Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2835D
Vodafone Group Plc
12 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:


11 September 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

27,000,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

135.8p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:


133.55p

Volume weighted average price per share:

134.3023p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 593,500,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £812,572,369.



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 September 2008

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

37,028

Highest transfer price per share:

136.9p

Lowest transfer price per share:

136.9p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,694,277,500 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,609,849,994 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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