24th May 2007 07:01
BP PLC24 May 2007 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 24 May 2007 BP p.l.c. announces that on 23 May 2007, it purchased for cancellation 3,043,972ordinary shares at prices between 575.0 pence and 580.0 pence per share. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 23 May 2007 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 8,294 ordinary shares at prices between 350.0 penceand 500.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,943,888,847 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,184,498,843 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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