Transaction in Own Shares

BP PLC
26 January 2006

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

BP p.l.c.  -  26 January 2006



BP p.l.c. announces that on 25 January 2006, it purchased 3,700,000 ordinary
shares at prices between 658.0 pence and 665.0 pence per share. The purchased
shares will all be held as Treasury shares.



BP p.l.c. also announces that on 25 January 2006 it transferred to participants
in its employee share schemes 36,928 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00
pence and 511.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.



Following the above transaction, BP p.l.c. holds 1,038,167,229 ordinary shares
in Treasury, and has 20,608,628,899 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury
shares).



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


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