Vodafone 2004 Annual Report Download - page 130

Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2004
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Additional Shareholder Information
Financial calendar 2004/05
Annual General Meeting (see below) 27 July 2004
Interim Results announcement 16 November 2004
Preliminary announcement of full year results 24 May 2005
Dividends
Full details on the dividend amount per share or ADS can be found on page 39. Set
out below is information relevant to the final dividend for the financial year ended
31 March 2004.
Ex-dividend date 2 June 2004
Record date 4 June 2004
DRIP election date 16 July 2004
Dividend payment date 6 August 2004*
* Payment date for both ordinary shares and ADSs.
Dividend Payment Methods
Holders of ordinary shares can:
•have cash dividends paid direct to a bank or building society account; or
•have cash dividends paid in the form of a cheque; or
•elect to use the cash dividends to purchase more Vodafone shares under the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (see below).
If a holder of ordinary shares does decide to receive cash dividends, it is
recommended that this is paid directly to the shareholder’s bank or building society
account via BACS or EFTS. This avoids the risk of cheques being lost in the post and
means the dividend will be in the shareholder’s account on the dividend payment
date. The shareholder will be sent a tax voucher confirming the amount of dividend
and the account into which it has been paid.
Please contact the Company’s Registrars for further details.
Holders of ADSs can:
•have cash dividends paid direct to a bank account; or
•have cash dividends paid by cheque; or
•elect to have the dividends reinvested to purchase additional Vodafone ADSs (see
below for contact details).
Dividend reinvestment
The Company offers 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. Further details can be obtained from the Plan
Administrator on [phone].
For ADS holders, The Bank of New York maintains a Global BuyDIRECT Plan for the
Company, which is a direct purchase and sale plan for depositary receipts, with a
dividend reinvestment facility. For additional information, please call toll-free on
[phone], or write to:
The Bank of New York
Shareholder Relations Department
Global BuyDIRECT
P.O. Box 1958
Newark
New Jersey 07101-1958
USA
For calls from outside the US, call [phone].
Please note that this number is not toll-free.
Telephone share dealing
A telephone share dealing service with the Company’s 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 [phone].
Detailed terms and conditions are available on request by calling [phone]
0198.
Postal share dealing
A postal share dealing service is available for holders of ordinary shares with 1,000
shares or less who want to either increase their holding or sell their entire holding.
Further information about this service can be obtained from the Company’s Registrars
on [phone].
Registrars and transfer office
The Company’s ordinary share register is maintained by:
Computershare Investor Services PLC
P.O. Box 82
The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH
England
Telephone: [phone]
Holders of ordinary shares resident in Ireland should contact:
Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
P.O. Box 9742
Dublin 18
Ireland
Telephone: [phone]
Any queries about the administration of holdings of ordinary shares, such as change
of address, change of ownership or dividend payments, should be directed to the
Company’s Registrars at the relevant address or telephone number immediately
above. Holders of ordinary shares may also check details of their shareholding, subject
to passing an identity check, on the Registrar’s website at www.computershare.com
The Depositary Bank for the Company’s ADR programme is:
The Bank of New York
Investor Relations Dept, P.O. Box 11258
Church St. Station
New York, NY 10286-1258
USA
Telephone: [phone] (Toll free)
ADS holders should address any queries or instructions regarding their holdings to The
Bank of New York at the above address or telephone number. ADS holders can also,
subject to passing an identity check, view their account balances and transaction
history, sell shares and request certificates from their Global BuyDIRECT Plan at
www.stockbny.com
Online Shareholder Services
www.vodafone.com/investor/
•Register to receive electronic shareholder communications. Benefits to
shareholders and the Company include faster receipt of communications such
as annual reports, and cost and time savings for Vodafone. Electronic shareholder
communications are also more environmentally friendly.