4th May 2006 07:02
BP PLC04 May 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 4 May 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 3 May 2006, it purchased 9,400,000 ordinary sharesat prices between 679.0 pence and 693.5 pence per share and between 1245.33cents and 1261.33 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held asTreasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 3 May 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 715 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 441.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,451,732,390 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,237,906,575 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasuryshares). Enquiries: Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c. Tel : 020 7496 463 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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