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British Airways PLC20 December 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company British Airways Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources 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 As above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of New York, London 2,266,090Cede 5,041,780JP Morgan Chase Nominees Ltd 24,002,884Citibank London 227,300Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,496,050Euroclear Bruxelles 75,470HSBC Bank 1,450,264Mellon Bank NA London 9,384,842Northern Trust Company 3,693,372Royal Trust Corp of Canada 3,818,731State Street Nominees Ltd 4,110,087Total 55,566,870 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 8,709,488 8. Percentage of issued class 0.77% 9. Class of security ordinary shares of 25p 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date company informed 20 December 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 55,566,870 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.91% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Alan Buchanan, 020 8738 5119 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary Date of notification 20 December 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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