7th Mar 2006 07:02
BP PLC07 March 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 7 March 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 6 March 2006, it purchased 7,160,000 ordinary sharesat prices between 634.0 pence and 643.0 pence per share and between 1108.0 centsand 1123.0 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held as Treasuryshares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,217,216,091 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,443,460,896 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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