Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1442O
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
04 August 2014
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

 

BAE Systems Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

 


 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 

Other (please specify):

 



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

See Schedule A

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

 

31 July 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 August 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

 

Above 5%



 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

 

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (ISIN:  GB0002634946)

157,870,936

157,870,936



160,639,920


5.0872%

 


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

Expiration
date

 

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

 

Exercise price

 

Expiration date

 

Exercise/
Conversion period

 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

 

% of voting rights

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

160,639,920

5.0872%



 

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

 

See Schedule A



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:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Schedule A

 

As of 31 July 2014






BAE Systems plc




Number of Shares

Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

         160,639,920

5.087%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:



• Capital Guardian Trust Company

               195,191

0.006%

• Capital International Limited

               98,556

0.003%

• Capital International Sàrl

                 20,186

0.001%

• Capital Research and Management Company

         160,325,987

5.077%

 


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