PRESS RERLEASE NDEX
September 20, 2001


AGREED TENDER OFFER FOR UP TO 21.7% OF JAPAN TELECOM

For further information contact:
Vodafone Group Plc
+44 (0) 1635 673 310
Tim Brown, Group Corporate Affairs Director
Melissa Stimpson, Head of Group Investor Relations
Darren Jones, Senior Investor Relations Manager
Jon Earl, Investor Relations Manager
Gavin Anderson (for Vodafone and VIHBV media enquiries - Japan)
03 5404 0640
Ross Rowbury
Deborah Hayden
JAPAN TELECOM
Public Relations Dept. 03 5540 8017
JR East
03 5334 1121  /  03 5334 1127
Toru Owada, Manager, Management Administration Dept.
Toshiro Ichinose, Manager, Management Administration Dept.
UBS Warburg
03 5208 6000
Steven Thomas
Nomura Corporate Advisors
03 3281 2031
Kenji Kimura
Mizuho Securities
03 5208 3210
Koji Muranaka


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