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Share price history
Upon flotation of the Company on 11 October 1988 the ordinar y shares were valued
at 170 pence each. When the Company was finally demerged on 16 September 1991
the base cost of Racal Electronics Plc shares for UK taxpayers was apportioned
between the Company and Racal Electronics Plc for Capital Gains Tax purposes in the
ratio of 80.036% and 19.964% respectively. Opening share prices on 16 September
1991 were 332 pence for each Vodafone share and 223 pence for each Racal share.
On 21 July 1994 the Company effected a bonus issue of two new shares for every one
then held and on 30 September 1999 it effected a bonus issue of four new shares for
every one held at that date. The flotation and demerger share prices therefore may
be restated as 11.333 pence and 22.133 pence respectively.
On 31 July 2006 the Group returned approximately £9 billion to shareholders in the
form of a B share arrangement. As part of this arrangement, and in order to facilitate
historical share price comparisons, the Group’s share capital was consolidated on
the basis of seven new ordinary shares for every eight ordinary shares held at this
date. Share prices in the five year data table below have not been restated to reflect
this consolidation.
The closing share price at 31 March 2010 was 152.0 pence (31 March 2009: 122.8
pence). The closing share price on 17 May 2010 was 136.4 pence.
The following tables set out, for the periods indicated, i) the reported high and low
middle market quotations of ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange, and ii)
the reported high and low sales prices of ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange
(‘NYSE’)/NASDAQ. The Company transferred its ADSs from the NYSE to NASDAQ on
29 October 2009.
London Stock
Exchange
Pounds per NYSE/NASDAQ(1)
ordinary share Dollars per ADS
Year ended 31 March High Low High Low
2006 1.55 1.09 28.04 19.32
2007 1.54 1.08 29.85 20.07
2008 1.98 1.36 40.87 26.88
2009 1.70 0.96 32.87 15.30
2010 1.54 1.11 24.04 17.68
London Stock
Exchange
Pounds per NYSE/NASDAQ(1)
ordinary share Dollars per ADS
Quarter High Low High Low
2008/2009
First quarter 1.70 1.40 32.87 27.72
Second quarter 1.58 1.18 31.21 21.01
Third quarter 1.41 0.96 23.06 15.30
Fourth quarter 1.48 1.13 21.88 15.46
2009/2010
First quarter 1.33 1.11 20.08 17.68
Second quarter 1.44 1.12 23.85 18.25
Third quarter 1.45 1.32 24.04 21.10
Fourth quarter 1.54 1.32 23.32 21.32
2010/2011
First quarter(2) 1.53 1.32 23.79 19.41
London Stock
Exchange
Pounds per NYSE/NASDAQ(1)
ordinary share Dollars per ADS
Month High Low High Low
November 2009 1.40 1.33 23.61 21.86
December 2009 1.45 1.38 24.04 22.21
January 2010 1.44 1.32 23.31 21.42
February 2010 1.44 1.34 22.51 21.39
March 2010 1.54 1.42 23.32 21.32
April 2010 1.53 1.40 23.79 21.58
May 2010(2) 1.48 1.32 22.61 19.41
Notes:
(1) The Company transferred its ADSs from the NYSE to NASDAQ on 29 October 2009.
(2) Covering period up to 17 May 2010.
Internet share dealing
An internet share dealing service is available for holders of ordinar y shares who want
either to buy or sell ordinary shares. Further information about this service can
be obtained from our registrars on [phone] or by logging onto
www.computershare.com/dealing/uk.
Online shareholder services
We provide a number of shareholder services online at www.vodafone.com/investor
where shareholders may:
register to receive electronic shareholder communications. Benefits to
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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;
update registered address or dividend bank mandate instructions; 
view a live webcast of the AGM of the Company on 27 July 2010. A recording will 
be available to view after that date;
view and/or download the 2010 annual report; 
check the current share price; 
calculate dividend payments; and 
use interactive tools to calculate the value of shareholdings, look up the historic 
price on a particular date and chart Vodafone ordinary share price changes
against indices.
Shareholders and other interested parties can also receive company press releases,
including London Stock Exchange announcements, by registering for Vodafone
news via the website at www.vodafone.com/media. Registering for Vodafone news
will enable users to:
access the latest news from their mobile; and 
have news automatically e-mailed to them. 
Annual general meeting
The twenty-sixth AGM of the Company will be held at The Queen Elizabeth II
Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1 on 27 July 2010 at
11.00 a.m.
A combined review of the year and notice of AGM, including details of the business
to be conducted at the AGM, will be circulated to shareholders or can be viewed on
our website at www.vodafone.com/agm. Shareholders who have registered to
receive communications electronically will receive an email notification when the
document is available to view on the website.
The AGM will be transmitted via a live webcast or can be viewed on the website at
www.vodafone.com/agm on the day of the meeting and a recording will be available
to view after that date.
ShareGift
We support ShareGift, the charity share donation scheme (registered charity number
1052686). Through ShareGift shareholders who have only a very small number of
shares, which might be considered uneconomic to sell, are able to donate them to
charity. Donated shares are aggregated and sold by ShareGift, the proceeds being
passed on to a wide range of UK charities. Donating shares to charity gives rise neither
to a gain nor a loss for UK capital gains tax purposes and UK taxpayers may also be
able to claim income tax relief on the value of the donation.
ShareGift transfer forms specifically for our shareholders are available from our
registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, and even if the share certificate has
been lost or destroyed, the gift can be completed. The service is generally free.
However there may be an indemnity charge for a lost or destroyed share certificate
where the value of the shares exceeds £100. Further details about ShareGift can be
obtained from its website at www.ShareGift.org or at 17 Carlton House Terrace,
London SW1Y 5AH (telephone: [phone]).
Asset Checker Limited
We participate in Asset Checker, the online service which provides a search facility
for solicitors and probate professionals to quickly and easily trace UK shareholdings
relating to deceased estates. For further information visit www.assetchecker.co.uk
or call 0870 707 4004.