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Mike Turner
Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems plc

I would like to welcome the teams of Armor Holdings to the global BAE Systems family.

BAE Systems is proud of its record of growth, performance, innovation, and customer service. The integration of Armor Holdings with our existing land systems business will enhance our ability to provide a broad range of innovative capabilities, products and services in the land systems and security markets worldwide. The acquisition strengthens our position as one of the world’s leading land systems businesses and represents a win-win opportunity for both organisations, but more importantly, our customers will realise the greatest benefit.


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Walt Havenstein
Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc; President and CEO, BAE Systems Inc
In addition to delivering on our plan to grow strategically in the U.S. and other home markets and enhance our offerings to the Department of Defense and allied military forces, this acquisition strengthens our ability to meet the needs of the men and women of our armed forces. As a mission capability integrator, our combined suite of innovative technologies and expertise will allow us to better serve our customers. Like Armor Holdings, BAE Systems has experienced dramatic growth over the years, in part by acquiring companies with a similar commitment to supporting the men and women of the armed forces, law enforcement, and civilian customers. We also have a track record of investing in and growing the companies we acquire. Together we will increase our ability to protect those who protect us.

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Linda Hudson
President, Land & Armaments
As a result of the acquisition of Armor Holdings, BAE Systems is poised to become the global leader in developing, delivering, and supporting land systems that protect our military forces and help them achieve mission success. By combining our complementary technologies, BAE Systems and Armor Holdings will be better able to address long-term sustainment of current force equipment as well as development of next-generation equipment that is more survivable, more mobile, and more effective at meeting our customers’ needs. We welcome the employees of Armor Holdings and look forward to growing our abilities to support our Armed Forces worldwide.

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Scott O’Brien
President, BAE Systems Products Group
The employees of Armor Holdings Products Group should be proud of our merger into the BAE Systems family. We have already communicated that this is a great strategic move for Armor Holdings. Our market position as a leading manufacturer of security products for the public safety markets can only be enhanced by the added capabilities and reach that BAE Systems brings to our company. We believe this will translate into better solutions, better products and better services for our customers. We will continue to focus on our key business objectives of defending the core, expanding the core and exercising step out moves into new and adjacent markets. And with the support of BAE Systems, we will continue to be on the forefront of advancements in our industry.

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Dennis M. Dellinger
President, Mobility & Protection Systems
Our customers, employees, and industry partners are very well served by the acquisition of Armor Holdings by BAE Systems. The complementary products, technologies, and business acumen will enable the resulting Land and Armaments Operating Group to delight our varied customers with unparalleled offerings in advanced survivability systems and highly mobile platforms. Mobility & Protection Systems, the new line of business created by the merger, will be able to provide customers with enhanced product development, technical support, cost-effective products, and through-life services – along with a stable commitment to the long term benefit of our customers, employees, and partners. Additionally, we hope to assist other lines of business within BAE Systems in their pursuit of customer satisfaction.

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Gary Allen
President, Mobile Security Division
Since the 1940s, when we first started producing armored vehicles, to the current acquisition of Armor Holdings by BAE Systems, we have experienced tremendous growth. Our mission has always been and will continue to be Saving Lives. All Armor Holdings Mobile Security Division employees should be very proud to be part of such a dedicated, global leader as BAE Systems. As the largest armored commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world, with decades of experience in this field, now coupled with the added support, resources and capabilities of BAE Systems, we will definitely be the unparalleled leader in the world when it comes to mobile protection. We will continue to offer our customers the highest quality, most reliable armored vehicles in the world, ensuring the ultimate confidence in mobile protection.

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