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RNS Number : 5836B

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

04 April 2017


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		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			No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	03 April 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	04 April 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

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 ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 2.5p Shares

159,581,261

158,218,133

4.97 %

GB0002634946

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

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 ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

158,218,133

4.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 155,770,656 Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH - 15,813 Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 80,161 Invesco Investment Advisers, LLC - 1,673,648 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 528,986 Invesco Asset Management Japan Limited - 68,642 Invesco Management S.A. - 80,227

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Invesco Ltd.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Philippa Holmes
15. Contact telephone number:	01491 417447

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