Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
10 October 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

Pierre Danon

Andy Green

Paul Reynolds

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.

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)

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

re-investment of shares held in trust following dividend over which the above
Director's have a conditional interest

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

All shares are held in the name of Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited:

Sir Christopher Bland -

BT Incentive Share Plan: 7,302 shares

BT Group Retention Share Plan: 6,302 shares

Ben Verwaayen -

BT Retention Share Plan: 18,347 shares

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 11,530 shares

Ian Livingston -

BT Group Retention Share Plan: 10,317 shares

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 1,940 shares

Pierre Danon -

BT Retention Share Plan: 1,221 shares

BT Deferred Bonus Plan: 423 shares

BT Incentive Share Plan: 4,107 shares

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 3,683 shares

Andy Green -

BT Executive Share Plan: 734 shares

BT Incentive Share Plan: 4,107 shares

BT Deferred Bonus Plan: 857 shares

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 2,924 shares

Paul Reynolds -

BT Executive Share Plan: 219 shares

BT Incentive Share Plan: 3,395 shares

BT Deferred Bonus Plan: 622 shares

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 2,703 shares

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

08 September 2003

14) Date Company informed

10 October 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

Sir Christopher Bland

Personal holding: 674,062

BT Incentive Share Plan: 325,610

BT Group Retention Share Plan: 281,027

BT Group Legacy Option Plan: options over 314,244 shares

Ben Verwaayen

Personal holding: 387,876

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 514,140

BT Group Retention Share Plan: 818,101

BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 3,671,083 shares

Ian Livingston

Personal holding: 209,637

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 86,526

BT Group Retention Share Plan: 460,050

BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,639,272 shares

BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: options over 7,290 shares

Pierre Danon:

Personal holding: 93,508;

BT Incentive Share Plan : 183,154;

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 186,967;

BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,639,272.

Andy Green

Personal holding: 92,351;

BT Executive Share Plan: 39,441;

BT Incentive Share Plan : 176,417;

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 183,154;

BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,548,198;

BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: options over 2,905 shares.

Paul Reynolds

Personal holding: 46,342;

BT Executive Share Plan: 11,824;

BT Incentive Share Plan : 151,407;

BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 154,013;

BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,457,124;

BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: options over 4,555 shares.

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 a technical interest, as at 10 October 2003 under
Section 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    51,400 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee, Halifax Corporate Trustees
    Limited;
  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    30,495,650 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: 10 October 2003

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