Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5024Y

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

17 May 2016

 

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 17 May 2016:

·    it transferred 303,361 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 6,191 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 294,452,223 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,172,987,821 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,172,987,821) 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.

17 May 2016

 

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