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BAE SYSTEMS PLC 06 December 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing BAE Systems plc shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): ________________________________________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Capital Group International, Inc. obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 4 December 2007 crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 7% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rights using the Shares Voting rights ISIN CODE Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 243,545,320 243,545,320 249,323,369 249,323,369 7.0988% Shares B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 249,323,369 7.0988% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number: As of 4 December 2007 BAE Systems plc Number of Shares Percent of outstanding Capital Group International Inc ('CGII') holdings 249,323,369 7.099% Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 155,025,969 4.414% • Capital International Limited 41,632,005 1.185% • Capital International S.A. 16,452,756 0.468% • Capital International, Inc 36,212,639 1.031% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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