Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
19 October 2005







                               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.$0.10 each on the London Stock
Exchange via Deutsche Bank AG London. Such purchase was effected pursuant to
irrevocable instruction given prior to 1 October 2005 as announced by Vodafone
on 26 September 2005.


Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:                                               18 October 2005

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                            35.5 million

Highest purchase price paid per share:                          147.5p

Lowest purchase price paid per share:                           145.75p

Volume weighted average price per share:                        146.5883p





Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 2,156,500,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £3,085,227,730



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.$0.10
each, which were previously held as treasury shares.


Ordinary Shares
Date of transfer:                                             18 October 2005
Number of ordinary shares transferred:                        156,624
Highest transfer price per share:                             147p
Lowest transfer price per share:                              147p





Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,701,743,396 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 62,775,657,338 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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