20th Mar 2008 07:00
BP PLC20 March 2008 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 20 March 2008 BP p.l.c. announces that on 19 March 2008, it purchased for cancellation2,419,000 ordinary shares at prices between 512.50 pence and 525.00 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 19 March 2008 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 5,705 ordinary shares at prices between 386.00 penceand 500.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,937,789,096 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 18,849,588,523 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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