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TR-1
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Notification of a Major Interest in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached
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BT Group plc
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2. Reason for Notification
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other: Please Specify
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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BlackRock Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3.
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N/A
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5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is crossed or reached
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01/12/2009
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6.Date on which issuer notified
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04/12/2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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HOLDING HAS GONE ABOVE 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class or Type of shares
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Situation Previous to the triggering transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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GB0030913577
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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406,119,930
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N/A
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5.24%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after triggering transaction
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Type of Financial Instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise / conversion period
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted
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% of voting rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after triggering transaction
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Type of Financial Instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ Conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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CFD
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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10,984,956
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Nominal
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Delta
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0.14%
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Total A + B + C
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Number of Voting Rights
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% of voting rights
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417,104,886
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5.38%
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Proxy Voting
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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11. Number of Voting rights Proxy Holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13.Additional Information:
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14. Contact Name
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Francis O'Mahony
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15. Contact telephone number
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020 7356 6143
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