Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
20 June 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

Ben Verwaayen

Ian Livingston

Andy Green

Paul Reynolds

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.

Decrease in the technical interest in shares of the Directors 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)

BT Employee Shares Trustees 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

Disposal of a technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc,
in 73,069 Ordinary BT Group shares held in the name of BT Employee Shares
Trustees Limited.

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

73,069

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

19 June 2003

14)     Date Company informed

20 June 2003



15)     Total holding following this notification

n/a

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 Directors have technical interests, as at 20 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
    31,520,606 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
    26,452 ordinary shares held in the name of Halifax Corporate 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: 20 June 2003

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