Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5073H

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

22 February 2010

 

BAE Systems plc (the "Company"): Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2.5p each via UBS Investment Bank. BAE Systems plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Date of purchase:                                             22 February 2010

Number of ordinary shares purchased:              3,000,000

Highest price paid per share:                             371p

Lowest price paid per share:                             366.3p

Volume weighted average price paid per share: 369.662p

Following the purchase of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 46,337,418 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,538,819,395 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,538,819,395) represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

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