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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REVIEWS OVERVIEW
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS
152 BT GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT & FORM 20-F
Results announcements
Expected announcements of results:
Results for the 2010 financial year Datea
1st quarter 30 July 2009
2nd quarter and half year 12 November 2009
3rd quarter and nine months February 2010
4th quarter and full year May 2010
2010 Annual reports published May 2010
aDate may be subject to change.
Individual savings accounts (ISAs)
Information about investing in BT shares through an ISA may be obtained from Halifax Share Dealing Limited, 1 Lovell Park Road,
W.Yorkshire, Leeds LS1 1NS (telephone 0870 242 5588). ISAs are also offered by other organisations.
ShareGift
The Orr Mackintosh Foundation operates a charity share donation scheme for shareholders with small parcels of shares whose value makes
it uneconomic to sell them. Details of the scheme are available from ShareGift at www.sharegift.org or telephone 020 7930 3737, or can
be obtained from the Shareholder Helpline (see page 159).
Unclaimed Assets Register
BT, along with many other leading UK companies, subscribes to Experian’s Unclaimed Assets Register (UAR), a register of individuals owed
unclaimed financial assets such as shareholdings and dividends. UAR provides members of the public with a search device to trace lost
assets. For further information visit www.uar.co.uk or telephone 0870 241 1713.
Exchange rates
BT publishes its consolidated financial statements expressed in pounds Sterling. The following tables detail certain information concerning
the exchange rates between pounds Sterling and US dollars based on the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in pounds
Sterling as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the Noon Buying Rate).
Year ended 31 March 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Period end 1.43 1.99 1.97 1.74 1.89
Averagea1.70 2.01 1.91 1.78 1.85
High 2.00 2.11 1.99 1.92 1.95
Low 1.37 1.94 1.74 1.71 1.75
aThe average of the Noon Buying Rates in effect on the last day of each month during the relevant period.
Month
April March February January December November
2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008
High 1.50 1.47 1.49 1.53 1.55 1.61
Low 1.44 1.38 1.42 1.37 1.44 1.48
On 8 May 2009, the most recent practicable date for this annual report, the Noon Buying Rate was US$1.50 to £1.00.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION