Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
12 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:                                    11 August 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                 20,000,000

Highest purchase price paid per share:               148p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:                146.25p

Volume weighted average price per share:             147.2563p



Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,515,200,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £2,115,871,272.



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:                                    11 August 2005
Number of ordinary shares transferred:               2,065,481
Highest transfer price per share:                    146.5p
Lowest transfer price per share:                     90p




Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,112,028,136 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 63,334,969,405 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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