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Per ordinary share Per ADS Per ADS
Years ended 31 March
Interim
pence
Final
pence
Total
pence
Interim
£
Final
£
Total
£
Interim
US$
Final
US$
Total
US$
1999 8.10 12.30 20.40 1.012 1.366 2.378 1.644 2.202 3.846
2000 8.70 13.20 21.90 0.870 1.320 2.190 1.529 2.039 3.568
2001 8.70 – 8.70 0.870 – 0.870 1.397 – 1.397
2002 – 2.00 2.00 – 0.20 0.20 – 0.311 0.311
2003 2.25 4.25 6.50 0.225 0.425 0.65 0.366 –
a
–
a
a
Qualifying holders of ADSs on record as of 8 August 2003 are entitled to receive the final dividend which will be paid on 15 September 2003, subject
to approval at the annual general meeting. The US dollar amount of the final dividend of 42.5 pence per ADS to be paid to holders of ADSs will be based
on the exchange rate in effect on 8 September 2003, the date of payment to holders of ordinary shares.
As dividends paid by the company are in pounds sterling, exchange rate fluctuations will affect the US dollar
amounts received by holders of ADSs on conversion by the Depositary of such cash dividends.
Dividend mandate
Any shareholder wishing dividends to be paid directly into a bank or building society account should contact
the Registrar for a dividend mandate form. Dividends paid in this way will be paid through the Bankers
Automated Clearing System (BACS). Alternatively, a form may be downloaded from the internet at
www.bt.com/investorcentre.
Dividend investment plan
The dividend investment plan replaced the share dividend plan for shareholders following the 1999 interim
dividend. Under the dividend investment plan, cash from participants’ dividends is used to buy further BT Group
shares in the market.
Shareholders could elect to receive additional shares in lieu of a cash dividend for the following dividends:
Date paid Price per share pence
1999 final 20 September 1999 970.1
2000 interim 14 February 2000 991.5
2000 final 18 September 2000 809.6
2001 interim 12 February 2001 621.8
2002 final 9 September 2002 191.19
2003 interim 10 February 2003 178.23
Global Invest Direct
Details of the direct purchase plan run by the ADR Depositary, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Global Invest Direct,
including reinvestment of dividends, are available from JPMorgan Chase Bank on 1 800 749 1687 (toll free within
the USA) or +1 781 575 4328 (from outside the USA), or on written request to the ADR Depositary.
Additional information for shareholders
BT Annual Report and Form 20-F 2003 145