Vodafone 2008 Annual Report Download - page 142

Financial calendar for the 2009 financial year
Announcement for quarter ending 30 June 2008 22 July 2008
Half-yearly financial results announcement 11 November 2008
Announcement for quarter ending 31 December 2008 29 January 2009
Preliminary announcement of full year results 19 May 2009
The Company does not publish results announcements in the press; they are
available online at www.vodafone.com.
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share can be found on page 55. Set out below
is information relevant to the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2008.
Ex-dividend date 4 June 2008
Record date 6 June 2008
Dividend reinvestment plan last election date 11 July 2008
Dividend payment date(1) 1 August 2008
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
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.
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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.
For ADS holders, The Bank of New York Mellon maintains a Global BuyDIRECT Plan
for the Company, which is a direct purchase and sale plan for depositary receipts,
with a dividend reinvestment facility.
Final B share redemption date
In accordance with the terms of the 2006 return of capital and share consolidation,
the Company currently intends to redeem all B shares then in issue on 5 August
2008 at their nominal value of 15 pence per B share.
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.
Online shareholder services
The Company provides a number of shareholder services online at www.vodafone.
com/shareholder, where shareholders may:
register to receive electronic shareholder communications. Benefits to
shareholders include faster receipt of communications, such as annual reports,
with cost and time savings for the Company. Electronic shareholder
communications are also more environmentally friendly;
view a live webcast of the AGM of the Company on 29 July 2008. A recording will
be available to view after that date;
view and/or download the 2008 Annual Report;
check the current share price;
calculate dividend payments; and
use interactive tools to calculate the value of shareholdings, change registered
address or dividend mandate instructions, look up the historic price on a particular
date and chart Vodafone ordinary share price changes against indices.
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Registrars and Transfer Office
If private shareholders have any enquiries about their holding of ordinary shares, such as a change of address, change of ownership or dividend payments, they
should contact the Company’s Registrar at the address or telephone number below. Computershare Investor Services PLC maintain the Vodafone Group Plc share
register and holders of ordinary shares may view and update details of their shareholding via the Registrars’ Investor Centre at www.computershare.com/uk/
investorCentre.
ADS holders should address any queries or instructions regarding their holdings to the Depositary Bank for the Company’s ADR programme at the address or
telephone number below. ADS holders can view their account balances and transaction history, sell shares and request certificates from their Global BuyDIRECT
Plan at www.Stockbny.com.
The Registrar (Holders of ordinary shares resident in Ireland):
Computershare Investor Services PLC Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
PO Box 82 PO Box 9742
The Pavilions Dublin 18 Ireland
Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH England Telephone: [phone]
Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
ADR Depositary (Enquiries in relation to the Global BuyDIRECT Plan)
The Bank of New York Mellon The Bank of New York Mellon
Investor Relations Dept, PO Box 11258 Investment Services Dept
Church Street, Station PO Box 1958, Newark
New York, NY 10286 -1258 USA New Jersey 07101 – 1958 USA
Telephone: [phone] (toll free) or, for calls outside the USA,
[phone] (not toll free) and enter company number 2160
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