BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 27 January 2015 it transferred 82,403 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at transfer prices of between 264 pence and 457 pence per share. 

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc ("the Company") holds 315,297,045 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,153,414,155 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  This figure (3,153,414,155) 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 ("DTR").

DTR 5.5.1

Under DTR 5.5.1, BAE Systems plc confirms that the percentage of its ordinary shares held in treasury has today reduced to 9.99% of its total voting rights.  

27 January 2015