Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5150P

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

16 July 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:                                                   16 July 2010

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                     536,209

Highest price paid per share:                                   323.3p

Lowest price paid per share:                                    317.7p

Volume weighted average price paid per share:         319.15p

Following the purchase of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 179,883,505 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,407,116,379 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

The Company confirms that it has now returned GBP500m to shareholders by way of market purchases of ordinary shares, concluding the buyback programme announced on 18 February 2010. 

 

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