Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2616D

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

26 March 2014

 



BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 26 March 2014 it transferred:

·    2,474 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants of its Performance Share Plan at nil consideration; and

·    8,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at a transfer price of 201 pence per share.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 326,341,516 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,167,171,158 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,167,171,158) 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 Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

26 March 2014

 

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