Director Shareholding

BP PLC
19 March 2003

We have today been advised by Dr B.E. Grote, a Director of BP p.l.c., that on
14th March 2003, he exercised an option over 40,000 BP ADSs (equivalent to
approximately 240,000 BP Ordinary shares) @ $13.625 per ADS.   On the same day
he sold the resulting 40,000 ADSs @ $38.055 per ADS.


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