Total Voting Rights

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BP PLC
31 December 2008
 



BP p.l.c.


Voting Rights and Capital - Transparency Directive Disclosure


London 31 December 2008



Pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6:-


The issued share capital of BP p.l.c. comprised 18,729,764,527 ordinary shares par value US$0.25 per shareexcluding shares held in treasury and those bought back for cancellation, and 12,706,252 preference shares, par value £1 per share. Both the ordinary shares and the preference shares have voting rights. Preference shares have two votes for every £5 in nominal capital held and ordinary shares have one vote for every share held.


The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 18,734,847,027. This figure excludes (i) 1,888,573,447 ordinary shares which have been bought back and held in treasury by BP; and (ii) 150,444,408 ordinary shares which have been bought back for cancellation. These shares are not taken into consideration in relation to the payment of dividends and voting at shareholders' meetings.


This information may be used by shareholders for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BP p.l.c. under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.







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