Transaction in Own Shares

BAE Systems plc: Transaction in own shares

BAE Systems plc announces that on 20 March 2015 it transferred 42,569 ordinary shares of 2.5p each held in treasury to a participant 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 holds 313,358,824 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,155,352,217 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (3,155,352,217) 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.

20 March 2015