Holding(s) in Company

BP PLC
14 August 2007

BP p.l.c. received on 10 August 2007 from L&G a notification of their interests
in BP Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each dated 8 August 2007.  The disclosure of
their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below.

This notice is given in fulfilment of BP p.l.c.'s obligation under DTR 5.8.12




TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                  BP PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification               Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):            Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
                                                                   Management) Limited  (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              08 August 2007
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           10 August 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                           From 3% to 4% (L&G)



8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        the Triggering
              transaction
 if possible  Number of   Number of    Number of     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
using the     Shares      Voting       shares
ISIN CODE                 Rights       Direct        Direct       Indirect    Direct       Indirect
Ord USD 0.25  735,407,064 735,407,064  774,050,403   774,050,403                  4.05


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
      774,050,403                                              4.05


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

                   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (774,050,403 = 4.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (618,185,541 - 3.24% = PMC)                  (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(618,185,541 - 3.24% = PMC)
                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                        N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A


        13. Additional information:                Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                                      19,077,641,487

14. Contact name:                                                   Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 7528 6742




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