Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2921E

British Airways PLC

17 December 2009

 



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):

Capital Group International, Inc.

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):

15 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 December 2009

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

Below 3%

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)
Ordinary  GB0001290575	36,199,023	36,199,023

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
	Indirect	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
	33,240,787		33,240,787		2.8814%

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
N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
33,240,787	2.8814%

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

	Number of shares	Percent of Outstanding
Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") holdings	33,240,787	2.881%
Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company	27,894,987	2.418%
Capital International Limited	2,715,00	0.235%
Capital International SARL	619,700	0.054%
Capital International, Inc.	2,011,100	0.174%

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:

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Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

 

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