18th Oct 2007 07:01
BP PLC18 October 2007 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 18 October 2007 BP p.l.c. announces that on 17 October 2007, it purchased for cancellation3,250,000 ordinary shares at prices between 616.00 pence and 625.00 pence pershare. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 17 October 2007 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 32,206 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00pence and 500.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,941,569,882 ordinary sharesin Treasury, and has 19,008,626,405 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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