17th Mar 2006 07:02
BP PLC17 March 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 17 March 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 16 March 2006, it purchased 8,145,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 657.00 pence and 668.00 pence per share and between1153.17 cents and 1165.00 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,272,389,185 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,389,658,594 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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