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British Airways PLC16 May 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 2,963,906Bank of New York, Europe 30,708Cede 5,167,900Chase Nominees Ltd 26,477,864Citibank London 374,700Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,496,050Euroclear Bruxelles 83,330HSBC Bank 2,169,064Mellon Bank NA London 6,260,941Merrill Lynch 1,322,680Northern Trust Company 3,602,507Royal Trust Corp of Canada 5,492,131State Street Nominees Ltd 8,828,577Total 64,276,358 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 1,001,210 8. Percentage of issued class 0.09% 9. Class of security ordinary shares of 25p 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date company informed 16 May 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 64,276,358 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.94% 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 16 May 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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