20th Apr 2006 07:00
BP PLC20 April 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 20 April 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 19 April 2006, it purchased 2,329,854 ordinaryshares at prices between 696.50 pence and 700.00 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 19 April 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 31,459 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 511.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,396,302,334 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,280,717,820 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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