Holding(s) in Company

BT Group PLC
11 July 2006


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company



BT Group plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC

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


Bank of Ireland                                                      969,405

Bank of New York                                                     587,446

Barclays Bank PLC (Singapore)                                        3,700

BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                    271,281,945

BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                    4,229,202

BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                    1,976,500

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                      80,000

Barclays Global Investors Canada                                     603,238

Barclays Trust Co & others                                           35,629

BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                        623

Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                              83,788

Barclays Trust Co E99                                                4,150

Barclays Trust Co R69                                                175,071

BNP PARIBAS                                                          560,950

Chase Nominees - 16376                                               4,057,629

Chase Nominees - 20947                                               61,499,170

Chase Nominees - 21359                                               3,206,919

Chase Nominess - 28270                                               1,031,669

Chase Nominees - 28270                                               2,673,149

CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                        435,344

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 - 00324190                               1,725

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 - 00520518                               845

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 - 00594414                               28,085

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 - 00594775                               730

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 - 00227401                               1,252

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 - 00597278                               15,000

Gerrard Nominees Limited                                             338,945

Greig Middleton Nominees                                             4,887,833

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                         118,337,732


JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16331                                      2,045,812

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16338                                      504,571

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16341                                      7,000,137

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16341                                      2,392,877

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16342                                      1,070,744

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16344                                      789,498

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16345                                      1,325,723

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 16400                                      69,148,317

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 17011                                      142,657

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) - 18409                                      6,405,021


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                  21,684,022


Master Trust Bank                                                    261,173

Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN                                          976,593

Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN                                          333,475

MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                          565,171

Mitsubishi Trust International                                       175,285

Mitsui Asset                                                         137,179

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                       1,458,529

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                       1,225,615

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                       308,583

R C Greig Nominees                                                   13,772,586

R C Greig Nominees AK1                                               4,309,011

R C Greig Nominees BL1                                               1,190,902

R C Greig Nominees CM1                                               413,564

R C Greig Nominees GP1                                               2,066,788

R C Greig Nominees SA1                                               778,175

Reflex Nominees Limited                                              2,625

Reflex Nominees Limited                                              10,893

State Street                                                         1,094,820

State Street                                                         46,800

STATE STREET BOSTON                                                  4,298,818

STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA                                         987,639


The Northern Trust Company                                           695,462

Trust and Custody Services Bank                                      81,061

Trust and Custody Services Bank                                      4,975


ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                               686,341


TOTAL HOLDING                                                        623,126,239



5)              Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Total holding of 623,126,239 shares

6) Percentage of issued class

7.48%

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

11 July 2006

12) Total holding following this notification

Total holding of 623,126,239 shares

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.48%

14) Any additional information

This notification updates the previous notification dated 05 July 2006 and is a
result of the increase in the total holding of Barclays plc from 455,940,341 to
623,126,239 shares.


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Graeme Wheatley, 020 7356 6372

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

Graeme Wheatley, 020 7356 6372

Date of notification 11 July 2006

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