9th Aug 2007 07:00
BP PLC09 August 2007 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 9 August 2007 BP p.l.c. announces that on 8 August 2007, it purchased for cancellation1,770,000 ordinary shares at prices between 548.0 pence and 561.5 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 08 August 2007 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 305 ordinary shares at prices between 441.0 penceand 500.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,943,704,710 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,080,300,731 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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