30th Jun 2006 16:40
BG GROUP plc30 June 2006 BG Group plc ('BG') announces today that it will commence an irrevocable,non-discretionary programme to purchase BG Ordinary Shares on its own behalf, tobe held in Treasury, during its close period which commences on 1 July 2006 andends at the time of the announcement of BG's results on 24 July 2006. Any purchases of shares pursuant to the irrevocable programme will be effectedwithin certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with both BG's generalauthority to repurchase shares and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules, whichrequires that the maximum price paid will not exceed 5% above the average marketvalue of BG's Ordinary Shares for the five dealing days preceding the date ofpurchase. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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