Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5240L

Vodafone Group Plc

02 August 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 UBS 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:	1 August 2011
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	15,500,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	173.9p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	169p
Volume weighted average price per share:	171.5892p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 290,050,452 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £476,734,628.

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:	1 August 2011
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	7,609,732
Highest transfer price per share:	165.4p
Lowest transfer price per share:	92.99p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,281,437,858 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 51,031,038,621 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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