Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7382J

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

04 July 2011

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 1 July 2011 it transferred 3,500 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant of its Executive Share Option Scheme at a consideration of 201.0 pence per share. 

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 169,620,304 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,417,939,994 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,417,939,994) 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.

4 July 2011

 

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