Director Shareholding
BT Group PLC
05 August 2004
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1) Name of company
BT Group plc
2) Name of Directors
Sir Christopher Bland
Ian Livingston
Pierre Danon
Paul Reynolds
Andy Green
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.
Award of free shares under the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan
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
Increase in the interests' of the above Directors following the award of free
shares under the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
Award of 116 free shares to each Director named above.
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
181p (initial market value)
13) Date of transaction
04 August 2004
14) Date Company informed
05 August 2004
15) Total holding following this notification
Sir Christopher Bland
1. 674,178 ordinary shares - personal holding;
2. 286,100 ordinary shares under BT Group Retention Share Plan;
3. Options over 314,244 ordinary shares under the BT Group Legacy
Option Plan.
Ian Livingston
1. 313,054 ordinary shares - personal holding;
2. 293,023 ordinary shares under BT Group Retention Share Plan;
3. 155,111 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan -
contingent award;
4. 172,049 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;
5. Options over 1,990,835 ordinary shares under the BT Group Global
Share Option Plan;
6. Option over 7,290 ordinary shares under the BT Group Employee
Sharesave Scheme.
Pierre Danon
1. 107,206 ordinary shares - personal holding;
2. 155,111 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan -
contingent award;
3. 234,187 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;
4. Options over 1,990,835 ordinary shares under the BT Group Global
Share Option Plan
Paul Reynolds:
1. 67,208 ordinary shares - personal holding;
2. 137,877 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan - contingent
award;
3. 199,095 shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;
4. Options over 4,555 shares under BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme;
5. Options over 1,769,624 shares under BT Group Global Share Option Plan.
Andy Green:
1. 119,995 ordinary shares - personal holding;
2. 146,494 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan - contingent
award;
3. 219,673 shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan;
4. Options over 5,712 shares under BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme;
5. Options over 1,880,230 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 Directors have technical interests, as at 05 August 2004 under
Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:
• A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
64,498 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee, Halifax Corporate Trustees
Limited;
• A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
28,839,639 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: 05 August 2004
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