Wednesday 03 February, 2010
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 6536G BAE SYSTEMS PLC 03 February 2010
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TR-1
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Notification of a Major Interest in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached
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BAE SYSTEMS plc
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2. Reason for Notification
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other: Please Specify
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3.
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5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is crossed or breached
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02/02/2010
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6.Date on which issuer notified
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03/02/2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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INCREASE IN TOTAL HOLDINGS FROM 4.92% TO 5%.
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8. Notified details:
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TOTAL
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class or Type of shares
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Situation Previous to the triggering transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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174,344,267
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174,344,267
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13,241,221
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13,241,221
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163,875,462
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0.37
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4.63
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0263494
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after triggering transaction
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Type of Financial Instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise / conversion period / date
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted
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% of voting rights
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Total A + B
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Number of Voting Rights
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% of voting rights
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177,116,683
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5.00%
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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Kyere Tabiri
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7003 1510
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9.Chain
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Name of the Company / Fund
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Number of Shares
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% of issued share capital
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Alliance Bernstein
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1,847,400.00
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0.052167
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Direct
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Alliance Capital Management
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2,379,900.00
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0.067203
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Direct
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AXA Australia
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124,381.00
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0.003512
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Indirect
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AXA Colonia Konzern
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1,203,183.00
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0.033975
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Direct
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AXA Financial, Inc
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157,907,459.00
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4.458976
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Indirect
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AXA France
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2,980,973.00
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0.084176
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Indirect
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AXA IM UK
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7,808,296.00
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0.220490
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Direct
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AXA IM UK
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1,173,649.00
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0.033141
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Indirect
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AXA Rosenberg
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1,689,000.00
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0.047694
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Indirect
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Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd
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2,442.00
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0.000069
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Direct
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Total Direct
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13,241,221
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0.37390
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Total Indirect
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163,875,462
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4.62750
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TOTAL
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177,116,683
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5.00140
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