Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8778A

British Airways PLC

07 August 2008

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

British Airways Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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 obligation (iii):

INVESCO PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

    5 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 August 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10% 11% 12%

8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares 25p	139,368,676	139,368,676

  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares 25p	126,350,305		126,350,305		10.95%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
126,350,305	10.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Name of the Company/Fund	Number of Shares
Bank of Ireland (Dublin)	659,768
Bank of New York	126,301
Banque Paribas	837,966
Bank of New York (Brussels)	92,649
Bank of New York (Singapore)	36,000
Citibank (Hong Kong)	328,978
JP Morgan Chase	5,607,056
Citibank	104,088,011
HSBC Bank plc (London)	1,723,755
Mellon Bank (Pittsburgh)	681,072
Santander Central Hispano Investment	20,602
State Street (Sydney)	6,300
State Street Trust & Banking (London)	11,110,604
Trust & Custody Services	13,277
Northern Trust Company (London)	999,883
Other	18,083

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:

Sam Edwards

15. Contact telephone number:

01491 416381

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Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119

 

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