Vodafone is not able to purchase shares on your behalf, and it is not possible for you to purchase shares from us directly. Please contact a stockbroker, bank or Independent Financial Advisor who should be able to act on your behalf.
In addition, Vodafone does not offer any facility to invest in ISA's.
An internet and telephone share dealing service is available through our Registrars, Computershare:
Internet share dealing service
"An internet share dealing service is available for holders of ordinary shares through our Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC. Shareholders may use the service to either increase their holding or sell some or all of their holding. The service is available 24/7 and offers real time trading during market hours. The commission rate is 0.5% of sale proceeds or purchase price, subject to a minimum charge of £15 or €32. In addition, stamp duty, currently at 0.5% is payable on purchases. Sterling and Euro currency settlement is available".
This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold shares in Vodafone Group Plc. Shareholders who are unsure what action to take should contact a financial advisor authorised under the UK's Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Share values may go down as well as up which may result in a shareholder receiving less than he/she originally invested.
All transactions will be undertaken on an 'execution only' basis. This means that our Registrars cannot give you any investment advice on transactions, nor will our Registrars be able to provide any other services under this agreement.
You can find out more about this service by visiting:
www.computershare.com/dealing/uk
Or by telephoning a representative on:
+44 (0)870 702 0198
(phone lines open between 09.00 and 17.00 GMT)
Telephone share dealing service
Computershare also provide a telephone share dealing service, through which you are able to:
Buy or sell your shares quickly and simply
Have the share price at which you deal confirmed whilst you are still on the telephone
Call directly without needing to complete any forms in advance
Receive sale proceeds in either Euros (EUR) or Sterling (GBP)
Find out more by telephoning a representative on:
+44 (0)870 703 0084
(phone lines open between 08.00 and 16.30 GMT)
Transferring
You may at some point wish to transfer your shares to someone else (for example, your spouse or partner or in an 'off market' sale). As these transactions usually do not involve a stockbroker, you can use a stock transfer form which can be obtained from our Registrars.
- Go to Computershare's forms library
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Where stamp duty is payable, the completed transfer form must be sent to a UK Inland Revenue Stamp Office and the duty paid before it can be forwarded to the Registrars. Stamp duty is currently set at 0.5% of the value of your shareholding, rounded to the nearest £5.00.
Where stamp duty is not payable, you will need to complete the form fully, remembering to complete the stamp duty declaration on the reverse. The transfer form and share certificate (totalling at least the number of shares on the transfer) should be forwarded to the Registrars. Do not worry if the share certificates represent more shares than the transfer. If this is the case, the Registrars will send you a share certificate representing the balance. If you are in doubt or would like a stock transfer form, please contact our Registrars.
As a general rule if no consideration or money is changing hands, then the transaction is not liable for stamp duty. However, there are several instances where stamp duty has to be paid and for full guidelines you should refer to the reverse of the Stock Transfer Form. If you require any further information please contact our Registrars.
If a spouse/partner/relative has passed away you should contact our Registrars at your earliest opportunity to establish which documents you will need to forward to them. This may involve a Certificate of Confirmation or Small Estates procedure, Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration. Our Registrars will ensure that this process is made as straightforward as possible for you.
ShareGift
The Company supports ShareGift, the charity share donation scheme administered by The Orr Mackintosh Foundation (registered charity number 1052686). Through ShareGift, shareholders who have only a very small number of shares which might be considered uneconomic to sell are able to donate them to charity. Donated shares are aggregated and sold by ShareGift, the proceeds being passed on to a wide range of UK charities. Donating shares to charity gives rise neither to a gain nor loss for UK Capital Gains purposes and UK taxpayers may also be able to claim income tax relief on such gifts of shares.
ShareGift transfer forms specifically for the Company’s shareholders are available from the Company’s Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC and, even if the share certificate has been lost or destroyed, the gift can be completed. The service is generally free. However, there may be an indemnity charge for a lost or destroyed share certificate where the value of the shares exceeds £100.
- Go to Computershare's forms library
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Further details about ShareGift can be obtained from:
The Orr Mackintosh Foundation
17 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5AH
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7930 3737
The Unclaimed Assets Register
The Company participates in the Unclaimed Assets Register, which provides a search facility for financial assets which may have been forgotten and which donates a proportion of its public search fees to a group of three UK charities (Age Concern, NSPCC and Scope). For further information, contact:
The Unclaimed Assets Register
Cardinal Place,
6th Floor,
80 Victoria Street,
London SW1E 5JL
Telephone: +44 (0) 870 241 1713