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BAE SYSTEMS PLC 17 August 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. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International Limited, Capital International S.A., and Capital International Inc. 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 Capital Guardian Trust Company: State Street Nominees Ltd - 13,300,629 Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 5,541,309 Northern Trust - 1,052,700 Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited - 23,700 Chase Nominees Ltd - 42,220,178 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 1,928,500 Midland Bank plc - 8,529,400 Cede & Co - 2,311,240 Deutsche Bank Mannheim - 6,800 Bankers Trust - 3,813,400 Barclays Bank - 251,200 Citibank London - 16,300 Royal Trust - 56,100 Brown Bros. - 223,000 Nortrust Nominees - 11,161,971 MSS Nominees Limited - 203,300 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 367,300 Citibank - 20,600 Citibank NA - 141,100 Deutsche Bank AG - 11,300 HSBC Bank plc - 3,900 Mellon Bank N.A. - 564,800 ROY Nominees Limited - 184,600 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 2,951,273 HSBC - 144,400 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 3,452,200 Capital International Limited - State Street Nominees Ltd - 697,700 Bank of New York Nominees - 10,326,095 Northern Trust - 5,540,330 Chase Nominees Ltd - 5,824,400 Midland Bank plc - 409,600 Citibank London - 31,234 Morgan Guaranty - 703,300 Nortrust Nominees - 8,453,900 MSS Nominees Limited - 99,200 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 3,880,831 Lloyds Bank - 47,500 Citibank - 15,600 Citibank NA- 674,600 Deutsche Bank AG - 535,100 HSBC Bank plc - 2,195,500 Mellon Bank N.A. - 300,500 Northern Trust AVFC - 793,000 KAS UK - 59,700 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 82,700 Bank One London - 416,500 Clydesdale Bank plc - 61,400 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 42,900 Raiffeisen Zentral Bank - 717,624 Fortis Bank - 32,000 Metzler Seel Sohn & Co - 36,300 Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG - 59,700 Capital International S.A.: Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,113,349 Midland Bank plc - 596,900 Barclays Bank - 488,000 Brown Bros - 137,100 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 102,600 Lloyds Bank - 34,500 Citibank NA - 9,300 HSBC Bank plc - 337,600 Capital International, Inc: State Street Nominees Ltd - 4,452,100 Bank of New York Nominees - 843,300 Northern Trust - 46,500 Chase Nominees Limited - 3,126,100 Midland Bank plc - 472,100 Bankers Trust - 20,400 Brown Bros - 333,400 Nortrust Nominees - 335,300 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 188,200 Sumitomo Trust & Banking - 89,500 Citibank - 24,100 Citibank NA - 541,100 State Street Australia Limited - 294,200 HSBC Bank plc - 333,700 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 906,800 5. Class of security Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each 6. Date of transaction Not disclosed. Figures given as at 15 August 2006 7. Total holding following this notification 157,354,563 8. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.867% 9. Any additional information Notification received under s198 CA85 10. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ann-Louise Holding (01252) 373232 11. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ann-Louise Holding, Assistant Company Secretary 12. Date of notification 17 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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