Vodafone Group Plc has announced the purchase of 6,178,190 of its ordinary shares of 20 US cents each from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. The highest price paid per share was 70.62 pence, the lowest was 69.90 pence, and the volume-weighted average price paid per share was 70.23 pence. Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury, bringing the total number of ordinary shares in treasury to 1,551,918,481, with 26,655,745,196 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 transactions carried out by Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. on 05 July 2024 were detailed in the announcement.

The schedule of purchases included trading venues such as XLON, CHIX, BATE, AQXE, and TRQX, with the volume-weighted average price per share and aggregated volume for each venue provided. The individual transactions included the transaction time, trading venue, number of shares, price per share, and transaction reference number for each trade.

This announcement provides a detailed breakdown of Vodafone Group Plc's purchase of its own shares, including the number of shares purchased, the prices paid, and the intention to hold the shares in treasury. The information also includes the trading venues and individual transactions carried out as part of the Programme.