Transaction in Own Shares

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 19 February 2016 it transferred 17,432 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Executive Share Option Plan at a transfer price of between 301 and 328.5 pence per share.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 300,939,191 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,166,500,853 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,166,500,853) 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.

19 February 2016