16th Apr 2008 12:35
BAE SYSTEMS PLC16 April 2008 TR-1 Notification of a Major Interest in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or BAE SYS EQUITIES the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights XAn acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the aquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other: Please Specify 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its obligation group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3. 5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is 14/04/2008 crossed or breached 6.Date on which issuer notified 15/04/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10 %. 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class or Type Situation Previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights shares voting rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 381,994,294 381,994,294 29,570,520 29,570,520 347,064,805 0.84 9.86 0263494 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the % ofFinancial date conversion instrument is exercised / converted votingInstrument period / date rights Total A + B Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights 376,635,325 10.70% 9.Chain Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Ireland Pension Fund 45,372 0.00129 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 2,619,345 0.07444 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,160,000 0.03297 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 110,000 0.00313 Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 178,000 0.00506Global Distribution Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 799,000 0.02271Global Growth Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 275,000 0.00782UK Equity Income Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 325,000 0.00924UK Opportunities Fund Indirect Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 750,000 0.02131 Direct AXA Rosenberg 2,018,253 0.05736 Direct AXA Financial, Inc 149,246,946 4.24138 Indirect AXA Colonia Konzern 2,019,000 0.05738 Direct AXA Colonia Konzern 229,501 0.00652 Indirect AXA France 5,327,267 0.15139 Indirect AXA Australia 616,500 0.01752 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 61,061,796 1.73529 Indirect Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 2,427 0.00007 Direct AXA Financial, Inc * 128,960,423 3.66487 Indirect Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 265,986 0.00756 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 48,836 0.00139 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 10,000 0.00028LTAV UK Equity Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 763,497 0.02170ABL High Alpha Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 575,853 0.01636FTSE All Share Tracker Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 1,815,000 0.05158LTAV UK Equity Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 3,933,798 0.11179ABL High Alpha Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 3,050,359 0.08669FTSE All Share Tracker Direct AXA Winterthur 6,764,000 0.19222 Direct Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 2,428,540 0.06902 Direct Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 1,235,626 0.03511 Direct Total Direct 29,570,520 0.84035 Total Indirect 347,064,805 9.86308 TOTAL 376,635,325 10.70344 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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