Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8147D

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

29 March 2011

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 25 March 2011 it transferred 702,801 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Performance Share Plan and transferred 1,118,732 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants of its Share Matching Plan, at nil consideration.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 175,690,076 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,411,779,517 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,411,779,517) 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.

29 March 2011

 

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