Director/PDMR Shareholding

BT Group PLC
03 August 2005



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

BT Group plc

2) Name of Director

Ben Verwaayen

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder name in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest.

Director in 2) above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Director in 2) above

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

n/a

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicated whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Vesting of an award of shares under the BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

84,009 ordinary shares

8) Percentage of issued class

n/a

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

34,513 ordinary shares

10) Percentage of issued class

n/a

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p each

12) Price per share

225.5p

13) Date of transaction

1 August 2005

14) Date Company informed

2 August 2005

15) Total holding following this notification

a.    951,497 ordinary shares - personal holding;

b.    252,798 ordinary shares under the BT Group Incentive Share Plan - 
      contingent award;

c.    697,015 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;

d.    Options over 3,656,458 ordinary shares under BT Group Global Share Option 
      Plan.

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

n/a

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

n/a

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

n/a

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

nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

n/a

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

n/a

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

n/a

23) Any additional information

The above named Director has technical interests, as at 3 August 2005 under
Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

       A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
24,842,617 ordinary shares held by Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited in respect
of contingent awards under executive share plans;

       A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc, in
9,154 ordinary shares held in the name of Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited as
Trustee for BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan.

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Graeme Wheatley 020 7356 6372

25) Name of signature or authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

Graeme Wheatley

Date of Notification: 3 August 2005

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