LONDON (Dow Jones)--BAE Systems Plc (BA.LN), announced Thursday it has purchased 2,000,000 of its ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each at a volume weighted average price per share of 318.8607 pence. MAIN FACTS: -BAE Systems plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. -Shares closed Thursday at 317.8 pence. -By Zechariah Hemans, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9411;
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