Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0654U
Vodafone Group Plc
08 October 2010
 



 

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 UBS Limited.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 30 September 2010, as announced by Vodafone on 1 October 2010.

 

Ordinary Shares

 


Date of purchase:

 

7 October 2010

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

10,000,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

162.9p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:

 

161p

Volume weighted average price per share:

161.9819p

 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 173,400,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £280,113,638.

 

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 October 2010

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

94,584

Highest transfer price per share:

161p

Lowest transfer price per share:

92.99p

 

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,223,754,321 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,586,388,588 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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