Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
13 July 2005

                               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.$0.10 each on the London Stock
Exchange via Deutsche Bank AG London. Such purchase was effected pursuant to
irrevocable instruction given prior to 11 July 2005 as announced by Vodafone on
11 July 2005.


Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:                                 12 July 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:              25 million

Highest purchase price paid per share:            143.25p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:             140.75p

Volume weighted average price per share:          142.3925p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,194,500,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £1,649,241,543.


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.$0.10
each, which were previously held as treasury shares.


Ordinary Shares
Date of transfer:                                 12 July 2005
Number of ordinary shares transferred:            11,699,739
Highest transfer price per share:                 139.25p
Lowest transfer price per share:                  90p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,864,347,531 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 63,552,655,689 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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