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Auditors’ statement to the members of BT Group plc
We
have examined the summary financial statement,
summary directors’ report, board of directors
and the directors' remuneration
disclosures.
Respective responsibilities of directors and auditors
The
directors are responsible for preparing the summarised annual report in accordance
with applicable law. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the
consistency of the summary financial statement within the BT Group annual review
with the annual financial statements, the directors’ report and the directors’ remuneration
report, and its compliance with the relevant requirements of Section 251 of the
Companies Act 1985 and the regulations made thereunder. We also read the other
information contained in the summarised annual report and consider the implications
for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies
with the summary financial statement.
This statement, including the opinion, has been prepared for and only for the company’s
members as a body in accordance with Section 251 of the Companies Act 1985 and
for no other purpose. We do not, in giving this opinion, accept or assume responsibility
for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this statement is shown
or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent
in writing.
Basis of opinion
We
conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6, “The auditors’ statement on the summary financial statement” issued
by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom.
Opinion
In
our opinion the summary financial statement is consistent with the full annual
financial statements, the directors’ report and the directors’ remuneration
report of BT Group plc for the year ended 31 March 2004 and complies with the
applicable requirements of section 251 of the Companies Act 1985, and the regulations
made thereunder.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and
Registered Auditors
London 19 May 2004
Notes:
(a) The maintenance and integrity of the BT Group plc website is the
responsibility of the directors; the work carried out by the auditors does not
involve consideration of these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no
responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial
statements since they were initially presented on the website.
(b) Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other
jurisdictions.
The auditors’ report
on the full annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2004 is unqualified
and does not contain any statement concerning accounting records or failure
to obtain necessary information and explanations.
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