Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3838D

British Airways PLC

12 September 2008

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

British Airways Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Deutsche Bank AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Deutsche Bank AG

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

10 September 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 September 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Direct and Financial Instruments 3%

8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares 25p GB0001290575	30,345,187	30,345,187

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares 25p	Below 3%	Below 3%		Below 3%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Below 3%	Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

……………..

13. Additional information:

……………..

14. Contact name:

David Lindsay/Andrew Anderson

15. Contact telephone number:

00 44 207 545 8533/8532

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Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119

 

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