BP plc : Transaction in Own Shares

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BP p.l.c.

Transaction in own shares

BP p.l.c. announces that on 3 January 2013 it transferred the following number of ordinary shares, which were previously held as treasury shares, to participants in its employee share schemes:

Date of transfer:                                             3 January 2013

Number of ordinary shares transferred:            1,296

Transfer price per share:                                 £4.20

Following the above transfer, BP p.l.c. holds 1,823,406,706 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 19,136,177,483 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.6.4.

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