13th Sep 2006 13:30
BG GROUP plc13 September 2006 BG Group plc13 September 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company BG Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Ltd and their Direct and IndirectSubsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d82 Devonshire StreetBoston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder in FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 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 held Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 7,003,000JP Morgan Chase Bank 86,500JP Morgan Chase Bank 2,649,000Mellon Bank N.A. 1,915,000JP Morgan Bournemouth 23,350,613Northern Trust London 7,628,676State Street Bank and TR Co London 3,902,743JP Morgan Bournemouth 2,763,000Bank of New York Brussels 2,411,394Mellon Bank 1,692,800HSBC Bank Plc 947,055Bankers Trust London 675,600JP Morgan Chase 524,400Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt 362,341Midland Securities Services 280,300Societe Generale 156,620Dexia Privatbank 41,700Chase Manhattan London 38,700State Street Bank and TR Co 9,871,495Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 6,774,361Northern Trust Co 3,689,067JP Morgan Chase 2,519,827Mellon Bank N.A. 2,147,355Bank of New York 1,474,770CIBC Mellon Trust 712,253Royal Trust-Toronto 88,357JP Morgan Chase Bank 7,173,274Northern Trust London 494,500State Street Bank and TR Co 208,400Mellon Bank N.A. 161,000JP Morgan Bournemouth 23,443,138Bermuda Trust Far East HK 515,511Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 6,313,121JP Morgan Bournemouth 1,443,313Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt 1,089,815State Street Bank and TR Co London 890,405Northern Trust London 722,820Bank of New York Brussels 708,900State Street Bank Australia 419,730National Australia Bank Melbourne 269,700Morgan Stanley London 25,941Master Trust Bank of Japan 329,036Nomura Trust and Banking 160,630Trust&Cust SVCS BK LTD, TOKO 90,460Bank of New York Europe, LDN 2,663,207JP Morgan Bournemouth 1,466,542State Street Bank and TR Co 1,378,400State Street Hong Kong 81,700BNP Paribas, Paris 897,400 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 company informed 12 September 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 134,653,870 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.93% 14. Any additional information Shares in issue (excluding shares held in Treasury) as at 12 September 2006 -3,419,980,548 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Paul Moore - 0118 929 2941 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Paul Moore Assistant Secretary BG Group plc 13 September 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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