Holding(s) in Company

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
24 April 2008


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:
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                       Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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              Capital Group International, Inc.
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is                  22 April 2008
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified:

                                                                               23 April 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                      6%
8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    Triggering transaction

if possible  Number of    Number of    Number of shares      Number of voting       % of voting rights
using the    Shares       Voting                             rights
ISIN CODE                 Rights
                                       Direct   Indirect     Direct    Indirect     Direct     Indirect

Ordinary     212,304,569  212,304,569           206,035,259            206,035,259              5.8698%
Shares


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


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
                   206,035,259                                            5.8698%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:











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


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:





As of 22 April 2008

BAE Systems plc
                                                                     Number of Shares     Percent of
                                                                                          outstanding
Capital Group International Inc ('CGII') holdings                        206,035,259            5.870%

Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:
  • Capital Guardian Trust Company                                       133,161,621            3.794%

  • Capital International Limited                                         32,095,019            0.914%

  • Capital International, S.A.                                           9,049,780             0.258%

  • Capital International, Inc                                            31,728,839            0.904%








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