BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares
BAE Systems plc announces that on 24 May 2013 it transferred 14,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at transfer prices of between 201pence and 264 pence per share.
Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 329,990,433 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,238,848,013 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,238,848,013) 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.
24 May 2013