BAE Systems PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • May 23, 2017

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RNS Number : 0159G

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

23 May 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			BAE Systems Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		19 May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 May 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Above 10% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares

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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (GB0002634946)	317,692,658	317,692,658			321,722,381		10.105%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.		% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to		% of voting rights
								Nominal		Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
321,722,381	10.105%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

		Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings		321,722,381	10.105%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
• Capital Guardian Trust Company1
• Capital International Limited1
• Capital International Sàrl1
• Capital Research and Management Company2		321,160,761	10.087%

1Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company.

2Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease

to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Vivien Tan

15. Contact telephone number:

(213) 615-0469

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