Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
16 December 2005


                               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.$0.10 each on the London Stock
Exchange via Goldman Sachs International.


Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:                                  15 December 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:               28.5 million

Highest purchase price paid per share:             126.25p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:              125.25p

Volume weighted average price per share:           125.7829p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 3,250,000,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £4,529,018,331.


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.$0.10
each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

Ordinary Shares

Date of transfer:                                  15 December 2005

Number of ordinary shares transferred:             12,979

Highest transfer price per share:                  124.75p

Lowest transfer price per share:                   124.75p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 6,035,128,500 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 61,700,586,746 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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