Ad-hoc | 20 July 2006 17:07

BP p.l.c.: BP BOARD APPOINTMENT – SIR WILLIAM CASTELL

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— BP BOARD APPOINTMENT – SIR WILLIAM CASTELL The board of BP announced today that Sir William Castell has been appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Sir William, 59, has had an extensive career in the healthcare industry, notably as Chief Executive for 16 years of Amersham International, followed by his appointment as Vice Chairman to the board of GE and responsibility for GE’s global healthcare business. Sir William stepped down from this post in April of this year when he became Chairman of the Wellcome Trust. He remains a Director (non-executive) of GE and is a Trustee of the Natural History Museum. Sir William will join both the audit committee and the ethics and environment assurance committee. Notes to Editors: GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming, and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more that 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.ge.com The Wellcome Trust is the most diverse biomedical research charity in the world, spending about £450 million every year both in the UK and internationally to support and promote research that will improve the health of humans and animals. The Trust was established under the will of Sir Henry Wellcome, and is funded from a private endowment, which is managed with long-term stability and growth in mind. For more information visit www.wellcome.ac.uk Further information: BP Press Office, London tel: +44 (0)207 496 4076 (c)DGAP 20.07.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: 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 E-mail: ir@bp.com WWW: www.bp.com ISIN: GB0007980591 WKN: 850517 Indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in SWX; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————