27th Oct 2005 07:00
BP PLC27 October 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 27 October 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 26 October 2005, it purchased 9,562,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 620.50 pence and 627.00 pence per share and between1099.2 cents and 1115.8 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 26 October 2005 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 12,484 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00pence and 498.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 753,645,950 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 20,883,036,123 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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