Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

British Aerospace PLC
10 April 2000

To Company Announcements Office

Schedule 11, Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

We write to inform you that we have today, Monday, 10 April, 2000 been notified
of the following exercise of options under the Company's Executive Share Option
Scheme. The transaction took place on 7th April, 2000. The middle market price
of the Company's on Friday 7th April was 358.25 pence per Ordinary share of 2.5
pence.

Director            Number of Shares        Option       Beneficial
                    under Option            Price        Owner
                                            (pence)

John Weston           330,064                 75.99       Director
John Weston           318,312                122.32       Director
Total                 648,376   

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