Transaction in Own Shares

BP PLC
27 April 2006

BP p.l.c.  -  Transaction in Own Shares

BP p.l.c.  -  27 April 2006



BP p.l.c. announces that on 26 April 2006, it purchased 7,189,800 ordinary
shares at prices between 696.50 pence and 705.00 pence per share and between
1242.8 and 1252.5 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held as
Treasury shares.



BP p.l.c. also announces that on 26 April 2006 it transferred to participants in
its employee share schemes 5,442 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 pence
and 386.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.



Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,418,220,105 ordinary shares
in Treasury, and has 20,267,981,882 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury
shares).



Enquiries: Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c.    Tel : [phone]


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