Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3319Q
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
17 October 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:                                               15 October 2011

 

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                 2,700,000

 

Highest price paid per share:                               294p

 

Lowest price paid per share:                               281p

 

Volume weighted average price paid per share:     286.018p

 

 

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

 

 

Following the purchase of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 287,095,317 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,300,464,981 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,300,464,981) 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.


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
POSMRBFTMBTBBMB

Companies

BAE Systems (BA.)
UK 100

Latest directors dealings