27th Feb 2006 14:44
BAE SYSTEMS PLC27 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 indirect subsidiaries 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 8,833,340State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon 7,729,890JP Morgan Bournemouth 4,425,700HSBC Bank plc 2,665,230Bank of New York Brussels 2,325,750Mellon Bank 1,998,600Bankers Trust London 870,600Midland Securities Services 386,400Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfrt 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 16,035,466Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 7,665,200Northern Trust Co 4,884,663Mellon Bank N.A. 4,094,186JP Morgan Chase Bank 2,954,000Bank of New York 1,475,900CIBC Mellon Trust 1,007,657Royal Trust - Toronto 132,945JP Morgan Chase Bank 56,999,304State Street Bank and Tr Co 11,076,280Northern Trust Co 3,346,369Brown Bros Harriman & Co 951,810Northern Trust London 421,300Mellon Bank N.A 145,296Mellon Bank N.A 99,100JP Morgan Bournemouth 15,101,559Bermuda Trust Far East HK 976,580Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 14,556,120JP Morgan Bournemouth 7,643,297Chase Manhatn Bk AG Frankfrt 1,404,100Northern Trust London 1,231,030HSBC Bank plc 918,100State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 828,906BNP Paribas, Paris 631,850Bank of New York Brussels 625,000JP Morgan, Bournemouth 614,400State Street Bank Australia 533,700National Astl Bk Melbourne 344,900Brown Brothers Harriman and 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 and 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 Street Bank 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 24 February 2006 11. Date company informed 24 February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 222,261,510 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.92% 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 27 February 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BAE Systems