Holding(s) in Company

BP PLC
24 January 2005


As a result of a Companies Act 1985 section 212 enquiry, we received
notification on 20 January 2005, dated 19 January 2005, disclosing the following
interests totalling 768,172,570 BP ordinary shares of US$0.25 each, representing
an interest of 3.57% in that class:


Underlying Holder

Legal & General Investment Management Ltd
Temple Court
11 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4N 4TP


Nominee/Registered Name                               Number of shares held

HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 914945                                      7,969,816
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 923363                                      4,733,324
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 775237                                        924,024
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942199                   6,318,541
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942229                   6,142,565
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942217                   6,029,211
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942205                   6,030,644
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942175                   6,209,767
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942187                   6,153,405
HSBC Nominees A/c 775245                                         68,070,947
HSBC Nominee Ltd A/c 130007                                       1,392,613
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 770286                                      2,137,762
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 357206                                    571,429,295
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 866197                                      3,721,440
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 904332                                      3,014,600
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 916681                                      1,112,649
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 922437                                        100,300
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 754612                                     16,264,216
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 361602                                        288,764
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 282605                                     15,180,260
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 360509                                     30,968,398
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 766793                                      1,308,284
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 924434                                        842,586
HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 924422                                      1,829,159


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