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BAE SYSTEMS (BA.L)At 4:35PM : 335.50 p  Up 3.60 (1.08%)  
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Address:Warwick House, PO Box 87, Farnborough Aerospace Centre
Farnborough Hampshi GU14 6YU United Kingdom
Web Site:www.baesystems.com
Index:FTSE100 | STOXX600
Market Place(s) :London | Frankfurt
Number Of Shares :3,540,135,000
Sector:Vehicles and Equipment
Industry:Aerospace and Equipment
Sub-Industry:Equipment for Aerospace Industry
BAE Systems: bringing about peace! Originating from the 1999 merger between British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems, the English company is one of the global leaders in the field of military equipment. BAE Systems designs, develops, and is responsible for systems maintenance for the army, the navy, and aerospace. The company constructs combat aircraft (Hawk and Eurofighter Typhoon), submarines (Astutes using Royal Navy nuclear propulsion systems), destroyers, tanks, satellite systems, and space robots such as the Mars Rovers, radars, attack missiles, artillery equipment, as well as anything to do with on-board electronics. The group is also involved in the civil field and notably in commercial aviation with its 20% holding in Airbus. Among its clientele is the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the US Air Force, and Airbus. Add to that a customer base in five continents and 130 countries.

IDENTITY CARD 
ISIN:GB0002634946
Reuters Code:BA.L
Local Code :BA.
Auditor:KPMG
Number of employees:88,000 ( 31/12/2007 )
79,000 ( 31/12/2006 )

EXECUTIVE TEAM 
Chairman of Board of Directors:Richard L.Olver
Chief Executive Officer:Michael Turner
Chief Financial Officer:George Rose
Data as of 31/12/2005.

CALENDAR 
Annual report:20/02/2010
Shareholder ’s meeting:06/05/2009
Profits 1st half-year:30/07/2009

INVESTORS CONTACT 
Andrew Wrathall
Telephone:+44 (0)125 238 27 30
Fax:+44 (0)125 238 30 00
Email:investorrelations@baesystems.com
SHAREHOLDERS 
FMR Corp & Fidelity International:7.1%
Franklin Resources Inc.:5.99%
Legal & General Inves Management Ltd:3.7%
 
KEY FIGURES 
Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Net Operating revenues* 14,30913,76515,41113,47912,572
Net Profit* 900646553-4676
* in million(s) of Pound

EARNINGS PER SHARE 
Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Earnings per share* 2619.917.4-16-0.5
* in pence

SALES PER ACTIVITY 
Aerospace equipment (US):23%
Civil aviation:21%
Logistics; consultancy and engineering:18%
Technical assistance and customer support:18%
International partnerships:12%
Avionics (embedded electronics):8%
Sector Data as of 31/12/2005

SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA 
Core Market
United Kingdom19
Geographic areas
Europe:40%
North America:35%
Middle East:12%
Asia / Pacific:10%
Rest of the World:3%
Areas data as of 31/12/2007
Profile as of 31/12/2005. Data provided by EuroStockCity

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