Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7797D
Vodafone Group Plc
19 September 2008
 





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.$0.113/each on the London Stock Exchange via Deutsche Bank AG.


Ordinary Shares



Date of purchase:


18 September 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

9,100,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

123.3p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:


120.8p

Volume weighted average price per share:

122.8123p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 736,100,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £999,910,855.


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: 

18 September 2008 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

211,078

Highest transfer price per share:

136.9p

Lowest transfer price per share:

127p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,336,425,886 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,467,701,608 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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