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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: 30 May 2014
 
 
BT Group plc
 
 
(Translation of registrant's name into English)


 
 
BT Group plc
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- ________

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
 
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
BT Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 
Other (please specify):
   
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii
Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
28 May 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 May 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
Below 5%
           
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares
 
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of Voting Rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
% of  voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ord 5p Shares GB0030913577
778,912,816
778,912,816
   
389,877,293
 
4.92%
 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date xiii
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
% of voting rights
         
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
 
% of voting rights xix, xx
 
         
Nominal
Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
389,877,293
4.92%
                                 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 
Invesco Global Asset Management Limited - 19,239,531
Invesco Advisers Inc - 495,983
Invesco Asset Management GmbH & Invesco GT Management - 11,141,137
Invesco Asset Management Japan - 907,167
Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 2,999,706
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 55,303,970
Invesco Asset Management S.A (France) - 779,795
Invesco Austria & Invesco Asset Management GmbH - 91,404
Invesco GT Management S.A - 4,766,777
Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 1,530,392
Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 291,214,676
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Limited - 1,269,205
ADR's 10:1 = 137,550
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 
13. Additional information:
Holdings are based on BT Groups adjusted share capital of 7,919,231,718 on 28/05/14
14. Contact name:
Anna Watch
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7356 5158
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
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/ Dan Fitz, Company Secretary
--------------------

 
Dan Fitz, Company Secretary.

 
Date 30 May 2014