Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
09 August 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.


Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:                                    8 August 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                 22 million

Highest purchase price paid per share:               146.75p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:                146p

Volume weighted average price per share:             146.5295p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,483,200,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £2,068,651,984.


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:                                             8 August 2005
Number of ordinary shares transferred:                        1,498,940
Highest transfer price per share:                             144.75p
Lowest transfer price per share:                              92.99p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,083,895,544 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 63,361,391,488 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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