Director Shareholding

BP PLC
02 January 2003

We have today been advised by Mourant & Co., Trustees of the BP Employee Share
Ownership Plan that Mr R.F. Chase, a Director of BP p.l.c., acquired 5,774 BP
Ordinary shares on 31 December 2002 @ £4.178 per share through reinvestment of
dividends on shares held by him in the Plan.



We have today been advised by Computershare Plan Managers that the following
Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of BP Ordinary shares shown opposite
their names below on 27 December 2002 @ £4.157 per share through reinvestment of
dividends on shares held by them in the BP ShareMatch UK Plan:-



Mr R.F. Chase:                        8 shares
Mr R.L. Olver:                        8 shares




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