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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated November 13, 2018
British Telecommunications plc
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
BT
Centre
81
Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
England
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F X Form
40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
No X
Enclosure: British Telecommunications plc
13 November 2018
Change of independent registered public accounting
firm
As reported in British Telecommunications plc's ('BT plc') Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2018, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') on 24 May, following
an audit tender process led by BT plc's parent company's Audit
& Risk Committee (the Committee), the BT plc Board endorsed the
Committee's recommendation to appoint KPMG LLP (KPMG) as the new
independent registered public accounting firm, in place of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) who would resign.
At a meeting held on November 2, 2018 the BT plc shareholders
approved the appointment of KPMG as its independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2019. At
the same meeting, PwC resigned as independent registered
public accounting firm for BT plc.
On October 15, 2018, PwC provided BT plc with a resignation letter
to resign as BT plc's independent registered public
accounting firm with effect as of the end of the November 2, 2018
meeting. In its resignation letter, PwC confirmed that the reason
PwC was ceasing to hold office was that the Company undertook a
competitive tender process for the position of statutory auditor
and PwC did not participate.
ENDS
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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British Telecommunications plc
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By:
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/s/
Heather Brierley
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Name:
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Heather
Brierley
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Title:
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Secretary
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Date:
November 13, 2018