23rd Oct 2006 10:44
BAE SYSTEMS PLC23 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC, through the following legal entities: Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd; Barclays Private Bank Ltd;Barclays Capital Inc; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust CompanyLtd; Barclays Investors Japan Trust & Banking; Barclays Global Investors, N.A; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd;Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; BarclaysLife Assurance Co Ltd; and Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 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 Bank of Ireland 64,551Bank of New York 230,968Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 501,317Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 49,417,575Barclays Trust Co as Exec/Adm 1,475BNP Paribas 271,909Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 272Barclays Global Investors Canada 240,488Barclays Trust Co & Others 52,388Barclays Trust Co DMC69 23,429Barclays Trust Co E99 1,158Barclays Trust Co R69 168,980Chase Nominees Ltd 1,622,673Chase Nominees Ltd 16,544,995Chase Nominees Ltd 1,394,944CIBC Mellon Global Securities 204,605Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 6,080Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 15,308Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,325Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 981Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 4,408Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 4,010Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,661Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,638Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 5,029Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 5,187Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 6,709Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3,213Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 4,687Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,824Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,539Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 24,424Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,725Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 7,612Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,705Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 17,753Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,764Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,902Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,748Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,281Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3,562Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,274Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,771Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,420Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,465Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 10,327Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,216Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,702Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,556Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,011Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 9,003Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,283Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 4,524Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,756Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 6,205Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3,045Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,113Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,640Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,782Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 23,501Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3,659Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 20,404Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,262Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,518Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,274Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,683Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,888Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,525Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,000Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 1,605Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,070Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 3,250Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 4,229Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 9,547Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 2,185Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 529Clydesdale Nominees HGB0 325 1,875Clydesdale Nominees HGB0 325 1,700Investors Bank and Trust Co 37,856,046Investors Bank and Trust Co 10,848,076JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 793,579JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 192,302JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 2,496,885JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 428,415JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 300,811JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 511,823JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 24,822,010JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 54,904JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 250,860JP Morgan Chase Bank 106,911JP Morgan Chase Bank 2,032,215JP Morgan Chase Bank 270,966JP Morgan Chase Bank 3,814,579Mellon Trust of New England 274,885Master Trust Bank 42,349Mellon Trust - US Custodian 594,274Mitsui Asset 56,080Northern Trust Bank - BGI Sepa 1,227,300Reflex Nominees Limited 4,009State Street Bank & Trust - WI 508,183State Street Boston 2,019,570State Street Trust of Canada 473,404The Northern Trust Company - U 332,080Trust & Custody Services Bank 34,095Zeban Nominees Limited 1,413,232 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 17 October 2006 11. Date company informed 20 October 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 162,782,442 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.03% 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 23 October 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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