25th Jan 2006 07:01
Vodafone Group Plc25 January 2006 VODAFONE GROUP PLC TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased thefollowing number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.10 each on the London StockExchange via Goldman Sachs International. Such purchase was effected pursuantto irrevocable instruction given prior to, and as announced by Vodafone on, 10January 2006. Ordinary SharesDate of purchase: 24 January 2006Number of ordinary shares purchased: 50 millionHighest purchase price paid per share: 123.5pLowest purchase price paid per share: 118pVolume weighted average price per share: 119.4673p Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 4,002,500,000 shares at a cost(including dealing and associated costs) of £5,476,089,044. TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES Vodafone also announces today that it has transferred to participants in itsemployee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.10each, which were previously held as treasury shares.Ordinary SharesDate of transfer: 24 January 2006Number of ordinary shares transferred: 107,581Highest transfer price per share: 118pLowest transfer price per share: 90p Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 6,033,467,869 of itsordinary shares in treasury and has 60,954,599,917 ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or anysolicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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