Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Dated November 15, 2024

 

Commission File Number: 001-10086

 

VODAFONE GROUP

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ✓ Form 40-F _

 

 

 

 

This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 15 November 2024 entitled Transaction in Own Shares.

 

 

 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES

 

 

15 November 2024

 

 

Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.2020/21 each from Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Vodafone on 14 November 2024, as announced on 14 November 2024 (the "Programme"):

 

 

Date of purchase:	14 November 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	17,775,900
Highest price paid per share (pence):	69.60
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	68.64
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	69.28

 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, Vodafone holds 2,238,843,995 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 25,969,100,822 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

As part of the Programme, Citi purchases Vodafone (213800TB53ELEUKM7Q61) ordinary shares and sells such shares to Vodafone. In connection with the above purchases, on 14 November 2024 Citi (as riskless principal) elected to purchase 17,775,900 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. A schedule of individual trades carried out by Citi on 14 November 2024 is set out below.

 

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information

 

Trading venue	Volume weighted average price (pence per share)	Aggregated volume
XLON	69.27	12,775,900
CHIX	-	-
BATS	69.30	5,000,000

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3398M_1-2024-11-14.pdf

 

This announcement will also be available on Vodafone's website.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Investor Relations:

 

investors.vodafone.com

 

[e-mail]

 

Media Relations:

 

Vodafone.com/media/contact

 

[e-mail]

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

 

 

	VODAFONE GROUP
	PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: November 15, 2024	By: /s/ M D B
	Name: Maaike de Bie
	Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

 

 

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