Holding(s) in Company
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
16 April 2008
TR-1 Notification of a Major Interest in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or BAE SYS EQUITIES
the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which
voting rights are attached
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the aquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other: Please Specify
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
obligation group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3.
5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is 14/04/2008
crossed or breached
6.Date on which issuer notified 15/04/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10 %.
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class or Type Situation Previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares triggering transaction
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares voting rights shares
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
381,994,294 381,994,294 29,570,520 29,570,520 347,064,805 0.84 9.86
0263494
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the % of
Financial date conversion instrument is exercised / converted voting
Instrument period / date rights
Total A + B
Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights
376,635,325 10.70%
9.Chain
Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital
AXA Ireland Pension Fund 45,372 0.00129
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg 2,619,345 0.07444
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,160,000 0.03297
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 110,000 0.00313
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 178,000 0.00506
Global Distribution Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 799,000 0.02271
Global Growth Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 275,000 0.00782
UK Equity Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 325,000 0.00924
UK Opportunities Fund
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 750,000 0.02131
Direct
AXA Rosenberg 2,018,253 0.05736
Direct
AXA Financial, Inc 149,246,946 4.24138
Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern 2,019,000 0.05738
Direct
AXA Colonia Konzern 229,501 0.00652
Indirect
AXA France 5,327,267 0.15139
Indirect
AXA Australia 616,500 0.01752
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg 61,061,796 1.73529
Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 2,427 0.00007
Direct
AXA Financial, Inc * 128,960,423 3.66487
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 265,986 0.00756
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 48,836 0.00139
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 10,000 0.00028
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 763,497 0.02170
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 575,853 0.01636
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 1,815,000 0.05158
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 3,933,798 0.11179
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 3,050,359 0.08669
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
AXA Winterthur 6,764,000 0.19222
Direct
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 2,428,540 0.06902
Direct
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 1,235,626 0.03511
Direct
Total Direct 29,570,520 0.84035
Total Indirect 347,064,805 9.86308
TOTAL 376,635,325 10.70344
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