26th Oct 2006 07:01
BP PLC26 October 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 26 October 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 25 October 2006, it purchased for cancellation6,795,000 ordinary shares at prices between 606.0 pence and 612.0 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 25 October 2006 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 144,065 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00pence and 511.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,947,403,497 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,675,152,873 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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