Purchase of Own Securities

BP PLC
08 May 2003

BP p.l.c.  -  Purchase of Own Securities

BP p.l.c.  -  8th May 2003



BP p.l.c. announces that on 7th May 2003, it purchased for cancellation
7,500,000 ordinary shares at prices between 409.0 pence and 418.5 pence per
share.



Enquiries : Fergus MacLeod, BP p.l.c.    Tel : [phone]


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