Ad-hoc | 20 September 2006 08:16

BP p.l.c.: Issue of Equity

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— BP LISTS NEW SHARES FOR PAYMENT TO TNK PARTNERS BP announced today September 20, 2006 that it has applied for a total of 111,150,956 Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 (‘shares’) to be admitted to the Official List. These shares are being issued today to Grove Oil & Gas Holdings Limited (formerly Alfa Oil & Gas Holdings Limited (AlfaCo, 55,575,478 shares), Cromwell Resources Limited (AccessCo, 27,787,739 shares) and Starlite Investment Corp. (RenovaCo, 27,787,739 shares) as the final tranche of deferred consideration in connection with the amended and restated sale and purchase agreement relating to the formation of TNK-BP, dated August 29, 2003. They will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares. The shares will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Dealings are expected to commence today. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange (c)DGAP 20.09.2006 ————————————————————————— 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, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————