18 Feb 2009 | Ref. 028/2009
ADELAIDE, Australia – BAE Systems will donate $100,000 to the Victorian Bushfire Fund set up by the Victorian and Federal Governments, and the Australian Red Cross.
BAE Systems Australia’s Managing Director Jim McDowell said today that the company also planned to match dollar for dollar personal contributions to the Fund by its employees.
“We have nearly 1 900 employees in Victoria. Two have lost their homes and possessions, and hundreds of others have been indirectly affected.
“On behalf of every BAE Systems employee, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to those who have suffered losses as a result of these bushfires and to the people of Victoria who have experienced Australia’s worst natural disaster,” Mr McDowell said.
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BAE Systems is the premier global defence and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 100,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £15.7 billion (US $31.4 billion) in 2007.
For further information contact:
Simon Latimer, BAE Systems Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 8 8480 8759,
Mob: +61 (0) 401 674 110
simon.latimer@baesystems.com
John Neilson, BAE Systems plc
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 384795
24 hr media hotline: +44 (0) 7801 717739
john.neilson@baesystems.com
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