SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Announcement: 2 February 2009
BT Group plc
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
BT Centre
81 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
England
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X... Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
Enclosure: 1 |
Director/PDMR Shareholding announcement made on 5 December 2008 |
Enclosure: 2 |
Listing rule 9.6.13 declaration announcement made on 5 December 2008 |
Enclosure: 3 |
Transaction in Own Shares announcement made on 10 December 2008 |
Enclosure: 4 |
Director Declaration announcement made on 12 December 2008 |
Enclosure: 5 |
BT announces reorganisation in France announcement made on 16 December 2008 |
Enclosure: 6 |
Total Voting Rights announcement made on 31 December 2008 |
Enclosure: 7 |
Transaction in Own Shares announcement made on 5 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 8 |
BT increases holding in Net2S announcement made on 7 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 9 |
Director/PDMR Shareholding announcement made on 14 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 10 |
BT issues internal finance bonds announcement made on 26 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 11 |
BT launches public offer for Net2s shares announcement made on 27 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 12 |
Gavin Patterson to leave Board of Johnston Press announcement made on 28 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 13 |
Total Voting Rights announcement made on 30 January 2009 |
Enclosure: 1
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
This form is intended for use by
an issuer
to make a
RIS notification
required by
DR 3.1.4R(1).
(1) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. |
(2) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. |
(3) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. |
(4) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. |
Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.
1. Name of the issuer
BT Group plc
2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance
with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or
(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324
(as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or
(iii) both (i) and (ii)
(III) BOTH (I) AND (II)
3. Name of person discharging managerial
responsibilities/director
Tony Chanmugam
4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
Director, above
5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the
person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
Director, above - on appointment
6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
Ordinary Shares in BT Group plc of 5p each
7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them
Tony Chanmugam:Personal Holding: Shares - 49,249
Ilford Trustees (Jersey) Limited - Contingent Awards:
Bt Group Deferred Bonus Plan: Shares - 134,025
Bt Group Incentive Share Plan: Shares - 352,712
Bt Group Retention Share Plan: Shares - 93,141
Also:Bt Group Global Share Option Plan: An Option over 37,384 Shares
8 State the nature of the transaction
Statement of interests in shares on appointment as a Director
9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
to shares acquired
N/A
10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed
N/A
12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
13. Price per share or value of transaction
N/A
14. Date and place of transaction
N/A
15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
As above
16. Date issuer informed of transactions
N/A
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted
options by the issuer complete the following boxes
17 Date of grant
N/A
18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
N/A
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
N/A
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise
N/A
22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
N/A
23. Any additional information
N/A
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Graeme Wheatley - 020 7356 6372
25. Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification
Graeme Wheatley
26. Date of notification
5 December 2008
END
Enclosure: 2
Friday 05 December 2008
BT GROUP PLC
NOTIFICATION UNDER LISTING RULE 9.6.13
BT Group plc announces the following details in respect of Tony Chanmugam, whose
appointment as a director of BT Group plc was reported on 1 December 2008:
Mr Chanmugam has no information to disclose in respect of Listing Rule
9.6.13.
Ends
Enclosure: 3
Wednesday 10 December 2008
BT GROUP PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES - VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
BT Group plc announces that it has today transferred in connection with its employee share plans 236,347 ordinary shares at nil cost. The transferred shares were all formerly held as treasury shares.
BT Group plc's capital consists of 8,151,227,029 ordinary shares with voting rights. Following the above transfer, BT Group plc holds 408,546,730 ordinary shares as treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in BT Group plc is 7,742,680,299
The above figure (7,742,680,299) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BT Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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Enclosure: 4
BT Group plc
12 December 2008
Notification under Listing Rule 9.6.14
Details of an additional directorship held by a current director.
1. Phil Hodkinson is a current non-executive director of BT Group plc;
2. Phil Hodkinson was appointed a non-executive Director of Resolution Ltd on 29 October 2008;
3. Resolution Ltd completed admission to secondary listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority on 10 December 2008.
Contact for queries:
Name: Graeme Wheatley
Address:
A9
BT Centre
81 Newgate St
EC1A 7AJ
Date of Notification:
12 December 2008
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Enclosure: 5
BT GROUP PLC ANNOUNCES A PROPOSED REORGANISATION OF ITS IT SERVICES ACTIVITIES IN FRANCE
Summary
BT Group plc announces today a proposed reorganisation of its Managed Services and Professional Services activities in France into a single corporate entity, Net2S SA ("Net2S"). The reorganisation involves the merger of certain BT group companies and the transfer of certain business divisions from BT France SA ("BT France") into Net2S, with the intention of streamlining the operations in France to enhance value for Net2S and BT France and their respective shareholders, customers and employees.
Details of the Reorganisation
The proposed reorganisation involves several steps,
including the contribution of the Global Professional Services ("GPS")
division and Applications Hosting ("AH") division by BT France to Net2S,
(together, the "Contributions"), and the merger of BTIC-BT Infrastructures
Critiques SA ("BTIC"), a 100% subsidiary of BT France, into Net2S (the "Merger").
The newly enlarged Net2S will have c.2,300 employees and will be re-named BT
Services. Following the Merger and Contributions, BT Services will focus on the selling and
delivery of IT Managed and Professional Services whilst BT France will focus on the selling
and delivery of network services. The proposed reorganisation is intended to
make the Managed Services and Professional Services activities in France a more
focused proposition to customers, existing employees and potential recruits, enabling the
businesses to be managed more efficiently so as to enhance value for Net2S, BT France and
their respective shareholders, customers and employees.
Following the consultations with the respective works councils of BT France, BTIC and Net2S and approval by the boards of Net2S, BT France and BTIC, the related Merger and Contributions agreements have been signed today by BT France, BTIC and Net2S.
This project is part of BT's stated strategic intentions when it acquired a controlling stake in Net2S, as highlighted in the February 2008 information note1. A draft Document E, outlining the reorganization, will be filed with France's Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in accordance with AMF regulations. The valuations of the different assets contributed through the Merger and the Contributions are to be reviewed by Mr. Olivier Peronnet (Cabinet Finexi) and Mr. Alain Abergel, demerger and merger designated auditors. They are expected to deliver their report on the valuations and fairness of the parity ratio during January 2009.
Based on the valuation of the contributed assets, the
Contributions shall result in the issuance of 4,676,956 new shares of Net2S in favour of BT
France. The gross assets being transferred under the contribution of the GPS
division amount to c.€22.4m
2. The
gross assets being transferred under the contribution of the AH division
amount to c.€29.5m. The Merger of BTIC into Net2S will be effected at a
ratio of 1 BTIC share for approximately 1.26 Net2S shares, and results in the issuance
of 1,178,738 new shares of Net2S in favour of BT France as sole shareholder of
BTIC. The gross assets involved in the Merger amount
to c. €132.2m.
2
The completion of the Merger, Contributions and
recapitalisation of BTIC shall result in the issuance in favour of BT France of a total of
15,855,694 new shares of Net2S. The total number of issued shares of Net2S following
the Merger and Contributions will be 29,009,539.
The benefits attaching to the newly issued shares will be effective from the
beginning of the current fiscalyear, being
1
April 2008.
The Merger and the Contributions are conditional on the approval by the shareholders of
BTIC, BT France and Net2S. The respective extraordinary general meetings will be convened
to be held on 27 February 2009.
As a consequence of the reorganisation, BT France will file with the AMF a public tender offer followed, as the case may be, by a squeeze-out, over the outstanding shares of Net2S not held by BT France. In anticipation of this filing, Mrs. Dominique Mahias, from Cabinet Kling Associé has been appointed by Net2S as an independent expert in accordance with the AMF regulations.
The launch of this public tender offer will be subject to completion of the Merger and Contributions after approval from the shareholders of Net2S, BT France and BTIC, the approval of the AMF and a review of the value of the newly enlarged Net2S by BT France and the independent expert. As such, the terms of any such offer are not yet finalised.
A further announcement with information regarding any applicable public offer will be made in due course following completion of the Merger and Contributions.
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Excerpt of the information note drafted by BT Group Plc regarding the simplified offer over the shares in Net2S for a price of €5.27 and which was stamped and registered by AMF on 8th February 2008 under the visa number 02-025, paragraph 1.3.2 (iii): “At some point of time in the future BT might decide to merge certain Net2S Group companies and/or assets with BT Group companies. The conditions of these possible merger operations would be subject to required consultation in due course wherever applicable.” This prospectus is available on the following AMF web site: http://www.amf-france.org/DocDoif/txtint/opdepotPdf/2008/208C028500.pdf The gross assets are unaudited figures as at 30 September 2008, being the latest available information
For further information
Inquiries about this statement should be made to the BT Group
Newsroom on its 24-hour number: 020 7356 5369. From outside the UK dial + 44 20
7356 5369. All news releases can be accessed at our web site:
http://www.bt.com/newscentre.
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group's revenue was £20,704 million with profit before taxation and specific items of £2,506 million.
BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
About NET2S
NET2S is a consulting group specialized in the implementation
of innovating solutions focusing on information and communication technologies, and a
leading provider on the security market. Established in Paris, London, New York, Zurich,
Brussels, Madrid and Casablanca, NET2S had 862 employees (including 699 consultants and
engineers) at 30th
June 2008. The combination of technological solutions and
cross-functional offers, with dedicated business lines, particularly in the finance and
telecoms sectors, allows NET2S to offer its customers high value added.
NET2S is a BT group company.
For more information, visit www.net2s.com
Enclosure: 6
Wednesday 31 December 2008
BT GROUP PLC
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS - MONTH-END DISCLOSURE
BT Group plc confirms that on 31 December 2008, its capital consisted of 8,151,227,029 ordinary shares with voting rights. On that date, BT Group plc held 408,546,730 ordinary shares as treasury shares and therefore, the total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on that date was 7,742,680,299.
The above figure (7,742,680,299) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BT Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enclosure: 7
Monday 05 January 2009
BT GROUP PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES - VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
BT Group plc announces that it has today transferred in connection with its employee share plans 61,741 ordinary shares at nil cost. The transferred shares were all formerly held as treasury shares.
BT Group plc's capital consists of 8,151,227,029 ordinary shares with voting rights. Following the above transfer, BT Group plc holds 408,484,989 ordinary shares as treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in BT Group plc is 7,742,742,040
The above figure (7,742,742,040) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BT Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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Enclosure: 8
BT increases holding in Net2S S.A.
Following BT Group plc's ("BT") public
tender offer for the entire issued share capital of
Net2S S.A. ("Net2S") during March 2008, through which
BT increased its holding to 91.11% of the issued share capital,
BT announces that it has further increased its
holding today through the acquisition of Trafalgar Catalyst
Fund's entire holding of 746,040 shares in Net2S at a price of €5.27 per
share in cash. As a result of this acquisition, BT now holds 12 791 476
shares of Net2S corresponding to 97.25% of the issued share capital of Net2S and
97.14 % of the voting rights.
A further announcement will be made in due course regarding the conditions of any
applicable buyout offer and/or compulsory acquisition over the Net2S shares, and
any effects on the reorganisation announced on 16 December 2008.
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of
communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities
include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and
international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work
and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile
products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global
Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group's revenue was £20,704 million with
profit before taxation and specific items of £2,506 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT
Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT
Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
Enclosure: 9
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF
DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED
PERSONS
This form is intended for use by
an issuer
to make a
RIS
notification required
by DR
3.1.4R(1).
(1) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. |
(2) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. |
(3) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. |
(4) |
An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. |
Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.
1. Name of the issuer
BT GROUP PLC
2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance
with
DR 3.1.4R(1)(a);
or
(ii)
DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b)
a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the
Companies Act 1985; or
(iii) both (i) and (ii)
(III) BOTH (I) AND (II)
3. Name of
person discharging managerial
responsibilities/
director
SIR MICHAEL RAKE
IAN LIVINGSTON
HANIF LALANI
AL-NOOR RAMJI
4. State whether notification relates to a
person connected
with a person discharging managerial
responsibilities/
director named in 3 and identify
the connected person
SIR MICHAEL RAKE
IAN LIVINGSTON
HANIF LALANI
AL-NOOR RAMJI
5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a
holding of the
person referred
to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
THE LAPSE OF OPTIONS BY THE ABOVE DIRECTORS UNDER THE BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME;
AND THE GRANT OF OPTIONS TO THE ABOVE DIRECTORS UNDER THE BT GROUP EMPLOYEE
SHARESAVE SCHEME
6. Description of
shares (including
class),
debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to
shares
ORDINARY SHARES IN BT GROUP PLC OF 5P EACH
7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number
of
shares held
by each of them
N/A
8 State the nature of the transaction
THE LAPSE OF OPTIONS BY THE ABOVE DIRECTORS UNDER THE BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME;
AND
THE GRANT OF OPTIONS TO THE ABOVE DIRECTORS UNDER THE BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE
SCHEME
9. Number of
shares,
debentures or financial instruments relating to
shares acquired
N/A
10. Percentage of issued
class acquired
(treasury
shares of that
class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
11. Number of
shares,
debentures or financial instruments relating to
shares disposed
N/A
12. Percentage of issued
class disposed
(treasury
shares of that
class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
13. Price per share
or value of transaction
N/A
14. Date and place of transaction
13 JANUARY 2009 – UK
15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury
shares should not be taken into account
when calculating percentage)
SIR MICHAEL RAKE
PERSONAL HOLDING: SHARES: 73,493 ORDINARY SHARES
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION
OVER 7,560 SHARES.
IAN LIVINGSTON
PERSONAL HOLDING: 659,454 ORDINARY SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2006: 159,232 SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2007: 132,138 SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2008: 210,722 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2006: 265,360 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2007: 365,151 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2008: 1,330,851 SHARES
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION
OVER 14,594
SHARES
HANIF LALANI
PERSONAL HOLDING: 190,674 ORDINARY SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2006: 121,319 SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2007: 115,777 SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2008: 146,753 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2006: 202,201 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2007: 239,956 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2008: 763,282 SHARES
BT GROUP GLOBAL SHARE OPTION PLAN: OPTIONS OVER 195,889 SHARES
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION
OVER 7,560 SHARES.
AL-NOOR RAMJI
PERSONAL HOLDING: 321,111 ORDINARY SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2006: 82,609 SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2007: 64,364 SHARES
BT GROUP DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2008: 105,058 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2006: 189,563 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2007: 260,820 SHARES
BT GROUP INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 2008: 219,198 SHARES
BT GROUP RETENTION SHARE PLAN 2007: 139,104 SHARES
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION
OVER 14,594 SHARES
16. Date issuer informed of transaction
14 JANUARY 2009
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes
17 Date of grant
13 JANUARY 2009
18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
SIR MICHAEL RAKE - 01.03.2012 - 31.08.2012
HANIF LALANI - 01.03.2012 - 31.08.2012
IAN LIVINGSTON - 01.03.2014 - 31.08.2014
AL-NOOR RAMJI - 01.03.2014 - 31.08.2014
19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
NIL
20. Description of
shares or
debentures involved (class
and number)
ORDINARY SHARES IN BT GROUP PLC OF 5P EACH
21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at
the time of exercise
SIR MICHAEL RAKE - £1.24
HANIF LALANI - £1.24
IAN LIVINGSTON - £1.11
AL-NOOR RAMJI - £1.11
22. Total number of
shares or
debentures over which options held following notification
SIR MICHAEL RAKE
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 7,560
SHARES.
IAN LIVINGSTON
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER
14,594 SHARES
HANIF LALANI
BT GROUP GLOBAL SHARE OPTION PLAN: OPTIONS
OVER 195,889 SHARES
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 7,560 SHARES.
AL-NOOR RAMJI
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER
14,594 SHARES
23. Any additional information
OPTIONS LAPSED:
SIR MICHAEL RAKE
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 8,797 SHARES.
IAN LIVINGSTON
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 6,250 SHARES
HANIF LALANI
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 8,994 SHARES.
AL-NOOR RAMJI
BT GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARESAVE SCHEME: AN OPTION OVER 11,198 SHARES
24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Graeme Wheatley - 020 7356 6372
Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification
GRAEME WHEATLEY
Date of notification
14 JANUARY 2009
END
Enclosure: 10
BT GROUP PLC
BT ANNOUNCES BONDS FOR INTERNAL FINANCE
26 January 2009
BT Group plc ("BT") today announced that a Group subsidiary company has issued bonds to fellow BT group subsidiary companies. The bond listing has no effect on the net and gross debt position of the BT group.
The bond maturity is February 2015. The new bonds were listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange on 23 January 2009.
……. Ends ……….
Enclosure: 11
BT LAUNCHES PUBLIC OFFER OVER REMAINING NET2S SHARES
Following its announcement on 7 January 2009 of the
acquisition of Trafalgar Catalyst Fund's entire shareholding in Net2S S.A. ("Net2S"), BT
Group plc ("BT") has today filed a draft buyout offer with the
Autorité des marchés
financiers ("AMF") in France to purchase
the remaining c.2.19% in Net2S that BT does not currently own.
The offer relates to a maximum of 348,120 shares in Net2S and will be at an offer price of
€5.27 per share, payable in cash from BT's existing resources, and amounts to a
maximum potential consideration of approximately €1.83m. The offer is subject to AMF
approval. The public offer will be followed immediately by a compulsory acquisition of any
outstanding Net2S shares not owned by BT at that time.
ENDS
For further
information
Inquiries about this statement should
be made to the BT Group Newsroom on its 24-hour number: 020 7356 5369. From outside
the UK dial + 44 20 7356 5369.
All news releases can be accessed at
our web site: www.bt.com/newscentre
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading
providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its
principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local,
national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at
work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged
fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT
Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group's revenue was £20,704 million with profit before taxation and specific items of £2,506 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
About NET2S
NET2S is a consulting group specialized
in the implementation of innovating solutions focusing on information and communication
technologies, and a leading provider on the security market. Established
in Paris, London, New
York, Zurich, Brussels, Madrid and Casablanca, NET2S had 860
employees (including 698 consultants and engineers) at 30th September 2008. The combination
of technological solutions and cross-functional offers, with dedicated business lines,
particularly in the finance and telecoms sectors, allows NET2S to offer its customers high
value added. NET2S is a BT group company.
For more information, visit www.net2s.com
Enclosure: 12
BT Group plc
Notification under Listing Rule 9.6.14
Details of an additional directorship held by a current director.
1. Gavin Patterson is a current executive director of BT Group plc;
2. Mr Patterson was appointed a non-executive director of Johnston Press plc on 07 July 2008;
3. Mr Patterson will step down as a non-executive director of Johnston Press plc on 24 April 2009.
Contact for
queries:
Name:
Graeme Wheatley
Address:
A9 BT Centre
81 Newgate St
EC1A 7AJ
Date of Notification:
28 January 2009
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Enclosure: 13
Friday 30 January 2009
BT GROUP PLC
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS - MONTH-END DISCLOSURE
BT Group plc confirms that
on 30 January 2009, its capital consisted of 8,151,227,029 ordinary shares
with voting rights. On that date, BT Group plc held 408,484,989 ordinary shares as
treasury shares and therefore, the total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on that
date was 7,742,742,040.
The above figure (7,742,742,040) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BT Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
BT Group PLC
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Patricia Day
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Patricia Day, Assistant Secretary.
Date 2 February 2009