Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 11,666,937 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 69.58 pence, the lowest was 68.62 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 69.03 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury, bringing the total number of ordinary shares held in treasury to 2,016,913,313, with 26,801,770,625 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 14 June 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 11,666,937 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual transactions carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 14 June 2024 were detailed in a schedule, including the trading venue, number of shares, and price per share.

The schedule of purchases included aggregate information, such as the volume-weighted average price per share and aggregated volume, as well as individual transactions with specific details on the transaction time, trading venue, number of shares, price per share, and transaction reference number. The transactions were carried out on various trading venues, including XLON, CHIX, BATE, and AQXE, with prices ranging from 68.78 pence to 69.05 pence per share.

This announcement provides insight into Vodafone's recent purchase of its own shares, including the details of the transaction, the prices paid per share, and the intention to hold the purchased shares in treasury.