5th Oct 2007 07:00
BP PLC05 October 2007 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 5 October 2007 BP p.l.c. announces that on 4 October 2007, it purchased for cancellation1,731,966 ordinary shares at prices between 562.00 pence and 564.50 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 4 October 2007 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 82,852 ordinary shares at prices between 386.00pence and 452.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,941,666,603 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,011,066,062 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasuryshares). Enquiries: Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c. Tel: 020 7496 4632 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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