Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0164V

BP PLC

22 May 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 22 May 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 21 May 2008, it purchased for cancellation 1,575,000 ordinary shares at prices between 634.75 pence and 650.00 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 21 May 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 14,789 ordinary shares at prices between 350.00 pence and 500.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,906,663,589 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,840,726,514 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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