Holding(s) in Company

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 31 July 2003 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BAE SYSTEMS plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC via the following legal entities: Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd; Barclays Private Bank Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Global Investors, N.A; Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking; Barclays Global Fund Advisers 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse 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 of shares held by each of them Chase Manhattan - 439,092 Chase Manhattan - 29,475,915 Bank of Ireland - 833,984 Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd - 948,570 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd - 129,381 Barclays Global Investors Japan - 32,954 Barclays Trust Co & Others - 55,368 Barclays Trust Co - 1,954 Barclays Trust Co - 23,429 Barclays Trust Co - 3,647 Barclays Trust Co - 198,878 Chase Manhattan - 48,799 Chase Manhattan - 498,184 Chase Manhattan - 865,260 Chase Manhattan - 1,162,451 Chase Manhattan - 2,374,338 Chase Manhattan - 2,775,340 Chase Manhattan - 212,580 Chase Manhattan - 368,075 Chase Manhattan - 26,211,150 Boston Safe Deposit and Trust - 685,394 Chase Manhattan Bank - 13,897,900 Chase Manhattan Bank - 5,363,907 Chase Manhattan Bank - 1,582,562 Chase Manhattan Bank - 12,217,567 Chase Manhattan Bank - 2,602,872 Chase Manhattan Bank - 2,105,190 Chase Manhattan Bank - 43,696 Chase Manhattan - 1,496,827 Citibank N.A. - 328,740 Clydesdale Nominees - 987 Clydesdale Nominees - 900 Cydesdale Nominees - 839 Cydesdale Nominees - 815 Cydesdale Nominees - 1,532 Cydesdale Nominees - 1,136 Cydesdale Nominees - 751 Cydesdale Nominees - 879 Cydesdale Nominees - 1,651 Cydesdale Nominees - 729 Cydesdale Nominees - 2,143 Cydesdale Nominees - 1,030 Cydesdale Nominees - 2,242 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 296,475 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 44,175 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 26,085 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 57,527 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 328,125 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 1,593,468 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 297,468 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 168,578 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 1,644,218 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 41,998 Investors Bank and Trust Co - 81,566 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 815,017 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 557,966 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 88,913 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 39,122 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 347,820 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 529,900 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 412,311 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 439,516 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 69,090 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 366,553 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 330,410 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 60,823 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 127,715 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 94,015 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 43,740 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 33,436 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 1,326,959 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 38,835 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 32,370 JP Morgan Chase Bank - 165,122 Mellon - 461,320 Mitsubishi Trust International - 15,973 Mitsubishi Trust International - 31,325 Mitsubishi Trust International - 52,890 Mitsubishi Trust International - 93,284 Northern Trust Bank - 753,414 Northern Trust Bank - 445,433 State Street - 2,711 State Street - 78,996 State Street - 58,314 State Street - 78,821 State Street - 616 State Street Bank and Trust - 3,117,710 Sumitomo TB - 44,871 Sumitomo TB - 26,067 Sumitomo TB - 36,728 Sumitomo TB - 52,596 Swan Nominees Ltd - 45,899 Swan Nominees Ltd - 5,885 Zeban Nominees Ltd - 145,469 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 25 July 2003 11. Date company informed 30 July 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 123,047,048 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.02% 14. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 373232 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 31 July 2003 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. 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