Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6506Q

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

01 March 2016

 

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 1 March 2016 it transferred:

·    126,570 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants of its Performance Share Plan at nil consideration; and

·    5,135 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant in its Executive Share Option Plan at a transfer price of 328.5 pence per share.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 300,611,005 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,166,829,039 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,166,829,039) 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 March 2016

 

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