Re: Bond Tender Offers

Vodafone Group Plc
17 April 2003

17 April 2003



                     VODAFONE COMPLETES BOND TENDER OFFERS

Further to an announcement on 1 April 2003, Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone')
today announces that it has completed its tender offers for the bonds listed
below (the 'Bonds') issued by its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone Americas Inc.
(previously AirTouch Communications, Inc.). The tender offers commenced on 1
April 2003 and expired on 11 April 2003.

Vodafone purchased Bonds pursuant to the tender offers in the following
principal amounts:


Description                  CUSIP/ISIN No.                      Principal Amount         Percentage of
                                                                 of Bonds                 principal amount
                                                                 purchased by             of Bonds
                                                                 Vodafone                 purchased by
                                                                                          Vodafone

U.S.$200,000,000 6.35%       00949TAE0                           U.S.$ 137,845,000        68.9%
Notes due 2005

U.S.$400,000,000 7.50%       00949TAA8                           U.S.$ 182,341,000        45.6%
Notes due 2006

U.S.$500,000,000 6.65%       00949TAD2                           U.S.$ 249,801,000        50.0%
Notes due 2008

DEM 400,000,000 5.5%         ISIN:XS0089158066                   DEM 308,360,000          77.1%
Notes due 2008               WKN 248908





This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any
solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.





For further information contact:


Vodafone Group
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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