Director Shareholding

BP PLC
25 March 2004

We were advised on 24 March 2004 by JPMorgan Chase Bank that the following
Directors of BP p.l.c. received the numbers of BP ADSs shown opposite their
names below on 19 March 2004 @ $49.5298 per ADS under the Company's US dividend
reinvestment plan:-



Mr. E.B. Davis, Jr    52.0894 ADSs
                      (equivalent to approximately 313 Ordinary shares)



Mr. C.F. Knight       130.2967 ADSs
                      (equivalent to approximately 782 Ordinary shares)



Dr. W.E. Massey       39.7747 ADSs
                      (equivalent to approximately 239 Ordinary shares)


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