2012 Q4 Interim Dividend Allotments for SCRIP

RNS Number : 0509B

BP PLC

28 March 2013

 



28 March 2013

BP p.l.c.

Fourth quarter interim dividend for 2012

Allotments for Scrip Dividend Programme

Ordinary shares

BP p.l.c. confirms the allotment and issue of 14,538,181 ordinary shares of US$0.25 each ('shares') to shareholders who elected to receive ordinary shares under the Scrip Dividend Programme as an alternative for the fourth quarter interim dividend for 2012, payable on 28 March 2013. This allotment and issue includes the election made by the Depositary, JPMorgan Chase Bank in order to issue ADSs to ADS holders who elected to receive ADSs under the Scrip Dividend Programme, as outlined below. The shares rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.

Following the issue of the above shares, the number of ordinary shares in issue will be 20,956,481,502 of which 1,810,918,860  are held as treasury shares leaving a balance of 19,145,562,642 ordinary shares with voting rights.

Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority for the shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the shares to be admitted to trading. Dealings in the shares are expected to commence on 28 March 2013.

American Depositary Shares ('ADSs')

In accordance with the terms of the Scrip Dividend Programme for ADS holders and the Deposit Agreement between BP p.l.c. and the Depositary, JPMorgan Chase Bank, 781,814.50 ADSs (each representing 6 ordinary shares) are to be issued to ADS holders who elected to receive ADSs under the Scrip Dividend Programme. This number reflects an adjustment for the fee payable to the Depositary under the Deposit Agreement ($0.05 per ADS). Prior to the 2012 first quarter dividend payment stamp duty reserve tax ("SDRT") of 1.5% was deducted from this calculation, but following a tax tribunal decision in 2012, HM Revenue & Customs no longer seeks to impose 1.5% SDRT on issues of UK shares and securities to non-EU clearance services and depositary receipt systems. Application has been made to the New York Stock Exchange for the listing of the ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange. Dealings in the ADSs are expected to commence on 28 March 2013.

Details of the fourth quarter dividend are available at www.bp.com/dividendsand details of the Scrip Dividend Programme are available at www.bp.com/scrip 

Jens Bertelsen

Deputy Secretary

 

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