Director Shareholding

BP PLC
17 December 2001


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We write to notify you that we were advised on 14 December 2001 that on 10 
December 2001 the following Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of 
shares shown opposite their names below @ £5.125 per share through participation
in the BP ShareMatchUK Plan:-

            Dr J.G.S. Buchanan             24 shares 
            Mr R.F. Chase                  24 shares 
            Mr R.L Olver                   24 shares


From: BP p.l.c.