Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7641B

BP PLC

21 August 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 21 August 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 20 August 2008, it purchased for cancellation 2,085,000 ordinary shares at prices between 511.50 pence and 516.75 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 20 August 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 8,426 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 1,902,256,283 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,752,505,740 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

END

 

 

POSURRBRWURWUAR