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BAE SYSTEMS PLC07 December 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing BAE Systems plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notificationAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights YesAn acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attachedAn event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify): ________________________________________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Capital Group International, Inc.obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 5 December 2007crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rightsusing the Shares Voting rightsISIN CODE Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary 249,323,369 249,323,369 243,702,680 243,702,680 6.9388%Shares B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 243,702,680 6.9388% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: 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:15. Contact telephone number: As of 5 December 2007 BAE Systems plc Number of Shares Percent of outstandingCapital Group International Inc ("CGII") holdings 243,702,680 6.939% Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 149,018,480 4.243% • Capital International Limited 41,690,205 1.187% • Capital Internationholdinal S.A. 16,536,456 0.471% • Capital International, Inc 36,457,539 1.038% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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