Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
11 July 2005





                               VODAFONE GROUP PLC

                        KPI CLOSE PERIOD SHARE PURCHASES





Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces that on 8 July 2005 it instructed The
Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. to deliver irrevocable instructions to a
number of banks to purchase shares on its behalf during the period relating to
the publication of its key performance indicators which starts from today's date
and ends on the day of Vodafone's Annual General Meeting on 26 July 2005 (the '
KPI Close Period').



The purchase of shares in the KPI Close Period pursuant to the irrevocable
instructions will be effected in accordance with the authority granted to
Vodafone at its Annual General Meeting on 27 July 2004.







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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