Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
28 June 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

BT Group plc

2)                   Name of Director

Andy Green

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)

Director in 2) 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

Grant of an option under the BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme (details below)
Lapse of an option under the BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme over 2,905
shares

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

n/a

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

n/a

13)                Date of transaction

25 June 2004

14) Date Company informed

25 June 2004

15) Total holding following this notification

a.                    92,351 ordinary shares - personal holding;

b.                    146,494 ordinary shares under the BT Group Incentive Share
Plan - contingent award;

c.                     266,396 ordinary shares under BT Group Deferred Bonus
Plan;

d.                    An option over 5,712 ordinary shares under the BT Group
Employee Sharesave Scheme;

e.                     Options over 1,880,230 ordinary 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

25 June 2004

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

14 August 2007 to 13 February 2008

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Options over 5,712 ordinary shares of 5p each

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

165p

22)                Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

Options over 1,880,230 ordinary shares under BT Group Global Share Option Plan
Options over 5,712 ordinary shares under the BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme

23) Any additional information

The above named Director has technical interests, as at 25 June 2004 under
Section 13 of the Companies Act as follows:
       A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
30,208,127 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
156,976 ordinary shares held in the name of Halifax Corporate Trustees Limited
as Trustee for BT Group Employee Share Investment Plan.

The option granted under the BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme on 24 June 2002
over 2,905 shares lapsed on 25 June 2004.

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: 28 June 2004

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