23 May 2013 07:00

VODAFONE GROUP PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES
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Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7 each on the London Stock Exchange from Barclays Capital Securities Limited.
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Ordinary Shares
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Date of purchase: | 22 May 2013 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 16,000,000 |
Price per share: | 197.9557p |
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Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.
Since 10 December 2012, Vodafone has purchased 438,400,720 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £775,227,524.
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Following the above transaction, Vodafone holds 5,063,102,493 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 48,757,438,166 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
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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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Vodafone (VOD)