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EX-4.5

 Exhibit 4.5 

 

 BT GROUP PLC 

c/o ppA9F 
 BT Centre 

81 Newgate Street 
 London 

EC1A 7AJ 
 8 March 2017 

Dear Jan, 
 The Board of BT Group plc (the Company) has agreed
your appointment as a non-executive director in advance of and in connection with your appointment as part-time Chairman of the Company and the Board. This letter sets out the terms of your appointment. 

Appointment 
 Your appointment as a non-executive director will, unless otherwise agreed, commence on 1 June 2017. It will terminate automatically, without any entitlement to compensation or notice pay, on the date on which your appointment as
Chairman commences (which is expected to be 1 November 2017). During your appointment under this letter, either you or the Board can give the other at least one month’s written notice to terminate the appointment at any time. If for any
reason the Board does not give you that notice, you will not upon termination be entitled to any compensation in respect of your notice period or otherwise. 

Your appointment is subject to the Company’s Articles of Association. Nothing in this letter is intended to exclude or vary the terms of the Articles of
Association as they apply to you as a director of the Company. 
 In accordance with the relevant corporate governance provisions, you will be required to
stand for election at the Company’s next Annual General Meeting and then, for so long as you remain a director, for re-election at the Company’s Annual General Meeting each year. 

If you are not re-elected by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, or your directorship is terminated under
the Company’s Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 or in accordance with the Termination provision below, your appointment will terminate automatically, with immediate effect and 

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without any compensation in respect of your notice period or otherwise. 
 Time commitment 

You are expected to attend all meetings of the Board, the Annual General Meeting (in person) and any Board away days. If you cannot attend any meeting you
should advise the Secretary in advance. In addition, you will be expected to devote appropriate preparation time ahead of each Board meeting and to take part in at least one visit each year to one of BT’s offices or other sites. 

It is difficult to be precise about the amount of time you should expect to spend on this work, but we estimate that you should allow a minimum of 10 days for
the initial five-month period. You should allow a slightly higher commitment at the start of your appointment whilst you familiarise yourself with the BT group and go through our induction programme for new directors. You will also be expected to
devote additional time as is required to help ensure an orderly handover of responsibilities prior to you commencing your role as Chairman of the Company. 

Additional time commitment may also be required if the Company is undergoing a period of particularly increased activity (such as a major acquisition or
capital transaction). 
 By accepting this appointment, you confirm that you are able to allocate sufficient time to meet what is expected of you in your
role as a non-executive director. You should obtain the agreement of the Chairman before accepting any additional commitments that might affect the time you are able to devote to your role as a non-executive director of the Company. 
 Role 

Non-executive directors have the same general legal responsibilities to the Company as any other director. The
Board’s principal focus is the strategy, development, growing shareholder value, oversight and control and governance of the group. In support of this it approves the group’s strategic plans, annual and investment budgets and capital
expenditure. It sets the direction for the group’s values, ethics and business policies and practices. It also has oversight of the group’s operating and financial performance, risk management and internal controls, and compliance and
major public policy issues. Board members are expected to constructively challenge and help develop proposals 

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on strategy. These responsibilities are set out in the formal statement of the Board’s role, included in your directors’ briefing pack and are in accordance with the UK Corporate
Governance Code. 
 Fees and expenses 
 You will receive
fees for your services as a non-executive director of £72,000 a year. Your fees will be paid monthly in arrears subject to such deductions for income tax and social security contributions as the Company
may be required by law to deduct. 
 As a non-executive director, you will have no entitlement to any bonus and no
entitlement to participate in any employee share plan or pension scheme operated by the Company. 
 The Company will either pay or reimburse you for all
reasonable and properly documented travelling, hotel and other expenses incurred on the Company’s business. 
 Any obligation of the Company or any
group companies under this letter and any other arrangement relating to remuneration from which you benefit or enter into after becoming a director of the Company shall be subject to and conditional on the approval by the Company’s shareholders
in a general meeting of a policy on directors’ remuneration in accordance with the relevant legislation. If that approval is not obtained, you will not be entitled to compensation or damages in respect of any loss or damage suffered as a
result. 
 Independence 
 You are considered to be an
independent non-executive director and will be identified as such in the Company’s annual report and other documentation. If circumstances change, and you believe that your independence may be in doubt,
you should discuss this with the Chairman or the Secretary as soon as practicable. 
 Outside interests 

It is accepted and acknowledged that you have business interests other than those of the Company. You are required to disclose to the Board, via the Secretary,
any interests you have at the date of your appointment. Advice on 

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notifiable interests is enclosed in your briefing pack. You will be asked to review the interests notified, on an annual basis. However, any new interests or potential conflicts of interests
which arise during your period of appointment should be notified to the Secretary as soon as they become apparent. 
 Confidentiality and share dealings

 From the date of this letter, you must apply the highest standards of confidentiality and not disclose to any person, firm or company (whether during
the course of the appointment or at any time after its termination) any confidential information concerning the Company or any group companies with which you come into contact by virtue of your position as a
non-executive director of the Company (or, prior to 1 June 2017, by virtue of any activities that you undertake in preparation for taking up your role as a
non-executive director or Chairman of the Company). 
 For these purposes, confidential information shall include,
but not be limited to, information (whether or not recorded in documentary form, or stored on any magnetic or optical disk or memory) relating to the business, products, affairs and finances of the Company and/or any group companies, which is
treated as confidential to the Company and/or any group companies or which you are told or ought reasonably to know is confidential or which has been given to the Company and/or any group companies in confidence by customers, suppliers or other
persons, and any trade secrets including, without limitation, technical data and know-how relating to the business of the Company and/or any group companies or any of its or their business contacts. 

Your attention is also drawn to the requirements under both legislation and regulation as to the handling and disclosure of inside information. You should
avoid making any statements that might breach these requirements without prior clearance from the Secretary. 
 You will be bound by the Company’s
Articles of Association, any rules and regulations that may apply to the Company, including any rules issued by the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Market Abuse Regulation and by the Company’s share dealing code and such other
requirements as the Board may from time to time specify. 
 For a period of six years after the termination of your appointment, you may retain documents
and papers made available to you by the Company provided 

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that (i) you comply strictly with the confidentiality obligations set out above, and (ii) you return to the Company all documents, papers and other property of or relating to the
business of the Company or any group company which are in your possession, custody or power by virtue of your position as a non-executive director of the Company at the end of that period, and you do not
retain copies (other than where the Company permits this). The Company is able to arrange the disposal of papers which you no longer require. 

Induction and briefings 
 The Company has in place
arrangements to complement the briefing material you have already received about the BT group through an on-going programme to keep you informed about the Company’s businesses, activities and
developments, the communications industry and the regulatory environment. This can include meetings with the Company’s executive management, major shareholders and other stakeholders and the external auditors. We will also arrange a tailored
package of visits to business locations so you can see BT and its people at work. 
 Review 

The performance of the Board and its committees is evaluated annually. If, in the interim, there are any matters which cause you concern about your role you
should discuss them with the Chairman or the Secretary as soon as is appropriate. 
 Individual training and development needs will be regularly reviewed
and agreed with each director as part of the Board evaluation process. 
 Insurance 

You are covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. We intend to continue to arrange this insurance cover. In the
event that we do not, run-off cover will be arranged for six years commencing from the date that cover under the latest insurance policy lapsed. The current limit in respect of any one claim or all claims in
aggregate during the period of the insurance policy is £200 million. 

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 Independent professional advice 

The Company has a procedure for its directors, in furtherance of their duties, to take independent advice if necessary, at the Company’s expense. If you
feel it necessary to seek such advice, please contact the Secretary first. A copy of the procedure is included in your briefing pack. 
 Termination

 The Company may immediately terminate your appointment if you: 
  

	a)	are in material breach of any of the terms of this letter; 

  

	b)	are guilty of gross misconduct and/or any serious or persistent negligence or misconduct in respect of your obligations under this letter; 

 

	c)	have engaged in any conduct which has or may have the effect of materially prejudicing the reputation of the Company or any other group company; 

 

	d)	terminate or seek to terminate your appointment as Chairman of the Company prior to its commencement; or 

  

	e)	fail or refuse to carry out the duties reasonably and properly required of you under this letter. 

 Upon
termination of your appointment for any reason you will, at the Company’s request, promptly resign in writing as a director of BT Group plc. The Secretary is irrevocably authorised by this letter to sign a letter of resignation on your behalf
if you fail to do so. 
 After your appointment is terminated, you will not represent yourself as being in any way concerned with or interested in the
business of the Company or any group companies. 
 Data protection 

By signing this letter you consent to the Company holding and processing information about you (including sensitive personal data (as defined in the Data
Protection Act 1998)) for legal, personnel, administrative and management purposes. You consent to the Company making the information available to any of its group companies, those who provide products or services to the Company or any of its group
companies (such as advisers and payroll administrators), regulatory authorities, potential or future employers, governmental or quasi-governmental organisations and potential purchasers of the Company. You also

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consent to the transfer of the information to the Company’s business contacts outside the European Economic Area in order to further its business interests. 

Miscellaneous 
 You confirm that you will not by reason of
your appointment or your performance of any duties under this letter be in breach of any legal obligation binding on you. 
 This letter (and any document
referred to in it) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all other agreements (both oral and in writing) between you and the Company. 

The terms of this letter are governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. 

Acceptance 
 Please confirm your acceptance of these terms
by signing the attached copy of this letter as a deed and returning it. For convenience, this letter may be executed in counterparts. Once executed, the counterparts will constitute an original, and both counterparts together will constitute one
instrument. 
 Yours sincerely 
 /s/ Dan Fitz 

Dan Fitz 
 Company Secretary 

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	To:	Dan Fitz 

 Company Secretary 

I confirm acceptance of my appointment on the above terms. 
  

					
	SIGNED as a DEED and    )	  		  	
	DELIVERED by	  	/s/ Jan du Plessis	  	
			
	in the presence of:	  	/s/ Jacqueline Williams	  	
			
	Witness’s Signature1:	  	  
	  	
		
	Witness’s Name (in capitals): JACQUELINE WILLIAMS	  	
			
	Witness’s Address:	  		  	
	6 ST JAMES’S SQUARE	  		  	
	LONDON SW1Y 4AD	  		  	
			
	 Date: 8 March 2017
  
	  		  	

  

	1 	A witness may be any person over the age of 18 who is not a member of your family.EX-4.6

 Exhibit 4.6 

DATED 8 MARCH 2017  

(1) BT GROUP PLC 
 (2)
JAN DU PLESSIS 
  
  

CHAIRMAN’S SERVICE CONTRACT 
  

 

  
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	1. 	  	INTERPRETATION 	  	 	3	 
			
	2. 	  	PERIOD 	  	 	5	 
			
	3. 	  	DUTIES 	  	 	5	 
			
	4. 	  	SHARE DEALING AND OTHER RULES	  	 	6	 
			
	5. 	  	CONFLICTS	  	 	7	 
			
	6. 	  	SALARY	  	 	7	 
			
	7. 	  	INSURANCE	  	 	8	 
			
	8. 	  	HOLIDAY	  	 	8	 
			
	9. 	  	CAR 	  	 	9	 
			
	10.
	  	TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES 	  	 	9	 
			
	11.
	  	SICK PAY 	  	 	9	 
			
	12.
	  	MEDICAL EXAMINATION 	  	 	9	 
			
	13.
	  	EXPENSES 	  	 	9	 
			
	14.
	  	PROFESSIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVICE 	  	 	9	 
			
	15.
	  	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 	  	 	10	 
			
	16.
	  	DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 	  	 	10	 
			
	17.
	  	OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE WORK 	  	 	10	 
			
	18.
	  	TERMINATION 	  	 	11	 
			
	19.
	  	CONFIDENTIALITY 	  	 	13	 
			
	20.
	  	RESTRICTIONS 	  	 	13	 
			
	21.
	  	DATA PROTECTION 	  	 	14	 
			
	22.
	  	CONTINUATION 	  	 	14	 
			
	23.
	  	VARIATION 	  	 	14	 
			
	24.
	  	NOTICES 	  	 	14	 
			
	25.
	  	COUNTERPARTS 	  	 	14	 
			
	26.
	  	CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999 	  	 	15	 
			
	27.
	  	MISCELLANEOUS 	  	 	15	 

  
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 DATED 8 MARCH 2017 

PARTIES 
  

	1)	BT GROUP PLC (registered number 4190816) whose registered office is at 81 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AJ (BT) 

 

	2)	Jan du Plessis whose address is 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ (the Director) 

  

	1.	INTERPRETATION 

  

	1.1	In this Agreement the following expressions shall mean: 

  

			
		
	 Associated Company
	  	any company or venture in which BT or any other member of the BT Group has a shareholding or equity participation;
		
	 Benefits
	  	pension benefits, health cover, dental cover, the car currently provided, together with the cost of car maintenance, insurance and motor vehicle tax (but not petrol);
		
	 Board
	  	the board of directors of BT, or a committee of the board;
		
	 BT Group
	  	BT, all its Subsidiaries from time to time and any Holding Company (or any Subsidiary of any such Holding Company from time to time);
		
	 Chief Executive
	  	the Chief Executive of BT or his delegated nominee;
		
	 Commencement Date
	  	1 November 2017 (or such other date as may be agreed between the parties);
		
	 Confidential Information
	  	any information (whether or not recorded in documentary form, or stored on any magnetic or optical disk or memory or otherwise) including, but not limited to, any information relating to the business, products, affairs, or finances
of the BT Group or its

  
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		  	Associated Companies, which is treated as confidential to the BT Group or its Associated Companies or which the Director is told or ought reasonably to know is confidential or information which has been given to the BT Group or its
Associated Companies in confidence by customers, suppliers or other persons, and any trade secrets including, without limitation, technical data and know-how relating to the business of the BT Group or its
Associated Companies or any of its business contacts;
		
	 Employment
	  	the Director’s employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
		
	 Group Company
	  	any company in the BT Group;
		
	 Holding Company
	  	any holding company (as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006) from time to time of BT;
		
	 Salary
	  	£700,000 a year, fixed for a period of five years, or such higher salary as may be determined by the Board from time to time and such salary will be deemed to accrue from day to day;
		
	 Senior Independent Director
	  	the Senior Independent Director of BT or his delegated nominee; and
		
	 Subsidiary
	  	any subsidiary which for the time being is a subsidiary company (as defined in Section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006) of BT or of any Holding Company.

 1.2 A reference to something being determined, specified or required by BT includes a determination, specification or
requirement from time to time. 
 1.3 This Agreement supersedes any previous agreement between BT or any other Group Company and the Director. 

  
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 2. PERIOD 

2.1 Subject to Paragraph 18, this Agreement will commence on the Commencement Date for an initial period of one year. The Company may, prior to the first
anniversary of the Commencement Date, elect to terminate this Agreement with effect from the end of the initial period without any obligation to pay any compensation in respect of the Director’s notice period or otherwise. 

2.2 If this Agreement continues beyond the initial period, it will, subject to Paragraph 18, continue until either BT has given to the Director written notice
of not less than 12 months to terminate, or the Director has given to BT written notice of not less than six months to terminate, this Agreement. 
 2.3 The
Director’s period of continuous employment for statutory purposes will begin on the Commencement Date. 
 3. DUTIES 

3.1 BT will employ the Director and the Director will serve BT as its part-time Chairman of the Company and Board. BT may at its sole and absolute discretion
remove from, add to or otherwise vary any of the Director’s duties. 
 3.2 During the Employment, the Director will: 

 

	(a)	perform the duties of Chairman of the Company and the Board and act in accordance with BT’s Articles of Association; 

  

	(b)	comply with all BT rules, regulations, policies and procedures (including codes of conduct) and those of any applicable Group Company or Associated Company from time to time in force; 

 

	(c)	abide by any statutory, fiduciary or common-law duties to BT and any other Group Company of which the Director is a director; 

 

	(d)	promptly provide the Board with all information it may require in connection with the business or affairs of BT and of any other Group Company or Associated Company for which he is required to perform duties; and

  

	(e)	report to BT and any applicable Group Company or Associated Company any matters of concern of which he is aware, in particular any wrongdoing (or proposed wrongdoing), acts of misconduct, dishonesty, breach of any
policies of the BT Group or Associated Companies, including but not limited to the codes of conduct or breach of any relevant regulatory rules committed, contemplated or discussed by any member of staff, contractor or other third party.

 3.3 The Director’s working hours will be the hours required for the proper performance of his duties, which shall be an average of
approximately three days each week. 

  
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 3.4 The Director agrees, that due to the autonomous nature of his role the duration of his working time cannot be
measured or monitored and, accordingly, the Director’s employment falls within the scope of regulation 20 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (the Regulations). 

3.5 The Director’s employment with BT is subject to and conditional upon his being entitled to be lawfully employed by BT in the UK and the Director
providing evidence, satisfactory to BT, of the same. The Director will not be permitted to commence employment unless and until he has done this to BT’s satisfaction. The Director agrees to immediately notify BT about any change to his
entitlement to work for BT in the UK. If the Director’s lawful employment in the UK is subject to BT making an application for a visa, permission or any other approval in respect of the same, it is a condition of the Director’s employment
that he cooperates with any such application and provides BT with any information, assistance and documents as BT may specify. 
 3.6 Should the Director:

  

	(a)	cease, or appear in BT’s belief to have ceased, to be entitled to be lawfully employed by BT in the UK; 

  

	(b)	fail to provide on request documents to demonstrate that he is entitled to be lawfully employed by BT in the UK; or 

  

	(c)	not provide BT with the information, assistance or documents it may specify in relation to any application relating to the Director’s lawful employment in the UK, 

BT may terminate the Director’s employment without notice and without compensation or Payment in Lieu. 

3.7 BT will be entitled at its sole and absolute discretion to appoint another person to act jointly with the Director, including without limitation in
circumstances where the Director is suspended (whether pursuant to Paragraph 17.1 of this Agreement or otherwise) or at any time after either party has served notice to terminate the Director’s employment or otherwise purports to do so. 

4. SHARE DEALING AND OTHER RULES 

4.1 The Director will comply with the BT share dealing rules, BT’s internal codes, rules and/or policies as amended from time to time, BT’s Articles
of Association and with all applicable rules and regulations from time to time of the UK Listing Authority, any stock exchange on which BT’s and/or any other Group Company’s shares and/or stock are listed and/or traded, and any other
relevant regulatory bodies. 
 4.2 The Director will: 
  

	(a)	 consent to BT or any other Group Company inspecting any electronic equipment used by the Director, and to
monitoring and recording any use that he makes of BT’s or any other Group Company’s electronic communications and information 

  
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technology systems for the purpose of ensuring that BT’s rules (and those of any other Group Company) are being complied with and for legitimate business purposes; and 

 

	(b)	comply with any electronic communication systems policy that BT may issue from time to time. 

 5.
CONFLICTS 
 5.1 The Director will promote, and not do anything which is harmful or conflicts with, the interests and reputation of the BT
Group. 
 5.2 The Director will not without obtaining prior written consent of the Senior Independent Director: 

 

	(a)	work for (in any capacity) any other person, business, organisation or company or be engaged, concerned or interested either directly or indirectly in any other trade, profession, business or occupation or hold any
directorship or office in any company or entity that does or is likely to compete with the BT Group businesses; or 

  

	(b)	hold any shares or interests in any business or company that does or is likely to compete with the BT Group businesses. 

5.3 BT may require the Director to pay to BT any fees received by him from any directorship of another company. 

5.4 If the Director becomes aware of any conflicts of interest that may arise, he must disclose these without delay to the Board. 

6. SALARY 
 6.1 The Director will be paid
the Salary in twelve equal monthly instalments, payable on the last business day of each month. 
 6.2 The Director’s salary will be inclusive of all
fees and other remuneration to which he may be or become entitled as a member of any Board Committee (or, if relevant, an officer of any Group Company or Associated Company). 

6.3 The Director will not be entitled to be paid a bonus. 
 6.4
The Director will not be eligible to participate in any of BT’s share plans other than the BT Save As You Earn Scheme and the BT Employee Share Investment Plan or any replacement of either of those plans, subject to the applicable rules of the
plan, but participation under such plans will not form part of this Agreement. 
 6.5 The Director agrees that, pursuant to Part II of the Employment Rights
Act 1996, BT has the right to deduct from his Salary and/or any other sum or benefit due to the 

  
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Director any amount owed to BT and/or any other company in the BT Group by the Director. 
 6.6 The
Director agrees that: 
  

	(a)	any obligation of BT or any other Group Company or Associated Company under this Agreement and any other arrangement relating to remuneration from which the Director benefits or enters into in connection with being a
director of BT shall be subject to and conditional on approval by BT shareholders in a general meeting of a policy on directors’ remuneration in accordance with the terms of applicable legislation; and 

 

	(b)	in the event that approval is not obtained at any general meeting, the Director will have no entitlement to compensation or damages in respect of any loss suffered as a consequence. 

6.7 Any sums paid under this Agreement will be paid subject to applicable deductions for income tax and employee’s National Insurance contributions. 

7. INSURANCE 
 7.1 During the Employment,
subject to the Director’s age, health and/or any other personal characteristics (or, where relevant, that of his spouse or children) not preventing cover being obtained without exceptional conditions or unusually high premiums, and to the terms
of the relevant policy and rules of the relevant insurer or provider from time to time, BT will arrange private health cover for the Director, the Director’s spouse and children under the age of 18 (or 21 if in full-time education) and dental
cover for the Director and the Director’s spouse. 
 7.2 The Director acknowledges that as the above insured benefits are insured arrangements, the
payment of any benefit is subject to the discretion of the insurers. BT has no obligation to assist the Director in the advancement of any claim under the insurance, nor any obligation to make any payment or provide any alternative benefit should
the insurer refuse to pay or provide cover for any reason. 
 8. HOLIDAY 

8.1 The Director will be entitled to paid statutory holidays and to 25 days’ paid holiday in each year which accrues rateably each month in arrears.
BT’s holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March. 
 8.2 The Director’s holiday entitlement will be
pro-rated for his first and final year of employment to be consistent with the part of BT’s holiday year that the Director is employed. 

  
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 9. CAR 

BT will provide the Director with a car and a driver both appropriate to his status and responsibilities in accordance with BT’s company car policy from
time to time. BT will bear the cost of taxing, insuring, repairing and maintaining the car as well as the cost of business mileage. The cost of any personal use will be subject to reimbursement by the Director at rates agreed between BT and HM
Revenue & Customs. 
 10. TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES 

BT will provide telecommunications facilities and home security at the Director’s main residence and a second UK residence, if applicable, all as
determined by BT. 
 11. SICK PAY 
 During the
Employment, the Director will be entitled to receive sick pay (inclusive of any statutory sick pay and any benefits payable under any permanent health insurance effected by BT) of: 

 

	(a)	one twelfth of the Salary for each month in the first six months; and 

  

	(b)	one twenty-fourth of the Salary for each month in the next six months 

 in total in any continuous period of
two years, subject to production of medical certificates and any other requirements BT may reasonably request, including (without limitation) the Director complying with BT’s sickness policies and procedures for executives (including any
sickness reporting obligations). 
 12. MEDICAL EXAMINATION 

BT may, at its expense, require the Director to be examined by a medical practitioner of BT’s choice. BT’s Chief Medical Officer will be entitled to
receive a copy of any report produced in connection with all such examinations, on a confidential basis, and to discuss the contents of the report with the doctor who produced it. 

13. EXPENSES 
 BT will reimburse authorised
expenses properly incurred in the course of the Director’s duties against receipts or other proof of expenditure. 
 14. PROFESSIONAL
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVICE 
 14.1 The Director will be reimbursed subscriptions to professional bodies where
the Senior Independent Director considers it to be in the interests of BT. 
 14.2 BT will pay the cost of personal tax and financial planning advice up to
a maximum of £5,000 (excluding VAT) a year. 

  
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 15. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

15.1 Subject to the Patents Act 1977, the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, all right, title and interest in and to
any intellectual property in any material arising from the Employment is irrevocably and unconditionally assigned to BT. The Director will not use, disclose to any person or exploit any intellectual property belonging to BT. 

15.2 The Director hereby authorises BT to appoint someone to be his attorney and in his name and on his behalf, to sign, execute and do all things BT thinks
necessary or desirable to fully vest or confirm the vesting in it of all rights as set out in this Paragraph 15. 
 16. GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURE 
 If the Director has any grievance he may write to the Senior Independent Director who personally will either propose a
solution or refer the matter to the Board. 
 17. OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE WORK 

17.1 BT is under no obligation to provide the Director with work and may: 
  

	(a)	suspend the Director, if the Board considers this appropriate, for up to three months; or 

  

	(b)	if notice to terminate this Agreement has been given or received or the Director seeks to or indicates an intention to resign (or terminate) the Employment without notice (or full notice), vary the Director’s
duties or require the Director to cease performing all duties during all or part of the notice period (or during the period that should have been the notice period), 

in which case BT may continue to pay the Salary in accordance with Paragraph 6.1 and provide the Benefits under this Agreement until this Agreement terminates
and the Director will, in addition to his duties of fidelity, confidence and good faith, continue to comply with his obligations under this Agreement, including under Paragraph 5. 

17.2 Where Paragraph 17.1 applies, BT may require the Director: 
  

	(a)	not to attend any BT Group or Associated Company premises; 

  

	(b)	to refrain from business contact with any customers, prospective customers, workers, officers, directors, employees or any other business contacts of the BT Group or any Associated Company. 

For the avoidance of any doubt, where Paragraph 17.1 applies, the Director will: 

 

	(a)	not compete with BT, any Group Company or any Associated Company; and/or 

  
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	(b)	not do any act or thing or make or cause to be made any statement reasonably likely to damage the business or reputation of BT, any Group Company or any Associated Company. 

17.3 Where Paragraph 17.1(b) applies, the Director will at BT’s request promptly resign in writing as a director of BT (and as a member of any committee
of the Board), any other Group Company and of any company of which BT is a shareholder but this Agreement will not terminate on the Director resigning under this sub-paragraph. The Company Secretary of BT is
irrevocably authorised as the Director’s attorney to sign a letter of resignation on behalf of the Director if he fails to do so. 
 18.
TERMINATION 
 18.1 This Agreement will terminate immediately, without compensation, Payment in Lieu or prior notice: 

 

	(a)	subject to Paragraphs 17.3 and 18.3, if the Director: 

  

	 	(i)	ceases to be a director under the provisions of BT’s Articles of Association as altered from time to time (other than in connection with a change of control of BT); or 

 

	 	(ii)	resigns as a Director of BT or any Group Company; or 

  

	 	(iii)	is disqualified from acting as a director; or 

  

	(b)	if the Director fails in the reasonable opinion of the Board satisfactorily to perform his duties after receiving a written warning. 

18.2 BT may terminate this Agreement without notice, and without compensation or Payment in Lieu, if the Board believes that the Director: 

 

	(a)	is incapacitated for any reason from performing the Director’s duties for a continuous period of one year or any periods totalling 365 days in any continuous period of two years; or 

 

	(b)	is guilty of any fraud, dishonesty or disreputable conduct; or 

  

	(c)	is guilty of any misconduct (including outside the course of his employment) or neglect of duty after receiving a warning; or 

  

	(d)	is guilty of any gross misconduct or gross negligence or any conduct which, in the opinion of the Board does or may result in the breakdown in trust and confidence between the Director and BT and/or which does or may
prejudice any Group Company’s business or reputation; or 

  

	(e)	 is guilty of a breach of the Market Abuse Regulation, or the rules or regulations as amended from time to time of
the UK Listing Authority or any other regulatory authorities relevant to BT or any other Group Company or any code of practice 

  
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issued by BT or any Group Company from time to time relating to dealing in securities of BT or any Group Company; or 

 

	(f)	is convicted of any criminal offence (other than under the Road Traffic Acts for which a penalty of imprisonment is not imposed); or 

 

	(g)	repeatedly fails to follow BT’s policies and procedures or his obligations in this Agreement. 

 18.3 If
the Director ceases to be a director of BT because he is not re-elected or deemed to be re-elected at a general meeting, BT may terminate this Agreement immediately and
pay compensation in lieu of notice (calculated in accordance with Paragraph 18.4 below). 
 18.4 Subject to Paragraph 18.5 and the Director complying with
his obligations under it, in lieu of giving the Director the 12 months’ notice referred to in Paragraph 2.2 or at any time during any notice period (whether given or received by BT), BT may (but shall not be obliged to) terminate this Agreement
immediately and make a payment in lieu of notice equal to: 
  

	(a)	the Salary which the Director would have been entitled to receive in accordance with Paragraph 6.1 during the notice period referred to in Paragraph 2.2 if notice had been given or received or (if notice has
already been given or received) during the remainder of the notice period; and 

  

	(b)	the cost to BT of continuing to provide the Benefits during that period. Alternatively BT may in its absolute discretion continue to provide the Benefits during that period, 

(the Payment in Lieu). 
 18.5 The
Payment in Lieu will be payable in equal monthly instalments on the normal payroll dates. These instalments will continue until the date on which the relevant notice period would have expired or (if earlier) the date on which the Director secures
alternative full-time employment or engagements, subject to the conditions set out in sub-Paragraphs 18.5(a) to 18.5(b) below: 
  

	(a)	the Director will provide to the Board the evidence it may reasonably require on a monthly basis to show that he is making all reasonable efforts to secure alternative employment or engagements and full details of his
remuneration package in any such employment or engagements; and 

  

	(b)	in the absence of such evidence or if the Board is not satisfied (on reasonable grounds) that the evidence provided shows that the Director is making reasonable efforts to secure alternative employment or engagement(s),
BT may cease making any further payments. In these circumstances, the Director will have no right to any compensation or damages in respect of the loss of any further instalments of the Payment in Lieu that would otherwise have been due to him.

  
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 18.6 Upon termination of this Agreement, the Director will at BT’s request promptly resign in writing as a
director of BT (and as a member of any committee of the Board or any other office holdings) and of any company of which BT is a shareholder and from any Group Company, and will promptly return to BT any property of the BT Group. 

18.7 The Company Secretary of BT is irrevocably authorised as the Director’s attorney to sign a letter of resignation on behalf of the Director if he
fails to do so. 
 18.8 After the termination of his employment under this Agreement, the Director will, on request, render assistance and perform any tasks
and functions BT may require for its business to assist BT or any other Group Company to deal properly, efficiently and cost-effectively with any matters in connection with the affairs of BT and/or any other Group Company and in respect of which the
Director has particular knowledge and expertise by reason of his employment under this Agreement. The Director will be entitled to be reimbursed all reasonable out of pocket expenses properly incurred in rendering assistance and performing the tasks
and functions if approved in advance by BT. 
 19. CONFIDENTIALITY 

19.1 The Director must apply the highest standards of confidentiality and not disclose to any person, firm or company (whether during the course of the
appointment or at any time after its termination) any Confidential Information concerning BT or any other Group Company with which the Director comes into contact by virtue of his position as Chairman. 

19.2 The Director’s attention is also drawn to the requirements under both legislation and regulation as to the handling and disclosure of inside
information. The Director should avoid making any statements that might breach these requirements without prior clearance from the BT Company Secretary. 

19.3 All notes, memoranda, records, lists of customers and suppliers and employees, correspondence, documents, discs and tapes, digital memory and data
storage devices, computer software, computer programmes, computer operating systems, computers, laptops, tablet computers, mobile phones, PDAs, other portable electronic devices, data listing, codes, and other documents and material whatsoever
(whether made or created by the Director or otherwise and whether or not containing Confidential Information) relating to the business of BT or any other Group Company (and any copies of the same) shall be handed over and delivered by the Director
to BT (or to such other Group Company as the case may require) immediately on demand and in any event on the termination of the Employment (whether or not requested by BT). 

19.4 This Paragraph 19 shall continue to apply after the termination of the Employment and the Agreement (whether terminated lawfully or not) without limit in
time. 
 20. RESTRICTIONS 
 20.1 The
Director will be bound by the provisions of the Schedule to this Agreement. 

  
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 20.2 The 12 month periods referred to in the Schedule will be reduced by any time during which the Director has
been suspended, excluded from the premises of the BT Group or not required to undertake his duties under Paragraph 17 immediately prior to the termination of the Employment. 

20.3 The Director will not at any time after termination of the Employment represent himself as being in any way concerned with or interested in the business
of, or employed by, any company in the BT Group or any Associated Company. 
 21. DATA PROTECTION 

By signing this Agreement, the Director consents to BT holding and processing information about the Director (including sensitive personal data (as defined in
the Data Protection Act 1998)) for legal, personnel, administrative and management purposes. The Director consents to BT making the information available to any of its Group Companies, those who provide products or services to any member of the BT
Group (such as advisers and payroll administrators), regulatory authorities, potential or future employers, governmental or quasi-governmental organisations and potential purchasers of any member of the BT Group. The Director also consents to the
transfer of the information to BT’s business contacts outside the European Economic Area in order to further its business interests. 
 22.
CONTINUATION 
 Paragraphs 15, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 19, 20 and 21 inclusive will continue in force after the termination of this
Agreement. 
 23. VARIATION 
 BT may vary
Paragraphs 7 to 10 inclusive, 14 and 16 but only after first consulting the Director. 
 24. NOTICES 

Any notice or document may be served on the Director personally or by posting it to his last known address, or on BT addressed to the Company Secretary at its
registered office, and if sent by first class post will be deemed to have been received within 24 hours after posting. 
 25. COUNTERPARTS

 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party on separate counterparts. Each counterpart is an original, but all
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart signature page of this Agreement by e-mail or fax shall be as effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement. In relation to each counterpart, upon confirmation by or on behalf of the signatory that the signatory authorises the attachment of such counterpart signature page to the final text of this Agreement, such

  
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counterpart signature page shall take effect together with such final text as a complete authoritative counterpart. 

26. CONTRACTS (RIGHT OF THIRD PARTIES) 
 Save for any
Group Company or any Associated Company, a person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of its terms. 

27. MISCELLANEOUS 
 27.1 This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties, and supersedes all other agreements both oral and in writing between BT and the Director (other than those expressly referred to in this Agreement). The Director acknowledges
that he has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, warranty or undertaking which is not set out in this Agreement or expressly referred to in it as forming part of the Director’s contract of employment. 

27.2 The following provisions shall have effect for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 as amended: 

 

	(a)	there is no current requirement for the Director to work outside the United Kingdom for any consecutive period in excess of one month; and 

 

	(b)	there are no collective agreements currently in force which affect directly or indirectly the terms and conditions of the Director’s employment. 

27.3 Any reference in this Agreement to an Act of Parliament shall be deemed to include any statutory modification or
re-enactment of it. 

  
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 27.4 This Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of England. The Courts of
England shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. 
 This Agreement has been
executed as a deed and is delivered and takes effect on the date written on the first page of this Agreement. 
  

			
	SIGNED as a DEED and	  	/s/ Jan du Plessis
	DELIVERED by    )	  	
		
	in the presence of:	  	/s/ Jacqueline Williams
		
	 Name, address and occupation of witness:
	  	
	 Jacqueline Williams
	  	
	 6 St James’s Square
	  	
	 London
	  	
	 SW1Y 4 DA
	  	
	 Executive Assistant
	  	
		
	THE COMMON SEAL of	  	
	BT GROUP PLC affixed to this	  	
	 DEED is AUTHENTICATED by
	  	

  

	
	 /s/ Dan Fitz
  

Authorised signatory

  
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 SCHEDULE 

1. In this Schedule: 
  

	(a)	“Expiry Date” means the date of termination or expiry of this Agreement or the date the Employment terminates for any reason. 

 

	(b)	“in any capacity” means on the Director’s own behalf or jointly with or on behalf of any person, firm or company, whether directly or indirectly. 

 

	(c)	“Business” means any business of the BT Group in the United Kingdom or any other country in which the BT Group conducts its business. 

2. Since the Director is likely to obtain in the course of his employment with the BT Group, trade secrets and Confidential Information and personal knowledge
of customers and employees of the BT Group, the Director agrees with BT that he will be bound by the following covenants for 12 months immediately following the Expiry Date (less any period of time referred to in Paragraph 20.2 of this Agreement):

  

	 	(i)	The Director will not in any capacity solicit or endeavour to entice away or offer engagement or employment to, or engage or employ or procure any Designated Person, who was an employee of BT or any other Group Company
at the Expiry Date, to be engaged or employed in any business outside of BT or any other Group Company. 

 A Designated Person
is an employee of BT or any other Group Company with whom the Director has had personal dealings in the 12 months immediately preceding the Expiry Date and who had at the Expiry Date knowledge of trade secrets or Confidential Information or
knowledge of and connections or influence with customers or prospective customers of BT or any other Group Company. 
  

	 	(ii)	The Director will not in any capacity in competition with the Business, solicit or entice away or endeavour to solicit or entice away business or custom from any person, firm or company: 

 

	 	(a)	that was a customer or prospective customer of BT or any other Group Company during the 12 months immediately preceding the Expiry Date (“the 12 month period”); and 

 

	 	(b)	either (i) with whom or with which the Director personally had had dealings during the 12 month period in the course of the Employment or (ii) about whom the Director was in possession of Confidential
Information. 

  

	 	(iii)	The Director will not in any capacity in competition with the Business, do any business with accept orders from or have business dealings with any person, firm or company: 

  
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	 	(a)	that was a customer or prospective customer of BT or any other Group Company during the 12 month period; and 

  

	 	(b)	either (i) with whom or with which the Director personally has had dealings during the 12 month period in the course of the Employment or (ii) about whom the Director was in possession of Confidential
Information. 

  

	 	(iv)	The Director will not in any capacity carry on, be engaged or employed or be concerned or interested in any business, or take steps to set up, promote or facilitate the establishment of any business or provide services
to any business in any case in competition with any Business with which the Director has been directly concerned at any time during the 12 month period prior to the Expiry Date. 

For the purposes of this paragraph 2 of this Schedule, any reference to “engagement or employment” means engagement or employment
whether under a contract or otherwise and if under a contract includes a contract of employment, or a contract for services or any other form of contract and the terms “engage” and “employ” and their derivatives shall be
construed in accordance with this definition. 
 3. BT contracts with the Director in this Schedule on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its other
Group Companies. 
 4. For the avoidance of doubt it is expressly agreed that each of the sub-paragraphs (i)-(iv) in
paragraph 2 of this Schedule is intended to contain separate and severable restraints and if any one or more of such sub-paragraphs are for any reason unenforceable in whole or in part, then the other sub-paragraphs shall nonetheless be and remain effective. 
 5. The Director acknowledges that the restraints contained in
this Schedule and each of them are necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the BT Group, are no wider than reasonably necessary for that purpose, and are reasonable as between the parties to this Agreement. The Director further acknowledges
that he has had the opportunity to take independent legal advice on the contents of this Schedule. 
 6. If any of the restrictions contained in this
Schedule shall be adjudged to be void or ineffective or unenforceable for whatever reason but would be adjudged to be valid and effective if part of the wording were deleted or the periods reduced or the area reduced in scope, they shall apply with
such modifications as may be necessary to make them valid and effective. 
 7. Any benefit given or deemed to be given by the Director to a Group Company
under this Schedule is received and held on trust by BT for the relevant Group Company. The Director hereby agrees to enter into appropriate restrictive covenants of a similar scope and duration to the restrictions in this Schedule directly with any
other Group Company if required to do so by BT. 

  
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