Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6021U

BP PLC

16 May 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 16 May 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 15 May 2008, it purchased for cancellation 866,000 ordinary shares at prices between 617.50 pence and 628.00 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 15 May 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 493,211 ordinary shares at prices between 545.00 pence and 613.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,906,678,378 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,844,313,869 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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