Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7005D

BP PLC

18 September 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 18 September 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 17 September 2008, it purchased for cancellation 2,950,000 ordinary shares at prices between 473.00 pence and 484.25 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 17 September 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 1,022,768 ordinary shares at prices between 350.0 pence and 500.0 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,893,497,367 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,726,655,887 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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