16th Oct 2006 07:00
BP PLC16 October 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 16 October 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 13 October 2006, it purchased for cancellation9,000,000 ordinary shares at prices between 583.0 pence and 594.5 pence pershare. This purchase was bought as part of the close period contract announced on the28th September 2006. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,947,703,283 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,740,776,831 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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