Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
05 October 2005

                               VODAFONE GROUP PLC
                         TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES


Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that it has purchased the
following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.10 each on the London Stock
Exchange via Goldman Sachs International. Such purchase was effected pursuant to
irrevocable instruction given prior to 1 October 2005 as announced by Vodafone
on 26 September 2005.


Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:                                             4 October 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                          13.5 million

Highest purchase price paid per share:                        150.5p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:                         147p

Volume weighted average price per share:                      149.1935p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,994,000,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £2,842,142,658


TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

Vodafone also announces today that it has transferred to participants in its
employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.10
each, which were previously held as treasury shares.


Ordinary Shares

Date of transfer:                                             4 October 2005

Number of ordinary shares transferred:                        89,888

Highest transfer price per share:                             147.25p

Lowest transfer price per share:                              90p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,543,587,330 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 62,932,919,748 ordinary shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).


This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any
solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.


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