Share Purchase Programme

Vodafone Group Plc
29 March 2005


29 March 2005

                         SHARE PURCHASE PROGRAMME UPDATE

Vodafone Group Plc ('Vodafone') announces that it has achieved its target
purchase of £4 billion of shares up to and including 31 March 2005.

Vodafone further announces that it intends to purchase shares during its close
period through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a number of banks
prior to the start of the close period. The close period commences on 1 April
2005 and ends on the day of publication of its preliminary results on 24 May
2005 (the 'Close Period'). Vodafone anticipates that purchases will be made in
the Close Period at a daily volume which is on average similar to that effected
during the financial year ending 31 March 2005.

The irrevocable instructions will enable Vodafone to continue purchasing shares
during the Close Period only. Vodafone will be reviewing its share purchase
programme in due course and any decision regarding the full year targets for its
share purchase programme for the financial year ending 31 March 2006 (the 'Share
Purchase Targets') will be provided in the preliminary results announcement on
24 May 2005. The fulfilment of the Share Purchase Targets will be subject to
existing and future Vodafone shareholder approvals at its 2004 and 2005 Annual
General Meetings respectively.

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:

Vodafone Group

Simon Lewis, Group Corporate Affairs Director
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