3G is building momentum
with over one million more registered devices in the quarter.3% from a year ago. Non-voice
service revenue increased by 18.
However, these costs still remain at very low levels when compared to the rest
of the Group.9%
year on year.6 million.9% year on
year.
Notwithstanding the continued strong growth and focus on high value
customers, net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service
revenue in the period were lower than both the same quarter last year and the
quarter to March.9 million,
representing growth of over 16% year on year.

In France, the Group 's proportionate share of SFR's customer base
increased to 7.9% 3,789 71 - 3,860 56%
New Zealand 100.0% 76 4 - 80 93%
Kenya 35.A.1%.9 million total venture customers.5 25.6 24.5% 18. The only impact of the
change has been to decrease the Group Statutory Total active customer
percentage at 30 September 2004 by 1%.researchandmarkets.

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The
total proportionate customer base was 17. The rate
of ARPU decline has reduced, driven by an improving mix of customers who have
been acquired compared to those who have churned.9% 17,280 204 15 17,499 92%
Japan 97.6% 1,443 102 - 1 ,545 54%
Romania(2) - 1,010 - (1,010) - -
South Africa 35.
(2) Other movements for the quarter to 30 June 2005 represents a stake
increase of 0.0% in MobiFon S.9 33.8 25.2 37.5% 21.9% 18.

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7 million, 8. Blended annual churn was stable compared to that at March, with a
small improvement in contract offset by a slight increase in prepaid.7% 14,692 (72) - 14,620 11%
Spain 100.s.1 30.5 24.4%
Italy 13.

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1 million organic net additions,
35% higher than for the same period last year
* Total proportionate customer base now over 165 million, representing
organic growth of 12. Total 3G devices now at 3.2 million and registered 3G devices exceeding 0.5 million on a proportionate basis, have
contributed to this growth.

Spain
Vodafone Spain continued to perform very strongly, adding a further
368,000 net customers in the quarter to June.

On a proportionate basis, the Group's other subsidiaries delivered organic
growth in customers of 14.8% and in service revenue of 6.9% of the share capital of Oskar Mobil a. in Romania
from 20.


VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
VODAFONE LIVE! ACTIVE DEVICES

COUNTRY AT 1 APRIL 2005 NET ADDITIONS AT 30 JUNE 2005
('000s) ('000s) ('000s)
Principal Markets
Germany 4,845 344 5,189
Italy(1) 2,113 432 2,545
Japan 12,845 (67) 12,778
Spain 2,992 519 3,511
UK 3,443 295 3,738

26,238 1,523 27,761

Other Subsidiaries
and Joint Ventures 3,988 638 4,626

Group Statutory Total(1) 30,226 2,161 32,387

The table above only includes Vodafone live! customers in the Group's
subsidiary and joint venture undertakings .


3G DEVICES
COUNTRY AT 1 APRIL 2005 NET ADDITIONS AT 30 JUNE 2005
('000s) ('000s) ('000s)
Principal Markets

Germany 358 170 528
Italy(1) 511 209 720
Japan (2) 798 371 1,169
Spain 88 72 160
UK 190 92 282

1,945 914 2,859

Other Subsidiaries
and Joint Ventures 253 146 399

Group Statutory
Total(1) 2,198 1,060 3,258

(1) The Group previously reported 2,352,000 3G devices at 31 March 2005.


VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
MONTHLY REGISTERED BLENDED ARPU FOR THE 15 MONTHS TO 30 JUNE 2005

COUNTRY Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Germany EUR 25.2 30.6 35.4% 3.1% 14.

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7 million on a proportionate basis .1% compared to the same
quarter last year, primarily due to the fall in ARPU.4% 20,173 850 2 21,025 5%


36,244 1,283 2 37,529

TOTAL 154,838 4,138 6,035 165,011 61%

(1) All ownership percentages are stated as at 30 June 2005 and exclude
options , warrants or other rights or obligations of the Group to
increase or decrease ownership in any venture.8 31.4 38.9 24.4
UK GBP 24.
(2) There are no changes to the comparative ARPU figures calculated in
accordance with IFRS and those previously reported under UK GAAP.5% 15.8% 21.4% 16.


ACTIVE CUSTOMER INFORMATION

ACTIVE CUSTOMERS AT
COUNTRY 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH 30 JUNE
2004(2) 2004(2) 2004(2) 2005(2) 2005

Principal
Markets
Germany 93% 92% 92% 91% 90%
Italy 92% 92% 92% 92% 92%
Japan 97% 97% 97% 96% 97%
Spain 97% 92% 92% 93 % 93%
UK 91% 91% 90% 89% 89%

Group
Statutory
Total(1)(2) 93% 92% 92% 92% 91%

(1) An active customer is defined as one who has made or received a
chargeable event in the last 3 months.

-- Five-year regional forecasts by product.

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8% higher year
on year.7% increase in non-messaging
data revenue. Vodafone live!, with users now at 3.7 million, and Vodafone
Mobile Connect were the drivers behind this strong growth.
Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenue in
the quarter were higher than the same period last year and the quarter to
March due to increased customer growth and upgrade activity.0% 15 ,324 165 - 15,489 61%


85,991 1,162 15 87,168

Other Subsidiaries

Albania 99. The Group's other joint ventures did not have
any 3G devices at 31 March 2005.3 27.8 27.6

COUNTRY Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Germany EUR 24.9
Japan JPY 5,970 6,200 5,870 5,650 6,140 5,970 5,940 5,940
Spain EUR 32.3% 16.5%, 16.
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Germany
Vodafone Germany delivered a quarter of strong customer growth with
497,000 net additions, taking the total base to 27.4%
higher year on year on an organic basis .
Service revenue for the quarter increased 6.
The strong growth in customers and ARPU generated service revenue growth
of 26.

(4) References in this press release to "June " and "March" shall, unless
the context requires otherwise, be deemed to be references to 30 June
2005 and 31 March 2005 respectively.
(5) Under IFRS, Vodafone Italy is treated as a joint venture.9 35.5 36.6% 15.
(2) Comparative Group Statutory Total figures have been restated to
reflect the change from UK GAAP to IFRS. to their offering.

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1 million organic net additions.
Strong customer growth was the primary driver behind the 4. Of the Group 's European operations, Vodafone
Italy has the highest number of 3G devices registered on its network at over
0.6% for the quarter when compared
to the same quarter last year. Non-voice service revenue
increased by 11.1% year on year, with messaging revenue increasing by
over 30% and non-messaging data revenue more than doubling.9%, the
acquisition of 99.8
million registered Vodafone live! venture customers in our associated
undertakings at 30 June 2005 (31 March 2005: 3.0 25.4 24.1 22.


VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
NON-VOICE SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE REVENUE

12 MONTH PERIOD TO 30 JUNE 2005
COUNTRY MESSAGING DATA TOTAL

Principal
Markets

Germany 14.3% 21 .6% 2.4% 14.6% 17.4% and 16. Products
include:

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-- Canada

-- Mexico

-- United States of America

-- Austria

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-- Finland

-- France

-- Germany

-- Greece

-- Ireland / Eire

-- Italy

-- Netherlands

-- Norway

-- Portugal

-- Spain

-- Sweden

-- Switzerland

-- United Kingdom

-- Bulgaria

-- Czech Republic

-- Hungary

-- Poland

-- Romania

-- Slovakia

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6% in proportionate mobile revenues year on year
* Strong growth in customers with over 4.3 billion shares repurchased in the financial year to date at a
cost of 1.

Italy
Proportionate net customer additions were 204,000 in the quarter.9% year on year, including a 50.
Vodafone live! users increased by over 500,000 in the quarter to reach a
total of 3.0% 1,952 29 - 1,981 73%
Malta 100.1% - 105 5,098 5,203 65%
Sweden 100. was a joint
venture and, following the stake increase, is now a subsidiary.4 24.4% 14.0%
Japan 21.4% 21.3%, 16. The Group's joint venture in
Kenya and its subsidiary in the Czech Republic are currently unable
to measure active customers under this basis and so have been
excluded from the calculation of the Group Statutory Total activity
percentages in the table above.

-- Strategic Planning:

Complete hard data demand and supply planning framework provided.researchandmarkets.

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7% growth in
non-messaging data revenue. Annual churn increased slightly compared to March, driven in
large part by an increase in prepaid churn . This was primarily due to the increasing 3G customer
base, with higher data usage, that has reached nearly 1.

(2) At the country level, service revenue growth is calculated in local
currency and before the elimination of intercompany revenue. At the
Group and Other Mobile Operations levels, service revenue growth is
calculated at constant exchange rates and after the elimination of
intercompany revenue.0% 879 97 - 976 98%
Poland 19. However, the
Group's proportionate customer base has been adjusted for Verizon
Wireless's proportionate ownership of its customer base across all
its network interests of approximately 98.0 29.3 26.5 23.9 29.9 34.9% 3.9%

Group Statutory
Total 12.1% 4.7% 14.7% 16.

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Vodafone has delivered another impressive quarter of customer growth, with
4. Non-
voice service revenue increased by 11.3 million registered Vodafone live! customers
and over 130,000 Vodafone live! with 3G registered devices.0% 1,541 (17) - 1,524 37%


24,108 916 7,028 32,052

Other Joint Ventures

Fiji 49.0%. There were an additional 3. The figures in the table above represent the
Group's pro-rata share of Vodafone live! active devices in Vodafone
Italy. This has resulted in a reduction to the comparative figure at
1 April 2005 of 638,000 compared to the figure previously reported.9 31.6% 17.5% 14.9% 21.4% 18.9%

(1) Comparative Group Statutory Total figures have been restated to
reflect the change from UK GAAP to IFRS at 30 June 2004, 30 September
2004 , 31 December 2004 and 31 March 2005 from 16.7%, respectively.

Highlights of this report:

-- Complete volume and value hard data analysis (of all final
human consumption), including retail , foodservice and total
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LONDON, Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone")
announces today key performance indicators, presented under IFRS, for the
quarter ended 30 June 2005. Annual churn levels fell slightly
compared to March, benefiting from the continued investment in customer
retention activities and the introduction of new price plans and promotions.2 million. At the end of June, the total
customer base stood at 11.8 million customers, an increase of 18. In the Czech Republic,
Oskar increased its venture customer base to more than 1.9% - 19 1,930 1,949 50%
Egypt 50.8% to 76. Under IFRS, Vodafone Italy is now treated
as a joint venture in which the Group had a 76.
The Group's other joint ventures did not offer the Vodafone live!
service at 31 March 2005.0% to 16.

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1 million registered 3G devices, including 1 million
consumer 3G devices.1% increase in
service revenue for the quarter compared to the same quarter last year .2% year on year.9 million, the highest
level since its formation in April 2000, with the Group's proportionate share
at 850,000.A.8%
Spain 11.

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5 million.0% 1,073 4 - 1,077 60%
China 3. The
figures in the table above represent the Group's pro-rata share of 3G
devices in Vodafone Italy.3
Japan JPY 6,300 6,150 6,150 6,470 6,380 6,210 6,280
Spain EUR 32.0%
Japan 6.0%
UK 15.0%, 16.

- - Complete listing of all key suppliers (manufacturers),
including market shares and rankings by product and country,
and estimated contribution to company market share by region
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9
million consumer 3G devices
* Vodafone continuing to differentiate with the launch of several new
propositions, including Vodafone Simply and Vodafone Travel Promise
* Over 1.6% organic growth year on
year. The impact of lower spending new customers , as well as
the effect of termination rate reductions, continues to offset ARPU increases
from minute bundle plans and new services.4% year on year, including 50.

Japan
The closing proportionate customer base in Japan was 14. Vodacom launched Vodafone live! with 3G in
April.

(3) Vodafone, Vodafone live!, Vodafone Simply and Vodafone Mobile Connect
are trademarks of the Vodafone Group.3% 6,994 324 - 7,318 73%
France 43 . in the
Czech Republic, the acquisition of local network operators by Verizon
Wireless and a stake increase of 79.8 36.9


ARPU INFORMATION FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO 30 JUNE 2005

COUNTRY CURRENCY REGISTERED REGISTERED REGISTERED
PREPAID CONTRACT TOTAL

Principal
Markets

Germany EUR 115 477 295
Italy(1) EUR 306 921 360
Japan JPY 30,253 77,573 73,034
Spain EUR 183 690 421
UK GBP 121 559 300

Other
Subsidiaries

Albania ALL 19,659 287,283 28,236
Australia AUD 320 1,054 595
Czech Republic CZK 3,952 11,881 7,723
Egypt EGP 785 3,142 1,188
Greece EUR 195 785 394
Hungary HUF 39,866 139,615 62,484
Ireland EUR 379 1,199 609
Malta MTL 91 877 166
Netherlands EUR 141 841 447
New Zealand NZD 326 1,726 625
Portugal EUR 187 704 326
Romania USD 67 330 167
Sweden SEK 678 5,509 3,759


HISTORIC ARPU INFORMATION

TOTAL ARPU FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD TO
COUNTRY 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH 30 JUNE
2004(2) 2004(2) 2004(2) 2005(2) 2005

Principal
Markets

Germany EUR 309 305 303 299 295
Italy(1) EUR 362 360 360 359 360
UK GBP 314 318 314 306 300
Japan JPY 78,365 76,590 75,133 73,780 73,034
Spain EUR 389 400 408 414 421

(1) Under IFRS , Vodafone Italy is treated as a joint venture.2% 1.8% 16.9%


NON-VOICE SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE REVENUE - HISTORY

12 MONTH PERIOD TO
COUNTRY 30 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH 30 JUNE
2004(1) 2004(1) 2004(1) 2005(1) 2005

Principal
Markets

Germany 17.

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Blended annual ARPU for the year to June was euro 295 compared to euro 299
for the year to March. Successful promotions and further penetration of
Vodafone live! users, now at 2.
The growth in average customers was substantially offset by the fall in
ARPU resulting in service revenue growth of 0. Excluding the effect of the reduction in
termination rates, service revenue grew by 4. Service revenue growth has now exceeded 20% year on
year for six successive quarters. Non-voice service
revenue increased by 42.5 million, representing the highest penetration, as a percentage of
total customers, of Vodafone live! in the Group.

Vodacom in South Africa produced proportionate net additions of 574,000,
bringing the proportionate closing base to 5.8% ownership interest
at 31 March 2005.6
Italy(1) EUR 28.2 27.4 24.4% 17.9%

Group
Statutory
Total(1) 16.

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3% year on year, and including an additional 6
million customers added in Romania and the Czech Republic through the
closing of the TIW transaction
* Additional 1. Proportionate
mobile revenues were also strong and delivered 8.
Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenue in
the quarter were lower than the same period last year and the quarter to March
due to a higher proportion of lower spending, and therefore lower subsidy,
customer additions .

Other Mobile Operations
The Group has 13 other subsidiaries, which increased from 11 at March with
the inclusion of Romania and the Czech Republic. On
a proportionate basis, SFR has 1.6% at 30 June 2005.8 26.1 33.7% and
17.g.

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7% year on year, including an 83%
increase in non-messaging data revenue, with Vodafone live! users increasing
to 5. Blended annual ARPU increased to
euro 360 for the year to June compared to euro 359 for the year to March.
Annual churn increased slightly when compared to March.0% 1,891 38 - 1,929 78%
Portugal 100.1% to 99.4 25.6 30.

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5% compared to the same period
last year, with continued customer growth being the primary driver.7%, with particularly
strong service revenue performances in Egypt and Hungary, both growing in
excess of 20%, and New Zealand which recorded double digit growth.0 % 11,472 368 - 11,840 52%
UK 100.9% 648 22 - 670 97%
Australia 100.8% 3,996 164 - 4 ,160 66%
Hungary 100.0% 1,735 62 - 1,797 75%
Ireland 100.0% 167 3 - 170 90%
Netherlands 99.9% 7,011 90 - 7,101 45%
Switzerland 25.9 25.5
Italy(1 ) EUR 29.8
UK GBP 25.4 24.4 30.1% 13.

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The main highlights are:

* Organic growth of 8. This is primarily due to retention costs being higher
year on year, albeit at a lower level than the prior quarter.0% 5,087 574 - 5,661 88%


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Belgium 25.

(1) The Group previously reported 30,864,000 Vodafone live ! active
devices at 31 March 2005. This has resulted in a reduction to the
comparative figure at 1 April 2005 of 154,000 compared to the figure
previously reported.7 25.6 24.6 31.4%
Italy 13.8% 15.1% 18.4% 13.

-- Estimated market shares by product and country of branded,
unbranded, own label and artisanal (own produced for own sale,
e.

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5 million at the end of June, 6.
Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenue in
the quarter were higher than the same period last year and the quarter to
March, reflecting the increase in competitive activity in the Italian market
and a particular focus on attracting and retaining high value customers.
Blended annual ARPU fell to 73,034 yen for the year to June from 73,780
yen for the year to March, reflecting the competition in the market. Non-voice service
revenue was stable year on year, having declined in each quarter of the
previous financial year. The proportion of contract customers in the base continues to increase
and churn has improved both quarter on quarter and year on year.1 million, representing organic growth of 8% year on year.


VODAFONE GROUP PLC - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES
PROPORTIONATE CUSTOMERS - 1 APRIL 2005 TO 30 JUNE 2005

COUNTRY PERCENTAGE AT 1 NET OTHER AT 30 PREPAID(3)
OWNERSHIP(1) APRIL ADDITIONS MOVEMENTS(2) JUNE
2005 2005
(%) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s) ('000s) (%)

Principal
Markets

Germany 100. Ownership interests
have been rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
(3) Prepaid customer percentages are calculated on a venture basis. In the
absence of acquired interests, this proportionate ownership will vary
slightly from quarter to quarter depending on the underlying mix of
net additions across each of these networks.7 21.2 29.0% 16.

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Arun Sarin, Chief Executive of Vodafone, commented:
"We have seen strong performances across Europe and in the US, and we
continue to focus on improving our business in Japan. Our proportionate customer base , now over
165 million, has seen organic growth of 12.5 million customers, an increase of 8.
Vodafone Japan recorded positive net additions of 5,000 in June, but a net
reduction of 72,000 for the quarter .
Service revenue for the quarter decreased by 4.

Notes to editors

(1) The guidance for the year to March 2006 is contained in Vodafone's
Preliminary Results Announcement for the year ended 31 March 2005 in
which there is a discussion of forward-looking statements and the
risks associated with them. At 1 April 2005, MobiFon S.4 35.0 24.4 34.5% 18.3% 17.3%, 16. Enables M+A opportunities to be spotted by matching
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Net acquisition and retention costs as a percentage of service revenue in
the period were higher than the same quarter last year but were lower than in
the quarter to March.
Blended annual ARPU increased to euro 421 for the year to June from euro
414 for to the year to March, benefiting from the focus on high value
customers .0% 27,223 497 - 27,720 52%
Italy(2)(5) 76.1% 2,072 183 - 2,255 86%
Greece 99.0% 993 15 - 1 ,008 37%
United
States(2)(4) 44.2 million).8% ownership interest at 31 March 2005 .8 26.2 34.5 24.9 25.7% 18.8% 12.0%
UK 16.


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Overall these KPIs are in line with our expectations and we are therefore
reiterating our guidance for the full year to March 2006.

United Kingdom
Vodafone UK regained momentum in the quarter with 165,000 net customers
added, taking the total base to 15. Blended annual ARPU reduced to
300 pounds from 306 pounds for the year to June compared to the year to March,
principally due to the impact of the reduction in incoming call termination
rates.

MobiFon in Romania increased its venture customer base to over 5.

Verizon Wireless recorded net additions of over 1.0% 3,586 77 - 3,663 78%
Romania(2) 99.1% in Vodafone Italy from 76. At
30 June 2005, there were 450.
(4) The Group's ownership in Verizon Wireless is 45.
(2) The number of 3G devices in Japan reported in the table above
excludes 130,000 devices (31 March 2005: 119,000) which use the 3G
network but are not capable of accessing 3G data services.9 30.1 30.8 25.8 30.8%
Spain 11. bakers) .

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3 million, with 2.5%. Voice revenues increased by 24% year on
year, driven by an improving customer mix and higher usage.2 million
in the quarter , more than 28% higher year on year.7 million, over 35% higher year
on year on an organic basis.0 % 2,731 160 - 2,891 71%
Czech
Republic(2) 99.
Under IFRS, Vodafone Italy is now treated as a joint venture in which
the Group had a 76.

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