Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6971T

BT Group PLC

26 March 2021

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

BT Group plc (the "Company" or "BT") announces that it was informed that Jan du Plessis, Chairman of the Company, has today, 26 March 2021, sold 1,000,000 BT Group plc ordinary shares held in his own name, and his spouse (as a person closely associated with him) has purchased 1,000,000 BT Group plc ordinary shares. As such, Jan du Plessis' deemed beneficial interest in BT shares held by him and persons closed asscoiated remains unchanged.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	JAN DU PLESSIS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CHAIRMAN
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BT GROUP PLC
b)	LEI	213800 LRO7NS5CYQMN21
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES IN BT GROUP PLC OF 5P EACH ISIN:  GB0030913577
b)	Nature of the transaction	SALE OF 1,000,000 BT GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.47 1,000,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A SINGLE TRANSACTION
e)	Date of the transaction	26 MARCH 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	MAGDALENA DU PLESSIS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH JAN DU PLESSIS, CHAIRMAN (SPOUSE)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	INITIAL
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BT GROUP PLC
b)	LEI	213800 LRO7NS5CYQMN21
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES IN BT GROUP PLC OF 5P EACH ISIN:  GB0030913577
b)	Nature of the transaction	PURCHASE OF 1,000,000 BT GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.47 1,000,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A SINGLE TRANSACTION
e)	Date of the transaction	26 MARCH 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Enquiries

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Tom Engel	Tel: [phone]
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Investor relations:
Mark Lidiard	Tel: [phone]

 

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