Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1640C
Vodafone Group Plc
28 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:


27 August 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

8,633,677



Highest purchase price paid per

share:

139.9p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:


137.3p

Volume weighted average price per share:

138.5456p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 414,633,677 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £566,156,350.




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: 

27 August 2008

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

6,499

Highest transfer price per share:

139.95p

Lowest transfer price per share:

139.95p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,519,809,697 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,784,317,797 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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