SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

British Airways Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Wellington Management Company LLP

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

Wellington Management Company LLP

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

11,310,820

6. Percentage of issued class

1.04%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ordinary shares of 25p

10. Date of transaction

Not known

 

 

11. Date company informed

14 February 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

91,543,186

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.45%

14. Any additional information

 

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Alan Buchanan, 020 8738 5119

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Alan Buchanan, Company Secretary

 

Date of notification

14 February 2003

 

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