Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC 25 January 2002 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) n/a 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 Notification of interests on appointment 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired n/a 8) Percentage of issued class n/a 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed n/a 10) Percentage of issued class n/a 11) Class of security Ordinary shares of 5p each 12) Price per share n/a 13) Date of transaction n/a 14) Date Company informed 25 January 2002 15) Total holding following this notification nil 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 n/a 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number Ordinary shares of 5p each 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 appointment of Ben Verwaayen as an executive director of BT Group plc, with effect from 14 January 2002, was notified to the London Stock Exchange on 12 December 2001. The following information is now provided in respect of Ben Verwaayen as required by the Listing Rules: Listing Rule 16.4 (a) Directorships of publicly quoted companies in the last five years: nil Past Directorships nil Listing Rule 16.4 (b) Not applicable. The above named Director has technical interests, as at 14 January 2002 under Section 13 of the Companies Act as follows: • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in 50,261,020 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee, The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited to satisfy the exercise of options under the BT Employee Sharesave Scheme 1994; • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in 24,582,504 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 73,069 Ordinary Shares held in the name of BT Employee Shares Trustees Limited. 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 25 January 2002 End This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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