16th Mar 2006 07:02
BP PLC16 March 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 16 March 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 15 March 2006, it purchased 3,515,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 656.00 pence and 667.00 pence per share and between1157.17 cents and 1165.67 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 15 March 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 20,807 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 penceand 511.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,264,244,185 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,397,422,329 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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