13th Apr 2006 07:01
BP PLC13 April 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 13 April 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 12 April 2006, it purchased 7,498,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 690.50 pence and 697.00 pence per share and between1200.83 cents and 1215.00 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 12 April 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 8,916 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 452.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,387,003,939 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,285,955,696 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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