Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4798M

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

16 August 2011

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 16 August 2011 it transferred 413,607 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Share Incentive Plan at a transfer price of nil.    

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 199,223,131 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,388,337,167 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,388,337,167) 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.

16 August 2011

 

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