19th Dec 2005 07:00
BP PLC19 December 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 19 December 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 16 December 2005, it purchased 3,600,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 624.50 pence and 630.00 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 974,021,684 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 20,665,112,551 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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