Director Shareholding

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
01 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
BAE SYSTEMS plc

2. Name of director
Sir Richard Evans

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Director named in 2 above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
Director named in 2 above

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
Release from trust of shares under contingent award under the Performance Share Plan.

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
37,352

8. Percentage of issued class
Not significant

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A

10. Percentage of issued class
Not significant

11. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 2.5p each

12. Price per share
Nil consideration on release from trust

13. Date of transaction
1 May 2003

14. Date company informed
1 May 2003

15. Total holding following this notification
491,920

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Not significant

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant
N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
790,782

23. Any additional information
The director also has interests in contingent awards over 74,743 shares under 
the Restricted Share Plan and contingent awards over 43,230 shares under the 
Performance Share Plan.

24. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary

25. Date of Notification
1 May 2003




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