9th Feb 2006 16:02
BAE SYSTEMS PLC09 February 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirectsubsidiaries 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 Northern Trust London -8,853,940State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon - 7,641,390JP Morgan Bournemouth - 4,777,400HSBC Bank plc - 2,665,230Bank of New York Brussels - 2,338,950Mellon Bank N.A. - 1,996,600Bankers Trust London - 870,600Midland Securities Services - 386,400Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfurt - 314,100Clydesdale Bank plc - 204,300JP Morgan Chase Bank - 166,400Societe Generale - 154,300Dexia Privatbank - 35,500Chase Manhattan London - 33,000State Street Bank and Tr Co - 15,778,066Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 7,699,000Northern Trust Co - 4,879,463Mellon Bank N.A. - 4,273,986JP Morgan Chase Bank - 2,935,000Bank of New York - 1,421,000CIBC Mellon Trust - 982,557Royal Trust - Toronto - 132,945J P Morgan Chase Bank - 57,037,704State Str Bk and Tr Co - 11,072,480Northern Trust Co - 3,346,369Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 948,710Northern Trust London - 421,300Mellon Bank N.A. - 145,296Mellon Bank N.A. - 99,100JP Morgan Bournemouth -19,594,659Bermuda Trust Far East HK - 933,140Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux - 47,234,120JP Morgan Bournemouth - 2,911,677Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfrt - 1,455,100Northern Trust London - 1,267,330HSBC Bank plc - 918,100State Street Bank and Tr Co Lndn - 828,906Bank of New York Brussels - 625,000JP Morgan Bournemouth - 614,400BNP Paribas, Paris (C) - 579,150State Street Bank Australia -533,700National Astl Bk Melbourne - 344,900Brown Bros Harriman & Co - 328,400Northern Trust Co - 242,300BNP Paribas, Paris - 189,700Morgan Stanley London - 118,240Ing Luxembourg - 111,172Master Trust Bank of Japan - 747,200Brown Brothers Harriman & Co - 172,130Nomura Trust and Banking - 165,100Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko - 119,340Bank of New York Europe Ldn - 5,100,000CDC Finance - 459,900State Str Bk and Tr Co - 618,800State Street Hong Kong - 49,100 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 as at 8 February 2006 11. Date company informed 9 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 227,872,650 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.1% 14. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 15. Name and contact details of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary (tel: 01252 373232) 16. Date of notification 9 February 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BAE Systems