5th Sep 2006 16:32
BG GROUP plc05 September 2006 Notification of Interests in Shares 1) Options Granted under the BG Group Sharesave Scheme (HMRC approved) BG Group plc has today received notification from the following ExecutiveDirector and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) that, on 4September 2006, they were each granted an option under the rules of the aboveScheme to acquire the following BG Group plc ordinary shares of 10p each(Shares) at a price of 582p per Share: Name Total number of Period within Total number of Share options Share options which held under all BG share option granted exercisable schemes after this grant on 4 September 2006ExecutiveDirector WilliamFriedrich 1,606 1 Nov 09 to 2,058,050 30 Apr 10PDMRs Charles 2,766 1 Nov 11 to 461,653Bland 30 Apr 12 Stuart 2,766 1 Nov 11 to 396,663Fysh 30 Apr 12 2) Options Granted under the BG Group Company Share Option Scheme (CSOS) BG Group plc has today received notification from the following ExecutiveDirectors and PDMRs that, on 4 September 2006, they were each granted an optionunder the rules of the CSOS to acquire the following Shares at a price of689.83p per Share: Options granted under the CSOS are normally exercisable between 3 and 10 yearsafter the date of grant and their exercise is conditional upon the achievementof specified performance criteria. Name Total number of Share Total number of Share options held options granted under all BG share option schemes on 4 September 2006 after this grantExecutiveDirectorsFrank 521,868 3,025,247ChapmanWilliamFriedrich 393,847 2,451,897Ashley 308,228 1,373,170AlmanzaPDMRsJorn 142,698 443,080BergetCharles 108,858 570,511BlandMark 142,698 363,330CarnePeter 108,858 558,757DuffyStuart 183,469 580,132FyshMartin 171,238 866,699HoustonStefanRicketts 108,858 302,742Rick 142,698 554,693Waddell These options are normally exercisable between 4 September 2009 and 3 September2016. 3) Awards under the BG Group Long Term Incentive Scheme (LTIS) BG Group plc has today received notification from the following ExecutiveDirectors and PDMRs that, on 4 September 2006, they were each allocated thefollowing Shares under the rules of the LTIS: Name Number of Shares Total number of Shares allocated allocated under the BG LTIS after this award on 4 September 2006ExecutiveDirectorsFrank 516,738 2,629,462ChapmanWilliamFriedrich 326,254 1,936,216Ashley Almanza 255,330 1,351,828PDMRsJorn Berget 118,208 506,467Charles 90,176 553,321BlandMark Carne 118,208 373,127Peter Duffy 90,176 556,755Stuart Fysh 151,982 684,517Martin Houston 141,850 716,829StefanRicketts 90,176 310,334Rick Waddell 118,208 678,867 Under normal circumstances, the Shares will not be released until after theperformance period of 3 years, commencing on 4 September 2006. The release willbe conditional upon the achievement of specified performance criteria. The number of Shares shown is the maximum number which could be released underthe terms of the Scheme if the performance criteria were to be met in full. Today, the Company also received notification of the awards from the trustee ofthe LTIS. 5 September 2006 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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