6th Apr 2006 07:01
BP PLC06 April 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 06 April 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 05 April 2006, it purchased 7,480,728 ordinaryshares at prices between 663.50 pence and 674.50 pence per share and between1183.00 cents and 1183.33 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 05 April 2006 it transferred to participants inits employee share schemes 7,781 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 1,348,186,411 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,321,351,484 ordinary shares in issue (excludingTreasury shares). 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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