Director Shareholding

BP PLC
10 December 2004


We were advised yesterday by Mourant & Co., Trustees of the BP Employee Share
Ownership Plan, that the following Directors of BP p.l.c. received the numbers
of BP Ordinary shares shown opposite their names on 6 December 2004 @ £5.139231
per share, as a result of reinvestment of dividends on shares held by them in
the Plan:-


Dr. A.B. Hayward                    426 shares

Mr. J.A. Manzoni                    426 shares


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