Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2198B

Vodafone Group Plc

15 February 2011

 



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.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 4 February 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 7 February 2011.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	14 February 2011
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	9,600,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	182p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	179.35p
Volume weighted average price per share:	180.5797p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 931,089,519 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,580,188,504.

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:	14 February 2011
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	976,295
Highest transfer price per share:	180.65p
Lowest transfer price per share:	164.49p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,440,660,729 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 51,870,402,280 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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