Director/PDMR Shareholding

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
01 June 2006


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
OR THEIR CONNECTED PERSONS


1.  Notification made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended by Section
328) of the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the
Disclosure Rules.

The Company has today been notified that on 1 June 2006 the following Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs') exercised options over ordinary
shares of 2.5 pence each in BAE Systems plc under the BAE Systems SAYE Share
Option Scheme at an option price of 256 pence per share.  The shares deriving
from the exercise of options will be held in the name of Lloyds TSB Registrars
Corporate Nominee Limited.

The number of shares acquired by the individual PDMRs on the exercise of options
detailed above is as follows:

Name of PDMR                             Number of BAE Systems plc
                                         Ordinary shares acquired

Chris Geoghegan                          2,030
Michael Lester                           2,030
Steve Mogford                            1,212
Mike Turner                              2,030
Mike Rouse                               2,030



1 June 2006


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