Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0326I

Vodafone Group Plc

08 June 2011

 



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 London.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 3 June 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 6 June 2011.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	7 June 2011
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	9,800,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	164.3p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	162.85p
Volume weighted average price per share:	163.7426p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 1,590,589,519 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £2,733,309,752.

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:	7 June 2011
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	248,818
Highest transfer price per share:	163.9p
Lowest transfer price per share:	163.9p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,574,927,782 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 51,236,392,487 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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