18th Aug 2005 07:00
BP PLC18 August 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 18 August 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 17 August 2005, it purchased 6,050,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 632.50 pence and 639.50 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above purchase, BP p.l.c. holds 575,546,881 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 20,939,217,059 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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