BP PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2015

Jul 24, 2015

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RNS Number : 0539U

BP PLC

24 July 2015

BP p.l.c. Holding(s) in Company

BP p.l.c. received confirmation from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on 22 July 2015 of the information contained below:

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			BP p.l.c.
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings Capital Guardian Trust Company Capital Research and Management Company
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		21 July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 July 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 3%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights				% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii		Direct		Indirect
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB0007980591)	535,110,781			535,110,781							522,234,151				2.8561%
ADRs (ISIN: US0556221044)	3,823,727			22,942,362							22,942,362				0.1255%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
-			-		-					-				-
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
-		-		-		-		-				Nominal			Delta
-			-
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
545,176,513								2.9816%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
As of 21 July 2015 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings Number of Shares: 545,176,513 Percent of Outstanding: 2.981% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company Number of Shares: 36,762 Percent of Outstanding: 0.000% Capital Research and Management Company Number of Shares: 545,139,751 Percent of Outstanding: 2.981%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	Emily Carey
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7496 4666

This notice is given in fulfillment of the obligation under DTR 5.8.

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