Transaction in Own Shares (5883U)

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RNS Number : 5883U

Vodafone Group Plc

19 October 2010

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 UBS Limited. Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 30 September 2010, as announced by Vodafone on 1 October 2010.

 
 Ordinary Shares 
 Date of purchase:                18 October 2010 
 Number of ordinary shares 
  purchased:                      9,500,000 
 
 Highest purchase price paid      169.05p 
  per share: 
 
 Lowest purchase price paid       166.4p 
  per share: 
 Volume weighted average price    167.6257p 
  per share: 
 

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 226,900,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of GBP368,899,404.

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:                         18 October 2010 
 Number of ordinary shares transferred:    421,173 
 Highest transfer price per share:         166.5p 
 Lowest transfer price per share:          92.99p 
 

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,275,110,883 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,535,038,846 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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