Transaction in Own Shares

Vodafone Group Plc
08 July 2005

                               VODAFONE GROUP PLC

                         TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES


PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

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 Lehman Brothers International (Europe).

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:                                             7 July 2005
Number of ordinary shares purchased:                          55,000,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:                        135.5p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:                         134.5p
Volume weighted average price per share:                      135.1491p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 1,169,500,000 shares at a cost
(including dealing and associated costs) of £1,613,458,307.


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:                                             7 July 2005
Number of ordinary shares transferred:                        11,759,815
Highest transfer price per share:                             136.5p
Lowest transfer price per share:                              90p


Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,860,565,839 of its
ordinary shares in treasury and has 63,456,497,722 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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