Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7162A

Vodafone Group Plc

06 August 2008

 



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.$0.113/7 each on the London Stock Exchange via Deutsche Bank AG London Branch.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	5 August 2008
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	13,300,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	139.95p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	137.7p
Volume weighted average price per share:	139.198p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 174,664,022 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £233,475,069. 

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.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

Ordinary Shares
Date of transfer:	5 August 2008
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	50,309
Highest transfer price per share:	137.65p
Lowest transfer price per share:	92.99p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,280,904,874 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 53,023,222,620 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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