Technical Interest

SCHEDULE 11                                  

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1) Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director
   
Ben Verwaayen

Sir Christopher Bland

Paul Reynolds

Andy Green

Pierre Danon

Ian Livingston

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.

Change 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)

Halifax Corporate Trustees Ltd

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

Change in the technical interests of the above Directors

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

Recovery of 1690 BT Group shares by Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited as
Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan from awards made to
non-eligible individuals.

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

n/a

13. Date of transaction
   
20 September 2002

14) Date Company informed

20 September 2002

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 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 technical interests, as at 23 September 2002
under Section 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

  * A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    15,876,189 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee, The Royal Bank of Scotland
    Trust Company (Jersey) Limited;
   
  * A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    31,917,334 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 73,069
    Ordinary Shares held in the name of BT Employee Shares Trustees Limited.
   
  * A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc, in 5522
    ordinary shares held in the name of Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited.
   
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: 23 September 2002

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