31st Jan 2005 16:30
BG GROUP plc31 January 2005 BG Group plc31 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 - 7,344,011Bank of New York Nominees - 2,330,870Northern Trust - 474,052Chase Nominees Ltd - 22,706,093BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 733,761Midland Bank plc - 6,797,518Cede & Co. - 98,300Bankers Trust - 2,050,400Barclays Bank - 332,400Citibank London - 9,400Royal Trust - 10,000Nortrust Nominees - 6,698,369Royal Bank of Scotland - 83,300MSS Nominees Limited - 63,200State Street Bank & Trust Co - 102,100Citibank - 9,300Citibank NA - 53,100HSBC Bank plc - 10,200Mellon Bank NA - 175,700ROY Nominees Limited - 41,300Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 1,554,848HSBC - 40,600JP Morgan Chase Bank - 1,627,179TOTAL Capital Guardian Trust Company 53,346,001 State Street Nominees Limited - 587,586Bank of New York Nominees - 7,783,675Northern Trust - 2,397,341Chase Nominees Ltd - 4,362,013Midland Bank plc - 275,400Bankers Trust - 420,377Barclays Bank - 301,800Citibank London - 924,768Morgan Guaranty - 381,600Nortrust Nominees - 5,707,331Royal Bank of Scotland - 573,500MSS Nominees Limited - 65,800State Street Bank & Trust Co - 1,042,966National Westminster Bank - 77,800Lloyds Bank - 16,500Citibank - 95,664Citibank NA - 24,000Deutsche Bank AG - 1,432,407HSBC Bank plc - 1,377,769Mellon Bank NA - 410,465Northern Trust AVFC - 165,074KAS UK - 93,153Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 216,700Bank One London - 281,600Clydesdale Bank plc - 86,200JP Morgan Chase Bank - 20,400TOTAL Capital International Limited 29,121,889 Bank of New York Nominees - 17,600Northern Trust - 10,900Chase Nominees Ltd - 1,538,271Credit Suisse London Branch - 23,600Midland Bank plc - 72,800Barclays Bank - 108,500Citibank London - 18,800Nortrust Nominees - 10,600Morgan Stanley - 14,200Royal Bank of Scotland - 69,511J.P. Morgan - 1,126,737State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 78,300National Westminster Bank - 35,100Lloyds Bank - 50,159Citibank NA - 19,200Deutsche Bank AG - 74,000HSBC Bank plc - 245,200HSBC - 14,300TOTAL Capital International SA 3,527,778 State Street Nominees Limited - 3,590,727Bank of New York Nominees - 998,913Northern Trust - 64,300Chase Nominees Ltd - 4,163,320Midland Bank plc - 115,700Bankers Trust - 25,400Citibank London - 43,700Brown Bros. - 69,900Nortrust Nominees - 557,213Royal Bank of Scotland - 73,100State Street Bank & Trust Co. - 330,732Sumitomo Trust and Banking - 20,300Citibank - 43,977RBSTB Nominees Ltd - 16,100Citibank NA - 664,832HSBC Bank plc - 127,437JP Morgan Chase Bank - 245,700TOTAL Capital International Inc 11,151,351 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 28 January 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 140,488,756 ordinary shares of 10p each 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.97% 14. Any additional information Previously notified 4.856% on 10 January 2005 Shares in issue as at 31 January 2005 - 3,535,908,413 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 31 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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