15th Dec 2005 07:00
BP PLC15 December 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 15 December 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 14 December 2005, it purchased 3,577,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 629.00 pence and 632.50 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 14 December 2005 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 23,599 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00pence and 511.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 970,421,684 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 20,668,493,178 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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