28th Dec 2007 16:30
BG GROUP plc28 December 2007 BG Group plc Close Period Share Repurchase Programme BG Group plc ('BG') announces today that it will commence an irrevocable,non-discretionary programme to purchase BG Ordinary Shares on its own behalf, tobe held in Treasury, during its close period which commences on 1 January 2008and ends at the time of the announcement of BG's results on 7 February 2008. Any purchases of shares pursuant to the irrevocable programme will be effectedwithin certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with both BG's generalauthority to repurchase shares and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules, whichrequires that the maximum price paid will not exceed 5% above the average marketvalue of BG's Ordinary Shares for the five dealing days preceding the date ofpurchase. 28 December 2007 Website www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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