Director Shareholding

BP PLC
16 April 2003

We were advised on 15 April 2003 by Computershare Plan Managers that on 9 April
2003 the following directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of BP Ordinary
shares shown opposite their names below @ £4.188 per share through reinvestment
of dividends on shares held by them in the BP Group Participating Share Scheme
and the BP ShareMatch UK Plan:-


Mr R.F. Chase                                       24 shares
Dr A.B. Hayward                                     24 shares
Mr J.A. Manzoni                                     11 shares
Mr R.L. Olver                                       11 shares




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