Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3059J

Vodafone Group Plc

29 June 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 Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 17 June 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 20 June 2011.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	28 June 2011
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	17,400,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	164.8p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	162.05p
Volume weighted average price per share:	163.2576p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 81,507,937 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £133,586,315.

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:	28 June 2011
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	1,459,864
Highest transfer price per share:	163.1p
Lowest transfer price per share:	92.99p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,190,130,369 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 51,121,217,100 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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