Purchase of Own Securities

BP PLC
28 August 2002

BP p.l.c.  -  Purchase of Own Securities

BP p.l.c.  -  28th August 2002



BP p.l.c. announces that on 27th August 2002, it purchased for cancellation
5,560,000 ordinary shares at prices between 527.00 pence and 542.00  pence per
share and between 815.83 US cents and 830.00 US cents per share.



Enquiries : Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c.    Tel : [phone]




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