Transaction in Own Shares

BP PLC
01 August 2006

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

BP p.l.c.  -  1 August 2006



BP p.l.c. announces that on 31 July 2006, it purchased 6,784,219 ordinary shares
at prices between 644.4 pence and 652.0 pence per share and between 1204.33
cents and 1214.67 cents per share. The purchased shares will all be held as
Treasury shares.



Following the above transactions, BP p.l.c. holds 1,860,868,937 ordinary shares
in Treasury, and has 19,835,619,204 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury
shares).



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


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