RNS Number : 7092C
British Airways PLC
18 November 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of British Airways plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification UBS Investment Bank
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): UBS AG London Branch
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 16 November 2009
threshold is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 25p No Previous No Previous 29,289,660 29,289,660 2.54%
Disclosure Disclosure
GB0001290575
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Converts (XS0440057783) 529.101 13 August 2014 5 years 14,285,727 Nominal Delta
1.24%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
43,575,387 3.78%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Alexa Koenig/Nemanja Pantic
15. Contact telephone number:
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Alan Buchanan
Company Secretary
British Airways Plc
020 8738 5119
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