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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS
159BT GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT & FORM 20-F
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS REVIEW OF THE YEAR OVERVIEW
As dividends paid by the company are in Sterling, exchange rate fluctuations will affect the US Dollar amounts received by holders of ADSs
on conversion by the Depositary of such cash dividends.
Dividend mandate
Any shareholder wishing dividends to be paid directly into a bank or building society account should contact the Shareholder Helpline
(see page 167). Dividends paid in this way will be paid through the Bankers Automated Clearing System (BACS). Alternatively, a form may
be downloaded from the Dividends page of our website at www.bt.com/investorcentre
Dividend investment plan
Under the Dividend investment plan, cash from participants’ dividends is used to buy further BT shares in the market.
Shareholders could elect to receive additional shares in lieu of a cash dividend for the following dividends:
Date paid Price per share pence
2006 interim 13 February 2006 214.50
2006 final 11 September 2006 250.98
2007 interim 12 February 2007 320.54
2007 final 17 September 2007 316.21
2008 interim 11 February 2008 232.08
2008 final 15 September 2008 174.38
2009 interim 9 February 2009 107.04
2009 final 7 September 2009 133.34
2010 interim 8 February 2010 131.67
Global Invest Direct
Details of the direct purchase plan run by the ADR Depositary, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Global Invest Direct, including reinvestment of dividends,
are available from JPMorgan Chase Bank on +1 800 428 4237 (toll free within the US), or on written request to the ADR Depositary.
Total shareholder return
Total shareholder return (TSR) is the measure of the returns that a company has generated for its shareholders, reflecting share price
movements and assuming reinvestment of dividends. BT’s TSR for the 2010 financial year was positive 62.4%, compared with the FTSE 100
TSR which was positive 50.4% and the FTSEurofirst 300 Telco Index TSR which was positive 27.9%. BT’s TSR improvement in the 2010
financial year is mainly due to the recovery of the share price during 2010, from a closing price of 71.4p in March 2009. Over the last five
BT’s total shareholder return (TSR) performance vs the FTSE 100
and FTSEurofirst 300 Telco Index
over the five financial years to 31 March 2010
31 March 2005 = 100
Source: Datastream
The graph shows the relative TSR performance of BT and the FTSE 100 over the last five years.
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BT’s total shareholder return (TSR) performance vs the FTSE 100
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16 November 2001 = 100
Source: Datastream
The graph shows the relative TSR performance of BT and the FTSEurofirst 300 Telco Index since demerger.
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