18th Jan 2006 07:00
Vodafone Group Plc18 January 2006 STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT For release at 7.00 am on 18 January 2006 RNS No: 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 Lehman Brothers International (Europe). Such purchase was effectedpursuant to irrevocable instruction given prior to, and as announced by Vodafoneon, 10 January 2006. Ordinary SharesDate of purchase: 17 January 2006Number of ordinary shares purchased: 50 millionHighest purchase price paid per share: 126pLowest purchase price paid per share: 124pVolume weighted average price per share: 124.8113p Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 3,752,500,000 shares at a cost(including dealing and associated costs) of £5,171,941,504. 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: 17 January 2006Number of ordinary shares transferred: 148,619Highest transfer price per share: 128.75pLowest transfer price per share: 127.5p Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 6,533,900,043 of itsordinary shares in treasury and has 61,203,870,987 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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