NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Vodafone Group Plc ("the Company")
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1 4R(1), the Company announces today that it was advised on 28 June 2011 that, on 28 June 2011, Andrew Halford, a Director of the Company, exercised an option over 152,400 ordinary shares of US$0.11 3/7 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an option price of 151.56p per Ordinary Share. The option was granted on 2 July 2001 with an expiry date of 2 July 2011. 147,214 Ordinary Shares were subsequently sold to defray the costs of exercise and the associated tax and NI charges at a price of 163.26p. The remaining 5,186 Ordinary Shares have been retained.
As a result of the above transactions, Andrew Halford now has an interest in 2,341,256 Ordinary Shares (excluding share options and unvested incentive shares).