Purchase of Own Securities

BP PLC
05 August 2002

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

BP p.l.c.  -  5th August 2002



BP p.l.c. announces that on 2nd August 2002, it purchased for cancellation
3,941,011 ordinary shares at prices between 473.00 pence and 483.00 pence per
share and between 733.33 cents and 746.67 cents per share.



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




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