Director Shareholding

BT Group PLC
17 May 2005


                                   SCHEDULE 11
          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
BT Group plc

2) Name of Directors
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)
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 purchases of shares under the terms of the BT Group Employee Share
Investment Plan.

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
Paul Reynolds - purchase of 63 shares at 198.75p per share.
Hanif Lalani - purchase of 63 shares at 198.75p 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
198.75p

13) Date of transaction
16 May 2005

14) Date Company informed
17 May 2005

15) Total holding following this notification
Paul Reynolds
Personal holding: 67,893 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 208,593 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 144,456 shares
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: 5,858 ordinary shares
BT Group Deferred Bonus Plan: 66,720 shares
BT Group Incentive Share Plan: 72,224 shares
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 17 May 2005 under
Schedule 13 of the Companies Act as follows:

  • A technical interest, together with all employees of BT Group plc in
    139,229 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
    27,733,138 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: 17 May 2005

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