15th Feb 2005 12:36
British Airways PLC15 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company British Airways Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources Inc. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of New York, London 2,911,597Cede 5,555,000Chase Nominees Ltd 27,052,474Citibank London 368,400Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,575,870Euroclear Bruxelles 83,330HSBC Bank 2,064,520Mellon Bank NA London 5,758,084Merrill Lynch 1,322,680Northern Trust Company 3,440,457Royal Trust Corp of Canada 5,073,431State Street Nominees Ltd 9,864,600Total 65,070,443 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 542,217 6. Percentage of issued class 0.05% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/a 8. Percentage of issued class N/a 9. Class of security ordinary shares of 25p 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date company informed 15 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 65,070,443 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.01% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Alan Buchanan, 020 8738 5119 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary Date of notification 15 February 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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