Directorate Change

1 April 2015

BT GROUP plc

BT today announced that Phil Hodkinson will step down from the BT Board on 31 January 2016 by which point he will have served for ten years as a non-executive director.

Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of BT, said "Phil has been a great asset to the Board, including five years as chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and later as chair of the BT Pensions Committee."

"We have particularly valued his experience in the financial sector as well as socially responsible business practice. More recently Phil, as chairman of the Equality of Access Board since January 2012, has been significant in recruiting the next generation of EAB members and developing the EAB's role from milestone-based monitoring to principles-based on-going compliance."

"I would like to thank Phil for his valuable contribution over his time with us. I am also delighted that Isabel Hudson has agreed to become chair of the Equality of Access Board and the BT Pensions Committee with effect from 1 February 2016."

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For the year ended 31 March 2014, BT Group's reported revenue was £18,287m with reported profit before taxation of £2,312m.

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