VOD repurchases 1,000,000 shares, updates treasury stock levels

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) disclosed under Form 6-K that, on 24 July 2025, it repurchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a volume-weighted average price of 86.36 p (high 87.32 p, low 85.66 p) through Goldman Sachs International under the buy-back programme announced the previous day. The shares will be held in treasury.

Post-transaction, Vodafone’s treasury stock rises to 2,122,987,551 shares while shares in issue (ex-treasury) stand at 24,265,298,351. The purchase equates to roughly 0.004 % of issued shares and 0.05 % of existing treasury holdings, implying a negligible effect on EPS or free-float. No financial results, guidance changes or material events accompany the filing.

The filing is primarily administrative, confirming execution details (venue XLON, trade schedule) to meet UK MAR and US SEC transparency requirements. Investor impact is therefore neutral to mildly positive, reflecting routine capital-return activity rather than a strategic shift.

Positive

• Capital return signalled: Ongoing buy-back underscores management’s intent to return cash to shareholders.

Negative

• Immaterial magnitude: 1 m shares equal ~0.004 % of outstanding stock, offering negligible EPS or valuation benefit.

Insights

Equity Analyst

TL;DR: Routine buy-back of 1 m shares; immaterial (<0.01 %)—valuation impact neutral.

The 1 m-share purchase at 86.36 p costs ~£8.6 m, a drop in Vodafone’s £19 bn market cap bucket. While continued treasury accumulation signals commitment to capital return, the scale is too small to shift EPS, leverage or dividend policy. Given 24.3 bn shares outstanding, the action trims float by only 0.004 %. Unless the programme accelerates materially, investors should view this as housekeeping rather than a catalyst. Rating: neutral.

Corporate Governance Specialist

TL;DR: Filing satisfies disclosure rules; no governance red flags.

The detailed trade log and venue disclosure meet UK MAR and SEC standard, demonstrating process transparency. Shares will be held in treasury, preserving flexibility for employee schemes or future cancellations. No insider transactions or board changes are involved. Governance impact is neutral; investors gain routine visibility into programme execution.

Form 6-K: How Foreign Companies Report to the SEC →

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated July 25, 2025

Commission File Number: 001-10086

VODAFONE GROUP

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, RG14 2FN, ENGLAND

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ✓ Form 40-F _

This Report on Form 6-K contains a Stock Exchange Announcement dated 25 July 2025 entitled ‘Transaction in Own Shares’.

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES

25 July 2025

Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.2020/21 each from Goldman Sachs International ("GSI"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Vodafone on 24 July 2025, as announced on 24 July 2025 (the "Programme"):

Date of purchase:	24 July 2025
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	1,000,000
Highest price paid per share (pence):	87.32
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	85.66
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	86.36

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, Vodafone holds 2,122,987,551 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 24,265,298,351 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

As part of the Programme, GSI purchases Vodafone (213800TB53ELEUKM7Q61) ordinary shares and sells such shares to Vodafone. In connection with the above purchases, on 24 July 2025 GSI (as riskless principal) elected to purchase 1,000,000 Vodafone ordinary shares to sell to Vodafone. A schedule of individual trades carried out by Goldman Sachs on 24 July 2025 is set out below.

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information

Trading venue	Volume weighted average price (pence per share)	Aggregated volume
XLON	86.36	1,000,000

Schedule of purchases - individual transactions

Transaction Time	Trading Venue	Number of Shares	Price Per Share (pence)	Transaction Reference Number
09:49:20 AM	XLON	4,519	85.88	1262995879517106
09:49:20 AM	XLON	18,053	85.88	1262995879517107
09:49:20 AM	XLON	394	85.86	1262995879517109
09:49:20 AM	XLON	1,216	85.86	1262995879517110
09:49:20 AM	XLON	9,437	85.86	1262995879517111
09:49:20 AM	XLON	9,775	85.86	1262995879517112
09:49:20 AM	XLON	19,423	85.84	1262995879517117
09:56:51 AM	XLON	7,088	86.24	1262995879518169
09:59:46 AM	XLON	2,532	86.32	1262995879518656
10:03:10 AM	XLON	9,060	86.36	1262995879519054
10:06:36 AM	XLON	1,003	86.46	1262995879519423
10:06:36 AM	XLON	5,416	86.46	1262995879519424
10:06:36 AM	XLON	1,117	86.46	1262995879519425
10:10:31 AM	XLON	7,010	86.70	1262995879520078
10:13:38 AM	XLON	6,925	86.92	1262995879520410
10:17:20 AM	XLON	6,718	87.16	1262995879521051
10:20:49 AM	XLON	6,657	87.00	1262995879521748
10:24:26 AM	XLON	5,541	87.16	1262995879522404
10:28:39 AM	XLON	7,015	87.28	1262995879522817
10:31:51 AM	XLON	4,860	86.84	1262995879523473
10:31:51 AM	XLON	1,985	86.84	1262995879523474
10:31:51 AM	XLON	6,946	86.82	1262995879523476
10:40:22 AM	XLON	6,491	86.98	1262995879524419
10:40:22 AM	XLON	6,498	86.96	1262995879524421
10:47:49 AM	XLON	6,566	86.82	1262995879525555
10:52:23 AM	XLON	6,553	86.78	1262995879525846
10:55:44 AM	XLON	6,507	86.84	1262995879526078
10:59:38 AM	XLON	6,540	86.84	1262995879526550
11:03:30 AM	XLON	6,499	87.00	1262995879527153
11:07:53 AM	XLON	6,500	86.86	1262995879527556
11:07:53 AM	XLON	42	86.86	1262995879527557
11:11:23 AM	XLON	6,512	87.22	1262995879527961
11:15:30 AM	XLON	6,559	87.32	1262995879528328
11:15:30 AM	XLON	6,536	87.30	1262995879528330
11:24:53 AM	XLON	6,445	87.20	1262995879529249
11:28:51 AM	XLON	6,450	87.30	1262995879529678
11:33:37 AM	XLON	6,472	87.18	1262995879530252
11:38:25 AM	XLON	6,457	86.92	1262995879531057
11:44:34 AM	XLON	496	86.90	1262995879531622
11:47:17 AM	XLON	9,576	86.90	1262995879531893
11:51:06 AM	XLON	7,841	86.84	1262995879532435
11:54:30 AM	XLON	7,312	86.80	1262995879532747
11:58:23 AM	XLON	6,742	86.84	1262995879533008
12:02:32 PM	XLON	6,614	86.70	1262995879533347
12:05:20 PM	XLON	6,578	86.66	1262995879533619
12:09:30 PM	XLON	6,494	86.66	1262995879534138
12:12:50 PM	XLON	6,482	86.48	1262995879534524
12:17:08 PM	XLON	5,000	86.66	1262995879534909
12:17:08 PM	XLON	1,522	86.66	1262995879534910
12:20:51 PM	XLON	6,508	86.68	1262995879535563
12:27:05 PM	XLON	6,506	86.70	1262995879536085
12:29:54 PM	XLON	6,537	86.70	1262995879536338
12:35:55 PM	XLON	6,528	86.72	1262995879536856
12:35:55 PM	XLON	6,544	86.70	1262995879536857
12:43:36 PM	XLON	6,561	86.54	1262995879537420
12:47:57 PM	XLON	6,516	86.58	1262995879537816
12:47:57 PM	XLON	95	86.56	1262995879537822
12:51:12 PM	XLON	6,512	86.34	1262995879538390
12:56:11 PM	XLON	6,599	86.36	1262995879538697
12:56:11 PM	XLON	6,561	86.34	1262995879538698
13:03:02 PM	XLON	6,492	86.24	1262995879539427
13:06:58 PM	XLON	858	86.12	1262995879539665
13:10:41 PM	XLON	9,214	86.10	1262995879539996
13:14:43 PM	XLON	8,203	86.02	1262995879540264
13:14:43 PM	XLON	7,565	86.00	1262995879540267
13:22:35 PM	XLON	6,632	86.30	1262995879540975
13:26:01 PM	XLON	6,616	86.38	1262995879541281
13:32:25 PM	XLON	6,536	86.44	1262995879541851
13:35:28 PM	XLON	6,447	86.46	1262995879542069
13:35:28 PM	XLON	6,480	86.44	1262995879542076
13:38:41 PM	XLON	6,574	86.56	1262995879542628
13:42:12 PM	XLON	6,583	86.38	1262995879542989
13:44:25 PM	XLON	6,568	86.36	1262995879543196
13:47:21 PM	XLON	1,619	86.26	1262995879543520
13:47:21 PM	XLON	4,896	86.26	1262995879543521
13:51:23 PM	XLON	6,562	86.28	1262995879544002
13:51:23 PM	XLON	6,562	86.26	1262995879544004
13:57:24 PM	XLON	1,179	86.48	1262995879544657
13:57:24 PM	XLON	5,000	86.48	1262995879544658
14:02:15 PM	XLON	6,860	86.42	1262995879545170
14:04:03 PM	XLON	6,670	86.62	1262995879545408
14:08:08 PM	XLON	6,602	86.70	1262995879545913
14:11:43 PM	XLON	6,605	86.64	1262995879546327
14:11:43 PM	XLON	6,591	86.62	1262995879546328
14:17:37 PM	XLON	6,538	86.44	1262995879547291
14:20:00 PM	XLON	6,473	86.42	1262995879547444
14:20:00 PM	XLON	6,485	86.40	1262995879547447
14:25:00 PM	XLON	673	86.30	1262995879548174
14:25:00 PM	XLON	4,604	86.30	1262995879548175
14:25:00 PM	XLON	651	86.30	1262995879548176
14:25:00 PM	XLON	613	86.30	1262995879548177
14:26:42 PM	XLON	6,592	86.22	1262995879548372
14:26:42 PM	XLON	6,572	86.20	1262995879548375
14:30:12 PM	XLON	6,625	86.30	1262995879549112
14:30:51 PM	XLON	6,881	86.36	1262995879549482
14:30:51 PM	XLON	6,849	86.34	1262995879549484
14:32:04 PM	XLON	7,129	86.36	1262995879550110
14:32:04 PM	XLON	7,114	86.34	1262995879550120
14:33:03 PM	XLON	7,146	86.40	1262995879550593
14:33:03 PM	XLON	252	86.36	1262995879550605
14:33:03 PM	XLON	541	86.36	1262995879550606
14:33:03 PM	XLON	6,119	86.36	1262995879550607
14:34:03 PM	XLON	6,871	86.36	1262995879551005
14:34:03 PM	XLON	7,063	86.32	1262995879551017
14:34:39 PM	XLON	7,587	86.22	1262995879551213
14:34:39 PM	XLON	7,240	86.20	1262995879551220
14:36:10 PM	XLON	4,447	86.36	1262995879551918
14:36:10 PM	XLON	2,166	86.36	1262995879551919
14:36:48 PM	XLON	6,523	86.38	1262995879552137
14:37:54 PM	XLON	1,000	86.40	1262995879552380
14:37:54 PM	XLON	5,496	86.40	1262995879552381
14:37:54 PM	XLON	6,497	86.38	1262995879552394
14:37:54 PM	XLON	6,456	86.36	1262995879552398
14:40:04 PM	XLON	6,447	86.38	1262995879552931
14:40:04 PM	XLON	606	86.36	1262995879552933
14:40:04 PM	XLON	2,121	86.36	1262995879552934
14:41:44 PM	XLON	311	86.38	1262995879553265
14:41:44 PM	XLON	7,816	86.38	1262995879553266
14:41:44 PM	XLON	8,447	86.36	1262995879553269
14:41:44 PM	XLON	317	86.36	1262995879553270
14:41:44 PM	XLON	1,870	86.34	1262995879553281
14:41:44 PM	XLON	5,855	86.34	1262995879553282
14:43:47 PM	XLON	7,432	86.30	1262995879553768
14:45:33 PM	XLON	4,447	86.24	1262995879554276
14:45:33 PM	XLON	2,789	86.24	1262995879554277
14:45:34 PM	XLON	7,066	86.22	1262995879554290
14:46:30 PM	XLON	4,586	86.10	1262995879554592
14:46:30 PM	XLON	2,210	86.10	1262995879554593
14:46:30 PM	XLON	210	86.10	1262995879554594
14:47:39 PM	XLON	6,901	86.10	1262995879554937
14:48:31 PM	XLON	1,702	85.96	1262995879555223
14:49:55 PM	XLON	4,000	85.98	1262995879555466
14:49:55 PM	XLON	2,472	85.98	1262995879555467
14:49:56 PM	XLON	1,482	85.96	1262995879555471
14:50:53 PM	XLON	4,183	85.94	1262995879555691
14:51:26 PM	XLON	7,007	85.98	1262995879555820
14:52:22 PM	XLON	4,448	85.78	1262995879556123
14:52:22 PM	XLON	3,947	85.78	1262995879556124
14:53:58 PM	XLON	8,778	85.86	1262995879556575
14:56:15 PM	XLON	9,066	85.90	1262995879557060
14:58:00 PM	XLON	9,617	85.66	1262995879557583
15:00:00 PM	XLON	9,371	85.76	1262995879558085
15:01:00 PM	XLON	9,604	85.78	1262995879558258
15:02:48 PM	XLON	9,417	85.94	1262995879558705
15:03:51 PM	XLON	9,647	85.86	1262995879558978
15:06:15 PM	XLON	9,260	85.80	1262995879559416
15:07:57 PM	XLON	9,315	85.76	1262995879559739
15:10:39 PM	XLON	5,820	85.90	1262995879560263
15:10:39 PM	XLON	3,451	85.90	1262995879560264
15:12:54 PM	XLON	8,920	85.98	1262995879560602
15:14:23 PM	XLON	8,971	85.92	1262995879560979
15:16:04 PM	XLON	6,541	85.90	1262995879561280
15:16:04 PM	XLON	2,171	85.90	1262995879561281
15:18:01 PM	XLON	1,500	85.96	1262995879561834
15:18:01 PM	XLON	7,418	85.96	1262995879561835
15:21:02 PM	XLON	4,449	85.98	1262995879562402
15:21:03 PM	XLON	4,187	85.98	1262995879562403
15:22:07 PM	XLON	8,594	86.00	1262995879562670
15:24:55 PM	XLON	8,725	86.00	1262995879563389
15:26:04 PM	XLON	1,020	86.02	1262995879563717
15:26:04 PM	XLON	7,870	86.02	1262995879563718
15:29:00 PM	XLON	4,330	86.14	1262995879564324
15:29:00 PM	XLON	4,448	86.14	1262995879564325
15:31:17 PM	XLON	3,001	86.26	1262995879564902
15:31:17 PM	XLON	6,975	86.26	1262995879564903
15:32:51 PM	XLON	9,006	86.26	1262995879565198
15:34:42 PM	XLON	8,613	86.30	1262995879565788
15:37:00 PM	XLON	8,655	86.24	1262995879566259
15:39:14 PM	XLON	7,300	86.18	1262995879566702
15:40:31 PM	XLON	4,448	86.16	1262995879566919
15:40:31 PM	XLON	5,122	86.16	1262995879566920
15:42:23 PM	XLON	8,105	86.18	1262995879567173
15:43:58 PM	XLON	4,055	86.22	1262995879567428

This announcement will also be available on Vodafone's website.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations:

investors.vodafone.com

ir@vodafone.co.uk

Media Relations:

Vodafone.com/media/contact

GroupMedia@vodafone.com

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

	VODAFONE GROUP
	PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: July 25, 2025	By: /s/ M D B
	Name: Maaike de Bie
	Title: Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

FAQ

How many Vodafone (VOD) shares were repurchased on 24 July 2025?

1,000,000 ordinary shares were bought back.

What was the average price paid per Vodafone share?

The volume-weighted average price was 86.36 p.

How many shares does Vodafone now hold in treasury?

Treasury holdings rise to 2,122,987,551 shares.

What is Vodafone’s total share count after the buy-back?

Shares in issue (excluding treasury) are 24,265,298,351.

Does the filing include any changes to guidance or earnings?

No, the Form 6-K only reports the share repurchase transaction.