Director Shareholding

BP PLC
13 March 2002


To Company Announcements Office


We write to notify you that we were advised on 13 March 2002 that on 11 March
2002 the following Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of BP Ordinary
shares shown opposite their names below @ £6.03 per share through participation
in the BP ShareMatchUK Plan:-
 
Dr J.G.S. Buchanan                    63 shares
Mr R.F. Chase                         63 shares
Mr R.L Olver                          63 shares

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