Board Appointment

BP PLC
20 July 2006

July 20, 2006

                   BP BOARD APPOINTMENT - SIR WILLIAM CASTELL

The board of BP announced today that Sir William Castell has been appointed as a
non-executive director with immediate effect.

Sir William, 59, has had an extensive career in the healthcare industry, notably
as Chief Executive for 16 years of Amersham International, followed by his
appointment as Vice Chairman to the board of GE and responsibility for GE's
global healthcare business. Sir William stepped down from this post in April of
this year when he became Chairman of the Wellcome Trust. He remains a Director
(non-executive) of GE and is a Trustee of the Natural History Museum.

Sir William will join both the audit committee and the ethics and environment
assurance committee.

Notes to Editors:

GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company
dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and
power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming,
and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more that
300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.ge.com

The Wellcome Trust is the most diverse biomedical research charity in the world,
spending about £450 million every year both in the UK and internationally to
support and promote research that will improve the health of humans and animals.
The Trust was established under the will of Sir Henry Wellcome, and is funded
from a private endowment, which is managed with long-term stability and growth
in mind. For more information visit www.wellcome.ac.uk

Further information:

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