Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1442A

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

15 March 2013

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 15 March 2013:

·     it transferred 9,700 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Scheme at transfer prices of between 201 pence and 264 pence  per share; and

·     it transferred 283,467 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 335,558,888 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,246,363,967 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,246,363,967) 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.

15 March 2013

 

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