Director Shareholding

Vodafone Group Plc
17 March 2003

Vodafone Group Plc ('the Company')


In accordance with Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985, I have to inform you
that:


1.     the Company was advised on 10 February 2003 by Computershare Investor
Services Plc that on 7 February 2003, Mr P R Bamford, a director of the Company,
acquired 1566 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each and that Sir Alec Broers, a
non-executive director of the Company, acquired 35 ordinary shares of US$0.10
each through their participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan,
for which each share was valued at 113.31p; and


2.     the Company was advised on 10 February 2003 by Mourant ECS Trustees
Limited that on 10 February 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 113.31p per share through reinvestment of dividend income pursuant to
the rules of the Vodafone Group Profit Sharing Scheme:

                                                       No. of shares
          Mr P R Bamford                               185
          Sir Christopher Gent                         1,462
          Mr K J Hydon                                 1,574

3.     the Company was advised on 10 February 2003 by Mourant ECS Trustees
Limited that on 10 February 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 113.31 per share through reinvestment of dividend income pursuant to
the rules of the Vodafone Group Share Incentive Plan:

                                                       No. of shares
          Mr P R Bamford                               10
          Mr J M Horn-Smith                            13
          Mr K J Hydon                                 13


4.     the Company was advised on 11 February 2003 by Mourant ECS Trustees
Limited that on 7 February 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 113.31p per share through their participation in the Dividend
Reinvestment Plan operated by Mourant:

         Mr P R Bamford                      17,234
         Mr V A Colao                        4,785
         Mr T Geitner                        9,120
         Sir Christopher Gent                25,898
         Mr J M Horn-Smith                   15,544
         Mr K J Hydon                        12,915




5.     the Company was advised on 13 February 2003 by NatWest, administrators of
Personal Equity Plans and Individual Saving Accounts that on 12 February 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 115.75 per share through
reinvestment of dividend income:

                                                       No. of shares
          Mr J M Horn-Smith                            13
          Mr K J Hydon                                 15


6.     the Company was advised on 14 March 2003 by Merrill Lynch International
Bank Limited that on 19 February 2003 Mr K J Hydon, a director of the Company,
acquired 10,422 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each through his participation in the
Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan, for which each share was valued at
113.31p.




S R Scott
Company Secretary



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