11th Oct 2006 07:00
BP PLC11 October 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 11 October 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 10 October 2006, it purchased for cancellation8,000,000 ordinary shares at prices between 573.0 pence and 581.5 pence pershare. This purchase was bought as part of the close period contract announced on the28th September 2006. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,947,762,169 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,763,636,228 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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