Monday 08 February, 2010
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Holding(s) in Company
RNS Number : 8349G BAE SYSTEMS PLC 08 February 2010
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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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 on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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05/02/2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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08/02/2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
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Increase in total holdings from 4.98% to 5.05%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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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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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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263494
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176,201,722
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176,201,722
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13,239,721
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13,239,721
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165,539,428
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0.37
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4.67
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion Period
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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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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise/
Conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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178,779,149
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5.05%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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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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159,571,425.00
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4.505963
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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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7,806,796.00
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0.220448
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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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13,239,721
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0.37386
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Total Indirect
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165,539,428
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4.67449
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TOTAL
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178,779,149
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5.04835
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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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