Purchase of Own Securities

BP PLC
27 March 2003


BP p.l.c.  -  Purchase of Own Securities
BP p.l.c.  -  27th  March 2003



BP p.l.c. announces that on 26th March 2003, it purchased for cancellation
5,600,000 ordinary shares at prices between 421.25 pence and 430.0 pence per
share.


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


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