19th Jan 2006 07:00
BP PLC19 January 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 19 January 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 18 January 2006, it purchased 3,300,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 658.0 pence and 663.0 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 18 January 2006 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 88,800 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 1,019,567,229 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,623,296,341 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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