Transaction in Own Shares

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 10 August 2011 it transferred 14,550 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant in its Executive Share Option Scheme at transfer prices between 172 pence and 201 pence per share.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 192,426,738 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,395,133,560 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,395,133,560) 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.

11 August 2011