Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2997Q

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

17 October 2011

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 14 October 2011 it transferred:

·          8, 568 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant of its Performance Share Plan at nil consideration; and

·          316,790 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 284,395,317 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,303,164,981 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,303,164,981) 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.

17 October 2011

 

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