Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7357Z

Vodafone Group Plc

21 March 2012

 



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 8 December 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 8 December 2011.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	20 March 2012
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	15,400,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	171.45p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	167.65p
Volume weighted average price per share:	170.1528p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 1,642,599,938 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £2,791,431,306.

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:	20 March 2012
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	172,214
Highest transfer price per share:	166.35p
Lowest transfer price per share:	166.35p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,105,123,462 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 49,709,883,827 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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