Holding(s) in Company

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
07 February 2007


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                BAE Systems Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached(i):
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                  n/a see
                                                                                            additional
                                                                                            information
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   FORMCHECKBOX
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of    FORMCHECKBOX
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                              FORMCHECKBOX
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification               Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
obligation(ii):
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iii):                         n/a
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is                       n/a
crossed or reached(iv):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 06/02/07
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                Above 3% (L&G)





8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of    Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vi)
shares           the Triggering
                 transaction (v)
 if possible     Number of  Number of  Number of       Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN   Shares     Voting     shares          ix
CODE                        Rights     Direct          Direct  x      Indirect Direct       Indirect
                            viii                                      xi
 Ord GBP         92,890,515  3.04%     110,861,089     110,861,089              3.45%

0.025            (under S-198 on 10/06
                 /2002)


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
110,861,089                                        3.45%








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
                    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (110,861,089-3.45% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct)                                                       (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                        N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A


        13. Additional information:             Notification using shares in issue figure of 3,208,336,144

                                                         First notification under DTR Sourcebook
14. Contact name:                                            Ann-Louise Holding, BAE Systems
15. Contact telephone number:                                          01252 383000





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