9th Feb 2006 07:02
BP PLC09 February 2006 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 9 February 2006 BP p.l.c. announces that on 8 February 2006, it purchased 13,382,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 634.00 pence and 650.00 pence per share and between1110.83 cents and 1118.83 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be heldas Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 8 February 2006 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 12,630 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00pence and 498.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,086,574,092 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 20,568,408,063 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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