Director/PDMR Shareholding

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BAE Systems plc announced that on April 14, 2026, several Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) exercised performance shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan and purchased Partnership shares, receiving Matching shares under the Share Incentive Plan. Notably, Charles Woodburn, Group Chief Executive Officer, exercised 921,217 performance shares and sold 434,058 at £22.1421 each, while Karin Hoeing, Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director, exercised 292,819 performance shares and sold 137,970 at £22.2705 each. Other PDMRs also participated in the Share Incentive Plan, purchasing partnership shares at prices ranging from £14.763 to £22.145 and receiving matching shares.

Disclaimer*

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
16 April 2026
 

 

 

BAE Systems plc

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

BAE Systems plc announces that on 14 April 2026, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") exercised performance shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

 

In addition, on 14 April 2026, the following PDMRs purchased Partnership shares and were awarded Matching shares under the BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan, refer below for futher details:

 

 Exercise of BAE Systems Performance shares

 

Name of PDMR

Number of shares

Karin Hoeing

292,819

Charles Woodburn

921,217

 

1

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

BAE Systems plc

b)

LEI

8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated      

a)

Name

Karin Hoeing

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc


GB0002634946

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Exercise of 292,819 performance shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and the subsequent sale of 137,970 shares, including those to satisfy tax liabilities.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Price

Volume

Acquisition of shares on exercise of share awards

 

£0

292,819

Sale of shares, including those to satisfy tax liabilities

 

£22.2705

137,970

Shares retained


154,849

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Exercise

Volume: 292,819

Price GBP: £0

 

Shares sold, including those to satisfy tax liabilities

Volume:  137,970

Price GBP: £3,072,660.88

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-04-14

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON - London Stock Exchange

 

1

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

BAE Systems plc

b)

LEI

8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated      

a)

Name

Charles Woodburn

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc


GB0002634946

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

Exercise of 921,217 performance shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and the subsequent sale of 434,058 shares, including those to satisfy tax liabilities.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Price

Volume

Acquisition of shares on exercise of share awards

 

£0

921,217

Sale of shares, including those to satisfy tax liabilities

 

£22.1421

434,058

Shares retained

0

487,159

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Exercise

Volume: 921,217

Price GBP: £0

 

Shares sold, including those to satisfy tax liabilities

Volume:  434,058

Price GBP: £9,610,955.64

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-04-14

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON - London Stock Exchange

 

 

1

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

           

a)

 

Name

 

BAE Systems plc

b)

 

LEI

 

8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

GC - Group Managing Director, Business Development

JC - Chief Technology & Information Officer

TG - Group Human Resources Director

EG - Group General Counsel

BG - Chief Finance Officer

CH - Group Communications Director

KH - Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director

AT - Group Managing Director, Digital Intelligence

EV - Person Closely Associated with Group Human Resources Director, TG

CW - Group Chief Executive Officer

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated                                         

a)

 

Name

 

 

Gabrielle Costigan ("GC")

Julian Cracknell ("JC")

Tania Gandamihardja ("TG")

Edward Gelsthorpe ("EG")

Bradley Greve ("BG")

Caitlin Hayden ("CH")

Karin Hoeing ("KH")

Andrea Thompson ("AT")

Eric Veignat ("EV")

Charles Woodburn ("CW")

 

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc

 

 

GB0002634946

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Purchase of Partnership shares and the award of Matching shares under the BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan.

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s) of Partnership Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£22.145

GC - [7]

JC - [7]

TG - [7]

EG - [6]

BG - [7]

CH - [7]

KH - [6]

AT - [7]

EV - [7]

CW - [7]

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s) of Matching Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil

GC - [3]

JC - [3]

TG - [3]

EG - [3]

BG - [3]

CH - [3]

KH - [3]

AT - [3]

EV - [3]

CW - [3]



d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Price

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices(s)

Volume

£15.501

GC - [10]

£15.501

JC - [10]

£15.501

TG - [10]

£14.763

EG - [9]

£15.501

BG - [10]

£15.501

CH - [10]

£14.763

KH - [9]

£15.501

AT - [10]

£15.501

EV - [10]

£15.501

CW - [10]

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2026-04-14

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

- Partnership shares

 

- Matching shares

 

 

 

 

XLON - London Stock Exchange

 

Outside of a trading venue (sourced from Treasury shares)

 

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83

16 April 2026

 

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