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BAE SYSTEMS PLC 31 January 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them State Street Hong Kong - 67,300 Bank of New York Europe Ldn - 6,682,600 Master Trust Bank of Japan - 532,900 Nomura Trust and Banking - 90,800 Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko - 81,800 Bank of New York Brussels - 259,500 Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux - 30,090,618 Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfrt - 834,000 Citibank NA, Hong Kong BR - 61,300 Ing Luxembourg - 66,905 JP Morgan Bournemouth - 2,754,337 National Astl Bk Melbourne - 1,930,100 Northern Trust London - 719,400 RBC Global Services - 637,600 State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon - 782,796 State Street Bank Australia - 959,700 State Street Bank T&B Co Ltd Tokyo - 97,100 Bermuda Trust Far East HK - 725,147 JP Morgan Bournemouth - 16,774,836 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 1,065,849 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 26,996,317 Northern Trust London - 572,700 State Street Bank and Tr Co - 7,130,180 Bank of New York - 1,109,400 Brown Bros Harriman & Co - 4,660,700 CIBC Mellon Trust - 590,567 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 2,004,500 Mellon Bank N.A. - 2,288,200 Morgan Stanley and Co Inc - 23,300 Northern Trust Co - 4,342,415 Royal Trust - Toronto - 71,600 State Street Bank and Tr Co - 10,830,306 Bank of New York Brussels - 3,206,003 Bankers Trust London - 682,500 Chase Manhattan London - 56,900 Chase Manhatn Bk AG Frankfrt - 413,200 Citibank London - 631,700 Clydesdale Bank plc - 295,400 Dexia Privatbank - 48,000 HSBC Bank plc - 1,177,930 JP Morgan Bournemouth - 6,776,400 Mellon Bank - 1,814,800 Midland Securities Services - 342,100 Nordea Bank AB - 130,300 Northern Trust London - 7,532,940 Societe Generale - 109,700 State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn - 3,376,102 State Street Munich - 63,200 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Figures given as at 28 January 2005 11. Date company informed 31 January 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 152,491,948 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.02% 14. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 15. Name and contact details of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary (tel: 01252 373232) 16. Date of notification 31 January 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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