Holding(s) in Company
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
26 February 2007
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests 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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the
breakdown of voting rights -
see Section C X
3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the notification
obligation Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder See attached schedule
(s) (if different from 3.)
5. Date of the transaction
and date on which the
threshold is crossed or
reached Revised due to DTR rules
6. Date on which issuer
notified 23 February 2007
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
the Triggering
transaction
Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
Shares Voting Shares
If possible using the Rights
ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ISIN - GB0002634946 30,591,887 30,591,887 30,591,887 0.95%
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting % of Voting Rights
Instrument Period/Date Rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
Total (A+B)
Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
30,591,887 0.95%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable
See attached schedule
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited
(FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting N/A
rights:
13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU
Transparency Directive, we aggregated the interests in shares of
FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together
for the purposes of shareholder reporting. According to the new
DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR and
FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted for
FMR Corp. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of
business 21 February 2007.
14. Contact Name Laura Cotterell
15. Contact telephone number: 01737 837148
Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19
entities) Bermuda
Phone number 01737 837148
Other useful information (at least legal Company Secretary
representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Fidelity Investments International
Contact address Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower
Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number 01737 837148
Other useful information (e.g. functional Authorised to make this filing under power of
relationship with the person or legal entity attorney
subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, we aggregated the interests in
shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting.
According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separate
notification is being submitted for FMR Corp. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 21
February 2007.
FIL
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Current ownership percentage: 0.95%
Total shares held: 30,591,887
Shares in issue: 3,205,444,647
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent
holding company for various direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management
Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd
(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity
Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL),
Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong)
Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management
(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ), and
Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment
managers for various non-US investment companies
and institutional clients.
MANAGEMENT
SHARES HELD UK NOMINEE COMPANY
111,350 TRUST&CUST SVCS BK LTD, TOKO FIJ
65,400 STATE STREET HONG KONG FIA(K)L
929,800 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FPM
112,600 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FIL
1,773,900 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM
412,000 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FIL
247,200 NORTHERN TRUST CO FIL
46,000 NORDDEUTSCHE LANDERSBANK FIL
217,800 NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING FIJ
48,402 MORGAN STANLEY LONDON FIL
219,900 MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES FPM
876,000 MELLON BANK
326,900 MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN FIJ
683,600 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL
1,548,300 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM
6,030,252 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL
6,522,355 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL
622,500 HSBC BANK PLC FPM
29,300 DEXIA PRIVATBANK FPM
56,200 CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S FPM
537,600 CDC FINANCE FIGEST
328,400 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO FIL
366,792 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO FIJ
3,727,935 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL
207,200 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS FIL
668,950 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL
935,434 BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK FIM HK
2,042,600 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII
897,217 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM
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