Director Shareholding

BP PLC
21 March 2005

We were advised on Friday 18 March 2005 by Computershare Plan Managers that the
following Directors of BP p.l.c. received the numbers of BP ordinary shares
shown opposite their names on 14 March 2005 @ £5.60 per share, as a result of
reinvestment of dividends on shares held through the BP Sharematch UK Plan :-



Dr. A.B. Hayward                  26 shares
Mr. J.A. Manzoni                  23 shares
Mr. I. C. Conn                    26 shares




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