Director Shareholding

BP PLC
19 August 2003

Letter to RNS

Director Shareholding

We were advised on 18 August 2003 by Michael Wilson, a Director of BP p.l.c.
that on 11 August 2003 he purchased 1,300 BP American Depositary Shares (ADSs)
at $43.17 per ADS (equivalent to 7,800 ordinary shares) and 1,500 ADSs at $43.18
per ADS (equivalent to 9,000 ordinary shares).



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