Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4249J

Vodafone Group Plc

07 August 2012

 



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 Limited.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 24 July 2012, as announced by Vodafone on 24 July 2012.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	6 August 2012
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	3,839,637
Highest purchase price paid per share:	190p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	188.25p
Volume weighted average price per share:	189.41049p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 2,330,039,575 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £4,000,000,000.  The £4,000,000,000 share buyback programme has therefore completed.

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:	6 August 2012
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	297,217
Highest transfer price per share:	187.95p
Lowest transfer price per share:	187.95p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,648,168,160 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 49,171,708,019 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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