5th May 2006 07:01
BP PLC05 May 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 5 May 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 4 May 2006, it purchased 9,000,000 ordinary sharesat prices between 677.5 pence and 686.0 pence per share and between 1242.50cents and 1264.17 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held asTreasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,460,732,390 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,229,082,033 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasuryshares). Enquiries: Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c. Tel : 020 7496 463 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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