Further re: Cegetel

Vodafone Group Plc
06 November 2002


6 November 2002


                STATEMENT RE ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN CEGETEL

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces that it has reached an agreement with
Vivendi Universal S.A. ('Vivendi'), BT Group plc ('BT') and SBC Communications
Inc. ('SBC') regarding Vivendi's pre-emption rights over the interests in
Cegetel Groupe S.A. which Vodafone has agreed to acquire from BT and SBC.

As a result of this agreement, Vivendi will be entitled to exercise its
pre-emption rights from 21 November 2002 until 10 December 2002.


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