Holding(s) in Company
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
28 June 2006
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
BAE SYSTEMS plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital
Guardian Trust Company, Capital International Limited, Capital International
S.A., and Capital International Inc.
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
Capital Guardian Trust Company:
State Street Nominees Ltd - 11,500,500
Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 4,688,300
Northern Trust - 839,700
Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limtied - 23,700
Chase Nominees Ltd - 35,183,727
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 1,589,300
Midland Bank plc - 7,695,700
Cede & Co - 2,165,040
Deutsche Bank Mannheim - 6,800
Bankers Trust - 3,028,874
Barclays Bank - 226,600
Citibank London - 13,200
Royal Trust - 56,100
Brown Bros. - 141,700
Nortrust Nominees - 9,928,271
MSS Nominees Limited - 173,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 347,200
Citibank - 20,600
Citibank NA - 109,300
Deutsche Bank AG - 11,300
HSBC Bank plc - 3,900
Mellon Bank N.A. - 406,000
ROY Nominees Limited - 165,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 2,473,373
Bank One London - 15,000
HSBC - 102,000
J P Morgan Chase Bank - 2,818,600
Capital International Limited:
State Street Nominees Ltd - 558,000
Bank of New York Nominees - 7,929,702
Northern Trust - 3,477,230
Chase Nominees Ltd - 4,714,300
Midland Bank plc - 291,200
Morgan Guaranty - 525,300
Nortrust Nominees - 6,356,800
MSS Nominees Limited - 92,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 2,691,231
Lloyds Bank - 42,400
Citibank - 15,600
Citibank NA- 561,700
Deutsche Bank AG - 535,100
HSBC Bank plc - 1,728,600
Mellon Bank N.A. - 219,500
Northern Trust AVFC - 509,200
KAS UK - 52,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 82,700
Bank One London - 330,400
Clydesdale Bank plc - 61,400
J P Morgan Chase Bank - 42,900
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank - 517,200
Fortis Bank - 32,000
Metzler Seel Sohn & Co - 36,300
Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG - 53,700
Capital International S.A.:
Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,071,549
Midland Bank plc - 685,900
Barclays Bank - 488,000
Brown Bros - 134,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 96,200
Lloyds Bank - 30,100
Citibank NA - 9,300
HSBC Bank plc - 297,700
Capital International, Inc:
State Street Nominees Ltd - 4,448,300
Bank of New York Nominees - 843,300
Northern Trust - 46,500
Chase Nominees Limited - 3,095,700
Midland Bank plc - 472,100
Bankers Trust - 20,400
Brown Bros - 333,400
Nortrust Nominees - 322,700
State Street Bank & Trust Co - 188,200
Sumitomo Trust & Banking - 89,500
Citibank - 24,100
Citibank NA - 478,400
State Street Australia Limited - 108,500
HSBC Bank plc - 342,300
J P Morgan Chase Bank - 906,800
5. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each
6. Date of transaction
Not disclosed. Figures given as at 22 June 2006
7. Total holding following this notification
131,722,797
8. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.074%
9. Any additional information
Notification received under s198 CA85
10. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 373232
11. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary
12. Date of notification
28 June 2006
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