Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2458S
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
16 November 2011
 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

 

BAE Systems plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2.5p each on the London Stock Exchange from The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (London Branch).

 

Ordinary shares:                                                3,587,560,298

 

Date of purchase:                                              16 November 2011

 

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                 2,070,000

 

Highest price paid per share:                               288.2p

 

Lowest price paid per share:                                278.9p

 

Volume weighted average price paid per share:     282.223p

 

 

BAE Systems plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

 

 

Following the purchase of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 327,202,907 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,260,357,391 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,260,357,391) 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.


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