23rd Aug 2007 07:00
BP PLC23 August 2007 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 23 August 2007 BP p.l.c. announces that on 22 August 2007, it purchased for cancellation2,320,000 ordinary shares at prices between 539.0 pence and 546.0 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 22 August 2007 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 9,538 ordinary shares at prices between 350.0pence and 500.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,943,679,378 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,061,127,439 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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