EPT Disclosure

ABN AMRO BANK N.V. FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company dealt in BAE Systems Plc (BA.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class of relevant security to which the Ord 2.5p dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of dealing 21st April 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) purchased --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 569,241 4.2950 GBP 4.2700 GBP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 630,593 4.2850 GBP 4.2700 GBP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit (Note varying etc. relates (Note 5) etc. 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of disclosure 24th April 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact name Mark Burnham --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telephone number 020 7678 5898 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BAE Systems Plc (BA.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nature of connection (Note 6) Broker --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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BAE Systems (BA.)
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