Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7799L

BT Group PLC

07 September 2012

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

BT GROUP PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or

(iii) both (i) and (ii)

(III) BOTH (I) AND (II)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

IAN LIVINGSTON

TONY CHANMUGAM

CLARE CHAPMAN

JEFF KELLY

ROEL LOUWHOFF

GAVIN PATTERSON

CLIVE SELLEY

NIGEL STAGG

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

BT GROUP PLC

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

AWARDS OF SHARES AS DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS TO SHARES HELD IN TRUST AND IN TREASURY OVER WHICH THE ABOVE DIRECTORS AND PDMRS HAVE A CONDITIONAL INTEREST UNDER BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN AND BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN.

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

ORDINARY SHARES IN BT GROUP PLC OF 5P EACH

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

BT GROUP PLC

8 State the nature of the transaction

AWARDS OF SHARES AS DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS TO SHARES HELD IN TRUST AND IN TREASURY OVER WHICH THE ABOVE DIRECTORS AND PDMRS HAVE A CONDITIONAL INTEREST UNDER BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN AND BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

IAN LIVINGSTON

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:         17,026 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:         29,288 SHARES

TONY CHANMUGAM

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:         5,745 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:         13,552 SHARES

CLARE CHAPMAN

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:         1,566 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:         5,129 SHARES

JEFF KELLY

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:        4,815 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:         12,918 SHARES

ROEL LOUWHOFF

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:           3,864 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:           6,649 SHARES

GAVIN PATTERSON

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:           5,823 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:         14,438 SHARES

CLIVE SELLEY

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:           2,180 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:           4,179 SHARES

NIGEL STAGG

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:       2,023 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:          4,559 SHARES

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

£2.2250 pence

14. Date and place of transaction

5 SEPTEMBER 2012, UK

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

IAN LIVINGSTON

PERSONAL HOLDING: 2,491,453 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:  1,005,143 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:  761,404 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:  681,645 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:  1,875,271 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:  1,244,124 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:  1,172,580 SHARES

BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 5,081 SHARES

ROEL LOUWHOFF

PERSONAL HOLDING:  1,383,300 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:   276,727 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:   172,813 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:   154,729 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:  473,039 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:  297,314 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:  266,207 SHARES

BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 8,632 SHARES

GAVIN PATTERSON

PERSONAL HOLDING: 1,060,453 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:   304,416 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:   260,559 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:   233,134 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:   833,453 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:   613,319 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:   578,050 SHARES

BT GROUP GLOBAL SHARE OPTION PLAN: OPTIONS OVER 98,178 SHARES

CLIVE SELLEY

PERSONAL HOLDING: 123,257 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:    52,715 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:    68,270 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:    87,283 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:   250,033 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:   177,538 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:   167,329 SHARES

BT GROUP GLOBAL SHARE OPTION PLAN: OPTIONS OVER 74,028 SHARES

BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 24,575 SHARES

TONY CHANMUGAM

PERSONAL HOLDING: 531,208 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:  289,195 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:  243,854 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:  230,010 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:   791,780 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:   575,658 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:   542,556 SHARES

BT GROUP GLOBAL SHARE OPTION PLAN: OPTION OVER 37,384 SHARES

BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: OPTION OVER 12,110 SHARES

JEFF KELLY

PERSONAL HOLDING: 386,230 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:    72,282  SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:   239,234 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:   192,787 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:  816,783 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:  548,758 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:  517,202 SHARES

NIGEL STAGG

PERSONAL HOLDING: 182,975 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2010:   78,082 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2011:   75,655 SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:   81,018 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2010:  225,030 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2011:  145,259 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:  182,541 SHARES

CLARE CHAPMAN

PERSONAL HOLDING: 20,695 ORDINARY SHARES

BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2012:   62,711 SHARES

BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2012:  205,539 SHARES

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

6 SEPTEMBER 2012

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

N/A…………………

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

N/A………………………

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A………………………

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

N/A………………………

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

N/A………………………

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

N/A……………………

23. Any additional information

N/A ……………………

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANNA WATCH, 020 7356 5158

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

ANNA WATCH

Date of notification

7 SEPTEMBER 2012

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