12th Jan 2006 07:00
Vodafone Group Plc12 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 Deutsche Bank AG London. Such purchase was effected pursuant toirrevocable instruction given prior to, and as announced by Vodafone on, 10January 2006. Ordinary SharesDate of purchase: 11 January 2006Number of ordinary shares purchased: 28 millionHighest purchase price paid per share: 132.25pLowest purchase price paid per share: 130.75pVolume weighted average price per share: 131.433p Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Since 1 April 2005, Vodafone has purchased 3,567,500,000 shares at a cost(including dealing and associated costs) of £4,936,726,655. 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: 11 January 2006Number of ordinary shares transferred: 562,937Highest transfer price per share: 132.5pLowest transfer price per share: 92.99p Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 6,350,012,999 of itsordinary shares in treasury and has 61,387,299,501 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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