Purchase of Own Securities

BP PLC
02 August 2002



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

BP p.l.c.  -  2nd August 2002



BP p.l.c. announces that on 1st August 2002, it purchased for cancellation
3,999,000  ordinary shares at prices between 481.50 pence and 485.00 pence per
share and between  737.50 US cents and 746.67 US cents per share.



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






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