Transaction in Own Shares

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 14 January 2011 it transferred 339,841 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to participants in its Share Incentive Plan at a transfer price of 341.77 pence per share.

Following the transfer of these shares, BAE Systems plc holds 178,037,787 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,409,346,048 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,409,346,048) 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.

17 January 2011