29th Aug 2008 07:00
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES - Voting Rights and Capital
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 Deutsche Bank AG.
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Ordinary Shares |
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Date of purchase: |
28 August 2008 |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
11,900,000 |
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Highest purchase price paid per share: |
139.95p |
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Lowest purchase price paid per share: |
139.2p |
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Volume weighted average price per share: |
139.8052p |
Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 426,533,677 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £582,879,682.
Following the purchase of these shares, Vodafone holds 5,531,709,697 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 58,304,127,494 ordinary shares in issue (including treasury shares). Each such ordinary share has one vote per share. Vodafone has 52,772,417,797 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
The total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 52,772,417,797. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Vodafone under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
Related Shares:
Vodafone