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BG GROUP plc09 February 2005 BG Group plc9 February 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 - 2,753,911Bank of New York Nominees - 1,486,770Northern Trust - 244,852Chase Nominees Ltd - 10,765,593BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 272,761Midland Bank plc - 3,951,818Cede & Co. - 98,300Bankers Trust - 817,400Barclays Bank - 146,000Citibank London - 1,300Royal Trust - 1,400Nortrust Nominees - 2,951,269Royal Bank of Scotland - 44,500MSS Nominees Limited - 41,500State Street Bank & Trust Co - 65,000Citibank - 1,300Citibank NA - 14,400HSBC Bank plc - 2,500Mellon Bank NA - 89,500ROY Nominees Limited - 11,900Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 574,048HSBC - 12,500JP Morgan Chase Bank - 776,879TOTAL Capital Guardian Trust Company 25,125,401 State Street Nominees Limited - 403,286Bank of New York Nominees - 6,771,575Northern Trust - 2,176,841Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,585,313Midland Bank plc - 188,800Bankers Trust - 322,577Barclays Bank - 262,600Citibank London - 667,968Morgan Guaranty - 381,600Nortrust Nominees - 5,247,231Royal Bank of Scotland - 266,900MSS Nominees Limited - 3,600State Street Bank & Trust Co - 945,966National Westminster Bank - 17,800Lloyds Bank - 2,300Citibank - 75,964Citibank NA - 1,400Deutsche Bank AG - 1,343,907HSBC Bank plc - 1,319,369Mellon Bank NA - 314,065Northern Trust AVFC - 165,074KAS UK - 48,053Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 96,700Bank One London - 221,200Clydesdale Bank plc - 8,400JP Morgan Chase Bank - 2,800TOTAL Capital International Limited 24,841,289 Bank of New York Nominees - 12,200Northern Trust - 10,900Chase Nominees Ltd - 880,071Credit Suisse London Branch - 1,400Midland Bank plc - 16,600Barclays Bank - 6,000Citibank London - 10,100Nortrust Nominees - 1,500Morgan Stanley - 2,000Royal Bank of Scotland - 58,511J.P. Morgan - 61,837State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 65,000National Westminster Bank - 16,900Lloyds Bank - 41,159Citibank NA - 9,500Deutsche Bank AG - 19,300HSBC Bank plc - 200,100HSBC - 2,000TOTAL Capital International SA 1,415,078 State Street Nominees Limited - 1,756,427Bank of New York Nominees - 626,213Northern Trust - 31,800Chase Nominees Ltd - 2,333,420Midland Bank plc - 47,500Bankers Trust - 17,800Citibank London - 35,300Brown Bros. - 6,600Nortrust Nominees - 249,613Royal Bank of Scotland - 4,000State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 159,132Sumitomo Trust and Banking - 2,500Citibank - 21,877RBSTB Nominees Ltd - 2,300Citibank NA - 391,232HSBC Bank plc - 66,937JP Morgan Chase Bank - 79,100TOTAL Capital International Inc 5,831,751 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 8 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 100,555,256 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.844% 14. Any additional information Previously notified 3.97% on 31 January 2005 Shares in issue as at 9 February 2005 - 3,535,965,416 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 9 February 2005 www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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