REG - BAE SYSTEMS PLC - Holding(s) in Company

BAE SystemsAnnouncement

05/07/2022 09:15

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RNS Number : 3533R  BAE SYSTEMS PLC  05 July 2022

 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
 FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to                                                                    BAE Systems PLC
 which voting rights are attached:
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
 if appropriate)
 Non-UK issuer
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
 an "X")
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                       X
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify):
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
 Name                                                                                                                                         The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                        Los Angeles, USA
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.)
 Name
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:                                                                                       01/07/2022
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                               05/07/2022
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares  % of voting rights through financial instruments      Total of both in %  Total number of voting rights of issuer

                                                                            (total of 8.A)                         (total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)                              (8.A + 8.B)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  12.01%                                 0.00%                                                 12.01%              3,157,073,725
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          11.35%                                 0.00%                                                 11.35%

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached:
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)  Number of voting rights                                                                            % of voting rights
                                               Direct           Indirect                                                                          Direct                  Indirect

                                               (DTR5.1)         (DTR5.2.1)                                                                        (DTR5.1)                (DTR5.2.1)
 GB0002634946 Common Stock                                      344,904,981                                                                                               10.92%
 US05523R1077 Depository Receipt                                34,354,832                                                                                                1.09%

 SUBTOTAL 8.A                                  379,259,813                                                                                        12.01%

 B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                  Expiration date  Exercise/ Conversion Period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is            % of voting rights
                                                                                             exercised/converted
 N/A
                                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument                  Expiration date  Exercise/ Conversion Period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights
 N/A
                                                                                             SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
 obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural
 person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
 directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or                                                                                                                                                  X
 the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
 controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
 necessary)
 Name                                        % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                         than the notifiable threshold
 Capital Research and Management Company     11.94%                                                                                                                                                  11.94%
 Capital International, Inc.
 Capital International Sarl
 Total                                       12.01%                                                                                                                                                  12.01%

 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 Name of the proxy holder
 The number and % of voting rights held
 The date until which the voting rights will be held

 11. Additional information:
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital
 Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company
 ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves
 as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other
 pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients.
 CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various
 investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global
 Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC
 is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in
 turn is the parent company of six investment management companies ("CGII
 management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International
 Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital
 Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management
 Private Limited. CGII management companies and CB&T primarily serve as
 investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a
 U.S.-based investment management company that is a registered investment
 adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.

 Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own
 account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by
 accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the
 investment management companies described above.

 Place of completion   Los Angeles
 Date of completion    05/07/2022

 

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