Vodafone 2009 Annual Report Download - page 129

Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2009 127
Additional information
Financial calendar for the 2010 nancial year
Interim management statement 24 July 2009
Half-year financial results announcement 10 November 2009
Further details will be available at www.vodafone.com/investor, as they become
available. The Company does not publish results announcements in the press; they
are available online at www.vodafone.com/investor.
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share can be found on page 40. Set out below is
information relevant to the final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2009.
Ex-dividend date 3 June 2009
Record date 5 June 2009
Dividend reinvestment plan last election date 17 July 2009
Dividend payment date(1) 7 August 2009
Note:
(1) Payment date for both ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares (‘ADSs’).
Dividend payment methods
Currently holders of ordinary shares and ADSs 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) or, in the case of ADSs, have the dividends
reinvested to purchase additional Vodafone ADSs.
In relation to holders of ordinary shares only, the Company proposes that, after
payment of the final dividend in August 2009, it will pay future dividend payments
only by direct credit into a nominated bank or building society account, or
alternatively, into the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The Company will no
longer pay dividends by cheque to holders of ordinary shares with effect from
February 2010.
By withdrawing cheque payments, the Company is seeking to improve the security
of dividend payments to shareholders, by avoiding the risk of cheques being lost in
the post and fraud. Shareholders will also benefit by receiving their dividend on the
date of payment. Shareholders will continue to receive a tax voucher in respect of
dividend payments.
Ordinary shareholders resident outside the UK and eurozone can 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.
For dividend payments in euros, the sterling: euro exchange rate will be determined
by the Company shor tly before the payment date, in accordance with the Company’s
articles of association.
The Company will pay the ADS depositary, The Bank of New York, its dividend in US
dollars. The sterling: US dollar exchange rate for this purpose will be determined by
the Company up to ten New York and London business days prior to the payment
date. Cash dividends to ADS holders will be paid by the ADS depositary in
US dollars.
Further information about the dividend payments can be found at www.vodafone.
com/dividends or, alternatively, please contact the Company’s registrars for
further 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.
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 redeemed and cancelled all outstanding B shares in issue on 5 August
2008 at their nominal value of 15 pence per 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.
Registrars and transfer ofce
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 registrars 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 information, make changes and conduct many other transactions at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner.
The registrars (Holders of ordinary shares resident in Ireland):
Computershare Investor Services PLC Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
The Pavilions PO Box 9742
Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY, England Dublin 18, Ireland
Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone]
www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus
ADR depositary
The Bank of New York Mellon
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
PO Box 358516
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8516, USA
Telephone: [phone] (toll free) or, for calls outside the USA,
[phone] (not toll free) and enter company number 2160
Email: [e-mail]
Shareholder information