Purchase of Own Securities

BP PLC
07 August 2002

BP p.l.c.  -  Purchase of Own Securities
BP p.l.c.  -  7th August 2002


BP p.l.c. announces that on 6th August 2002, it purchased for cancellation
2,998,617 ordinary shares at prices between 461.00 pence and 486.00 pence per
share and between 759.33 US cents and 765.00 US cents per share.

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


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
      POSBKAKDBBKBPFK