Holding(s) in Company

BP PLC
13 August 2002


Letter to RNS 


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST

We write to inform you that we received notification on 12 August 2002, dated
9 August 2002, from Legal & General Investment Management on behalf of HSBC
Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd disclosing a transaction in our ordinary
shares of $0,25 each. The disclosure of their interest pursuant to Section
208(5) of the Companies Act 1985 is below.

Letter from: BP plc



Letter to:  BP Plc - Dated 9 August 2002

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a transfer into management of 2,748,937 shares on the 
07 August 2002, we now hold the following number of shares which are not
subject to a concert party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775210            200,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775180          2,173,124
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775229            182,372
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603         45,193,690
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245         66,347,666
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602            287,364
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612          3,976,716
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793            293,282
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605         13,766,360
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509         18,417,734
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286          2,281,892
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206        516,385,367
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197          2,071,762
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007          2,629,345
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332          1,918,600
                                                       -----------   ----
                                                       676,125,274   3.01%
                                                       ===========   ====

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your
issued share capital is 22,448,309,815.

Letter from:  Legal & General Investment Management


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