Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
18 July 2005

                               VODAFONE GROUP PLC

                           PURCHASE OF 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 UBS Limited. 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:                                             15 July 2005
Number of ordinary shares purchased:                          25,000,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:                        143.5p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:                         142p
Volume weighted average price per share:                      142.5187



Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.



Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,267,500,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £1,754,359,399.



Following the purchase of these shares, Vodafone holds 4,921,568,877 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 63,499,595,658 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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