Transaction in Own Shares

Total S.A.
17 July 2006

Letter to RNS


Re : Notice of Repurchase of Ordinary Shares of TOTAL

Please, be advised that in connection with TOTAL's share repurchase program,
TOTAL S.A. reacquired 11 000 000 of its ordinary shares, nominal value 2,50
euros per share, in June 2006, through trades executed at the Paris Stock
Exchange.


From Total
C PARIS de BOLLARDIERE





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