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BAE SYSTEMS PLC26 February 2007 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer orthe underlying issuer ofexisting shares to whichvoting rights are attached BAE Systems Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 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 thebreakdown of voting rights -see Section C X 3. Full name of person(s)subject to the notificationobligation Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder See attached schedule(s) (if different from 3.) 5. Date of the transactionand date on which thethreshold is crossed orreached Revised due to DTR rules 6. Date on which issuernotified 23 February 2007 A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the Triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights Shares Voting SharesIf possible using the RightsISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN - GB0002634946 30,591,887 30,591,887 30,591,887 0.95% B. Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of Voting % of Voting RightsInstrument Period/Date Rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights 30,591,887 0.95% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable See attached schedule Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold voting N/Arights: 13. Additional information: As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting. According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separate notification is being submitted for FMR Corp. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 21 February 2007. 14. Contact Name Laura Cotterell 15. Contact telephone number: 01737 837148 Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal Fidelity International Limited (FIL)entities) Contact address (registered office for legal Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19entities) Bermuda Phone number 01737 837148 Other useful information (at least legal Company Secretaryrepresentative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Fidelity Investments International Contact address Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB Phone number 01737 837148 Other useful information (e.g. functional Authorised to make this filing under power ofrelationship with the person or legal entity attorneysubject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive, we aggregated the interests inshares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting.According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR and FIL separately. A separatenotification is being submitted for FMR Corp. Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 21February 2007. FIL BAE SYSTEMS PLC Current ownership percentage: 0.95% Total shares held: 30,591,887 Shares in issue: 3,205,444,647 Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parentholding company for various direct and indirectsubsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund ManagementLimited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL),Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong)Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ), andFidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companiesand institutional clients. MANAGEMENTSHARES HELD UK NOMINEE COMPANY 111,350 TRUST&CUST SVCS BK LTD, TOKO FIJ65,400 STATE STREET HONG KONG FIA(K)L929,800 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FPM112,600 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FIL1,773,900 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM412,000 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FIL247,200 NORTHERN TRUST CO FIL46,000 NORDDEUTSCHE LANDERSBANK FIL217,800 NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING FIJ48,402 MORGAN STANLEY LONDON FIL219,900 MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES FPM876,000 MELLON BANK326,900 MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN FIJ683,600 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL1,548,300 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM6,030,252 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL6,522,355 JPMORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL622,500 HSBC BANK PLC FPM29,300 DEXIA PRIVATBANK FPM56,200 CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S FPM537,600 CDC FINANCE FIGEST328,400 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO FIL366,792 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO FIJ3,727,935 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL207,200 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS FIL668,950 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL935,434 BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK FIM HK2,042,600 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII897,217 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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