16th Sep 2005 15:06
BAE SYSTEMS PLC16 September 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Franklin Resources, Inc. including Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, 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 Bank of New York Europe Ltd - 18,142Bank of New York, London - 4,469,862Cede, New York - 4,810,692Citibank Nominees Ltd - 3,321,480Clydesbank Bank PLC - 4,143,020Euroclear Bank SA - 95,107HSBC Bank - 2,959,915JP Morgan Chase Bank - 142,441,284Mellon Bank - 16,959,291Merrill Lynch - 3,748,885Northern Trust Company - 6,100,377Royal Canada - 10,639,488State Street Nominees Ltd - 23,952,256 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 at 15 September 2005. 11. Date company informed 16 September 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 223,659,799 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.9667% 14. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 373232 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 16 September 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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