Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1063B
Vodafone Group Plc
12 August 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 London Branch.


Ordinary Shares



Date of purchase:


11 August 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

9,387,708



Highest purchase price paid per share:

139.95p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:


139.35p

Volume weighted average price per share:

139.7202p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 246,087,708 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £ 333,029,834



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: 

11 August 2008

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

6,684

Highest transfer price per share:

139.35p

Lowest transfer price per share:

139.35p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,352,234,677 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,951,892,817 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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