Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
02 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)     Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director

Sir Christopher Bland

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 Retention Share Plan

7)     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

274,725 ordinary shares under the BT Group Retention Share 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

182p

13. Date of transaction

01 September 2003

14)     Date Company informed

02 September 2003

15)     Total holding following this notification

 a. 674,062 ordinary shares - personal holding
 b. 318,308 ordinary shares under BT Incentive Share Plan - contingent award
 c. 274,725 ordinary shares under BT Group Retention Share Plan
 d. Options over 314,244 ordinary shares under the BT Group Legacy 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

n/a

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 2 September 2003 under
Section 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    50,582 ordinary shares held by the Trustee, Halifax Corporate Trustees
    Limited;
  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc, in
    30,816,781 ordinary shares held by Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited in
    respect of contingent awards under executive share plans.

 24)     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Challis 020 7356 4086

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

John Challis

Date of Notification: 02 September 2003

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