BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares
BAE Systems plc announces that on 18 April 2016:
· it transferred 16,542 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at a transfer price of 388.90 pence per share;
· it transferred 252,705 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Share Incentive Plan at a transfer price of nil; and
· it transferred 5,880 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its International Share Incentive Plan at a transfer price of nil.
Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 294,864,554 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,172,575,490 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,172,575,490) 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.
18 April 2016