Director/PDMR Shareholding

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
23 December 2005





NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
OR THEIR CONNECTED PERSONS


Notification made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended by Section 328) of
the Companies Act 1985 and Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules.

The Company granted the following options to Mark Ronald, a director and Person
Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR') on 22 December 2005:

- options over 23,967 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in BAE Systems plc under
the BAE Systems Executive Share Option Plan at an option price of 356 pence per
share, exercisable between 22.12.08 and 22.12.15; and


- options over a contingent award of 15,978 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in
BAE Systems plc under the BAE Systems Performance Share Plan at nil
consideration, exercisable between 22.12.08 and 22.12.10,


the exercise of options under both schemes being subject to performance
conditions.



23 December 2005






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