BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares
BAE Systems plc announces that on 1 August 2013 it transferred 20,750 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at transfer prices of between 172 pence and 356 pence per share.
Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 329,383,904 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,233,294,140 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,233,294,140) 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 Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
1 August 2013