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VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SECURITIES

Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11 3/7 each on the London Stock Exchange from Barclays Capital Securities Limited.

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:

18 March 2013

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

750,000

Price per share:

184.0013p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 10 December 2012, Vodafone has purchased 260,650,720 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £428,237,229.

Following the above transaction, Vodafone holds 4,891,254,854 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 48,929,067,455 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.


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