BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares
BAE Systems plc announces that on 18 July 2011 it transferred 20,050 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant in its Executive Share Option Scheme at transfer prices between 172 pence and 264 pence per share.
Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 169,248,646 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,418,311,652 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,418,311,652) 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 Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
19 July 2011