Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6756B

British Airways PLC

19 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) :  (X)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc……………..

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

Goldman, Sachs & Co.,

Goldman Sachs International, 

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

14 August 2008……………..

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 August 2008

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

Below 3%

8. Notified details:

……………..

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)
GB0001290575	36,262,808	3.14%
US1104193065	1,210	0.00%

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	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0001290575
US1104193065

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
	Below 3%

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

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 14 August 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.

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:

General email contact: [e-mail]

14. Contact name:

Sean Rogers/Alan Cox

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7552 9205/0207 7748774

……………..

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Alan Buchanan

Company Secretary

British Airways Plc

020 8738 5119

 

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