Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0675B
Vodafone Group Plc
11 April 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:

 

10 April 2012

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

10,000,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

172.1p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:

 

170.15p

Volume weighted average price per share:

171.1092p

 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 1,761,999,938 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £2,999,484,168.

 

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:

10 April 2012

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

16,159

Highest transfer price per share:

172.1p

Lowest transfer price per share:

172.1p

 

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,222,678,822 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 49,592,338,247 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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