Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7028C

BP PLC

04 September 2008

 



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

BP p.l.c. - 4 September 2008

BP p.l.c. announces that on 3 September 2008, it purchased for cancellation 2,725,000 ordinary shares at prices between 507.50 pence and 517.50 pence per share.

BP p.l.c. also announces that on 3 September 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 3,616 ordinary shares at prices between 386.00 pence and 500.00 pence. These shares were previously held as treasury shares.

Following the above transactions BP p.l.c. holds 1,898,582,552 ordinary shares in Treasury, and has 18,744,340,977 ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).

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

 

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