16th Feb 2006 07:01
BP PLC16 February 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 16 February 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 15 February 2006, it purchased 8,358,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 639.50 pence and 651.50 pence per share and between1106.67 cents and 1140.00 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 15 February 2006 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 55,414 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 1,131,291,878 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,524,197,582 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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