Director Shareholding

BP PLC
23 May 2002



Letter to:  RNS PLC

We write to notify you that we were advised today by Computershare Plan Managers
that on 15 May 2002 the following Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of
BP Ordinary shares shown opposite their names below @ £5.87 per share through
participation in the BP ShareMatchUK Plan:-

          Dr J.G.S. Buchanan                      63 shares
          Mr R.F. Chase                           63 shares
          Mr R.L. Olver                           63 shares


Letter from:  BP PLC

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