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BP PLC Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Proxy form for BP p.l.c.
Annual General Meeting
1100-064-S
I appoint as my proxy the chairman of the Annual General Meeting to attend and vote for me at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 14 April 2011 at 11.30 a.m. and at any adjournment of the meeting.
or I appoint as my proxy
Your proxy may be anyone of your own choice and does not have to be a shareholder.
If you would like to appoint more than one proxy please contact our Registrars, Equiniti; contact details are overleaf.
To instruct your proxy how to vote on the resolutions, mark the relevant boxes with an X as shown. ☐
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The board recommends you vote FOR resolutions 1 to 23
| The resolutions | FOR | AGAINST | VOTE WITHHELD | FOR | AGAINST | VOTE WITHHELD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 To receive the directors' annual report and accounts. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 16 To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors and authorize the board to fix their remuneration. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2 To approve the directors' remuneration report. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 17 Special resolution: to give limited authority for the purchase of its own shares by the company. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3 To re-elect Mr P M Anderson as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| 4 To re-elect Mr A Burgmans as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 18 To give limited authority to allot shares up to a specified amount. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5 To re-elect Mrs C B Carroll as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| 6 To re-elect Sir William Castell as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 19 Special Resolution: to give authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 7 To re-elect Mr I C Conn as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| 8 To re-elect Mr G David as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 20 Special Resolution: to authorize the calling of general meetings (excluding annual general meetings) by notice of at least 14 clear days. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 9 To re-elect Mr I E L Davis as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| 10 To re-elect Mr R W Dudley as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 21 To give limited authority to make political donations and incur political expenditure. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 11 To re-elect Dr B E Grote as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| 12 To elect Mr F L Bowman as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 22 To approve the renewal of the BP ShareMatch Plan. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 13 To elect Mr B R Nelson as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| 14 To elect Mr F P Nhleko as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 23 To approve the renewal of the BP Sharesave UK Plan. | ☐ | ☐ |
| 15 To re-elect Mr C-H Svanberg as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Signature of shareholder, attorney or an authorized officer of a corporate shareholder or its common seal
Date
Daytime telephone number
This will only be used if your instructions are not clear.
BP p.l.c.
Annual General Meeting
14 April 2011
bp
Dear Shareholder
I am pleased to invite you to BP's Annual General Meeting 2011 (AGM). The meeting will be held at ExCeL London on Thursday, 14 April 2011 and will start at 11.30 a.m. Please note that there are several other large events taking place at ExCeL at the same time, so public transport may be busy. I recommend that you allow plenty of time to arrive at the venue prior to the start of the meeting.
You can find information on all the resolutions to be proposed at the meeting in Notice of BP Annual General Meeting 2011 at www.bp.com/notice.
Your participation in the AGM is always important but the tough issues faced by BP in 2010 add further weight to your participation this year. I would like to encourage every shareholder to take part in the meeting by voting in the poll on the resolutions. This means that the votes of all shareholders count whether they attend the AGM or not. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may still watch the meeting by way of our webcast at www.bp.com/agm/webcast.
As a board, we look forward to welcoming you to ExCeL, or to receiving your proxy voting instruction.
Carl-Henric Svanberg
Chairman
25 February 2011
Vote online
bp.com/evoting
The proxy form can be found overleaf
Instructions for completing the proxy form →
BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting 2011
Admission Card
14 April 2011
If you are attending the meeting in person, please bring this card with you.
For those appointing a proxy: please notify our Registrars, Equiniti, using the proxy form or via www.bp.com/evoting or, where appropriate, through CREST so as to reach Equiniti by 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 April 2011. If your proxy is not the chairman, complete this card and give it to your proxy.
I have appointed ___ to attend/vote on my behalf. Please admit him/her to the meeting.
For those appointing a corporate representative: please notify our Registrars (as above). Please complete this card and ask the appointed corporate representative to bring it to the meeting together with the letter of representation appointing them as a corporate representative.
Please admit ___ as our corporate representative.
BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting 2011
How to complete your proxy card
You have the following options:
- To instruct the chairman to vote your shares according to your wishes sign the form and mark X in the relevant voting boxes.
- To instruct the chairman to vote your shares as he thinks best sign the form and leave the voting boxes blank.
- To instruct someone else to vote for you according to your wishes write his/her name in the box provided, sign the form and mark X in the relevant voting boxes.
- To instruct someone else to vote for you as he/she thinks best write his/her name in the box provided, sign the form and leave the voting boxes blank.
What next?
Check again that you have signed your proxy form and return it to our Registrars, Equiniti, at Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA in the enclosed prepaid envelope. If the form has been signed on your behalf by your attorney, they should return it as stated above along with a certified copy of the relevant power of attorney appointing them.
By what date
- To vote at the AGM, your name must appear on the Register of Members by 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 April 2011.
- To appoint your proxy, we must receive your proxy form by 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 April 2011.
Remember
- If you do not indicate how your proxy is to vote on any particular matter, he/she will decide whether, and if so how, to vote on it.
- Your proxy must attend the AGM to vote so, if you are not appointing the chairman, please give your admission card to your proxy and tell him/her what to do.
- All votes cast as a 'vote withheld' will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
Problems
If you need assistance, please call our Registrars, Equiniti, on freefone 0800 701 107 inside the UK or +44 (0) 121 415 7005 from outside the UK.
BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting 2011
Getting to the AGM
ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL
Date
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Time
Registration desks open at 10 a.m.
Meeting starts at 11.30 a.m.
Refreshments
Tea and coffee will be available from 10.15 a.m.
Lunch will be available from 1.30 p.m.
See Notice of BP Annual General Meeting 2011 for full information bp.com/notice
BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting 2011
Proxy form for BP p.l.c.
Annual General Meeting
If you cannot come to the meeting, but would still like to vote, you can register your votes online.
→ Vote online
bp.com/evoting
This card does not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the proposals contained in Notice of BP Annual General Meeting 2011 and should not be regarded as a substitute for reading the Notice.
If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you should consult an appropriate independent financial adviser. If you have recently sold or transferred your shares in BP p.l.c., you should inform your bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected so that the purchaser or transferee can obtain a proxy card from the company's Registrars, Equiniti.