BAE Systems Buys Back 0.76M Own Shares

12th Jul 2010 18:09

LONDON (Dow Jones)--BAE Systems PLC(BA.LN), said Monday that it purchased 760,000 shares of 2.5 pence each, and said it intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. MAIN FACTS: -Highest price paid per share: 323.4 pence -Lowest price paid per share: 319.9 pence -Volume weighted average price paid per share: 321.25 pence -Following the purchase of these shares, BAE Systems holds 175,821,525 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 3,411,171,309 ordinary shares in issue. -Shares at 1710 GMT down 0.70 pence, or 0.22%, at GBP321 pence, valuing the company at GBP10.96 billion. -By Razak Musah Baba, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9275; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 12, 2010 13:09 ET (17:09 GMT)