26th Feb 2007 13:18
British Airways PLC26 February 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: ( ) 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): AMVESCAP 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): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%, 6% 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 77,645,109 77,645,109(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 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 77,645,109 77,645,109 6.74% 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 77,645,109 6.74% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Allianz Investment Bank AG 763,900Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 1,040,858Bank of New York 81,654Banque Paribas 191,551Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) 164,428Banque Paribas (Jersey) 73,607Bank of New York (Brussels) 47,677Bank of New York (Singapore) 36,000JP Morgan Chase 108,910Chase Nominees 772,118Chase (Frankfurt) 947,004Vidacos Nominees 57,891,062Credit Agricole Indosuez 2,512,273Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt) 90,174EKK EG Kassel 32,035Erste Bank 73,494HSBC Nominees 1,254,916Japan Trustees Services Bank 1,618KAS Bank Amsterdam 325,926Kommunal Kredit Depotbank (Austria) 155,856Landersbank Hessen - Thurigen Girozentrale 26,195Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh) 600,993Morgan Stanley (London) 36,883Santander Central Hispano Investment 4,473State Street (Sydney) 6,300State Street Trust & Banking (London) 9,303,087Trust & Custody Services 5,497Northern Trust Company (London) 1,087,792 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: Samantha Edwards 15. Contact telephone number: 01491 416381 ................. --------------------------------- Alan BuchananCompany SecretaryBritish Airways Plc020 8738 5119 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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