Director Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1) Name of company

BT Group plc

 2. Name of Director
   
Baroness Jay

Carl Symon

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.

Purchase of shares by 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)

as above

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

market purchase of shares by the two named directors

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

Baroness Jay - 3028

Carl Symon - 6250

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

Baroness Jay - 165.1p

Carl Symon - 160p

13. Date of transaction
   
25 September 2002

14) Date Company informed

26 September 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

Baroness Jay - 5572

Carl Symon - 10069

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

none

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: 30 September 2002

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