Rule 8.3- BAE Systems plc

RNS Number:0044B
Capital Group Companies Inc
05 April 2006

                                                                        FORM 8.3



    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                                 The Capital Group Companies

Company dealt in                                                 BAE Systems plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed Ordinary Shares
relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                                  4 April 2006



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE



(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)


                                        Long                                   Short
                                        Number                   (%)           Number      (%)
(1) Relevant securities                 87,586,616               2.72%             N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options)               -                               N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/            -                               N/A
sell
Total                                   87,586,616               2.72%             N/A



(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                              Long                   Short
                                                         Number          (%)    Number      (%)
(1) Relevant securities                                        N/A                  N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                           N/A                  N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                    N/A                  N/A

Total                                                          N/A                  N/A



(c)       Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:               Details

N/A                                       N/A



3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)       Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                     Number of securities           Price per unit (Note 5)


Purchase                          3,153,900 shares               4.3593 GBP




(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name, e.g.   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit  (Note 5)
CFD


N/A                  N/A                  N/A                           N/A

(c)       Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product      Writing,        Number of         Exercise    Type, e.g.    Expiry date  Option money paid/
name,e.g.    selling,        securities to     price       American,                  received per unit
call option  purchasing,     which the option              European etc.              (Note 5)
             varying etc.    relates (Note 7)
N/A          N/A             N/A               N/A         N/A           N/A          N/A



(ii)       Exercising


Product name, e.g.    Number of securities            Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
call option
N/A                   N/A                             N/A



(d)       Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)            Details                    Price per unit (if
                                                                     applicable) (Note 5)
N/A                                       N/A                        N/A



4.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.


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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                      NO



Date of disclosure                                             4 April 2006

Contact name                                                   Gina Martinez

Telephone number                                               [phone]

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which         N/A
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)       N/A


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



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