Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5950N

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

19 February 2009

 

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 16 February 2009 it transferred 208,719 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Share Incentive Plan at a transfer price of 387.16 pence per share.  

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 54,597,701 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,527,721,067 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,527,721,067) 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.

19 January 2009

 

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