13th Apr 2006 16:04
BAE SYSTEMS PLC13 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc 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 Capital Guardian Trust Company:State Street Nominees Ltd 6,816,500Bank of New York Nominees 3,555,000Northern Trust 548,500Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 19,400Chase Nominees Ltd 25,594,627BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 1,189,600Midland Bank plc 6,860,700Cede & Co 1,841,000Deutsche Bank Mannheim 5,300Bankers Trust 2,264,428Barclays Bank 183,400Citibank London 10,700Royal Trust 50,900Brown Bros 68,300Nortrust Nominees 7,554,671MSS Nominees Ltd 127,800State Street Bank & Trust Co 280,500Citibank 17,900Citibank NA 80,500Deutsche Bank AG 8,300HSBC Bank plc 3,700Mellon Bank NA 294,900ROY Nominees Ltd 144,300Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 1,970,573Bank One London 11,800HSBC 72,400JP Morgan Chase Bank 2,049,100 Capital International Limited:State Street Nominees Ltd 133,700Bank of New York Nominees 5,381,902Northern Trust 2,186,030Chase Nominees Ltd 3,251,600Midland Bank plc 169,300Morgan Guaranty 480,900Nortrust Nominees 3,661,900State Street Bank & Trust Co 2,030,531Deutsche Bank AG 317,100HSBC Bank plc 1,571,100Mellon Bank NA 201,500KAS UK 12,400Bank One London 207,800Clysdale Bank plc 32,300JP Morgan Chase Bank 36,900Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 118,600Fortis Bank 29,000Metzler Seel Sohn & Co 30,300Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 44,600 Capital International S.A.:Chase Nominees Ltd 2,528,149Midland Bank plc 481,400Barclays Bank 488,000Brown Bros 28,500Lloyds Bank 6,800HSBC Bank plc 139,100 Capital International, Inc.:State Street Nominees Ltd 4,405,100Bank of New York Nominees 843,030Northern Trust 35,400Chase Nominees Ltd 3,071,700Midland Bank plc 472,100Bankers Trust 20,400Brown Bros 333,400Northtrust Nominees 213,200State Street Bank & Trust Co 203,300Sumitomo Trust & Banking 89,500Citibank 24,100Citibank NA 448,700State Street Australia Ltd 108,500HSBC Bank plc 287,800JP Morgan Chase Bank 906,800 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 11 April 2006 11. Date company informed 13 April 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 96,657,511 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.002% 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 13 April 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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