15th Mar 2007 07:02
BP PLC15 March 2007 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 15 March 2007 BP p.l.c. announces that on 14 March 2007, it purchased for cancellation6,008,000 ordinary shares at prices between 509.0 pence and 517.5 pence pershare and between 983.33 cents and 993.0 cents per share. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 14 March 2007 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 39,442 ordinary shares at prices between 326.0 penceand 500.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,943,979,574 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,318,862,317 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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