Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2153U

Vodafone Group Plc

12 October 2010

 



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 JP Morgan Cazenove.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 30 September 2010, as announced by Vodafone on 1 October 2010.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	11 October 2010
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	6,500,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	162.95p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	159.95p
Volume weighted average price per share:	161.5582p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 179,900,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £290,669,529.

Following the purchase of these shares, Vodafone holds 5,230,142,613 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,580,000,296 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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