27th Mar 2006 11:36
BAE SYSTEMS PLC27 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of companyBAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, including Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, 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 Shareholder named in 2 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 Europe Ltd - 12,882Bank of New York, London - 3,593,480JP Morgan Chase Bank - 90,292,178Cede - 5,100,726Chase Manhatten Bank London - 18,870Citibank NA London - 2,297,170Clydesbank Bank PLC - 3,589,320Euroclear Bruxelles - 95,107HSBC Bank Plc London - 2,241,475Mellon Bank NA London - 13,757,287Merrill Lynch Intl Ltd London - 3,748,885Northern Trust Company - 5,746,427Northern Trust Company - 30,169Royal Trust Corp. of Canada - 10,242,088State Street Nominees Ltd - 18,480,813 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Figures given at 24 March 2006. 11. Date company informed 24 March 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 159,246,877 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.9475% 14. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 373232 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 27 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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