Director Shareholding

BP PLC
14 September 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 September 2004 @ £5.023904
per share, as a result of reinvestment of dividends on shares held by them in
the Plan:-

Dr. A.B. Hayward                      431 shares
Mr. J.A. Manzoni                      428 shares



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