TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
British Airways plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Lloyds Banking Group plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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See Section 9. |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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18 May 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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20 May 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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Direct / Indirect holdings decreased to below 6% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ord 25p |
72,682,812 |
72,682,812 |
7,893,889 |
7,893,889 |
60,822,908 |
0.684% |
5.272% |
GB0001290575 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
68,716,797 |
5.956% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
67,023,946 shares (5.810%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A |
13. Additional information:
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Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 1,153,673,537 |
14. Contact name:
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Matthew Wilson |
15. Contact telephone number:
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0113 235 7729 |
Alan Buchanan
Company Secretary
20 May 2010