Director/PDMR Shareholding

BT Group PLC
20 September 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11
          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

BT Group plc

2) Name of Director

Sir Christopher Bland
Ben Verwaayen
Ian Livingston
Andy Green
Paul Reynolds
Hanif Lalani

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.

Directors in 2) above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited

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

Awards of shares as dividend equivalents to shares held in trust and in treasury
over which the above Directors have a conditional interest under BT Group
Incentive Share Plan, BT Group Retention Share Plan and BT Group Deferred Bonus
Plan.

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

All shares are held in the name of Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited except where
marked as treasury shares:

Sir Christopher Bland -
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 8,846 shares

Ben Verwaayen -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 20,570 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 2,905 shares - held in treasury
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 7,460 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 9,070 shares - held in treasury

Ian Livingston -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 5,319 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 1,281 shares - held in treasury
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 15,085 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,796 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 6,803 shares - held in treasury

Andy Green -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 5,161 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 1,320 shares - held in treasury
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,529 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 6,478 shares - held in treasury

Paul Reynolds -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 4,687 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 1,380 shares - held in treasury
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,263 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 5,183 shares - held in treasury

Hanif Lalani -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 1,584 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 884 shares - held in treasury
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 2,131 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 5,183 shares - held in treasury

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

220.25p

13)    Date of transaction

19 September 2005

14) Date Company informed

19 September 2005

14)    Total holding following this notification

Sir Christopher Bland
Personal holding: 674,250 ordinary shares
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 308,599
BT Group Legacy Option Plan: options over 314,244 shares

Ben Verwaayen
Personal holding: 951,497 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 818,951
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 576,682
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 3,656,458 shares

Ian Livingston
Personal holding: 313,110 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 230,298
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 526,254
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 404,625
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,629,865 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 7,290 shares

Andy Green
Personal holding: 152,635 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 226,098
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 384,029
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,539,320 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 5,712 shares.

Paul Reynolds
Personal holding: 97,974 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 211,694
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 329,533
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,448,764 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 4,555 shares.

Hanif Lalani
Personal holding: 14,284 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 86,160
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 255,169
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 649,851 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 5,346 shares.

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 a technical interest, as at 20 September 2005
under Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

   •A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    24,809,976 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
    18,267 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share
    Investment Plan, Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Challis, 020 7356 6372

25) Name of signature or authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

John Challis

Date of Notification: 20 September 2005
Ends



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