Director Shareholding

BP PLC
11 January 2002


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We write to notify you that we were advised on 11 January 2002 that on 10 
January 2002 the following Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of BP 
Ordinary shares shown opposite their names below @ £5.24 per share through 
participation in the BP ShareMatchUK Plan:-


         Dr J.G.S. Buchanan            72 shares 
         Mr R.F. Chase                 72 shares 
         Mr R.L. Olver                 72 shares

Letter from BP Plc