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1. Which Stock Exchange is BAE Systems listed on?

2. How do I obtain copies of your Annual Reports?

3. When are the BAE Systems dividends paid?

4. When are the BAE Systems annual and interim results announced?

5. What is the stock exchange symbol for BAE Systems?

6. Who is the Registrar for BAE Systems plc?

7. How do I find out about employment opportunities within the Company?

8. What is your policy on community relations?

9. What dates were British Aerospace and BAE Systems first quoted on the London Stock Exchange and what was the issue price of

10. Who are the advisors/brokers to the company?

11. Who are the Solicitors to the company?

12. How has the foreign shareholding limit grown since 1981?

13. What are the company's key financial milestones?

14. When can I convert my preference shares to ordinary shares and what is the preference share conversion rate to ordinary shar

1. Which Stock Exchange is BAE Systems listed on?
BAE Systems has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (BA.L), but is also listed in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the Over The Counter market (OTC) in the United States under the symbol BAESY.

Access our share price on this exchange.

2. How do I obtain copies of your Annual Reports?
Please contact LLoyds TSB Registrars on tel. no. 0870 606 3982 for a hard copy or download from our Reports and Accounts section on the website. Access the Reports and Accounts section here.

3. When are the BAE Systems dividends paid?
Access the Financial Calendar on this website.

4. When are the BAE Systems annual and interim results announced?
BAE Systems plc's year-end is 31 December. The annual results are usually announced in late February/early March and the interim results are announced in September.

For the next announcement date, access the Financial Calendar here. Access past Interim and Preliminary reports.

5. What is the stock exchange symbol for BAE Systems?
London: BA
ADR New York: BAESY

6. Who is the Registrar for BAE Systems plc?
The BAE Systems share register is administered by Lloyds TSB Registrars.

7. How do I find out about employment opportunities within the Company?
Please view the BAE Systems Human Resources recruitment website.

8. What is your policy on community relations?
Our separate business units support local charities and institutions where our sites are based.

Please view the latest BAE SYSTEMS Community Report.

9. What dates were British Aerospace and BAE Systems first quoted on the London Stock Exchange and what was the issue price of shares on those dates?

British Aerospace	February 1981	150 pence
BAE Systems	30 November 1999	369 pence

10. Who are the advisors/brokers to the company?
The company's advisors are UBS and Hoare Govett (part of ABN AMRO).

11. Who are the Solicitors to the company?
Linklaters and Slaughter & May.

12. How has the foreign shareholding limit grown since 1981?
May 2002 49.5% limit removed following the passing of a special resolution at the 2002 AGM.

Individual foreign ordinary shareholder limit 15% max. limit per individual shareholder or shareholders acting in concert, remains in place following 2002 AGM.

February 1981		15% max. limit in total
August 1989		29.5% max. limit in total
April 1998		49.5% max. limit in total
May 2002		49.5% limit removed following the passing of a special resolution at the 2002 AGM
Individual foreign ordinary shareholder limit		15% max. limit per individual shareholder or shareholders acting in concert, remains in place following 2002 AGM

13. What are the company's key financial milestones?
April 1977 British Aerospace formed as a nationalised corporation by merger of:

British Aircraft Corporation;
Hawker Siddley Aviation;
Hawker Siddley Dynamics;
Scottish Aviation

January 1981	British Aerospace formed as a public limited company (plc)
February 1981	UK Government sold 51.57% of its shares to the public
May 1985	UK Government sold its remaining shares but kept a SPECIAL £1 share to ensure Company continues under UK control
April 1987	Royal Ordnance plc acquired for £190m
August 1988	Rover Group plc acquired for £150m.Sold March 1994 to BMW
August 1989	Arlington Securities plc acquired for £278m. Sold October 1998 for £285m
August 1993	British Aerospace plc finalises a £1.5 billion 5-year revolving credit facility to refinance its existing bank lines and extend its debt maturity profile
July 1997	British Aerospace acquired 49% of STN Atlas for £90m
October 1997	British Aerospace acquires Siemens Plessey (UK & Australia) for £319m
January 1998	GEC acquires TRACOR
April 1998	British Aerospace acquires 35% of Saab for £269m
January 1999	British Aerospace and GEC agree to merger British Aerospace with GEC's Marconi Electronic Systems business
November 1999	BAE Systems formed
December 1999	BAE Systems acquires Govan shipyard
January 2000	BAE Systems acquires Watkins- Johnson Telecommunications Group
February 2000	BAE Systems acquires Fetometrics
June 2000	Airbus Integrated Company announced
September 2000	BAE Systems acquires Control Systems for $510m
November 2000	BAE Systems acquires AES for $1.67b
December 2000	Creation of Aircraft Services Group by the merger of Aviation Services and Regional Aircraft
April 2001	BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica announce they have signed an agreement to form a joint venture in missile systems. Joint venture to be called MBDA
	BAE Systems sells BAE Systems Canada Inc. to ONCAP
	BAE Systems sells Flight Simulation and Training Inc. to CAE Canada
July 2001	New Airbus integrated company formed called Airbus SAS. BAE Systems holds 20%
December 2001	MBDA SAS created through the merger of Matra BAe Dynamics, Aerospatiale Matra Missile and the guided weapons business of AMS on 18th December. BAE Systems holds 37.5%
	New AMS joint venture created through the merger of existing AMS joint venture with the Combat and Radar Systems business on 18th December 2001. The new business is equally owned by Finmeccanica and BAE Systems
January 2002	Establishment of BAE Systems Capitalenterprise
April 2002	BAE Systems receives three Queen's Awards for Enterprise
	BAE Systems completes the sale of camouflage, concealment and deception business at Lillington, North Carolina
July 2002	BAE Systems and Segway LLC announce partnership to market Segway Human Transporter in the UK
August 2002	BAE Systems completes sale of chaff and flare business to Esterline Technologies
September 2002	BAE Systems and VT Group extend shareholding in Flagship
October 2002	BAE Systems acquires Condor Pacific Industries
November 2002	BAE Systems completes sale of communications equipment facility at Gaithersburg to Integrated Defense Technologies, Inc.
	BAE Systems completes the acquisition of Corbett Technologies
December 2002	BAE Systems completes the sale of Heckler & Koch
	BAE Systems completes acquisition of Condor Pacific Industries
January 2003	EADS acquires BAE Systems 25 percent stake in Astrium
February 2003	BAE Systems Announces Agreement With The MOD To Re-structure Nimrod And Astute Contracts
March 2003	BAE Systems Re-aligns Its Naval Businesses;
	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of MEVATEC Corporation
	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of Advanced Power Technologies, Inc.
	BAE Systems Announces Creation Of Platform Solutions Business
August 2003	BAE Systems And Rheinmetall Agree Restructuring Of STN Atlas Joint Venture
September 2003	BAE Systems Completes Purchase Of GKN’S 29% Stake In Alvis
May 2004	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of STI Government Systems
September 2004	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of Alvis Plc
August 2004	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of Boeing Commercial Electronics Unit
	BAE Systems Completes Acquisiton Of Practical Imagineering
October 2004	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of DigitalNet
November 2004	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of Alphatech
April 2005	Completion Of Eurosystems Transaction
June 2005	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of United Defense Industries; Creates Global Land Systems Enterprise
October 2006	BAE Systems Completes Acquisition Of National Sensor Systems

14. When can I convert my preference shares to ordinary shares and what is the preference share conversion rate to ordinary shares?
The cumulative redeemable preference shares are convertible into ordinary shares at the option of the holder on 31 May in any of the years up to 2007, on the basis of 0.47904 ordinary shares for every preference share.


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