Vodafone 2015 Annual Report Download - page 188

Investor calendar
Ex-dividend date for nal dividend 11 June 2015
Record date for nal dividend 12 June 2015
Interim management statement 24 July 2015
Annual general meeting 28 July 2015
Final dividend payment 5 August 2015
Half-year nancial results 10 November 2015
Ex-dividend date for interim dividend* 19 November 2015
Record date for interim dividend* 20 November 2015
Interim dividend payment* 3 February 2016
Note:
* Provisional dates.
Dividends
See pages 47 and 129 for details on dividend amount per share.
Payment of dividends by direct credit
We pay cash dividends directly to shareholders’ bank or building society
accounts. This ensures secure delivery and means dividend payments
are credited toshareholders’ bank or building society accounts
on the same day as payment. A consolidated tax voucher covering
both the interim and nal dividends paid during the nancial year
is sent to shareholders at the time of the interim dividend in February.
ADS holders may alternatively have their cash dividends paid by cheque.
Overseas dividend payments
Holders of ordinary shares resident in the Eurozone (dened for
this purpose as a country that has adopted the euro as its national
currency) automatically receive their dividends in euros. The sterling/
euro exchange rate is determined by us in accordance with our articles
of association up to 13 business days before the payment date.
Holders resident outside the UK and Eurozone automatically receive
dividends in pounds sterling but may elect to receive dividends
in localcurrency directly into their bank account by registering
for ourregistrar’s (Computershare) Global Payments Service.
Visit investorcentre.co.uk for details and terms and conditions.
Cash dividends to ADS holders will be paid by the ADS depositary
in USdollars. The sterling/US dollar exchange rate for this purpose
is determined by us up to ten New York and London business days
beforethe payment date.
See vodafone.com/dividends for further information about dividend
payments or, alternatively, please contact our registrar or the ADS
depositary, as applicable. See page 187 for their contact information.
Dividend reinvestment plan
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.
Managing your shares via Investor Centre
Computershare operates a portfolio service for investors in ordinary
shares, called Investor Centre. This provides our shareholders with
online access to information about their investments as well as a facility
to help manage their holdings online, such as being able to:
a update dividend mandate bank instructions and review dividend
payment history;
a update member details and address changes; and
a register to receive Company communications electronically.
Computershare also offers an internet and telephone share dealing
service to existing shareholders.
The service can be obtained at investorcentre.co.uk. Shareholders with
any queries regarding their holding should contact Computershare.
See page 187 for their contact details.
Shareholders may also nd the investors section of our corporate
website,vodafone.com/investor, useful for general queries and
information about the Company.
Shareholder communications
A growing number of our shareholders have opted to receive their
communications from us electronically using email and web-based
communications. The use of electronic communications, rather
than printed paper documents, means information about the
Company can be received as soon as it is available and has the
added benet of reducing costs and our impact on the environment.
Each timewe issue a shareholder communication, shareholders
registered for electronic communications will be sent an email alert
containing a link to the relevant documents.
We encourage all our shareholders to sign up for this service
by providing us with an email address. You can register your email
address via our registrar at investorcentre.co.uk or contact them via the
telephone number provided on page 187. See vodafone.com/investor
for further information about this service.
Annual general meeting
Our thirty rst annual general meeting will be held at the Hilton
London Metropole Hotel, 225 Edgware Road, London W2 1JU,
on Tuesday 28 July 2015 at 11.00a.m. The annual general meeting will
be transmitted via a live webcast which can be viewed on our website
at vodafone.com/agm on the day of the meeting. Arecording will
be available to view after that date.
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