Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7379T

Vodafone Group Plc

12 December 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 17 June 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 20 June 2011.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	9 December 2011
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	9,000,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	175p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	172.1p
Volume weighted average price per share:	174.0638p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 1,091,699,938 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,830,817,932.

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:	9 December 2011
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	183,246
Highest transfer price per share:	174.45p
Lowest transfer price per share:	172p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,065,103,472 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 50,249,666,917 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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