Further Re: Bond Purchase

Vodafone Group Plc
10 February 2003


10 February 2003

          Vodafone Announces Results of its Bond Purchase Solicitation

Further to announcements on 9 and 28 January 2003, Vodafone Group Plc 
('Vodafone') announces today that it has completed purchases of bonds listed 
below which were issued by its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone Finance BV 
(previously Mannesmann Finance BV) and guaranteed by Vodafone Holding GmbH 
(previously Mannesmann AG), also wholly owned.


Bonds                                                            Owned by Vodafone or its subsidiaries

                                                          Approximate nominal          Approximate percentage

                                                                amount
€2,500,000,000 4.875% due 8 September 2004                 €1,250.1 million                    50.0%
€460,162,693.08 5.25% due 21 January 2005                   €245.5 million                     53.4%
€3,000,000,000 4.75% due 27 May 2009                       € 2,131.6million                    71.1%


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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For further information contact:

Vodafone Group Plc
Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director
Melissa Stimpson, Director of Group Investor Relations
Bobby Leach, Head of Group Financial Media Relations
Darren Jones, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Tel:  [phone]

Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges/John West
Tel:  [phone]


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