Additional Listing

British Telecommunications PLC
15 November 2001



British Telecommunications plc.

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 6,020,137 Ordinary shares of 25p each under
the BT Employee Sharesave Scheme, to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to
be admitted to the Official List upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari
passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co.
Ltd for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.