Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5809B

British Airways PLC

29 October 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):

27 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 October 2009

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

Above 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	33,872,868	33,872,868

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
	36,842,868		36,842,868		3.1936%

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

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
36,842,868	3.1936%

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	36,842,868	3.194%
Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company	30,791,568	2.669%
Capital International Limited	2,962,400	0.257%
Capital International SARL	1,027,700	0.089%
Capital International, Inc.	2,061,200	0.179%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/a……………..

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A……………..

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A……………..

13. Additional information:

Notification using shares in issue figure of 1,153,642,398

14. Contact name:

Gina Martinez

15. Contact telephone number:

001 [phone]

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Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119

 

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