Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2012

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Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2012 148 Notes to the Company financial statements (continued) 10. Equity dividends 2012 2011 £m £m Declared during the financial year: Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2011: 6.05 pence per share (2010: 5.65 pence per share) 3,102 2,976 Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2012: 3.05 pence per share (2011: 2.85 pence per share) 1,536 1,492 Second interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2012: 4.00 pence per share (2011: nil) 2,016 – 6,654 4,468 Proposed after the balance sheet date and not recognised as a liability: Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2012: 6.47 pence per share (2011: 6.05 pence per share) 3,195 3,106 11. Contingent liabilities 2012 2011 £m £m Performance bonds 165 3 Other guarantees and contingent liabilities 1,655 3,113 Performance bonds Performance bonds require the Company to make payments to third parties in the event that the Company or its subsidiaries do not perform what is expected of them under the terms of any related contracts. Other guarantees and contingent liabilities Other guarantees at 31 March 2012 principally comprise the Company’s guarantee of the Group’s 50% share of a AUD 1.7 billion loan facility of its joint venture, Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited, and the counter indemnification by the Company of guarantees provided by an indirect subsidiary of the Company to Piramal Healthcare Limited (‘Piramal’) for INR 89.2 billion (£1,096 million). The guarantees to Piramal were made in respect to its acquisition of approximately 11% shareholding in Vodafone India Limited (‘VIL’) during the 2012 financial year. The acquisition agreements dated 10 August 2011 and 28 December 2011 contemplate various exit mechanisms for Piramal including participating in an initial public offering by VIL or, if such initial public offering has not completed by 18 August 2013 or 8 February 2014 respectively or Piramal chooses not to participate in such initial public offering, Piramal selling its shareholding to the Vodafone Group in two tranches of 5.485% for an aggregate price of between approximately INR 70 billion (£0.8 billion) and INR 83 billion (£1.0 billion). Other guarantees at March 2011 comprised the Company’s guarantee over underwritten put options over 33% of VIL owned by the Essar Group. The total consideration due under these options was US$5 billion (£3.1 billion). The transfer of a 22% shareholding in VIL to Vodafone was completed in two tranches on 1 June 2011 and 1 July 2011. Under separate agreement, the Essar Group sold a 11% shareholding in VIL to Piramal as described above. As discussed in note 29 to the consolidated financial statements the Company has covenanted to provide security in favour of the trustee of the Vodafone Group UK Pension Scheme in respect of the funding deficit in the scheme. Legal proceedings Details regarding certain legal actions which involve the Company are set out in note 29 to the consolidated financial statements.
Shareholder information Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report 2012 149 Investor calendar Ex-dividend date for final dividend 6 June 2012 Record date for final dividend 8 June 2012 Interim management statement 30 June 2012 20 July 2012 Annual general meeting 24 July 2012 Final dividend payment 1 August 2012 Half-year financial results 13 November 2012 Ex-dividend date for interim dividend 21 November 2012 1 Record date for interim dividend 23 November 2012 1 Interim dividend payment 6 February 2013 1 Note: 1 Provisional dates. Dividends Details on the dividend amount per share can be found on page 55. Payment of dividends by direct credit The Company pays cash dividends by mandate electronically to shareholders’ bank or building society accounts. The advantages of electronic payments are secure delivery and dividend payments credited to shareholders’ bank or building society account on the same day of payment. A consolidated tax voucher covering both the interim and final dividends paid during the financial 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 (defined 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 will be determined by us in accordance with the Company’s articles of association up to 13 business days’ prior to 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 registrars’ Global Payments Service. For further information, visit www.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 will be determined by us up to ten New York and London business days prior to the payment date. Further information about 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 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 Investor Centre is a portfolio service operated by Computershare, for investors, which gives holders of the Company’s ordinary shares online access to information about their investments as well as a facility to help manage their holdings online, such as: aa update dividend mandate bank instructions and review dividend payment history; aa update member details and address changes; and aa register to receive Company communications electronically. Computershare also offer an internet and telephone share dealing service to existing shareholders. The service can be obtained on www.investorcentre.co.uk. Shareholders with any queries regarding their holding should contact Computershare. Their contact details can be found on page 150. Shareholders may also find the investors section of our corporate website, www.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 the Company 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 benefit of reducing costs and our impact on the environment. Each time the Company issues a shareholder communication, shareholders registered for electronic communications will be sent an email alert containing a link to the relevant documents. If you still receive paper communications from us, we would encourage you to sign up for this service by providing us with an email address. You can register your e-address via our registrar at www.investorcentre.co.uk or contact them via the telephone number provided on page 150. Further information about this service is available on the investor page of our website. Annual general meeting The twenty-eighth AGM of the Company will be held at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, 45 Prescot Street, London E1 8GP on 24 July 2012 at 11.00 a.m. 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. Business review Performance Governance Financials Additional information
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