Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1974J

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

01 April 2015

 

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 1 April 2015:

• it transferred 322,397 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at a transfer price of 301 pence per share; and 
  
• it transferred 2,014,863 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Restricted Share Plan at a transfer price of nil.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 307,421,560 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,161,300,618 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,161,300,618) 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 April 2015

 

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