Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 9,403,560 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 71.00 pence, the lowest price paid per share was 68.64 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 69.58 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase, Vodafone holds 1,642,485,489 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 26,565,178,188 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

As part of the Programme, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. purchases Vodafone ordinary shares and sells such shares to Vodafone. On 25 July 2024, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. elected to purchase 9,403,560 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. The individual trades carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 25 July 2024 are detailed in the schedule of purchases provided.

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

This announcement provides transparency into Vodafone's recent transaction in its own securities, offering insight into the company's treasury holdings and the details of the share purchase from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc.