Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1888U
Vodafone Group Plc
19 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:

 

16 December 2011

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

12,200,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

177.75p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:

 

175.45p

Volume weighted average price per share:

176.6243p

 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 1,137,199,938 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,911,310,249.

 

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:

16 December 2011

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

62,647

Highest transfer price per share:

177.2p

Lowest transfer price per share:

174.2p

 

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 3,609,881,395 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 50,204,888,994 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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