LONDON (Dow Jones)--BAE Systems PLC (BA.LN) said Tuesday it has purchased 550,000 of its ordinary shares via UBS Investment Bank and intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. MAIN FACTS: -Volume weighted average price paid per share: 324.4692 pence -Shares at 1600 GMT up 2.1 pence, or 0.7%, at 325.1 pence. -By Tommy Stubbington, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9268;
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