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BAE SYSTEMS PLC 20 October 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 - 14,492,129 Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 6,006,420 Northern Trust - 1,189,600 Westpac Custodian Nominees - 139,200 Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited - 24,900 Chase Nominees Ltd - 45,420,299 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 1,866,900 Midland Bank plc - 8,841,400 Cede & Co - 2,447,240 Deutsche Bank Mannheim - 6,800 Bankers Trust - 4,228,700 Barclays Bank - 274,200 Citibank London - 16,300 Royal Trust - 58,500 Brown Bros. - 286,800 Nortrust Nominees - 10,919,871 MSS Nominees Limited - 221,300 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 520,200 Citibank - 22,600 Citibank NA - 158,100 Deutsche Bank AG - 11,300 HSBC Bank plc - 3,100 Mellon Bank N.A. - 576,300 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limitied - 15,400 ROY Nominees Limited - 203,400 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 3,428,622 HSBC - 155,500 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 3,685,200 Capital International Limited: State Street Nominees Ltd - 751,100 Bank of New York Nominees - 9,737,326 Northern Trust - 5,607,130 Chase Nominees Ltd - 5,946,196 Midland Bank plc - 433,500 Bankers Trust - 37,300 Barclays Bank - 16,600 Citibank London - 14,334 Morgan Guaranty - 703,300 Nortrust Nominees - 8,540,400 MSS Nominees Limited - 103,100 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 3,950,131 Lloyds Bank - 52,600 Citibank - 8,500 Citibank NA- 698,600 Deutsche Bank AG - 563,000 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd - 24,000 HSBC Bank plc - 2,195,500 Mellon Bank N.A. - 338,800 Northern Trust AVFC - 793,000 KAS UK - 67,800 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 46,500 Bank One London - 429,100 Clydesdale Bank plc - 61,400 HSBC - 3,000 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 58,200 Raiffeisen Zentral Bank - 649,900 Fortis Bank - 32,000 Metzler Seel Sohn & Co - 36,300 Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG - 59,700 Capital International S.A.: State Street Nominees Limited - 5,200 Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,310,849 Midland Bank plc - 675,300 Barclays Bank - 519,500 Pictet & Cie, Geneva - 3,000 Brown Bros - 150,500 Nortrust Nominees - 4,300 Morgan Stanley - 4,700 J P Morgan - 399,300 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 102,600 Lloyds Bank - 34,500 Citibank NA - 9,300 HSBC Bank plc - 420,800 Lombard Odier Et Cie, Geneva - 35,800 Credit Suisse, Zurich - 9,000 Capital International, Inc: State Street Nominees Ltd - 4,248,400 Bank of New York Nominees - 1,089,500 Northern Trust - 51,900 Chase Nominees Limited - 3,814,700 Midland Bank plc - 524,900 Bankers Trust - 38,200 Brown Bros - 306,500 Nortrust Nominees - 418,200 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 291,500 Sumitomo Trust & Banking - 96,100 Citibank - 32,000 Citibank NA - 581,400 State Street Australia Limited - 317,600 HSBC Bank plc - 353,400 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 980,900 5. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each 6. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Figures given as at 18 October 2006 7. Total holding following this notification 166,008,447 8. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.131% 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 20 October 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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