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BAE SYSTEMS PLC06 December 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 Bournemouth 11,651,120State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndon 5,535,776Northern Trust London 4,676,740HSBC Bank plc 3,686,930JP Morgan Bournemouth 2,172,700Bank of New York Brussels 1,091,817Mellon Bank 887,200Bankers Trust London 396,700Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frankfrt 290,700Midland Securities Services 219,900JP Morgan Chase Bank 159,400Dexia Privatbank 33,200State Street Bank and Tr Co 8,741,291Northern Trust Co 4,131,776Mellon Bank N.A. 3,162,955Bank of New York 1,560,600JP Morgan Chase Bank 1,514,000CIBC Mellon Trust 541,796Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 207,300Royal Trust - Toronto 113,844JP Morgan Chase Bank 35,493,709State Str Bk and Tr Co 2,122,080Brown Bros Harriman & Co 2,001,100Northern Trust London 292,400Northern Trust Co 201,800Mellon Bank N.A 129,700Mellon Bank N.A 95,800JP Morgan Bournemouth 12,295,906Bermuda Trust Far East HK 976,480JP Morgan Bournemouth 7,796,937Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 4,434,835Northern Trust London 1,018,030HSBC Bank plc 967,900BNP Paribas, Paris 895,850JP Morgan, Bournemouth 683,600Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 328,400Northern Trust Co 265,400BNP Paribas, Paris 194,800State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 120,200ING Luxembourg 109,395Morgan Stanley London 96,804Master Trust Bank of Japan 420,400Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 305,360Nomura Trust and Banking 207,000Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd, Toko 111,350Bank of New York Europe Ldn 3,809,100CDC Finance 531,900State Street Bank and Tr Co 1,104,900State Street Hong Kong 65,400 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 5 December 2006 11. Date company informed 6 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 127,802,281 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.96% 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 6 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BAE Systems