Director Shareholding

BP PLC
23 June 2004

We were today advised 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 7 June 2004 @ £4.9013 per
share, as a result of reinvestment of dividends on shares held by them in the
Plan:-

Dr. A.B. Hayward                      438 shares
Mr. J.A. Manzoni                      431 shares

We were advised today by HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited that Mr R L Olver, a
director of BP p.l.c, acquired 1 Ordinary Shares in BP p.l.c. at £4.8620 on 11
June 2004 through  reinvestment of dividends on shares held in a PEP plan.


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