Holding(s) in Company
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
28 November 2002
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
BAE SYSTEMS plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital
International Inc., Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited,
and Capital Guardian Trust Company
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
Capital Guardian Trust Company:
State Street Nominees Ltd - 15,515,851
Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 2,671,980
Chase Nominees Ltd - 48,535,216
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 1,131,191
Midland Bank plc - 17,336,815
Bankers Trust - 5,273,533
Barclays Bank - 2,557,386
Citibank London - 1,641,557
Nortrust Nominees - 14,043,508
Royal Bank of Scotland - 48,200
MSS Nominees Ltd - 174,750
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 71,600
Citibank NA - 85,281
HSBC Bank plc - 23,000
ROY Nominees Ltd - 85,900
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd - 1,376,609
Capital International Limited:
State Street Nominees Ltd - 312,600
Bank of New York Nominees - 9,555,876
Northern Trust - 505,400
Chase Nominees Ltd - 9,781,944
Midland Bank plc - 261,600
Bankers Trust - 5,645,300
Barclays Bank - 517,479
Citibank London - 243,400
Morgan Guaranty - 694,000
Nortrust Nominees - 5,127,802
Royal Bank of Scotland - 52,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 721,100
Lloyds Bank - 130,700
Citibank NA - 129,200
Deutsche Bank AG - 1,755,000
HSBC Bank plc - 2,174,100
Mellon Bank N.A. - 449,603
KAS UK - 11,700
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd - 263,000
Bank One London - 364,122
Clydesdale Bank plc - 102,100
Capital International S.A.:
State Street Nominees Ltd - 52,000
Bank of New York Nominees - 130,147
Chase Nominees Ltd - 1,084,929
Credit Suisse London Branch - 177,800
Midland Bank plc - 613,400
Barclays Bank - 279,700
Citibank London - 70,000
Nortrust Nominees - 45,100
Morgan Stanley - 110,100
Royal Bank of Scotland - 1,365,294
MSS Nominees Ltd - 90,600
JP Morgan - 1,413,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 70,000
National Westminster Bank - 307,100
Lloyds Bank - 41,100
Vidacos Nominees Ltd - 485,705
RBSTB Nominees Ltd - 56,700
Citibank NA - 67,400
Deutsche Bank AG - 523,992
HSBC Bank plc - 304,600
Capital International, Inc:
Nortrust Nominees - 120,499
HSBC Bank plc - 23,400
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 as at 26 November 2002
11. Date company informed
28 November 2002
12. Total holding following this notification
156,803,369 ordinary shares
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.13%
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
28 November 2002
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