16th May 2008 07:00
BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares
BP p.l.c. - 16 May 2008
BP p.l.c. announces that on 15 May 2008, it purchased for cancellation 866,000 ordinary shares at prices between 617.50 pence and 628.00 pence per share.
BP p.l.c. also announces that on 15 May 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 493,211 ordinary shares at prices between 545.00 pence and 613.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.
Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,906,678,378 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,844,313,869 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).
Enquiries: Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c. Tel: 020 7496 4632
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