18th May 2006 07:01
BP PLC18 May 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 18 May 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 17 May 2006, it purchased 8,250,000 ordinary sharesat prices between 622.0 pence and 644.5 pence per share. The purchased shareswill all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,534,344,164 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,159,522,211 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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