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BP PLC — AGM Information 2022
May 26, 2022
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BP p.l.c.
At the Annual General Meeting of BP p.l.c. held on 12 May 2022, the first four of the following resolutions below were passed as Special Resolutions and the fifth is included in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.
Resolution 20: Authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights (section 561)
To authorize the directors, pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of that Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 19 and by way of a sale of treasury shares as if section 561(1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:
- a. the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares in connection with an offer of securities in favour of the holders of ordinary shares on the register of members at such record date as the directors may determine, and to other persons entitled to participate therein, where the equity securities respectively attributable to the interests of the ordinary shareholders are proportionate (as nearly as may be practicable) to the respective numbers of ordinary shares held by them on any such record date, subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems arising under the laws of any overseas territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange or by virtue of ordinary shares being represented by depositary receipts or any other matter; and
- b. the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than pursuant to subparagraph a. of this resolution 20) to any person or persons up to an aggregate nominal amount of \$243,422,826.
This authority shall continue for the same period as the authority conferred by resolution 19, provided that the company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
Resolution 21: Additional authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights (section 561)
To authorize the directors pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of that Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 19 and by way of a sale of treasury shares as if section 561(1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment provided that this power shall:
- a. be limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares to any person or persons up to an aggregate nominal amount of \$243,422,826; and
- b. only be used for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within six months after the original transaction) a transaction which the directors determine to be an
acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the 2015 Statement of Principles on disapplying pre-emption rights published by the Pre-Emption Group.
This authority shall continue for the same period as the authority conferred by resolution 19, provided that the company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
Resolution 22: Share buyback
To authorize the company generally and unconditionally to make market purchases (as defined in section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of ordinary shares with nominal value of \$0.25 each in the company, provided that:
- a. the company does not purchase under this authority more than 1,947,382,612 ordinary shares;
- b. the company does not pay less than \$0.25 for each ordinary share; and
- c. the company does not pay more for each ordinary share than the higher of:
- (i) 5% over the average of the middle market price of the ordinary shares for the five business days immediately preceding the date on which the company agrees to buy the shares concerned, based on share prices and currency exchange rates published in the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange; and
- (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share on the trading venues where the market purchases made under this authority will be carried out.
In exercising this authority, the company may purchase shares using any currency, including pounds sterling, US dollars and euros.
This authority shall continue for the period ending on the date of the annual general meeting in 2023 or 12 August 2023, whichever is the earlier, provided that, if the company has agreed before this date to purchase ordinary shares where these purchases will or may be executed after the authority terminates (either wholly or in part), the company may complete such purchases.
Resolution 23: Notice of general meetings
To authorize the calling of general meetings of the company (not being an annual general meeting) by notice of at least 14 clear days.
Resolution 19: Directors' authority to allot shares (section 551)
To authorize the directors, in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, to exercise all the powers of the company to allot shares in the company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the company:
- a. up to an aggregate nominal amount of \$1,622,818,843; and
- b. up to a further aggregate nominal amount of \$1,622,818,843 provided that (i) they are equity securities (within the meaning of section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) and (ii) they are offered by way of a rights issue to holders of ordinary shares on the register of members at such record date as the directors may determine where the equity securities respectively attributable to the interests of the ordinary shareholders are proportionate (as nearly as may be practicable) to the respective numbers of ordinary shares held by them on any such record date and to other holders of equity securities entitled to participate therein, subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems arising under the laws of any overseas territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange or by virtue of shares being represented by depositary receipts or any other matter.
This authority shall continue for the period ending on the date of the annual general meeting in 2023 or 12 August 2023, whichever is the earlier, provided that the directors shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might require shares to be allotted or such rights to be granted after such expiry and the company may allot shares and grant rights pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
Ben J. S. Mathews Company Secretary 12 May 2022