Director Shareholding

Vodafone Group Plc
18 September 2003

Vodafone Group Plc ('the Company')

In accordance with Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985, I have to inform you
that the Company was advised on 12 September 2003 by Mourant ECS Trustees
Limited that on 10 September 2003 the following directors acquired an interest
in the following number of ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in the Company at the
price of 123p per share pursuant to the rules of the Vodafone Group Share
Incentive Plan:

                                        No. of shares

Mr P R Bamford                          202

Mr J M Horn-Smith                       204

Mr K J Hydon                            204



Stephen Scott

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary


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