BAE SYSTEMS plc

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR THEIR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notifications made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules:

The Company was notified today by the Trustee of the BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan, Capita IRG Trustees Limited, that each of the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) received an award of 155 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in BAE Systems plc under the Free Shares element of the BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan on 29 March 2012.  No consideration was paid for the grant of the award.  The Free Shares were sourced from Treasury Shares.

Philip Bramwell

Alan Garwood

Guy Griffiths

Alastair Imrie

Ian King

Charlotte Lambkin

Peter Lynas

Kevin Taylor

Nigel Whitehead

29 March 2012

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