16th Aug 2006 07:01
BP PLC16 August 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 16 August 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 15 August 2006, it purchased 5,154,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 611.0 pence and 618.0 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,931,950,671 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,767,230,528 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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