Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of a significant number of its ordinary shares from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. The purchase, which was made on 15 July 2024, involved 13,361,563 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 69.83 pence per share. The highest price paid per share was 70.46 pence, and the lowest was 69.58 pence. Following this transaction, Vodafone now holds 1,577,910,831 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 26,629,752,846 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares.

The purchase was part of a Programme, where Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. purchases Vodafone ordinary shares and sells them to Vodafone. The individual trades carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 15 July 2024 were detailed, showing the trading venue, volume-weighted average price, aggregated volume, transaction time, number of shares, and price per share.

The company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury, indicating a strategic move to manage its own securities. This transaction reflects Vodafone's confidence in its financial position and long-term growth prospects.