13th Jul 2006 16:00
BG GROUP plc13 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company BG Group plc 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest Barclays PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Nominee/ Registered name Shares heldBank of Ireland 36,393Bank of New York 249,340Barclays Capital Nominees 3,838,186Barclays Capital Securities 314,000Barclays Global Investors, Canada 252,818Barclays Trust Co 56,800BNP Paribas 81,221Chase Nominees 7,240,211CIBC Mellon Global Securities 62,992Clydesdale Nominees 208,215Gerrard Nominees 42,846Greig Middleton Nominees 1,091,745Investors Bank & Trust Co 42,288,276JPMorgan (BGI Custody) 33,416,795JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,051,668Master Trust Bank 34,983Mellon Trust -US Custodian 282,879Mellon Trust of New England 84,109Mitsubishi Trust International 25,391Mitsui Asset 57,891Northern Trust Bank 427,769RC Greig Nominees 4,775,537State Street Bank & Trust -WI 160,865State Street Bank & Trust Co 973,070State Street Bank & Trust Boston 1,814,830State Street Trust of Canada 143,026The Northern Trust Company 102,405Trust & Custody Services Bank 36,965Zeban Nominees 74,768 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each 10. Date of transaction N/A 11. Date listed company informed 12 July 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 104,225,994 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.02% 14. Any additional information Shares in issue (excluding shares held in Treasury) as at 12 July 2006 -3,452,342,386 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Carol Inman - 0118 935 3222 16. Name of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for makingthis notification Carol InmanAssistant SecretaryBG Group plc Date of notification: 13 July 2006 www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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