Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8493B
Vodafone Group Plc
22 August 2008
 





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/each on the London Stock Exchange via Lehman Brothers International (Europe).


Ordinary Shares



Date of purchase:


21 August 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

25,000,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

136p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:


133.5p

Volume weighted average price per share:

134.6342p


Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 375,000,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £511,124,916



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/each, which were previously held as treasury shares.


Ordinary Shares


Date of transfer: 

21 August 2008 

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

547

Highest transfer price per share:

136.35p

Lowest transfer price per share:

136.35p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,480,182,839 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,823,944,655 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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