National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0539U

BP PLC

24 July 2015

BP p.l.c. Holding(s) in Company

BP p.l.c. received confirmation from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on 22 July 2015 of the information contained below:

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		BP p.l.c.
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings Capital Guardian Trust Company Capital Research and Management Company
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	21 July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22 July 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB0007980591)

535,110,781

522,234,151

2.8561%

ADRs

(ISIN: US0556221044)

3,823,727

22,942,362

0.1255%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

545,176,513

2.9816%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
As of 21 July 2015 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings Number of Shares: 545,176,513 Percent of Outstanding: 2.981% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company Number of Shares: 36,762 Percent of Outstanding: 0.000% Capital Research and Management Company Number of Shares: 545,139,751 Percent of Outstanding: 2.981%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Emily Carey
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7496 4666

This notice is given in fulfillment of the obligation under DTR 5.8.

This information is provided by RNS

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