Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4880B

BP PLC

18 August 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 18 August 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 15 August 2008, it purchased for cancellation 2,020,000 ordinary shares at prices between 515.25 pence and 529.25 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 15 August 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 20,254 ordinary shares at prices between 516.0 pence and 613.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,902,264,709 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,758,221,224 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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