Vodafone 2007 Annual Report Download - page 152

150 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2007
Contents
Page
Shareholder Information 150
– Financial Calendar for the 2008 financial year 150
– Dividends 150
– Telephone Share Dealing 150
– Internet Share Dealing 150
– Registrars and Transfer Office 150
– Online Shareholder Services 151
– Annual General Meeting 151
– ShareGift 151
– The Unclaimed Assets Register 151
– Share Price History 151
– Markets 152
– Memorandum and Articles of Association and Applicable English Law 152
– Documents on Display 155
– Material Contracts 155
– Exchange Controls 155
– Taxation 155
Form 20-F Cross Reference Guide 157
Shareholder Information
Financial Calendar for the 2008 Financial Year
Interim Results announcement 13 November 2007
Preliminary announcement of full year results 27 May 2008
The Company does not intend to publish future results’ announcements in
the press; they will be available online at www.vodafone.com.
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share or ADS can be found on page 53.
Set out below is information relevant to the final dividend for the year ended
31 March 2007.
Ex-dividend date 6 June 2007
Record date 8 June 2007
Dividend reinvestment plan last election date 13 July 2007
Dividend payment date 3 August 2007(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 for UK account holders or EFTS for Irish account
holders. Ordinary shareholders resident outside the UK and Eurozone can also
have their dividends paid into their bank account directly via the Company’s
Registrars’ Global Payments service. Details and terms and conditions may be
viewed at www.computershare.com/uk/investor/GPS. 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 1 800 233 5601, or write to:
Vodafone Group Plc
C/O Bank of New York
Investment Services Department
P.O. Box 1958
Newark
New Jersey 07101-1958
USA
For calls from outside the US, call [phone] and enter company
number 2190. 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.
Internet Share Dealing
An internet share dealing service is available for holders of ordinary shares
who want either to buy or sell ordinary shares.
Further information about this service can be obtained from the Company’s
Registrars on [phone] or by logging onto
www.computershare.com/dealing/uk.
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]