Changes to Chairmanship of Board Committees

Changes to Chairmanship of Board Committees

BG Group today announced changes to the Chairmanship of its Remuneration and Sustainability Committees with effect from 5 September 2011.

Remuneration Committee

Dr John Hood will succeed Baroness Hogg as Chairman of the Company's Remuneration Committee.

Dr Hood was appointed a Non-Executive Director of BG Group on 26 April 2007 and joined the Remuneration Committee on 1 November 2010.

Sustainability Committee

Sir David Manning will succeed Dr Hood as Chairman of the Company's Sustainability Committee.

Sir David Manning was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2008 and joined the Sustainability Committee on 1 November 2008.

These announcements are made pursuant to LR 9.6.11.

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There are matters set out within this announcement that are forward-looking statements. Such statements are only predictions, and actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements, refer toBG Group's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2010. BG Group does not undertake any obligation to update publicly, or revise, forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.