11th May 2006 16:46
BAE SYSTEMS PLC11 May 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 JP Morgan Chase Bank 179,200Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 65,600JP Morgan Bournemouth 2,960,200State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon 7,941,746Northern Trust London 7,906,540JP Morgan Bournemouth 4,054,100HSBC Bank plc 3,714,130Mellon Bank 1,770,900Bank of New York Brussels 1,604,517Bankers Trust London 763,300Midland Securities Services 337,900Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfrt 314,100Societe Generale 173,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 166,400Dexia Privatbank 35,500Chase Manhattan London 33,000State Street Bank and Tr Co 13,891,382Brown Bros Harriman & Co 7,872,400Northern Trust Co 5,574,352Mellon Bank N.A. 3,886,586JP Morgan Chase Bank 2,969,800Bank of New York 1,425,100CIBC Mellon Trust 892,457Royal Trust - Toronto 132,945JP Morgan Chase Bank 63,250,904State Street Bank and Tr Co 11,128,480Northern Trust Co 3,346,369Mellon Bank N.A. 3,064,796Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 1,560,510Northern Trust London 421,300Mellon Bank N.A 99,000JP Morgan Bournemouth 12,403,559Bermuda Trust Far East HK 976,580Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 41,119,637JP Morgan, Bournemouth 7,005,597Chase Manhatn Bk AG Frankfrt 1,404,100Northern Trust London 1,200,230HSBC Bank plc 918,100State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 878,706BNP Paribas, Paris 784,350JP Morgan Bournemouth 614,400Bank of New York Brussels 544,600State Street Bank Australia 511,900National Astl Bk Melbourne 330,500Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 328,400Northern Trust Co 235,800BNP Paribas, Paris 189,700Ing Luxembourg 104,372Morgan Stanley London 96,804Master Trust Bank of Japan 730,100Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 202,570Nomura Trust and Banking 192,000Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko 125,560Bank of New York Europe Ldn 1,572,500CDC Finance 503,000State Street Bank and Tr Co 1,182,800State Street Hong Kong 59,500 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 10 May 2006 11. Date company informed 11 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 225,752,079 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.01% 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 11 May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BAE Systems