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BT Group PLC 27 June 2006 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1). (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. (2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. (3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters. 1. Name of the issuer BT GROUP PLC 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) (III) BOTH (I) AND (II) 3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director SIR CHRISTOPHER BLAND ANDY GREEN HANIF LALANI IAN LIVINGSTON PAUL REYNOLDS 4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person HALIFAX CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITED (as Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan). 5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest •Award of free shares under the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan to the above Directors. •Change in the technical interest of the Directors following the transfer of 70,126 unallocated shares held in trust by Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited to participants in the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan. 6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares ORDINARY SHARES IN BT GROUP PLC OF 5P EACH 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them HALIFAX CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITED 8 State the nature of the transaction • Award of free shares under the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan to the above Directors. • Change in the technical interest of the Directors following the transfer of 70,126 unallocated shares held in trust by Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited to participants in the BT Group Employee Share Investment 9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired AN APPROPRIATION OF 107 SHARES PER PARTICIPANT 10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed N/A 12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 13. Price per share or value of transaction 14. Date and place of transaction 230606 - UK 15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Sir Christopher Bland 1. 674,364 ordinary shares - personal holding; 2. 314,785 ordinary shares under BT Group Retention Share Plan; 3. Options over 314,244 ordinary shares under the BT Group Legacy Option Plan. Andy Green: 1. 152,752 ordinary shares - personal holding; 2. 391,726 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan - contingent award; 3. 230,629 shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan; 4. Options over 5,712 shares under BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme; 5. Options over 1,539,320 shares under BT Group Global Share Option Plan Hanif Lalani 1. 14,467 ordinary shares - personal holding; 2. 260,283 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan - contingent award; 3. 87,886 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan; 4. Options over 649,851 ordinary shares under the BT Group Global Share Option Plan; 5. Option over 5,346 ordinary shares under the BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme. Ian Livingston 1. 313,918 ordinary shares - personal holding; 2. 536,803 ordinary shares under BT Group Retention Share Plan; 3. 412,735 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan - contingent award; 4. 234,913 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan; 5. Options over 1,629,865 ordinary shares under the BT Group Global Share Option Plan; 6. Option over 7,290 ordinary shares under the BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme. Paul Reynolds: 1. 98,157 ordinary shares - personal holding; 2. 336,138 ordinary shares under BT Group Incentive Share Plan - contingent award; 3. 215,936 shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan; 5. Options over 4,555 shares under BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme; 6. Options over 1,448,764 shares under BT Group Global Share Option Plan. 16. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 17. Percentage of issued class N/A 18. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH 19. Price per share 229.75P (INITIAL MARKET VALUE) 20. Date of transaction 23 JUNE 2006 21. Date Company informed 27 JUNE 2005 If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes 24. Date of grant N/A..................... 25. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A........................... 26. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A........................... 27. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A........................... 28. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A........................... 29. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification N/A........................ 30. Any additional information THE ABOVE NAMED PERSONS HAVE TECHNICAL INTERESTS, AS AT 15 JUNE 2006 UNDER SCHEDULE 13 OF THE COMPANIES ACT AS FOLLOWS: A. A TECHNICAL INTEREST, TOGETHER WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF BT GROUP PLC IN 24,228,780 ORDINARY SHARES HELD BY ILFORD TRUSTEES (JERSEY) LIMITED IN RESPECT OF CONTINGENT AWARDS UNDER EXECUTIVE SHARE PLANS; B. A TECHNICAL INTEREST, TOGETHER WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF BT GROUP PLC, IN 0 (NIL) ORDINARY SHARES HELD IN THE NAME OF HALIFAX CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEE FOR BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE INVESTMENT PLAN. 31. Name of contact and telephone number for queries GRAEME WHEATLEY 020 7356 6372 Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification GRAEME WHEATLEY Date of notification 27.06.06 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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