28th Aug 2008 07:00
BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares
BP p.l.c. - 28 August 2008
BP p.l.c. announces that on 27 August 2008, it purchased for cancellation 1,286,955 ordinary shares at prices between 517.75 pence and 522.00 pence per share.
BP p.l.c. also announces that on 27 August 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 11,156 ordinary shares at prices between 3.50 pence and 5.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.
Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,902,245,127 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,746,369,802 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).
Enquiries: Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c. Tel: 020 7496 4632
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