BP Dividend Announcement

HOUSTON, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BP p.l.c. of London, England, today announced payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.8115 per American Depositary Share (ADS) to qualifying ADS shareholders. The record date for ADS shareholders is February 22, 2008 with payment to be made on March 10, 2008.

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  Canadian Dollar dividends to Canadian Residents


For Canadian resident ADS shareholders receiving their dividend in Canadian dollars, the rate of exchange of Canadian $0.9954 to the US Dollar was that ruling at 4 p.m. London time on February 4, 2008. The dividend payable March 10, 2008, to qualifying Canadian resident ADS shareholders is a cash payment of Canadian $0.808 per ADS, which is the amount to be reported as foreign non-business income for Canadian tax purposes.

US Dollar dividends to Canadian Residents

For Canadian resident ADS shareholders who have filed an election to receive dividends in US dollars, the dividend payable March 10, 2008, to qualifying Canadian resident ADS shareholders is a cash payment of US $0.8115 per ADS. The amount of dividend to be reported as foreign non-business income for Canadian tax purposes will be the amount of US $0.8115 per ADS, converted to Canadian dollars at an appropriate exchange rate.

Direct Access Plan

For U.S. and Canadian resident ADS shareholders who wish to take their dividend in the form of shares the Direct Access Plan also includes a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) facility.

Ex-Dividend Date

The ex-dividend date on the New York Stock Exchange is expected to be February 20, 2008.

ADS

One ADS represents 6 ordinary shares of BP traded in London. 

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DATASOURCE: BP p.l.c.



CONTACT:  In Houston: Rachael MacLean, [phone]; or Ronnie

Chappell, [phone], both of BP p.l.c.



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