Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
14 September 2004


                                  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
Pierre Danon
Andy Green
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.

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 Trustee (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 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 Trustee (Jersey) Limited:

Sir Christopher Bland -
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 8,207 shares

Ben Verwaayen -
BT Retention Share Plan: 23,892 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 21,384 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 6,921 shares

Ian Livingston -
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 8,405 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 4,935 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,449 shares

Pierre Danon -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 6,718 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,449 shares

Andy Green -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 6,301 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,202 shares

Paul Reynolds -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 5,710 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 3,955 shares

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

177.25p

13) Date of transaction

13 September 2004

14) Date Company informed

14 September 2004

14) Total holding following this notification

Sir Christopher Bland
Personal holding: 674,178
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 294,307
BT Group Legacy Option Plan: options over 314,244 shares

Ben Verwaayen
Personal holding: 387,876
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 766,835
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 856,761
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 248,205
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 4,217,958 shares

Ian Livingston
Personal holding: 313,054
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 176,984
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 301,428
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 159,560
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,990,835 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: options over 7,290 shares

Pierre Danon:
Personal holding: 107,206
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 240,905
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 159,560
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,990,835.

Andy Green
Personal holding: 119,995
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 225,974
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 150,696
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,880,230
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: options over 5,712 shares.

Paul Reynolds
Personal holding: 67,278
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 204,805
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 141,832
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,769,624
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: options over 4,555 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 14 September 2004
under Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

   • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
     74,001 Ordinary Shares held by the Trustee, Halifax Corporate Trustees
     Limited;

   • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
     28,820,375 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 6372

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

John Challis

Date of Notification: 14 September 2004


Ends



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