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News Release

3 December, 2009    

BG Group appoints new non-executive Director

BG Group has today announced the appointment of Mark Seligman as a non-executive Director. The appointment is with immediate effect.

Mark Seligman, 53, is currently Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse. He is the former Chairman of UK Investment Banking at Credit Suisse and a former member of the bank's Global Investment Banking Executive Board. A chartered accountant, he previously held senior roles at Barclays de Zoete Wedd and SG Warburg & Co Ltd. 

Mr Seligman is a non-executive director of G4S plc. He serves as an alternate member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and is Chairman of the Industrial Development Advisory Board.

BG Group Chairman Sir Robert Wilson said: "Mark is an experienced international investment banker with a track record of providing strategic capital markets advice at the highest levels. I am delighted to welcome him to the BG Group Board."

BG Group confirms that there are no details to be disclosed under Section 9.6.13 (2) - (6) 
of the Listing Rules. Save as noted above, Mark Seligman has held no directorships in publicly-quoted companies in the past five years.

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Notes to Editors:

BG Group plc (LSE: BG.L) is a world leader in natural gas, with a strategy focused on connecting competitively-priced resources to specific, high-value markets.  Active in 27 countries on five continents, BG Group has a broad portfolio of exploration and production, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), transmission and distribution and power generation business interests.  It combines a deep understanding of gas markets with a proven track record in finding and commercialising reserves. For further information visit:  www.bg-group.com   

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Edel McCaffrey:                      +44 (0) 118 929 3508        edel.mccaffrey@bg-group.com

Jo Thethi:                                +44 (0) 118 929 3110        jo.thethi@bg-group.com

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There are matters discussed in this media information that are forward looking statements. Such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements, refer to BG Group's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008.  BG Group does not undertake any obligation to update publicly, or revise, forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

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