Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
15 February 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
BT Group plc

2) Name of Director
Sir Christopher Bland
Andy Green
Paul Reynolds
Hanif Lalani

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)
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 and reinvestment of interim dividends in further
shares under the terms of the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan.

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
All shares are held in the name of Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited:
Sir Christopher Bland - 5 shares
Andy Green - 7 shares
Paul Reynolds - 108 shares
Hanif Lalani - 108 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
212p

13) Date of transaction
14 February 2005

14) Date Company informed
15 February 2005

14) Total holding following this notification
Sir Christopher Bland
Personal holding: 674,183 ordinary shares
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 299,753 shares
BT Group Legacy Option Plan: options over 314,244 shares

Andy Green
Personal holding: 120,002 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 230,154 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 153,484 shares
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,880,230 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 5,712 shares.

Paul Reynolds
Personal holding: 67,706 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 208,593 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 144,456 shares
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,769,624 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 4,555 shares.

Hanif Lalani
Personal holding: 5,671 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 66,720 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 72,224 shares
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 649,851 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 5,346 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 15 February 2005
under Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

   •A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    27,777,035 Ordinary Shares held by Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited in
    respect of contingent awards under executive share plans;

   •A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    127,741 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share
    Investment Plan, Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited

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: 15 February 2005


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