Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0274E

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

24 May 2012

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 24 May 2012 it transferred 16,746 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 339,350,909 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,248,209,389 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,248,209,389) 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 2012

 

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