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BAE Systems plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
BAE Systems plc announces that on 14 April 2026, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") exercised performance shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).
In addition, on 14 April 2026, the following PDMRs purchased Partnership shares and were awarded Matching shares under the BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan, refer below for futher details:
Exercise of BAE Systems Performance shares
Name of PDMR | Number of shares |
Karin Hoeing | 292,819 |
Charles Woodburn | 921,217 |
1 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
a) | Name | BAE Systems plc | ||||||||||||
b) | LEI | 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83 | ||||||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a) | Position/status | Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director | ||||||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a) | Name | Karin Hoeing | ||||||||||||
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| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc GB0002634946 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 292,819 performance shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and the subsequent sale of 137,970 shares, including those to satisfy tax liabilities. | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Exercise Volume: 292,819 Price GBP: £0
Shares sold, including those to satisfy tax liabilities Volume: 137,970 Price GBP: £3,072,660.88
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-04-14 | ||||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | XLON - London Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
1 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
a) | Name | BAE Systems plc | ||||||||||||
b) | LEI | 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83 | ||||||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a) | Position/status | Group Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||||
3
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a) | Name | Charles Woodburn | ||||||||||||
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| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc GB0002634946 | ||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of 921,217 performance shares under the BAE Systems Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and the subsequent sale of 434,058 shares, including those to satisfy tax liabilities. | ||||||||||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Exercise Volume: 921,217 Price GBP: £0
Shares sold, including those to satisfy tax liabilities Volume: 434,058 Price GBP: £9,610,955.64
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e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-04-14 | ||||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | XLON - London Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| BAE Systems plc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b)
| LEI
| 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83
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| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| GC - Group Managing Director, Business Development JC - Chief Technology & Information Officer TG - Group Human Resources Director EG - Group General Counsel BG - Chief Finance Officer CH - Group Communications Director KH - Group ESG, Culture & Business Transformation Director AT - Group Managing Director, Digital Intelligence EV - Person Closely Associated with Group Human Resources Director, TG CW - Group Chief Executive Officer
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b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a)
| Name
| Gabrielle Costigan ("GC") Julian Cracknell ("JC") Tania Gandamihardja ("TG") Edward Gelsthorpe ("EG") Bradley Greve ("BG") Caitlin Hayden ("CH") Karin Hoeing ("KH") Andrea Thompson ("AT") Eric Veignat ("EV") Charles Woodburn ("CW")
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| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in BAE Systems plc
GB0002634946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of Partnership shares and the award of Matching shares under the BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan.
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c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Price
- Aggregated volume
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2026-04-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
- Partnership shares
- Matching shares
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XLON - London Stock Exchange
Outside of a trading venue (sourced from Treasury shares)
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83
16 April 2026
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