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Foreign Shareholding

Historical % Foreign Shareholding:

2007
16 January	44.70%


2006
12 December	43.04%

31 October	46.88%
24 October	48.88%
17 October	48.57%

26 September	42.75%
12 September	42.73%

18 July	42.21%
11 July	42.47%

27 June	43.05%
20 June	43.36%
13 June	44.16%
6 June	44.621%

30 May	44.21%
9 May	45.41%
2 May	46.90%

25 April	47.28%
18 April	47.31%
4 April	44.09%

28 March	43.65%
21 March	44.04%
14 March	43.61%
7 March	44.74%

31 January	43.54%
17 January	43.52%
3 January	43.14%
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2005
6 December	42.76%

22 November	43.40%
8 November	43.00%
1 November	42.50%

25 October	42.98%
18 October	44.74%
11 October	42.64%
4 October	43.49%



27 September	43.63%
20 September	43.91%
13 September	45.40%

22 August	45.12%
16 August	46.32%

26 July	45.46%
12 July	47.25%
5 July	47.33%

22 June	47.32%
14 June	47.62%
7 June	47.04%

31 May	46.70%
24 May	46.57%
10 May	48.85%
3 May	49.16%

26 April	49.51%
12 April	51.1%

29 March	50.08%
22 March	50.00%
15 March	50.67%
8 March	49.81%
1 March	49.58%

22 February	50.58%
16 February	50.60%

25 January	49.51%
18 January	49.03%
4 January	49.36%
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2004
21 December	49.51%
14 December	49.23%

30 November	49.98%
22 November	51.16%
16 November	51.08%
9 November	51.00%
2 November	50.84%

26 October	54.80%
19 October	53.09%
12 October	53.63%
5 October	51.77%


21 September	50.29%
14 September	50.23%


31 August	49.50%
24 August	49.56%


27 July	48.86%
20 July	48.26%
13 July	48.21%
6 July	48.17%


29 June	50.00%
22 June	50.33%
8 June	48.00%
1 June	47.56%


25 May	47.19%
11 May	49.93%
4 May	50.56%


27 April	50.23%
20 April	53.00%
13 April	53.09%
6 April	49.14%


30 March	48.59%
23 March	50.07%
16 March	48.91%
9 March	47.28%
2 March	46.64%


24 February	46.26%
3 February	45.55%


13 January	46.87%
6 January	47.00%
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2003
30 December	46.54%
16 December	47.33%
9 December	46.13%
2 December	46.84%

25 November	47.07%
11 November	48.35%
4 November	46.36%

28 October	46.44%
14 October	54.10%
7 October	52.91%

30 September	50.95%
23 September	49.33%
16 September	48.81%
9 September	48.27%
2 September	50.33%

26 August	50.24%
26 August	50.24%
19 August	50.17%

29 July	50.40%
22 July	50.47%
15 July	51.88%
8 July	53.19%
1 July	53.38%

24 June	53.61%
17 June	53.91%
10 June	55.79%
3 June	55.52%

20 May	56.58%
13 May	57.30%
6 May	58.09%

29 April	58.21%
22 April	58.64%
15 April	57.51%
8 April	56.94%



25 March	56.95%
18 March	57.08%
11 March	56.72%
4 March	56.26%



25 February	55.58%
18 February	56.14%
4 February	55.50%



28 January	54.43%
21 January	54.15%
14 January	54.03%
7 January	54.04%



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2002
31 December	53.93%
17 December	54.99%
10 December	51.56%



26 November	52.40%
19 November	53.62%
12 November	51.53%
5 November	51.04%



29 October	55.96%
15 October	55.90%
8 October	55.51%
1 October	53.58%



24 September	50.21%
17 September	51.16%
10 September	51.41%
3 September	51.06%



27 August	51.08%
20 August	51.28%
13 August	51.00%
6 August	50.82%



30 July	50.75%
23 July	50.79%
16 July	50.53%
9 July	50.85%
2 July	50.85%



25 June	50.37%
18 June	49.75%
11 June	50.22%
4 June	49.83%



28 May	49.82%
21 May	48.59%
14 May	48.50%
7 May	49.05%



30 April	49.86%
23 April	45.58%
16 April	49.96%
9 April	50.02%
3 April	50.01%



26 March	48.89 %
19 March	48.06 %
6 March	42.76 %




27 February	42.50 %
20 February	42.38 %
13 February	42.46 %
6 February	42.27 %



30 January	42.15 %
23 January	41.78 %
16 January	41.34 %
9 January	41.32 %
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2001

26 December	n / a
19 December	41.07 %
12 December	40.38 %
5 December	40.81 %



28 November	40.41 %
21 November	40.69 %
14 November	40.62 %
7 November	40.46 %



31 October	40.15 %
24 October	39.96 %
17 October	39.93 %
10 October	39.44 %
3 October	39.37 %

Key Historical Dates:

April 1977	British Aerospace formed as a nationalised corporation

January 1981	British Aerospace privatised, with a foreign share holding limit of 15%. UK Govt holds 48.43%

May 1985	UK Government sells its shares but keeps £1 'golden share'

August 1989	Limit on foreign holding raised to 29.5%

April 1998	Limit on foreign holding raised to 49.5%

November 1999	BAE Systems formed with the merger between British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems

May 2002	Total foreign shareholding limit of 49.5% abolished Individual foreign shareholding limit of 15% remains in place


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