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
7 February 2005
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.
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
Enclosure: 1. Transaction in Own Shares announcement made on 05 January 2005
Wednesday 5 January 2005
This announcement amends and replaces the announcement made on 31 December 2004.
The purchase was of 500,000 shares rather than the 1,000,000 shares stated in
the earlier announcement.
BT GROUP PLC
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
BT Group plc announces that on 31 December 2004 it purchased through Cazenove
& Co. Ltd 500,000 ordinary shares at a price of 202.625 pence per share. The
purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, BT Group plc holds 105,613,932 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares
held as treasury shares) is 8,529,015,106.
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. Head of Shareholder Services
Date 7 February 2005