Director Shareholding

BP PLC
30 December 2003

We were advised yesterday by Mourant & Co., Trustees of the BP Employee Share
Ownership Plan, that the following Directors of BP p.l.c. received the numbers
of BP Ordinary shares shown opposite their names on 24 December 2003 @ £4.1775
per share, as a result of reinvestment of dividends on shares held by them in
the Plan:-



Dr. A.B. Hayward                      222 shares

Mr. J.A. Manzoni                      228 shares



We were advised yesterday by HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited that Mr. R. L.
Olver, a Director of BP p.l.c., acquired BP Ordinary shares through reinvestment
of dividends on shares held by him in PEP and ISA plans as follows:



8 September 2003    24 shares at £4.48 per share

17 November 2003    2 shares at £4.147 per share

8 December 2003    165 shares at £4.1725 per share






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