18th Oct 2006 16:11
BAE SYSTEMS PLC18 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including CapitalGuardian Trust Company, Capital International Limited, Capital InternationalS.A., and Capital International, Inc. 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 Capital Guardian Trust Company:State Street Nominees Ltd - 14,279,229Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 5,905,220Northern Trust - 1,180,700Westpac Custodian Nominees - 139,200Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited - 24,900Chase Nominees Ltd - 44,729,999BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 1,845,400Midland Bank plc - 8,760,400Cede & Co - 2,415,940Deutsche Bank Mannheim - 6,800Bankers Trust - 4,181,600Barclays Bank - 258,400Citibank London - 16,300Royal Trust - 56,100Brown Bros. - 265,600Nortrust Nominees - 10,643,971MSS Nominees Limited - 219,600State Street Bank & Trust Co - 492,300Citibank - 20,600Citibank NA - 156,100Deutsche Bank AG - 11,300HSBC Bank plc - 3,900Mellon Bank N.A. - 574,300Bank of Ireland Nominees Limitied - 15,400ROY Nominees Limited - 203,400Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 3,354,422HSBC - 153,900J P Morgan Chase Bank - 3,637,600 Capital International Limited:State Street Nominees Ltd - 688,900Bank of New York Nominees - 9,264,226Northern Trust - 5,548,530Chase Nominees Ltd - 5,761,496Midland Bank plc - 422,100Citibank London - 14,334Morgan Guaranty - 703,300Nortrust Nominees - 8,426,000MSS Nominees Limited - 103,100State Street Bank & Trust Co - 3,893,331Lloyds Bank - 47,500Citibank - 8,500Citibank NA- 690,800Deutsche Bank AG - 514,100HSBC Bank plc - 2,195,500Mellon Bank N.A. - 322,400Northern Trust AVFC - 793,000KAS UK - 67,800Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 46,500Bank One London - 422,100Clydesdale Bank plc - 61,400J P Morgan Chase Bank - 42,900Raiffeisen Zentral Bank - 628,000Fortis Bank - 32,000Metzler Seel Sohn & Co - 36,300Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG - 59,700 Capital International S.A.:Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,180,049Midland Bank plc - 599,400Barclays Bank - 488,000Brown Bros - 137,100State Street Bank & Trust Co - 102,600Lloyds Bank - 34,500Citibank NA - 9,300HSBC Bank plc - 375,300 Capital International, Inc:State Street Nominees Ltd - 3,898,200Bank of New York Nominees - 980,300Northern Trust - 46,500Chase Nominees Limited - 3,505,100Midland Bank plc - 485,500Bankers Trust - 32,300Brown Bros - 299,800Nortrust Nominees - 370,100State Street Bank & Trust Co - 215,300Sumitomo Trust & Banking - 89,500Citibank - 28,900Citibank NA - 541,100State Street Australia Limited - 294,200HSBC Bank plc - 333,700J P Morgan Chase Bank - 906,800 5. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each 6. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Figures given as at 16 October 2006 7. Total holding following this notification 161,299,947 8. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.985% 9. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 10. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 373232 11. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary 12. Date of notification 18 October 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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