Rule 8.3- BAE Systems plc

RNS Number:4119B
Capital Group Companies Inc
12 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       Ordinary Shares                   
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)                                        
Date of dealing                               11 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         96,711,411           3.00%       N/A            
(2) Derivatives (other than     -                                N/A            
options)                                                                        
(3) Options and agreements to   -                                N/A            
purchase/sell                                                                   
Total                           96,711,411***        3.00%       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                    1,942,300 shares          4.1839 - GBP              

 

 

(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
Product name,     Long/short (Note Number of securities     Price per unit      
e.g. CFD          6)               (Note 7)                 (Note 5)            
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   Option money   
name,e.g. selling,    securities   price    American,   date     paid/received  
call      purchasing, to which the          European             per unit (Note 
option    varying     option                etc.                 5)             
          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                                 11 April 2006                
Contact name                                       Gina Martinez                
Telephone number                                   [phone]               
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with   N/A                          
which connected                                                                 
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection     N/A                          
(Note 10)                                                                       

Notes

*** (483,533) shares are due to an off-market transaction.

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





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