Holding(s) in Company

BP PLC
01 April 2008


BP p.l.c. received on 31 March 2008 from L&G a notification of their interests
in BP Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each dated 28 March 2008.  The disclosure of
their interest in accordance with DTR5 is attached.

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 (Group)
obligation:                                                      Legal & General Investment Management
                                                                            Limited (LGIM)

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

                                                                    Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is               28 March 2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            31 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                            Below 5% (Group)
                                                                            Below 5% (LGIM)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    Triggering transaction
 if possible Number of    Number of      Number of  Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the    Shares       Voting Rights  shares
ISIN CODE                                           Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect

ORD          943,034,060  943,034,060                                Below 5%
USD0.25


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

                               Below 5%




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) (Below 5% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)  (Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% =
Total Position)
                  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (862,116,462  - 4.57 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (716,867,076 - 3.80 % = PMC)                 (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(716,867,076 - 3.80 % = 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
                                                                      18,845,768,516


14. Contact name:                                                   Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 3124 3851




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