Holding(s) in Company

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 19 December 2002 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources, Inc. including Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. 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 Shareholder 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 Bank of New York Europe Ltd - 30,884 Bank of New York, London - 4,368,935 Cede, New York - 4,054,260 Chase Nominees Ltd - 186,115,362 Citibank Nominess Ltd - 501,699 Clydesbank Bank PLC - 11,782,183 Deutsche Bank AG - 3,184,004 HSBC Bank - 534,393 Merrill Lynch - 3,451,605 Northern Trust Company - 4,309,286 Royal Trust Corp of Canada - 10,925,618 State Street Nominees Ltd - 18,240,255 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Figures given at 16 December 2002. 11. Date company informed 19 December 2002 12. Total holding following this notification 247,498,484 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.0881% 14. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 383185 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 19 December 2002 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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