Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5176B

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

03 April 2013

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 3 April 2013:

·     it transferred 12,504 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;

·     it transferred 1,682,970 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Restricted Share Plan at a transfer price of nil; and

·     it transferred 2,984,250 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 330,537,754 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,249,117,206 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,249,117,206) 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.

3 April 2013

 

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