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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                       Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc

      Identification code

                                                                                        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

                                                                                                     CW - 7

                                                                                        £20.08348
                                                                                               BG - 7
                                                                                               GC - 7
                                                                                               JC - 7
                                                                                               TG - 8
                                                                                               EG - 7
                                                                                               CH - 7
                                                                                               KH - 7
                                                                                               AT - 7

 

Price(s)  Volume(s) of Matching Shares

                                                                                                  CW - 3

                                                                                        Nil
                                                                                             BG - 3
                                                                                             GC - 3
                                                                                             JC - 3
                                                                                             TG - 3
                                                                                             EG - 3
                                                                                             CH - 3
                                                                                             KH - 3
                                                                                             AT - 3
 d)   Aggregated information

Prices(s)  Volume
      - Price                                                                           £14.058    CW - 10

                                                                                 £14.058    BG - 10
                                                                                        £14.058    GC - 10

                                                                                 £14.058    JC - 10
      - Aggregated volume                                                               £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                                                              XLON - London Stock Exchange

      - Matching shares                                                                 Outside of a trading venue (sourced from Treasury shares)

 

 Price(s)  Volume(s) of Matching Shares

           CW - 3

 Nil
           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                       Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc

      Identification code

                                                                                        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

                                                                                        Exercise---

                                                                                        Volume: 8,981

      - Aggregated volume                                                               Price GBP: Nil

      - Price

                                                                                        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

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                       Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc

      Identification code

                                                                                        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                                                               Exercise---

      - Price                                                                           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

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                       Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc

      Identification code

                                                                                        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                                                               Volume: 18,000

      - Price                                                                           Price GBP: £356,670

 e)   Date of the transaction                                                           2025-09-12

 f)   Place of the transaction                                                          XLON - London Stock Exchange

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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