Purchase of Own Securities

BP Amoco PLC
23 August 2000

BP Amoco p.l.c. -  Purchase of Own Securities
BP Amoco p.l.c. -  23rd August 2000

BP Amoco p.l.c. announces that on 22nd August 2000, it purchased for
cancellation 1,525,200 ordinary shares at prices between 634.00 pence and
636.00 pence per share and at 941.67 US cents per share.

Broker : Goldman Sachs International

Enquiries : David Peattie, BP Amoco p.l.c.   Tel : [phone]