17th Feb 2005 07:00
BP PLC17 February 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 17 February 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 16 February 2005, it purchased 2,400,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 545.00 pence and 553.00 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above purchase, BP p.l.c. holds 22,500,000 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 21,438,928,602 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasuryshares). Enquiries : Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c. Tel : 020 7496 4717 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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