Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4654Z

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

26 May 2016

 

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 26 May 2016 it transferred 27,228 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at a transfer price of between 301 pence and 388.90 pence per share. 

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 294,416,454 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,173,023,590 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  The figure (3,173,023,590) 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.

26 May 2016

 

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