Tullow Oil plc Annual Report 2011 - The Group

Shareholder informationShareholder enquiriesAll enquiries concerning shareholdings including notificationof change of address, loss of a share certificate or dividendpayments should be made to the Company’s registrars,Computershare Investor Services PLC or, for shareholderswhose shares are held on the Ghana branch register, enquiresshould be made to Computershare Pan Africa Limited.Contact details for both registrars are as follows:Computershare Investor Services PLCThe PavilionsBridgwater RoadBristol BS99 6ZZTelephone number – UK shareholders: 0870 703 6242Telephone number – Irish shareholders: 00 353 1 216 3744Telephone number – overseas shareholders: 00 44 870 703 6242Contact: www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactusComputershare Pan Africa Ghana LimitedP.O. Box CT2215 Cantonments23 Eleventh Lane, Osu R.E.,Accra, GhanaTelephone number – Ghana shareholders: 00 233 302 770507Contact: panafrica@computershare.co.zaA range of shareholder frequently asked questions and practicalhelp on transferring shares and updating details is availableonline in the Shareholder Services section located in theInvestors area of the Tullow website: www.tullowoil.com.Computershare online enquiry serviceComputershare provides a range of services through its onlineportal, Investor Centre, which can be accessed free of chargeat www.investorcentre.co.uk. This service, accessible fromanywhere in the world, enables shareholders to check detailsof their shareholdings or dividends, download forms to notifychanges in personal details, and access otherrelevant information.Payment of dividendsShareholders can have their dividends paid directly into a UKsterling or Irish euro bank account and have the tax vouchersent directly to their registered address. You can register youraccount details in Investor Centre or, alternatively downloada dividend mandate form.Overseas shareholders who wish to have their dividends paidin a local currency can use the Global Payments Service thatComputershare has established. Details of the service can beaccessed in the Shareholder Services section of the Investorsarea of the Tullow website: www.tullowoil.com.Holders on the Ghanaian Branch Register may alsoreceive dividends directly into a bank account in Ghana.Such payments are only made in Ghanaian Cedis.Share dealing serviceA telephone share dealing service has been established forshareholders with Computershare for the sale and purchaseof Tullow Oil shares. Shareholders who are interested inusing this service can obtain further details by calling theappropriate telephone number below:UK shareholders: 0870 703 0084Irish shareholders: 00 353 1 447 5435If you live outside the UK or Ireland and wish to trade youcan do so through the Computershare Trading Account.To find out more or to open an account, please visitwww.computershare-sharedealing.co.uk or phoneComputershare on +44 (0) 870 707 1606.Electronic communicationShareholders have the option to receive shareholdercommunications including annual reports and notices of meetingselectronically. Tullow actively supports Woodland Trust, the UK’sleading woodland conservation charity. Computershare, togetherwith Woodland Trust, has established eTree, an environmentalprogramme designed to promote electronic shareholdercommunications. Under this programme, the Company makesa donation to eTree for every shareholder who registers forelectronic communication. To register for this service, simplyvisit www.etreeuk.com/tullowoilplc with your shareholder numberand email address to hand. Once registered, shareholders will bee-mailed when an annual report or notice of meeting is availablefor viewing on the Tullow website.Shareholder securityShareholders are advised to be cautious about any unsolicitedfinancial advice; offers to buy shares at a discount or offers offree company reports. More detailed information can be foundat www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk and in the ShareholderServices section of the Investors area of the Tullow website:www.tullowoil.com.ShareGiftIf you have a small number of shares whose value makes ituneconomical to sell you may wish to consider donating themto ShareGift. Any shares donated to ShareGift will be aggregatedand sold when possible with the proceeds donated to a widerange of UK charities. The relevant share transfer form may beobtained from Computershare. Further information about thescheme is available at www.ShareGift.org.Financial calendarFinancial year end 31 December 20112011 Full-year results announced 14 March 2012Annual General Meeting 16 May 2012Interim Management Statement 16 May 20122011 Final dividend payable 24 May 20122012 Half-yearly results announced 25 July 20122012 Interim dividend payable November 2012Interim Management Statement November 2012174Tullow Oil plc 2011 Annual Report and Accounts