Transaction in Own Shares

Total S.A.
13 February 2006

Letter to RNS 
Dated 9th February 2006

Re: Notice of Repurchase of Ordinary Shares of TOTAL

Please, be advised that in connection with TOTAL's share repurchase program,
TOTAL S.A. reacquired 1,900,000 of its ordinary shares, nominal value 10 euros
per share, in January 2006, through trades executed at the Paris Stock Exchange.



From TOTAL
C PARIS de BOLLARDIERE




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