20th Oct 2006 07:00
BP PLC20 October 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own Shares BP p.l.c. - 20 October 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 19 October 2006, it purchased for cancellation8,600,000 ordinary shares at prices between 594.0 pence and 603.5 pence pershare and between 1117.67 cents and 1134.00 cents per share. This purchase was bought as part of the close period contract announced on the28th September 2006. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,947,547,562 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,707,667,066 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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