BAE Systems Annual Report 2008
Annual Report 2008

Shareholder information

Registered office

6 Carlton Gardens
London SW1Y 5AD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1252 373232
Company website: www.baesystems.com

Registered in England and Wales, No. 1470151

Registrars

Equiniti Limited (0140)
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
United Kingdom

Telephone: 0871 384 2044
Calls to the above number are charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other telephony providers' costs may vary.

Telephone number from outside the UK: +44 121 415 7058

If you have any queries regarding your shareholding, please contact the registrars.

Shareview service

The Shareview service from our registrar, Equiniti, gives shareholders:

  • direct access to data held on their behalf on the share register including recent share movements and dividend details; and
  • the ability to change their address or dividend payment instructions online.

To sign up for Shareview you need the 'shareholder reference' printed on your proxy form or dividend stationery. There is no charge to register.

When you register with the site, you can register your preferred format (post or e-mail) for shareholder communications. If you select 'e-mail' as your mailing preference, you will be sent shareholder communications, such as proxy forms and annual results, by e-mail instead of post, as long as this option is available.

If you have your dividends paid straight to your bank account, and you have selected 'e-mail' as your mailing preference, you can also collect your tax voucher electronically. Instead of receiving the paper tax voucher, you will be notified by e-mail with details of how to download your electronic version.

However, if you choose 'post' as your preference, you will be sent paper documents as usual.

Visit the website at www.shareview.co.uk for more details.

Details of software and equipment requirements are given on the website.

Dividend reinvestment plan

The Company offers holders of its ordinary shares the option to elect to have their dividend reinvested in shares purchased in the market instead of cash. If you would like to make this election, please request a dividend reinvestment plan mandate from our registrars:

Equiniti Financial Services Limited
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
United Kingdom

Telephone: 0871 384 2268
Calls to the above number are charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other telephony providers' costs may vary.

Telephone number from outside the UK: +44 121 415 7058

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ShareGift

The Orr Mackintosh Foundation operates a charity donation scheme for shareholders with small parcels of shares which may be uneconomic to sell. Details of the scheme are available from ShareGift at www.sharegift.org or by telephone on 020 7930 3737.

Share price information

The middle market price of the Company's ordinary shares on 31 December 2008 was 376.75p and the range during the year was 302.5p to 507p.

American Depositary Receipts

The BAE Systems plc American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are traded on the Over The Counter market (OTC) under the symbol BAESY. One ADR represents four BAE Systems plc ordinary shares.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is the depositary.

If you should have any queries, please contact:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
PO Box 64504
St Paul
MN 55164-0504
USA

Email: jpmorgan.adr@wellsfargo.com

Telephone number for general queries: (800) 990 1135
Telephone number from outside the US: +1 651 453 2128

Website: www.adr.com

Financial calendar
Financial year end 31 December
Annual General Meeting 6 May 2009
2008 final ordinary dividend payable 1 June 2009
2009 half-yearly results announcement 30 July 2009
2009 interim ordinary dividend payable 30 November 2009
2009 full year results – preliminary announcement February 2010
– report and accounts April 2010
2009 final ordinary dividend payable June 2010

 

Analysis of share register at 31 December 2008
Ordinary shares of 2.5p
Accounts Shares
Number '000 % Number million %
By category of shareholder
Individuals 105.4 92.1 103.0 2.9
Nominee companies 8.0 7.0 3,377.4 94.3
Banks 2.7 0.1
Other 1.0 0.9 98.7 2.7
114.4 100.0 3,581.8 100.0
By size of holding
1 – 99 23.4 20.4 1.1
100 – 499 32.3 28.2 8.7 0.2
500 – 999 23.6 20.7 16.8 0.5
1,000 – 9,999 32.6 28.5 77.1 2.2
10,000 – 99,999 1.4 1.3 39.1 1.1
100,000 – 999,999 0.7 0.6 260.5 7.3
1,000,000 and over 0.4 0.3 3,178.5 88.7
114.4 100.0 3,581.8 100.0