Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
11 February 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
Pierre Danon
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 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:

Sir Christopher Bland -
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 5,446 shares

Ben Verwaayen -
BT Retention Share Plan: 15,854 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 14,189 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 4,593 shares

Ian Livingston -
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 5,577 shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 3,274 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 2,952 shares

Pierre Danon -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 4,456 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 2,952 shares

Andy Green -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 4,180 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 2,788 shares

Paul Reynolds -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 3,788 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 2,624 shares

Hanif Lalani -
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 1,210 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 1,312 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

210.75p

13)    Date of transaction

11 February 2005

14) Date Company informed

11 February 2005

14)    Total holding following this notification

Sir Christopher Bland
Personal holding: 674,178 ordinary shares
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 299,753
BT Group Legacy Option Plan: options over 314,244 shares

Ben Verwaayen
Personal holding: 387,876 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 781,024
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 872,615
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 252,798
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 4,217,958 shares

Ian Livingston
Personal holding: 313,054 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 180,258
BT Group Retention Share Plan: 307,005
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 162,512
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,990,835 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 7,290 shares

Pierre Danon:
Personal holding: 432 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 245,361
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 162,512
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,990,835 shares.

Andy Green
Personal holding: 119,995 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 230,154
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 153,484
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,880,230 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 5,712 shares.

Paul Reynolds
Personal holding: 67,598 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 208,593
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 144,456
BT Group Global Share Option Plan: options over 1,769,624 shares
BT Group Employee Sharesave Scheme: an option over 4,555 shares.

Hanif Lalani
Personal holding: 5,563 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 66,720
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 72,224
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 11 February 2005
under Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

   •A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    28,649,650 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
    127,741 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 4086

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

John Challis

Date of Notification: 11 February 2005

Ends



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