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BAE SYSTEMS PLC 22 September 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 - 14,279,129 Bank of New York Nominees Ltd - 5,903,120 Northern Trust - 1,142,100 Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited - 24,900 Chase Nominees Ltd - 44,771,592 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd - 1,845,400 Midland Bank plc - 9,070,400 Cede & Co - 2,389,840 Deutsche Bank Mannheim - 6,800 Bankers Trust - 4,181,600 Barclays Bank - 258,400 Citibank London - 16,300 Royal Trust - 56,100 Brown Bros. - 240,900 Nortrust Nominees - 10,761,571 MSS Nominees Limited - 219,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 486,400 Citibank - 20,600 Citibank NA - 156,100 Deutsche Bank AG - 11,300 HSBC Bank plc - 3,900 Mellon Bank N.A. - 623,700 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limtied - 15,400 ROY Nominees Limited - 203,400 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 3,199,873 HSBC - 153,900 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 3,783,300 Capital International Limited: State Street Nominees Ltd - 709,800 Bank of New York Nominees - 9,421,126 Northern Trust - 5,548,530 Chase Nominees Ltd - 5,858,800 Midland Bank plc - 422,100 Citibank London - 14,334 Morgan Guaranty - 703,300 Nortrust Nominees - 8,492,100 MSS Nominees Limited - 103,100 State Street Bank & Trust Co - 3,880,831 Lloyds Bank - 47,500 Citibank - 8,500 Citibank NA- 690,800 Deutsche Bank AG - 535,100 HSBC Bank plc - 2,195,500 Mellon Bank N.A. - 322,400 Northern Trust AVFC - 793,000 KAS UK - 67,800 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 46,500 Bank One London - 422,100 Clydesdale Bank plc - 61,400 J P Morgan Chase Bank - 42,900 Raiffeisen Zentral Bank - 733,524 Fortis Bank - 32,000 Metzler Seel Sohn & Co - 36,300 Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG - 59,700 Capital International S.A.: Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,180,049 Midland Bank plc - 599,400 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 - 375,300 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 - 299,800 Nortrust Nominees - 350,400 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 20 September 2006 7. Total holding following this notification 161,989,219 8. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.009% 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 22 September 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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