Company’s ADR programme is:
The Bank of New York
Investor Relations Dept, P.O. Box 11258
Church St. Station
New York, NY 10286-1258
USA
Telephone: [phone] (Toll free)
ADS holders should address any queries or instructions regarding their holdings to The
Bank of New York at the above address or telephone number. ADS holders can also,
subject to passing an identity check, view their account balances and transaction
history, sell shares and request certificates from their Global BuyDIRECT Plan at
www.stockbny.com.
Contents
Page
Investor Information 140
– Financial calendar for the 2007 financial year 140
– Dividends 140
– Telephone share dealing 140
– Postal share dealing 140
– Registrars and transfer office 140
– Online shareholder services 141
– Annual General Meeting 141
– Corporate sponsored nominee service for shareholders 141
– ShareGift 141
– The Unclaimed Assets Register 141
– Share price history 141
– Markets 142
– Memorandum and Articles of Association and Applicable English Law 142
– Documents on display 144
– Material contracts 144
– Exchange controls 144
– Taxation 144
Form 20-F cross reference guide 146