VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
SHARE PURCHASES
Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that on 4 February 2011 it gave irrevocable instructions to Deutsche Bank AG London, Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited, UBS Limited and J.P. Morgan Cazenove to purchase Vodafone shares on Vodafone's behalf during the period from 7 February 2011 until the earlier of the completion of the £2.8bn share repurchase programme or the publication of Vodafone's preliminary results announcement for the year ending 31 March 2011 due to be announced on 17 May 2011 (the "Period"). The purchase of shares in the Period pursuant to the irrevocable instructions will be effected in accordance with the authority granted to Vodafone at its Annual General Meeting on 27 July 2010.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.