Director Shareholding

BP PLC
18 March 2005

We were advised on 18 March 2005 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 14 March 2005 @ $64.7763 per ADS under the Company's US dividend
reinvestment plan:-



Mr. E.B. Davis, Jr       51.7117 ADSs

                         (equivalent to approximately 310 Ordinary shares)



Mr. C.F. Knight          34.0225 ADSs

                         (equivalent to approximately 204 Ordinary shares)



Mr. I.C. Conn            49.3793 ADSs

                         (equivalent to approximately 296 Ordinary Shares)


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