17th Sep 2008 07:00
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES
CANCELLATION OF SHARES
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that as its holding of its own shares in treasury approaches 10% of the nominal value of the issued share capital being the maximum number of shares that a company may hold in treasury as prescribed by the Companies Act 1985, it has cancelled the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.113/7.
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Ordinary Shares |
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Date of cancellation: |
16 September 2008 |
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Number of ordinary shares cancelled: |
500 million |
PURCHASE OF SHARES
Vodafone 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: |
16 September 2008 |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
35,500,000 |
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Highest purchase price paid per share: |
131.05p |
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Lowest purchase price paid per share: |
127.2p |
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Volume weighted average price per share: |
129.5143p |
Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Since 23 July 2008, Vodafone has purchased 687,500,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £937,579,543.
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.
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Ordinary Shares |
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Date of transfer: |
16 September 2008 |
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Number of ordinary shares transferred: |
6,596 |
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Highest transfer price per share: |
92.99p |
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Lowest transfer price per share: |
92.99p |
Following the cancellation, purchases and transfers referred to above, Vodafone holds 5,288,037,284 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,516,090,210 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.
Related Shares:
Vodafone