27th Sep 2007 17:31
British Airways PLC27 September 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): British Airways Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : (X) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): INVESCO PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 18 September 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 September 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) Ordinary Shares 25p 79,031,830 79,031,830 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 25p 115,483,102 115,482,102 10.02% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 115,483,102 10.02% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Name of the Company/Fund Number of SharesAllianz Investment Bank AG 536,689Bear Stearns 8,818Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 1,109,750Bank of New York 107,491Banque Paribas 282,641Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) 187,939Banque Paribas (Jersey) 67,774Bank of New York (Brussels) 65,994Bank of New York (Singapore) 36,000JP Morgan Chase 162,248Chase Nominees 3,812,995Chase (Frankfurt) 157,986Vidacos Nominees 91,772,646Credit Agricole Indosuez 2,397,444Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt) 200,129EKK EG Kassel 34,518Erste Bank 171,659HSBC Nominees 1,392,156Japan Trustee Services Bank 2,325KAS Bank, Amsterdam 380,957Kommunal Kjredit Depotbank (Austria) 147,810Landersbank Hessen-Thurigen Girozentrale 26,195Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh) 643,340Morgan Stanley (London) 41,074Santander Central Hispano Investment 10,183State Street (Sydney) 6,300State Street Trust & Banking (London) 10,545,604Trust & Custody Services 7,545Northern Trust Company (London) 1,129,113Other 37,779 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: ................. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ................. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ................. 13. Additional information: ................. 14. Contact name: Elaine Coleman 15. Contact telephone number: 01491 417394 ................. --------------------------------- Alan Buchanan Company Secretary British Airways Plc 020 8738 5119 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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