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BAE SYSTEMS PLC 15 June 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company BAE Systems plc 2. Name of director Michael Lester 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) Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited 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 Exercise of option under the SAYE Share Option Scheme 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 1,103 8. Percentage of issued class Not material 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10. Percentage of issued class N/A 11. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5p each 12. Price per share 257 pence 13. Date of transaction 15 June 2005 14. Date company informed 15 June 2005 15. Total holding of shares following this notification 616,028 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Not material 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 1,931,908 options held under the SAYE and Executive Share Option Schemes (see also 23 below) 23. Any additional information The director also has interests in contingent awards over 87,937 shares under the Restricted Share Plan and contingent awards/options over 753,691 shares under the Performance Share Plan. 24. Name and contact number of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary (01252) 373232 25. Date of Notification 15 June 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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