Transaction in Own Shares
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES
CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has cancelled the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7.
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Date of cancellation: |
17 March 2011 |
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Number of ordinary shares cancelled: |
500,000,000 |
PURCHASE OF SHARES
Vodafone has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7. each on the London Stock Exchange via J.P. Morgan Cazenove. Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 4 February 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 7 February 2011.
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Date of purchase: |
17 March 2011 |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
13,800,000 |
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Highest purchase price paid per share: |
172.75p |
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Lowest purchase price paid per share: |
167.8p |
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Volume weighted average price per share: |
170.6736p |
Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 1,157,589,519 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £1,982,621,910.
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.$0.11 3/7 each, which were previously held as treasury shares.
Date of transfer: 17 March 2011
Number of ordinary shares transferred: 196,814
Highest transfer price per share: 171.75p
Lowest transfer price per share: 171.75p
Following the cancellation, purchases and transfers referred to above, Vodafone holds 5,155,026,467 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 51,656,095,652 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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