Transaction in Own Shares

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

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.

Ordinary Shares

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 10 December 2012, Vodafone has purchased 361,400,720 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £622,450,166.

Following the above transaction, Vodafone holds 4,987,006,199 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 48,833,534,460 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.