Transaction in Own Shares - R

RNS Number : 2185R

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

17 August 2010

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares - Replacement

The following amendment has been made to the Transaction in Own Shares announcement released on 17 August 2010 at 14:15 under RNS No 2103R.

Number of ordinary shares transferred was 341,976 and not 341,967 as previously stated.   Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 179,541,529 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,407,514,701 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

BAE Systems plc announces that on 16 August 2010 it transferred 341,976 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Share Incentive Plan at a transfer price of 303.98 pence per share. 

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 179,541,529 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,407,514,701 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,407,514,701) 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 Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

17 August 2010

 

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