21st Aug 2006 07:01
BP PLC21 August 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 21 August 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 18 August 2006, it purchased 6,912,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 610.5 pence and 618.0 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,952,756,185 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,746,545,214 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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