Holding(s) in Company

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
09 February 2006

                   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


Northern Trust London -8,853,940
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon - 7,641,390
JP Morgan Bournemouth - 4,777,400
HSBC Bank plc - 2,665,230
Bank of New York Brussels - 2,338,950
Mellon Bank N.A. - 1,996,600
Bankers Trust London - 870,600
Midland Securities Services - 386,400
Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfurt - 314,100
Clydesdale Bank plc - 204,300
JP Morgan Chase Bank - 166,400
Societe Generale - 154,300
Dexia Privatbank - 35,500
Chase Manhattan London - 33,000
State Street Bank and Tr Co - 15,778,066
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 7,699,000
Northern Trust Co - 4,879,463
Mellon Bank N.A. - 4,273,986
JP Morgan Chase Bank - 2,935,000
Bank of New York - 1,421,000
CIBC Mellon Trust - 982,557
Royal Trust - Toronto - 132,945
J P Morgan Chase Bank - 57,037,704
State Str Bk and Tr Co - 11,072,480
Northern Trust Co - 3,346,369
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 948,710
Northern Trust London - 421,300
Mellon Bank N.A. - 145,296
Mellon Bank N.A. - 99,100
JP Morgan Bournemouth -19,594,659
Bermuda Trust Far East HK - 933,140
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux - 47,234,120
JP Morgan Bournemouth - 2,911,677
Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfrt - 1,455,100
Northern Trust London - 1,267,330
HSBC Bank plc - 918,100
State Street Bank and Tr Co Lndn - 828,906
Bank of New York Brussels - 625,000
JP Morgan Bournemouth - 614,400
BNP Paribas, Paris (C) - 579,150
State Street Bank Australia -533,700
National Astl Bk Melbourne - 344,900
Brown Bros Harriman & Co - 328,400
Northern Trust Co -  242,300
BNP Paribas, Paris -  189,700
Morgan Stanley London - 118,240
Ing Luxembourg - 111,172
Master Trust Bank of Japan - 747,200
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co - 172,130
Nomura Trust and Banking - 165,100
Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko - 119,340
Bank of New York Europe Ldn - 5,100,000
CDC Finance - 459,900
State Str Bk and Tr Co - 618,800
State Street Hong Kong - 49,100




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 8 February 2006



11. Date company informed


9 February 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


227,872,650 shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


7.1%



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: [phone])



16.  Date of notification


9 February 2006




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