Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
27 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 Lehman Brothers International (Europe). 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:                                            26 July 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                         25,000,000

Highest purchase price paid per share:                       148.75p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:                        146.25p

Volume weighted average price per share:                     147.955p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,395,200,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £1,939,184,274.



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:                                             26 July 2005
Number of ordinary shares transferred:                        9,067,138
Highest transfer price per share:                             143.50p
Lowest transfer price per share:                              90p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,020,828,121 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 63,410,203,978 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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