24th Jan 2008 07:00
BP PLC24 January 2008 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 24 January 2008 BP p.l.c. announces that on 23 January 2008, it purchased for cancellation1,730,000 ordinary shares at prices between 499.00 pence and 531.00 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 23 January 2008 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 40,033 ordinary shares at prices between 386.00pence and 500.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,939,911,045 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 18,896,522,169 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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