Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
26 June 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11


          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)     Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director

Pierre Danon

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)

Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited

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

Award of shares under the BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan

Grant of options under the BT Group Global Share Option Plan

7)     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

84,586 ordinary shares under the BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan

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

199.5p



13. Date of transaction

23 June 2003

14)     Date Company informed

25 June 2003

15)     Total holding following this notification

a. 61,228 ordinary shares - personal holding;

 b. 179,047 ordinary shares under BT Incentive Share Plan - contingent award;
 c. 53,253 ordinary shares under the BT Retention Share Plan;
 d. 182,861 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;
 e. Options over 1,639,272 ordinary shares under BT Group Global Share Option
    Plan - contingent options.

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

24 June 2003

18)     Period during which or date on which exercisable

24 June 2006 - 23 June 2013 subject to corporate performance measure

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

nil

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

Option over 676,692 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

199.5p

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

Options over 1,639,272 ordinary shares under BT Group Global Share Option Plan

23)     Any additional information

The above named Director has technical interests, as at 26 June 2003 under
Section 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    15,876,189 ordinary shares held by the Trustee, The Royal Bank of Scotland
    Trust Company (Jersey) Limited;

  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    31,719,402 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
    28,272 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: 26 June 2003

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