Holding(s) in Company

TR-1

Notification of a Major Interest in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached

BAE SYSTEMS plc

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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 obligation: iii

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

17 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 December 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

L&G (From 4% to 3%)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 2.5p

 143,148,529 

(As on 31/10/2007)

 140,501,377 

 140,501,377 

3.96%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 140,501,377 

3.96%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of  3,540,558,850 

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851