Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6552C
Vodafone Group Plc
10 March 2011
 



 

 

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 Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 4 February 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 7 February 2011.

 

Ordinary Shares

 


Date of purchase:

 

9 March 2011

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

11,600,000



Highest purchase price paid per share:

181.85p



Lowest purchase price paid per share:

 

179.8p

Volume weighted average price per share:

180.8891p

 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 1,078,089,519 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,844,381,496.

 

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:

9 March 2011

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

1,484,208

Highest transfer price per share:

178.7p

Lowest transfer price per share:

92.99p

 

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,578,369,646 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 51,732,752,473 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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