Director/PDMR Shareholding

BP PLC
16 March 2006





BP p.l.c. was notified on 15 March 2006 by Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions
that The Lord Browne of Madingley, Director of BP p.l.c. acquired 1,269,843 BP
Ordinary shares (ISIN number GB0007980591) on 15 March 2006 at a price £5.67 per
share and 1,348,032 BP Ordinary shares at a price of £3.88 per share through the
exercise of options to purchase shares under the Executive Directors' Incentive
Plan and sold a total of 2,617,875 BP Ordinary shares at a price of £6.666116
per share.



The shares required to satisfy the exercise of this option were acquired by BP
Employee Share Schemes (Jersey) Limited, as Trustee of the BP Employee Share
Ownership Plan No. 2 (the 'Trust').  Prior to, and following, the transfer of
shares on exercise of this option, the Trust owns no shares.  Each of the
executive directors of the Company is for Companies Act purposes, treated as
interested in all shares held by the Trust.








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