20th Jul 2006 07:01
BP PLC20 July 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 20 July 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 19 July 2006, it purchased 5,948,375 ordinary sharesat prices between 626.0 pence and 634.5 pence per share and between 1154.17cents and 1157.50 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held asTreasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 19 July 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 16,036 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 511.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,799,389,615 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,896,622,278 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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