Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
18 November 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)     Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director

Sir Anthony Greener

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.

Purchase of shares by spouse

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Greenwood Nominees

 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
    Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Spouse

6)     Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicated whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

purchase of shares

7)     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

25,000

 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

179.75p

13. Date of transaction

17 November 2003

14)     Date Company informed

18 November 2003

15)     Total holding following this notification

Sir Anthony Greener and Lady Greener:

36,167 ordinary shares of 5p each

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

n/a

 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: 18 November 2003

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