Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5431I

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

12 March 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 The Royal Bank of Scotland NV (London Branch). BAE Systems plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Date of purchase:                                                   12 March 2010

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                     1,625,000

Highest price paid per share:                                   380.3p

Lowest price paid per share:                                    376.3p

Volume weighted average price paid per share:         378.375p

Following the purchase of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 70,127,418 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,515,970,378 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

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