8th May 2008 07:01
BP PLC08 May 2008 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 8 May 2008 BP p.l.c. announces that on 7 May 2008, it purchased for cancellation 1,237,000ordinary shares at prices between 611.00 pence and 620.00 pence per share. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 7 May 2008 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 3,047 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 1,907,181,524 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 18,848,244,085 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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