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BT Group PLC 16 January 2004 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1) Name of company BT Group plc 2. Name of Director Paul Reynolds 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. Director 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) Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited (as Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan). 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 Monthly purchase of shares under the terms of the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan. 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: Purchase of 68 shares at 186p per share. 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 186p 13. Date of transaction 15 January 2004 14) Date Company informed 16 January 2004 15) Total holding following this notification Paul Reynolds: 1. 46,684 ordinary shares - personal holding; 2. 151,407 ordinary shares under BT Incentive Share Plan - contingent award; 3. 154,013 shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan; 4. 11,824 shares under BT Executive Share Plan - contingent award; 5. Options over 4,555 shares under BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme; 6. Options over 1,457,124 shares under BT Group Global Share Option Plan. 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 Director has a technical interest, as at 16 January 2004 under Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows: • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in 103,050 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee of the BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan, Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited; • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in 30,488,150 Ordinary Shares held by Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited in respect of contingent awards under executive share plans; 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries John Challis, 020 7356 4086 25) Name of signature or authorised company official responsible for making this notification John Challis Date of Notification: 16 January 2004 End This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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