Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
06 October 2004


                                  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.

     Adjustment in the technical interests of the above directors

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 company PEP and if discretionary/non
     discretionary

     Adjustment in the technical interests of the above directors following the
     vesting of an award of shares to the personal representative of a deceased
     participant in the BT Group Incentive Share Plan

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

     1,709 shares

10)  Percentage of issued class

     n/a

11)  Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 5p each

12)  Price per share
     
     179.75 pence

13)  Date of transaction

     30 September 2004

14)  Date Company informed

     5 October 2004

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 details (17 - 22)

     
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

     No change

23)  Any additional information

     Following the changes detailed above, the above named Directors have 
     technical interests, as at  DATE /@ "dd MMMM yyyy" 06 October 2004 under 
     Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:
          
     •    A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
          94,223 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
          28,811,015 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

     Graeme Wheatley 020 7356 6372

25)  Name of signature or authorised company official responsible for making 
     this notification

     Graeme Wheatley

Date of Notification:  06 October 2004


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