1st Jun 2006 07:02
BP PLC01 June 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 1 June 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 31 May 2006, it purchased 5,980,000 ordinary sharesat prices between 618.00 pence and 628.50 pence per share. The purchased shareswill all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 31 May 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 3,349 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 441.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,585,226,033 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,109,170,196 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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