BP PLC 3Q 2014 payment of dividends in sterling (1042Z)

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RNS Number : 1042Z

BP PLC

08 December 2014

8 December 2014

BP p.l.c.

Third quarter interim dividend for 2014

Payments of dividends in sterling

On 28 October 2014, the Directors of BP p.l.c. announced that the interim dividend for the third quarter 2014 would be US$0.10 per ordinary share (US$0.60 per ADS). This interim dividend is to be paid on 19 December 2014 to shareholders on the share register on 7 November 2014. The dividend is payable in cash in sterling to holders of ordinary shares and in US dollars to holders of ADSs. A scrip dividend alternative has been made available for this dividend allowing shareholders to elect to receive their dividend in the form of new ordinary shares and ADS holders in the form of new ADSs.

Sterling dividends payable in cash will be converted from US dollars at an average of the market exchange rate over the four dealing days from 2 December 2014 to 5 December 2014 (GBP1 = US$1.56815). Accordingly, the amount of sterling dividend payable in cash on 19 December 2014 will be:

6.3769 pence per share.

Details of the third quarter dividend and timetable are available at www.bp.com/dividends and details of the Scrip Dividend Programme are available at www.bp.com/scrip.

Jens Bertelsen

Deputy Secretary

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