Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 8,039,753 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 75.86 pence, the lowest price paid per share was 74.52 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 75.17 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following this purchase, Vodafone holds 1,872,458,168 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 26,946,225,770 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 31 May 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 8,039,753 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual transactions and trading venues for the purchases are detailed in the announcement.

The schedule of purchases includes the trading venue, volume-weighted average price per share, and aggregated volume. The individual transactions list 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, AQXE, and TRQX, with prices ranging from 74.96 pence to 75.34 pence per share.

This announcement provides transparency regarding Vodafone's purchase of its own shares and the details of the transactions, in line with the company's Programme.