Directorate Change

BP PLC
28 February 2006



February 28, 2006


                               MR. MICHAEL WILSON

The board of BP p.l.c. announces that Mr. Michael Wilson has stood down as a
non-executive director with immediate effect. Mr Wilson has been appointed as
Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America, a post which he will take
up in early March.

Mr. Wilson joined the BP board in 1998 at the time of the merger with Amoco
having served on the Amoco board since 1993.

Peter Sutherland, chairman of BP p.l.c. said:

'Michael has made a major contribution to the work of the BP board and its
committees. We will miss his wise advice and his diligent, measured approach. We
wish him every success in this important appointment.'

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