Holding(s) in Company

BT Group PLC
17 May 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)            Name of company

BT Group plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Brandes Investment Partners

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named 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

Total holding of the above shareholder

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Registered holder number of shares
Brandes Investment Partners, LLC 347,201,310
5)            Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a

6) Percentage of issued class

4.0%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a

8) Percentage of issued class-

n/a

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p in BT Group plc

10) Date of transaction

n/a

11) Date company informed

n/a

12) Total holding following this notification

Total holding of 347,201,310 shares

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.0%

14) Any additional information

This notification is in response to a letter received in accordance with Section
134 of the Companies Act 1989 informing BT Group plc of a notifiable interest in
the issued share capital of BT Group plc in accordance with section 198(2) of
the Act.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Challis, 020 7356 4086

16) Name of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

John Challis, 020 7356 4086

Date of notification 17 May 2004

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