30th Jun 2011 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 J.P. Morgan Cazenove. Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 17 June 2011, as announced by Vodafone on 20 June 2011.
Ordinary Shares
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Date of purchase:
| 29 June 2011 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 14,400,000 |
Highest purchase price paid per share: | 165.9p |
Lowest purchase price paid per share:
| 162.4p |
Volume weighted average price per share: | 164.7686p |
Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Since 20 June 2011, Vodafone has purchased 95,907,937 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £157,436,373.
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: | 29 June 2011 |
Number of ordinary shares transferred: | 2,001,074 |
Highest transfer price per share: | 163.8p |
Lowest transfer price per share: | 163.8p |
Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 4,202,529,295 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 55,311,347,469 ordinary shares in issue (including treasury shares). Each such ordinary share has one vote per share. Vodafone has 51,108,818,174 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
The total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 51,108,818,174. 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.
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