Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9016D

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

30 March 2011

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 28 March 2011 it transferred 480,334 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Performance Share Plan and transferred 247,645 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 174,962,097 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,412,507,496 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,412,507,496) 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.

30 March 2011

 

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