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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