Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2596N

BP PLC

26 September 2012

 



BP p.l.c. received on 24 September 2012 from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. a notification of their interest in BP ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts dated 4 September 2012.  The disclosure of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below.  This notice is given in fulfillment of BP p.l.c's obligation under DTR 5.8.12.
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			BP p.l.c.
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately.  Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC").  It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding to the issuer.			x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		1 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

609,649,091

609,649,091

609,649,091

609,649,091

3.19885%

Ordinary shares (GB0007980591)

American Depositary Receipts (US0556221044)

9,998,162 ADRs

59,988,972

9,998,162 ADRs

59,988,972

0.31476%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

669,638,063

3.5136%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Number of shares           Percentage The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG" holdings)                       669,638,063                  3.5136% Holdings broken down: Capital Guardian Trust Company                                                          49,854                 0.0003% Capital Research and Management Company                               669,588,209                  3.5133%
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:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Hannah Ashdown
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 496 4531

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	[phone] [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Gina Martinez
Contact address	333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Fax: [phone]
C: Additional information
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately.  With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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