24th Mar 2005 07:00
BP PLC24 March 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 24 March 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 23 March 2005, it purchased 2,850,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 554.50 pence and 561.00 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above purchase, BP p.l.c. holds 114,225,000 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 21,368,669,230 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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