20th Jun 2006 07:00
BP PLC20 June 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 20 June 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 19 June 2006, it purchased 6,300,000 ordinary sharesat prices between 597.5 pence and 605.0 pence per share. The purchased shareswill all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 19 June 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 173,350 ordinary shares at prices between 350.0 penceand 452.0 pence per share. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,664,178,127 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,030,544,536 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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