7th Dec 2007 09:39
British Airways PLC07 December 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : (X) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): INVESCO PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 4 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10%, 11% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) Ordinary Shares 25p 115,483,102 115,483,102 (GB0001290575) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 25p 127,489,210 127,489,210 11.05% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 127,489,210 11.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Name of the Company/Fund Number of SharesAllianz Investment Bank AG 470,082Bear Stearns 8,818Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 666,300Bank of New York 114,435Banque Paribas 371,906Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) 187,939Banque Paribas (Jersey) 33,274Bank of New York (Brussels) 69,851Bank of New York (Singapore) 36,000Chase Bank 199,426JP Morgan Chase 4,351,598Chase (Frankfurt) 157,986Vidacos Nominees 103,180,705Credit Agricole Indosuez 1,886,930Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt) 161,829EKK EG Kassel 31,395Erste Bank 145,514HSBC Nominees 1,492,156Japan Trustee Services Bank 1,695KAS Bank, Amsterdam 390,471Landersbank Hessen-Thurigen Girozentrale 26,195Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh) 723,340Morgan Stanley (London) 41,074Santander Central Hispano Investment 16,116State Street (Sydney) 6,300State Street Trust & Banking (London) 11,410,604Trust & Custody Services 7,341Northern Trust Company (London) 1,114,921Vorarlberger Landes-und Hypothekenbk Akti 120,496Other 64,513 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: Rosalind McDonald 15. Contact telephone number: 01491 417404 ................. --------------------------------- Alan Buchanan Company Secretary British Airways Plc 020 8738 5119 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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