Shareholder Info
Graph of historical percentage foreign shareholding. For details see the text below.
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