Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3856B

BP PLC

15 August 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 15 August 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 14 August 2008, it purchased for cancellation 2,010,000 ordinary shares at prices between 523.25 pence and 536.75 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 14 August 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 563,704 ordinary shares at a price of 519.50 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,902,284,963 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,760,220,970 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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