3rd Aug 2006 07:00
BP PLC03 August 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 3 August 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 2 August 2006, it purchased 6,180,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 644.5 pence and 650.0 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 2 August 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 4,283 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 452.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,875,657,654 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,821,722,017 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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