23rd Nov 2005 16:30
BG GROUP plc23 November 2005 BG Group plc Notification of Interests in Shares Release of Shares under Long Term Incentive Scheme (LTIS) BG Group plc has today received notification from the following ExecutiveDirectors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) that, on22 November 2005, they became entitled to the BG Group plc ordinary sharesof 10p each ("Shares") set out in the table below, as a result of the vestingof awards allocated to them under the rules of the LTIS on 22 November 2001.Based upon the performance criteria which applied to these awards, 100% ofthe original allocations have vested. The trustee of the LTIS has withheld the amount of Shares, referred to below,equivalent to the individual income tax and NI liability arising for each of theExecutive Directors and PDMRs, to be settled by the Company through PAYE. As a result of the above, the Executive Directors' and PDMRs' individualinterests in the Shares of BG Group plc are as follows: Number of Number of Total Number of Shares Resulting Shares Shares added number of Shares transferred Bene- vested on through Shares at withheld to on 22 ficial 22 dividend end of cover tax November Interest November reinvestment retention and NI 2005 in Shares 2004 during period liability on 23 retention on 21 November period November 2005 2005ExecutiveDirectorsFrank Chapman 225,706 1,937 227,643 93,334 134,309 569,488WilliamFriedrich 223,403 1,917 225,320 92,382 132,938 607,340Ashley Almanza 29,848 256 30,104 12,343 17,761 156,172PDMRsCharles Bland 26,644 228 26,872 11,018 15,854 95,114Peter Duffy 58,960 505 59,465 24,381 35,084 101,923Stuart Fysh 23,031 198 23,229 9,524 13,705 57,808Martin Houston 58,960 505 59,465 24,381 35,084 173,230StefanRicketts 16,715 144 16,859 6,913 9,946 34,276 The Executive Directors and PDMRs are beneficiaries under the terms of the TrustDeed of the LTIS and as with other employees, they are deemed to have apotential beneficial interest in the Shares held in the LTIS trust. Thisinterest is reduced as a result of the transfer of 746,525 Shares to theparticipants in the LTIS. The remaining balance is therefore 322,691 Shares.Notification of the transfer was received from the trustee of the LTISon 22 November 2005. 23 November 2005Website www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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