Transaction in Own Shares

BP PLC
08 March 2006


BP p.l.c.  -  Transaction in Own Shares
BP p.l.c.  -  8 March 2006


BP p.l.c. announces that on 7 March 2006, it purchased 9,100,000 ordinary shares
at prices between 629.00 pence and 634.00 pence per share and between 1093.00
cents and 1100.67 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held as
Treasury shares.

Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,226,316,091 ordinary shares
in Treasury, and has 20,434,523,066 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury
shares).


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


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