Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 11,980,657 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 74.96 pence, the lowest was 73.52 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 74.15 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase, Vodafone holds 1,843,623,250 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 26,975,060,688 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 28 May 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 11,980,657 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual trades carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 28 May 2024 are detailed in the announcement.

The schedule of purchases includes aggregate information such as the trading venue, volume-weighted average price, and aggregated volume. Additionally, the announcement provides a detailed schedule of individual transactions, including the transaction time, trading venue, number of shares, price per share, and transaction reference number.

This announcement provides transparency into Vodafone's recent purchase of its own shares, including the specific details of the transactions and the rationale behind the purchases.