Holding(s) in Company

British Airways PLC
12 August 2003

To: British Airways Plc
Dated: August 7, 2003

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES - COMPANIES ACT 1985, PART VI

We hereby give intimation that, following a purchase of shares in the Company,
the notifiable interest held within the AEGON UK plc Group of Companies is 
varied from above 2% to above 3%.

No of Ordinary Shares bought:    8,169,188

Resultant Total                 40,049,248

Held as follows:                40,049,248   Chase Nominees Limited

For the purposes of the foregoing notification:-

(a)     'The AEGON UK plc Group of Companies' means Scottish Equitable plc,
        Scottish Equitable (Managed Funds) Limited, AEGON Fund Management UK 
        ltd, AEGON Investment Management UK ltd, AEGON Asset Management UK plc, 
        Scottish Equitable Trustees Limited, Guardian Assurance plc, Guardian 
        Linked Life Assurance Limited, Guardian Pensions Management Limited and 
        Guardian Unit Managers Limited, all having a place of business at 
        Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh EH12 9SE;

(b)     'the Act' shall mean the Companies Act 1985 and expressions used in this
        notification shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same
        meanings as are set out in or adopted for the purposes of the Act;

(c)     'the Company' shall mean the company to whom this notification is 
        addressed.

From: AEGON Asset Management UK plc



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