Holding(s) in Company

BT Group PLC
07 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

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

ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTEN                          4,550,597

ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES                           2,645,178

ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTEN                          76,026,618

Bank of Ireland                                          2,411,174

BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                        2,101,074

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED                      19,608,038

Barclays Trust Co & others                               32,158

BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                            9,535

Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                  59,413

Barclays Trust Co E99                                    20,390

Barclays Trust Co R69                                    144,598

BLEEQTTTL-17011-CHASE MANHATTEN                          141,212

BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTEN                          836,257

BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTEN                          1,408,887

BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTEN                          2,049,237

BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTEN                          2,728,985

BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTEN                          5,607,542

BLINTNUKQ-16338-CHASE MANHATTEN                          592,576

BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTEN                          1,043,635

BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTEN                          77,959,586

BNP PARIBAS                                              594,673

CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTEN                          4,551,823

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                              44,665

Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                              795

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             1,008,587

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             40,723,146

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             12,842,314

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             2,172,779

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             23,893,701

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             5,777,419

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             3,769,168

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             86,830

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             1,271,791

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             8,365,644

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             174,222

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             119,893

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             625,195

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             145,878

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             234,059

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             2,673,209

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             115,590

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             239,710

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                      1,645,947

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                      1,815,107

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                      255,990

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      91,502

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      1,008,663

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      1,197,585

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      717,938

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      1,305,609

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      735,419

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      1,053,012

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      943,018

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      239,559

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      367,699

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      367,264

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      89,220

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      3,981,409

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      106,040

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      73,919

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      560,058

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                      289,304

Master Trust Bank                                        427,812

Mellon Trust - Boston                                    1,526,887

MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                              1,480,966

Mitsubishi Trust International                           46,163

Mitsubishi Trust International                           69,736

Mitsubishi Trust International                           118,664

Mitsubishi Trust International                           358,173

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                           2,033,852

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                           905,428

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                           313,563

R C Greig Nominees BL1                                   1,236,699

R C Greig Nominees CM1                                   309,023

R C Greig Nominees GP1                                   2,016,666

R C Greig Nominees SA1                                   506,838
State Street                                             708,269

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US                           8,218,269

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO                           423,125

Sumitomo TB                                              225,812

Swan Nominees Limited                                    32,259

ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                   225,783



TOTAL HOLDING                                            347,436,030



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Total holding of 347,436,030 shares


6)   Percentage of issued class

     4.04%

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

     7 May 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

Total holding of 347,436,030 shares


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.04%

14)  Any additional information

This notification updates the previous notification dated 22 August 2002 and is
a result of the reduction of issued share capital to 8,590,507,813 shares as a
result of the share buyback programme.



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 7 May 2004


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