RNS Number:4352D
Vodafone Group Plc
06 November 2002
6 November 2002
STATEMENT RE ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN CEGETEL
Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces that it has reached an agreement with
Vivendi Universal S.A. ("Vivendi"), BT Group plc ("BT") and SBC Communications
Inc. ("SBC") regarding Vivendi's pre-emption rights over the interests in
Cegetel Groupe S.A. which Vodafone has agreed to acquire from BT and SBC.
As a result of this agreement, Vivendi will be entitled to exercise its
pre-emption rights from 21 November 2002 until 10 December 2002.
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For further information contact:
Vodafone Group Plc
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 673 310
Tavistock Communications
Lulu Bridges/John West
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7600 2288
Euro RSCG C&O
Laurent Dondey
Tel: +33 (0) 1 41 34 42 02
Estelle Griffe
Tel: +33 (0) 1 41 34 48 65
UBS Warburg
Warren Finegold
Mark Lewisohn
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7567 8000
Charles-Henri Le Bret
Tel: +33 (0) 1 48 88 34 88
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