Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
06 September 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)     Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director

Clayton Mark Brendish

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)

CF Pendennis Fund

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

4 September 2002

15)     Total holding following this notification

10,920

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 Clayton Brendish as a non-executive director of BT Group plc,
with effect from 1 September 2002, was notified to the London Stock Exchange on
11 July 2002.

The following information is now provided in respect of Clayton Brendish as
required by the Listing Rules:

Listing Rule 16.4 (a)

Current Directorships of publicly quoted companies in the last five years:

Company name                                                                                 Appointed

QinetiQ plc                                                                                  1 June 2001

Herald Investment Trust plc                                                                  16 July 2001

Past Directorships

Company name                                                      Appointed                   Resigned

CMG plc                                                           June 2000                   May 2001

Admiral plc                                                       January 1980                June 2000

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC               March 1995                  February 1999

Listing Rule 16.4 (b)

Not applicable.

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: 6 September 2002

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