BP PLC
13 April 2007
Items of Special Business - BP p.l.c. 2007 Annual General Meeting
The following items of special business were passed at the BP p.l.c. Annual
General Meeting held on 12 April 2007:
Resolution 20 - Political donations and political expenditure
To authorize, during a four-year period ending on 11 April 2011 or the date of
the annual general meeting in 2011, whichever is the earlier, but subject always
to the financial limits set out below:
(a) the company and its wholly owned subsidiary, BP International
Limited, for the purposes of Part XA of the Companies Act 1985 (as and when Part
XA affects those companies), to make donations to European Union (EU) political
organisations, and to incur EU political expenditure, and
(b) each of the company and BP International Limited for the
purposes of Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 (as and when Part 14 affects those
companies) to make donations or incur expenditure under one or more or all of
the following heads, namely (i) donations to political parties or independent
election candidates, (ii) donations to political organisations other than
political parties and (iii) political expenditure
The authority under paragraph (a) above shall only permit donations or
expenditure in an aggregate amount not exceeding £100,000 per annum. The
authority under paragraph (b) above shall only permit donations or expenditure
by the company to a maximum of £400,000 under each of its heads, and shall only
permit donations or expenditure by BP International Limited to a maximum amount
of £400,000 under each of its heads, and in addition the aggregate amount of
donations or expenditure by both the company and BP International Limited under
that authority shall not exceed £100,000 per annum in total.
Resolution 21 - Use of electronic communications
To authorize the company generally and unconditionally to use electronic
communications with its shareholders and in particular to authorize the company
to send or supply documents or information to its shareholders by making them
available on a website.
Resolution 22 - Share buyback
To authorize the company generally and unconditionally to make market purchases
(as defined in Section 163(3) of the Companies Act 1985) of ordinary shares with
nominal value of $0.25 each in the company, provided that:
(a) the company does not purchase under this authority more than 1.95
billion ordinary shares;
(b) the company does not pay less than $0.25 for each share; and
(c) the company does not pay more for each share than 5% over the average
of the middle market price of the ordinary shares for the five business
days immediately preceding the date on which the company agrees to buy the
shares concerned, based on share prices and currency exchange rates
published in the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange.
In executing this authority, the company may purchase shares using any currency,
including pounds sterling, US dollars, and euros.
This authority shall continue for the period ending on the date of
the annual general meeting in 2008 or 11 July 2008, whichever is the earlier,
provided that, if the company has agreed before this date to purchase ordinary
shares where these purchases will or may be executed after the authority
terminates (either wholly or in part), the company may complete such purchases.
Resolution 23- Directors' authority to allot shares (Section 80)
To renew, for the period ending on the date of the annual general meeting in
2008 or 11 July 2008, whichever is the earlier, the authority and power
conferred on the directors by Article 13 of the company's Articles of
Association to allot relevant securities up to an aggregate nominal amount equal
to the Section 80 Amount of $1,626 million.
Resolution 24 - Directors' authority to allot shares (Section 89)
To renew, for the period ending on the date of the annual general meeting in
2008 or 11 July 2008, whichever is the earlier, the authority and power
conferred on the directors by Article 13 of the company's Articles of
Association to allot equity securities wholly for cash (a) in connection with a
rights issue; (b) otherwise than in connection with a rights issue up to an
aggregate nominal amount equal to the Section 89 Amount of $244 million.
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