19th Aug 2005 07:00
BP PLC19 August 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 19 August 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 18 August 2005, it purchased 6,800,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 624.50 pence and 630.00 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above purchase, BP p.l.c. holds 582,346,881 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 20,932,899,319 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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