Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8130A

BP PLC

07 August 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 7 August 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 6 August 2008, it purchased for cancellation 1,641,663 ordinary shares at prices between 507.75 pence and 520.00 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 6 August 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 2,801 ordinary shares at a price of 500.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,902,866,297 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,768,672,743 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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