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212 BT Group plc
Annual Report 2015
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 final dividend in respect of the ear ended 1 arch 01 was paid on  epteber 01 to shareholders on the reister on 1 uust 01
and an interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2015 was paid on 9 February 2015 to shareholders on the register on 30 December
01. he final proposed dividend in respect of the ear ended 1 arch 01 if approved b shareholders will be paid on  epteber 01 to
shareholders on the register on 14 August 2015.
he dividends paid or paable on  shares and s for the last five financial ears are shown in the followin table. he dividends on the ordinar
shares exclude the associated tax credit. The amounts shown are not those that were actually paid to holders of ADSs. For the tax treatment of
dividends paid, see 7D[DWLRQRIGLYLGHQGV on page 223. Dividends have been translated from Sterling into US Dollars using exchange rates prevailing
on the date the ordinary dividends were paid.
Per ordinary share Per ADS Per ADS
Financial years ended 31 March
Interim
pence
Final
pence
Total
pence
Interim
£
Final
£
Total
£
Interim
US$
Final
US$
Total
US$
2011 2.40 5.00 7.40 0.240 0.500 0.740 0.366 0.777 1.143
2012 2.60 5.70 8.30 0.260 0.570 0.830 0.390 0.885 1.275
2013 3.00 6.50 9.50 0.300 0.650 0.950 0.451 0.994 1.445
2014 3.40 7.50 10.90 0.340 0.750 1.090 0.534 1.187 1.721
2015 3.90 8.50 12.40 0.390 0.850 1.240 0.573 –a–a
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s dividends paid b the copan are in terlin echane rate uctuations will aect the U ollar aounts received b holders of s on
conversion by the Depositary of such cash dividends.
Dividend mandate
n shareholder wishin dividends to be paid directl into a ban or buildin societ account should contact the hareholder elpline see pae 225),
or go to the Shareholder information page of our website.
ividends paid in this wa will be paid throuh the aners utoated learin ste .
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Calendar montha
Total number
of shares
purchased
Average price paid
per share pence 
net of dealing costs)
Total number of shares
purchased as part of
publicly announced
plans or programmes
Maximum number
of shares yet to be
purchased under the
AGM authorityb
April 2014 nil na nil 726,434,300
May 22,753,900 381 22,753,900 703,680,400
June 16,083,700 392 16,083,700 687,596,700
July 12,000,000 381 12,000,000 780,000,000
August nil na nil 780,000,000
September nil na nil 780,000,000
October nil na nil 780,000,000
November 10,008,300 373 10,008,300 769,991,700
December 3,549,900 411 3,549,900 766,441,800
January 2015 nil na nil 766,441,800
February 16,058,900 442 16,058,900 750,382,900
March nil na nil 750,382,900
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 total of 0 own shares were purchased durin 011. f these  shares were purchased for a total consideration of 101 19 shares
for a consideration of £76m under the authority given at the 2013 AGM and 6m shares for a consideration of £26m under the authority given at the
2014 AGM), and 55m shares were purchased by the BT Group Employee Share Ownership Trust for a consideration of £218m. Please see note 20 to
the consolidated financial stateents for further details.