Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 3,975,623 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 70.68 pence, the lowest was 69.96 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 70.35 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury, bringing the total number of ordinary shares held in treasury to 1,623,336,488, with 26,584,327,189 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 19 July 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 3,975,623 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual transactions carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 19 July 2024 were detailed in a schedule, including the trading venue, number of shares, and price per share.

The transactions were carried out on various trading venues, including XLON, CHIX, BATE, AQXE, and TRQX, with volume-weighted average prices ranging from 70.33 to 70.38 pence per share. The individual transactions included purchases at different times and prices, with the highest price per share being 70.52 pence and the lowest being 69.96 pence.

This announcement provides insight into Vodafone's recent purchase of its own shares, the prices paid, and the intention to hold the purchased shares in treasury. The detailed schedule of individual transactions offers transparency into the specific trades carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on behalf of Vodafone.