Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7989C

Vodafone Group Plc

05 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.$0.113/7 each on the London Stock Exchange via Deutsche Bank AG.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	4 September 2008
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	29,300,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	139.65p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	138.65p
Volume weighted average price per share:	139.2839p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 463,123,677shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £634,145,124.

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.$0.113/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

Ordinary Shares
Date of transfer:	4 September 2008
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	164,885
Highest transfer price per share:	144.2p
Lowest transfer price per share:	144.2p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,564,686,119 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,739,441,375 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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