Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8022V
Vodafone Group Plc
19 January 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 J.P. Morgan Cazenove.  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:

 

18 January 2012

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

6,600,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

176.45p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:

 

174.6p

Volume weighted average price per share:

175.3671p

 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 1,259,999,938 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £2,129,191,760.

 

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:

18 January 2012

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

5,737

Highest transfer price per share:

175.85p

Lowest transfer price per share:

175.85p

 

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 3,729,448,354 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 50,085,451,405 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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