Director's Dealing • Sep 17, 2025
Director's Dealing
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RNS Number : 7351Z
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
17 September 2025
BAE Systems plc
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Charles Woodburn ("CW")
Bradley Greve ("BG")
Gabrielle Costigan ("GC")
Julian Cracknell ("JC")
Tania Gandamihardja ("TG")
Edward Gelsthorpe ("EG")
Caitlin Hayden ("CH")
Karin Hoeing ("KH")
Andrea Thompson ("AT")
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
CW - Group Chief Executive Officer
BG - Chief Finance Officer
GC - Group Managing Director, Business Development
JC - Chief Technology & Information Officer
TG - Group Human Resources Director
EG - Group General Counsel
CH - Group Communications Director
KH - Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director
AT - Group Managing Director, Digital Intelligence
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
BAE Systems plc
b)
LEI
8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83
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 |
| £20.08348 | CW - 7 |
| BG - 7 | |
| GC - 7 | |
| JC - 7 | |
| TG - 8 | |
| EG - 7 | |
| CH - 7 | |
| KH - 7 | |
| AT - 7 |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) of Matching Shares |
| Nil | CW - 3 |
| BG - 3 | |
| GC - 3 | |
| JC - 3 | |
| TG - 3 | |
| EG - 3 | |
| CH - 3 | |
| KH - 3 | |
| AT - 3 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Price
- Aggregated volume
| Prices(s) | Volume |
| £14.058 | CW - 10 |
| £14.058 | BG - 10 |
| £14.058 | GC - 10 |
| £14.058 | JC - 10 |
| £14.606 | TG - 11 |
| £14.058 | EG - 10 |
| £14.058 | CH - 10 |
| £14.058 | KH - 10 |
| £14.058 | AT - 10 |
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-09-15
f)
Place of the transaction
- Partnership shares
- Matching shares
XLON - London Stock Exchange
Outside of a trading venue (sourced from Treasury shares)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Ed Gelsthorpe
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Group General Counsel
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
BAE Systems plc
b)
LEI
8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83
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 8,981 Performance Shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and the subsequent sale of 8,981 shares.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price | Volume(s) | |
| Acquisition of shares on exercise of share option | Nil | 8,981 |
| Sale of shares including those to satisfy tax liabilities | £19.925 | 8,981 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Exercise---
Volume: 8,981
Price GBP: Nil
Shares sold including those to satisfy income tax liabilities
Volume: 8,981
Price GBP: £178,946.42
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-09-15
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON - London Stock Exchange
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Ed Gelsthorpe
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Group General Counsel
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
BAE Systems plc
b)
LEI
8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83
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 25,789 options under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), and the subsequent sale of 7,789 shares to satisfy tax liabilities. Ed Gelsthorpe retained 9,368 shares.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price | Volume(s) | |
| Acquisition of shares on exercise of share option | £7.8320 | 25,789 |
| Shares retained to cover the costs of exercise | £19.925 | 8,632 |
| Sale of shares to satisfy tax liabilities | £19.925 | 7,789 |
| Shares retained | 9,368 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Exercise---
Volume: 25,789
Price GBP: £201,979.45
Shares retained to cover the costs of exercise
Volume: 8,632
Price GBP: £171,992.60
Sale of shares to satisfy tax liabilities
Volume: 7,789
Price GBP: £155,195.82
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-09-15
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON - London Stock Exchange
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Simon Barnes
G
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Group Managing Director, Air
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
BAE Systems plc
b)
LEI
8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83
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
Sale of shares.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price | Volume(s) | |
| Sale of shares | £19.815 | 18,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Volume: 18,000
Price GBP: £356,670
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-09-12
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON - London Stock Exchange
17 September 2025
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