Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1641D

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

04 July 2016

 

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 4 July 2016:

·    it transferred 71,326 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 457 pence per share; and

·    it transferred 882 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant in its Restricted Share Plan at a transfer price of nil.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 293,903,625 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,173,536,419 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,173,536,419) 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.

4 July 2016

 

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