11th Jan 2005 16:30
BG GROUP plc11 January 2005 BG Group plc11 January 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company BG Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 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 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them State Street Nominees Limited - 9,815,411Bank of New York Nominees - 2,868,270Northern Trust - 605,652Chase Nominees Ltd - 31,123,346BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 964,661Midland Bank plc - 9,266,518Cede & Co. - 98,300Bankers Trust - 2,815,200Barclays Bank - 461,400Citibank London - 12,700Royal Trust - 14,900Nortrust Nominees - 8,738,169Royal Bank of Scotland - 114,200MSS Nominees Limited - 76,700State Street Bank & Trust Co - 45,900Citibank - 14,100Citibank NA - 78,000HSBC Bank plc - 12,100Mellon Bank NA - 242,800ROY Nominees Limited - 73,400Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 2,126,248HSBC - 51,500JP Morgan Chase Bank - 2,302,279TOTAL Capital Guardian Trust Company 71,921,754 State Street Nominees Limited - 750,786Bank of New York Nominees - 8,885,184Northern Trust - 2,579,141Chase Nominees Ltd - 5,283,213Midland Bank plc - 321,200Bankers Trust - 471,477Barclays Bank - 324,000Citibank London - 1,046,768Morgan Guaranty - 381,600Nortrust Nominees - 6,686,131Royal Bank of Scotland - 759,400MSS Nominees Limited - 101,000State Street Bank & Trust Co - 2,051,280National Westminster Bank - 125,500Lloyds Bank - 43,100Citibank - 107,764Citibank NA - 36,900Deutsche Bank AG - 1,992,007HSBC Bank plc - 1,474,669Mellon Bank NA - 462,865Northern Trust AVFC - 290,454KAS UK - 107,753Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 284,800Bank One London - 316,900Clydesdale Bank plc - 132,500JP Morgan Chase Bank - 29,500TOTAL Capital International Limited 35,045,892 State Street Nominees Limited - 21,900Bank of New York Nominees - 17,600Northern Trust - 14,600Chase Nominees Ltd - 1,870,671Credit Suisse London Branch - 36,300Midland Bank plc - 104,800Barclays Bank - 198,300Pictet & Cie, Geneva - 28,200Citibank London - 33,600Brown Bros - 37,800Nortrust Nominees - 14,300Morgan Stanley - 21,900Royal Bank of Scotland - 156,911J.P. Morgan - 1,731,437State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 80,900National Westminster Bank - 68,200Lloyds Bank - 60,259RBSTB Nominees Ltd - 79,700Citibank NA - 19,200Deutsche Bank AG - 151,900HSBC Bank plc - 411,300HSBC - 21,900TOTAL Capital International SA 5,181,678 State Street Nominees Limited - 5,121,527Bank of New York Nominees - 1,379,013Northern Trust - 98,500Chase Nominees Ltd - 6,095,320Midland Bank plc - 164,400Bankers Trust - 29,900Citibank London - 57,600Brown Bros. - 107,500Nortrust Nominees - 852,313Royal Bank of Scotland - 84,200State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 609,332Sumitomo Trust and Banking - 31,300Citibank - 67,477RBSTB Nominees Ltd - 18,500Citibank NA - 952,232HSBC Bank plc - 139,737JP Morgan Chase Bank - 376,900TOTAL Capital International Inc 16,185,751 State Street Nominees Limited - 43,341,737TOTAL Capital Research and Management Company 43,341,737 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 10 January 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 171,676,812 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.856% 14. Any additional information Previously notified 5.974% on 13 December 2004 Shares in issue as at 10 January 2005 - 3,535,583,163 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Carol Inman - 0118 935 3222 16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Carol InmanAssistant SecretaryBG Group plc 11 January 2004 www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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