Vodafone 2011 Annual Report Download - page 134

132 Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2011
Financial calendar for the 2012 nancial year
Interim management statement 22 July 2011
Half-year financial results announcement 8 November 2011
Further details will be published at www.vodafone.com/investor as
they become available. Results announcements are available online at
www.vodafone.com/investor – we do not publish them in the press.
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share can be found on page 47.
Set out below is information relevant to the final dividend for the year ended
31 March 2011.
Ex-dividend date 1 June 2011
Record date 3 June 2011
Dividend reinvestment plan last election date 15 July 2011
Dividend payment date(1) 5 August 2011
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
■elect to use the cash dividends to purchase more Vodafone ordinary
shares under the dividend reinvestment plan (see below) or, in the
case of ADSs, have the dividends reinvested to purchase additional
Vodafone ADSs.
ADS holders can, in addition to the above, have their cash dividends paid in
the form of a cheque.
Holders of ordinary shares:
■resident in the UK automatically receive their dividends in pounds sterling
provided that UK bank details have been provided to the Company;
■resident in the eurozone (defined for this purpose as a country that has
adopted the euro as its national currency) automatically receive their
dividends in euros provided that euro bank details have been provided to
the Company; and
■resident outside the UK and eurozone automatically receive dividends in
pounds sterling by lodging UK bank account details but may elect to
receive dividends in local currency into their bank account directly via our
registrars’ global payments service. Visit www.investorcentre.co.uk for
details, and terms and conditions.
For dividend payments in euros, the sterling/euro exchange rate will be
determined by us in accordance with the Company’s articles of association,
up to 13 business days prior to the payment date.
We will pay the ADS depositary, BNY Mellon, its dividend in US dollars.
The sterling/US dollar exchange rate for this purpose will be determined
by us 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 our registrars or
the ADS depositary, as applicable, for further details.
Dividend reinvestment
We offer 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 BNY Mellon maintains a Global BuyDIRECT Plan which is a
direct purchase and sale plan for depositary receipts with a dividend
reinvestment facility.
Telephone share dealing
A telephone share dealing service operated by our 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 +44 (0)870
703 0084. Detailed terms and conditions are available on request by calling the
above number.
Shareholder information
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 our registrars at the address or telephone number below. Computershare Investor Services PLC maintain the
Company’s share register and holders of ordinary shares can visit the registrars’ investor centre at www.investorcentre.co.uk to view and update details
of their shareholding.
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. At www.bnymellon.com/shareowner ADS holders can view their account information, make changes and
conduct many other transactions.
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 6ZZ, England Dublin 18, Ireland
Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone]
www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus
ADS depositary
BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
PO Box 358516
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8516, US
Telephone: [phone] (toll free) or, for calls outside the US,
[phone] (not toll free) and enter company number 2160
Email: [e-mail]