Ad-hoc | 21 April 2006 19:27

BP p.l.c.: Items of Special Business – BP p.l.c. 2006 Annual General Meeting

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Items of Special Business – BP p.l.c. 2006 Annual General Meeting The following items of special business were passed at the BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting held on 20 April 2006: Resolution 20 – Share buyback To authorize the company generally and unconditionally to make market purchases (as defined in Section 163(3) of the Companies Act 1985) of ordinary shares with nominal value of $0.25 each in the company, provided that: (a) the company does not purchase under this authority more than 2.0 billion ordinary shares; (b) the company does not pay less than $0.25 for each share; and (c) the company does not pay more for each share than 5% over the average of the middle market price of the ordinary shares for the five business days immediately preceding the date on which the company agrees to buy the shares concerned, based on share prices and currency exchange rates published in the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange. In executing this authority the company may purchase shares using any currency, including pounds sterling, US dollars, and euros. This authority shall continue for the period ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting in 2007 or 19 July 2007, whichever is the earlier, provided that if the company has agreed before this date to purchase ordinary shares where these purchases will or may be executed after the authority terminates (either wholly or in part) the company may complete such purchases. Resolution 21- Directors’ authority to allot shares (Section 80) To renew, for the period ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting in 2007 or 19 July 2007, whichever is the earlier, the authority and power conferred on the directors by Article 13 of the company’s Articles of Association to allot relevant securities up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to the Section 80 Amount of $1,690 million. Resolution 22 – Directors’ authority to allot shares (Section 89) To renew, for the period ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting in 2007 or 19 July 2007, whichever is the earlier, the authority and power conferred on the directors by Article 13 of the company’s Articles of Association to allot equity securities wholly for cash (a) in connection with a rights issue; and (b) otherwise than in connection with a rights issue up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to the Section 89 Amount of $253 million. (c)DGAP 21.04.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: BP p.l.c. 1 St James’s Square SW1Y 4PD London Großbritannien phone: +44 (0) 207-496-4000 fax: +44 (0) 207-496-4570 email: ir@bp.com WWW: www.bp.com ISIN: GB0007980591 WKN: 850517 indexes: stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in SWX End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————