Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5164N

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

02 September 2011

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 31 August 2011 it transferred 6,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant in its Executive Share Option Scheme at a transfer price of 264 pence per share. 

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 223,342,131 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,364,218,167 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,364,218,167) 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.

2 September 2011

 

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