20th Oct 2005 07:01
BP PLC20 October 2005 BP p.l.c. - Transaction in Own SharesBP p.l.c. - 20 October 2005 BP p.l.c. announces that on 19 October 2005, it purchased 7,400,000 ordinaryshares at prices between 607.50 pence and 613.00 pence per share. The purchasedshares will all be held as Treasury shares. BP p.l.c. also announces that on 19 October 2005 it transferred to participantsin its employee share schemes 76,047 ordinary shares at prices between 452.00pence and 511.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares. Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 726,790,434 ordinary shares inTreasury, and has 20,909,726,494 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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