Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9590Z
Vodafone Group Plc
28 July 2008
 





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.$0.113/each on the London Stock Exchange via Goldman Sachs International.


Ordinary Shares



Date of purchase:


25 July 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

20,500,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

133.45



Lowest purchase price paid per share:


131

Volume weighted average price per share:

132.4253


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 142,114,022 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £188,799,834



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.$0.113/each, which were previously held as treasury shares.


Ordinary Shares


Date of transfer: 

25 July 2008 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

32,847

Highest transfer price per share:

163.2p

Lowest transfer price per share:

163.2p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,250,039,236 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 53,054,057,099 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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