Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
19 August 2004


                               VODAFONE GROUP PLC

                           PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES


Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces today that it has purchased the
following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.10 each on the London Stock
Exchange via UBS Limited.


Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:                             18 August 2004

Number of ordinary shares purchased:          21,928,782

Highest purchase price paid per share:        124.75p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:         123p

Volume weighted average price per share:      123.8109p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Following the purchase of these shares, Vodafone holds 1,748,928,782 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 66,547,854,463 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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