Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
16 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)     Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director

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.

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)

Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited (as Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share
Investment Plan).

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

Monthly purchase of shares under the terms of the BT Group Employee Share
Investment Plan.

7)     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

Purchase of 68 shares at 186p per share.

 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

186p

13. Date of transaction

15 January 2004

14)     Date Company informed

16 January 2004

15)     Total holding following this notification

Paul Reynolds:

1. 46,684 ordinary shares - personal holding;


    2. 151,407 ordinary shares under BT Incentive Share Plan - contingent award;

    3. 154,013 shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;

 4. 11,824 shares under BT Executive Share Plan - contingent award;
 5. Options over 4,555 shares under BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme;
 6. Options over 1,457,124 shares under BT Group Global Share 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 a technical interest, as at 16 January 2004 under
Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    103,050 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share
    Investment Plan, Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited;
  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    30,488,150 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: 16 January 2004

End


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange