Holding(s) in Company

BT Group PLC
10 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

     Capital Group Companies


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

Barclays Bank - Capital International Limited            176,556
Chase Nominees Limited - Capital International SA        1,200,000
Chase Nominees Limited - Capital R&M Company             225,625,000

TOTAL HOLDING                                            227,001,556


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
     
     n/a


6)   Percentage of issued class

     2.64%


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 227,001,556 shares


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.64%


14)  Any additional information

This notification updates the previous notification dated 02 December 2003 and
as result of the reduction in interest from 3.02% to 2.64%, Capital Group
Companies no longer has a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of the
Company.



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 10 May 2004


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