The following replaces the acquisition of interest announcement released today at 11:03 under RNS number 4632E. The transaction will complete on 3 December 2002, and not 3 December 2003 as previously stated. All other details remain unchanged. The full amended version appears below.


Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that, further to its announcement on 27 November 2002, its wholly owned subsidiary Vodafone International Holdings BV has now entered into a stock exchange transaction to acquire France Telecom S.A.'s 10.85% interest in Vodafone-Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications Company S.A. ("Vodafone Panafon"). The transaction will complete on 3 December 2002, resulting in Vodafone's effective interest in Vodafone Panafon increasing from 51.88% to 62.73%.

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: +44 (0) 1635 673310


Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges
Tel: +44 (0) 207 600 2288