Vodafone 2011 Annual Report Download - page 135

Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2011 133
Additional information
Share price history
Upon flotation of the Company on 11 October 1988 the ordinary 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 2011 was 176.5 pence (31 March 2010:
152.0 pence). The closing share price on 16 May 2011 was 168.3 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
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
2011 1.85 1.27 32.70 18.21
London Stock
Exchange
Pounds per NYSE/NASDAQ(1)
ordinary share Dollars per ADS
Quarter High Low High Low
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 1.53 1.27 23.79 18.21
Second quarter 1.65 1.36 25.80 20.71
Third quarter 1.80 1.57 28.52 28.84
Fourth quarter 1.85 1.67 32.70 26.34
2011/2012
First quarter(2) 1.83 1.66 29.46 27.12
London Stock
Exchange
Pounds per NASDAQ
ordinary share Dollars per ADS
Month High Low High Low
November 2010 1.80 1.59 28.52 24.84
December 2010 1.72 1.60 27.10 25.62
January 2011 1.85 1.68 32.70 26.34
February 2011 1.83 1.72 29.75 27.90
March 2011 1.85 1.67 29.67 26.71
April 2011 1.83 1.69 29.46 28.06
May 2011(2) 1.74 1.66 29.27 27.12
Notes:
(1) The Company transferred its ADSs from the NYSE to NASDAQ on 29 October 2009.
(2) Covering period up to 16 May 2011.
Internet share dealing
An internet share dealing service is available for holders of ordinary shares
who want 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
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 and/or download the 2011 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 emailed to them.
Annual general meeting (‘AGM’)
The twenty-seventh AGM of the Company will be held at The Queen
Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London
SW1P 3EE on 26 July 2011 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 which 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 [phone].