February 2012 News & offers Win tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games We are giving away a pair of tickets to the Men s 100m final including dinner and accommodation. See inside for more details... Become an e-shareholder and you could be a winner Sir Michael Rake Chairman Chairman s message See inside
Chairman s message Sir Michael Rake Chairman As we announced in November, we are paying shareholders an interim dividend of 2.6p on 6 February, an increase of 8% on last year. This is a reflection of the company s financial performance in generating the cash we need to invest in the business, reduce our debt, support the pension fund and pay you, our shareholders, progressive dividends. Much of our focus continues to rest on rolling out fibre in the UK in order to make super-fast broadband more widely available. We continue to make good progress and recently announced plans to bring fibre to a further 178 exchanges, covering an additional 1.8 million homes and businesses. In total, more than six million homes and businesses currently have access to our fibre services and by the end of 2014 a year earlier than we had previously planned our fibre services will be available to around two-thirds of UK premises. The government is making funds available to extend super-fast broadband into the final third of UK premises. We intend to bid for this funding which, together with funds from local government and other sources, could see more than 90% of UK premises having access to fibre broadband in approximately the next five years. We are examining a range of other technologies and solutions to get higher speed broadband to remaining parts of the country where it may not be possible to deploy fibre. Preparations continue for our involvement in the London 2012 Games. This is a very exciting period for your company and for the whole country. Hopefully I can add to that excitement by telling you about our latest prize draw for new e-shareholders. By signing up as an e-shareholder by 31 March 2012, you will automatically be entered into our free prize draw with a chance to win a pair of tickets to the men s Olympic 100m final. You can find more details on how to sign up on the opposite page. We remain committed to helping individuals and communities. In line with this, we have been talking to the voluntary sector about MyDonate BT s free online fundraising service that we launched for UK charities last year. Unlike some other online platforms for giving and collecting funds, our service does not charge commission to charities, fundraisers or donors. I am delighted to report that around 2,000 UK charities have signed up and MyDonate has been chosen as the fundraising partner for the BUPA Great Run and British Gas Great Swim Series for 2012. If you re one of the 200,000 participants in one of the dozen or so events in the series, you can use the free MyDonate service to help raise more money for your charity. Sir Michael Rake Chairman www.bt.com/mydonate
OlympicHolidays.com Become an e-shareholder and you could be a winner! Win a luxury seven-night holiday for two in Rhodes Simply sign up as an e-shareholder by 31 March 2012 and you could be in with a chance of winning a luxury seven-night holiday for two staying at the five-star Ixian Grand Hotel in Rhodes. The prize includes half board accommodation in a deluxe suite with shared pool, return flights and transfers. Situated on the West Coast of Rhodes Island, the Ixian Grand Hotel is a luxury beach-front hotel featuring: n Spacious comfortable rooms, luxury suites and maisonettes n Two swimming pools for your relaxation n Fine cuisine at the sumptuous buffet or in the a la carte restaurant by the pool. n Mini market for all your holiday essentials. Sign up as an e-shareholder by 31 March 2012 and you could be a winner and enjoy this fabulous prize. For details on how to sign up and be automatically entered into the prize draw*, go to www.btplc.com/signup Exclusive offer for BT shareholders Book a package holiday at the Ixian Grand Hotel in Rhodes for any departure/duration during summer 2012 and you will be entitled to an exclusive 12%* discount. To book call 0844 576 2376 quoting BT, OR visit www.olympicholidays.com/bt. Book by 31 March 2012. *Terms and conditions for the prize draw and exclusive 12% shareholder discount can be found at: www.btplc.com/signup
BT shareholder offers We have a range of offers for shareholders from BT and our partners including reduced servicing rates from BT Fleet discounted European city breaks with Cities Direct discounted weekends away in the UK with Warner Leisure Hotels the very latest computing, home entertainment and consumer electronics from the BT Shop We will continue to update our shareholder offers so keep an eye out. Simply go to www.btplc.com/sharesandperformance/shareholderoffers/ to view the full range of offers. Forward online Forward, our online shareholder magazine, makes it easy for you to keep up to date with new and ongoing developments at BT. There s a mixture of content that is regularly updated and includes videos and some interesting facts about BT. You can also sign up for new story email alerts. Full stories and more are available at www.bt.com/ forward
Win tickets to the BT Paralympic World Cup in May 2012 The BT Paralympic World Cup has helped raise the profile of disability sports across the globe and is a crucial event in the preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Athletes will be competing in wheelchair basketball, athletics and swimming. We re delighted to be able to offer our shareholders the chance to win one of 100 pairs of tickets to this event which takes place in Manchester in May 2012. To enter, simply go to www.btplc.com/signup and register in the free prize draw. Terms and conditions for the BT Paralympic World Cup prize draw can be found at: www.btplc.com/signup Become an e-shareholder and receive a free 40 Naked Wines voucher. www.nakedwines.com 40 voucher Every new e-shareholder registration will receive a free 40 wine voucher to spend at Naked Wines, valid against any case of wine priced 59.99 or more.* * Terms and conditions for the Naked Wines voucher can be found at: www.btplc.com/signup
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Win tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games * Sign up as an e-shareholder by 31 March 2012 and you will automatically be entered into our free prize draw with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see the Men s 100m final including dinner and accommodation. You can ALSO win one of 5 pairs of tickets to see the Cycling in the Velodrome. www.btplc.com/signup Offer ends 31 Month 2012. To be an e-shareholder you must have your dividend paid directly to your bank or building society and be registered for e-communication. * Terms and conditions for the prize draw can be found at: www.btplc.com/signup Become an e-shareholder Register for e-communications Go to www.btplc.com/signup All you need is your Shareholder reference number (from your dividend tax voucher) and your email address. & attached Choose direct dividend payment Once you have received your activation code in the post, just add your bank account details. Or complete and return the instruction form to your dividend. Simple!
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