Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 8,243,128 of its ordinary shares of 20 US cents each from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. The purchase was made pursuant to instructions issued by Vodafone on 15 May 2024. The highest price paid per share was 76.94 pence, the lowest price paid per share was 75.74 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 76.33 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following this purchase, Vodafone holds 1,881,518,888 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 26,937,165,050 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares.

As part of the Programme, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. purchases Vodafone ordinary shares and sells them to Vodafone. On 04 June 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 8,243,128 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual trades carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 04 June 2024 are detailed in the schedule of purchases, including the trading venue, volume-weighted average price, aggregated volume, transaction time, number of shares, and price per share.

The transactions in own securities are part of Vodafone's ongoing Programme, which aims to reduce the company's share capital and mitigate the dilutive effect of shares issued under employee share schemes. This announcement provides transparency into Vodafone's recent share transactions and its efforts to manage its capital structure.