Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 5,337,923 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 70.27 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury, bringing the total number of ordinary shares held in treasury to 1,629,849,697, with 26,577,813,980 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 23 July 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 5,337,923 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual trades carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 23 July 2024 are detailed in the announcement.

The schedule of purchases includes information on the trading venue, volume-weighted average price per share, and aggregated volume. The individual transactions include the transaction time, trading venue, number of shares, price per share, and transaction reference number. The trading venues listed are XLON, CHIX, BATE, AQXE, and TRQX, with corresponding details of the transactions carried out on each venue.

This announcement provides a comprehensive breakdown of Vodafone Group Plc's recent purchase of its own shares, including the specifics of the transaction, the prices paid per share, and the intended holding of the purchased shares in treasury.