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BP PLC Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2015
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting 16 April 2015
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BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting
16 April 2015
Admission Card
If you are attending in person, please bring this card with you.
BP's 106th Annual General Meeting will be held at ExCeL London on Thursday 16 April 2015 and will start at 11.30am.
This is an important document and requires your immediate attention
This card is formal notification to you that company reports are now available online.
bp.com/annualreport
Shareholder documents are now available to view or download on our website using the above link.
For those appointing a proxy: see overleaf for details
I have appointed
to attend/vote on my behalf. Please admit him/her to the meeting.
If you would like to appoint more than one proxy please contact the BP Registrar, Capita; contact details are overleaf.
For those appointing a corporate representative: see overleaf for details
Security policy: proxies and corporate representatives must bring photographic proof of identity.
Tear here
BP p.l.c. AGM Proxy Form
Investor code:
Event code:
I appoint as my proxy the chairman of the annual general meeting (AGM) to attend and vote for me at the AGM on Thursday 16 April 2015 at 11.30am and at any adjournment of the meeting.
or I appoint as my proxy DO NOT SIGN HERE
Write the name of your proxy here if you are not appointing the chairman. Your proxy may be anyone of your own choice and does not have to be a shareholder.
The board considers that resolutions 1 to 25 are in the best interests of the company and its shareholders as a whole and recommends that you vote in favour of these resolutions.
| The resolutions | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 To receive the directors' annual report and accounts. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2 To receive and approve the directors' remuneration report. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3 To re-elect Mr R W Dudley as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4 To re-elect Dr B Gilvary as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5 To re-elect Mr P M Anderson as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 6 To elect Mr A Boeckmann as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 7 To re-elect Admiral F L Bowman as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 8 To re-elect Mr A Burgmans as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 9 To re-elect Mrs C B Carroll as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 10 To re-elect Mr I E L Davis as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 11 To re-elect Professor Dame Ann Dowling as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 12 To re-elect Mr B R Nelson as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 13 To re-elect Mr F P Nhleko as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 14 To re-elect Mr A B Shilston as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 15 To re-elect Mr C-H Svanberg as a director. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 16 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 17 To authorize the renewal of the scrip dividend programme. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 18 To approve the BP Share Award Plan 2015 for employees below the board. | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | |
| --- | --- | --- | |
| 19 To give limited authority to make political donations and incur political expenditure. | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 20 To give limited authority to allot shares up to a specified amount. | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 21 Special resolution: to give authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights. | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 22 Special resolution: to give limited authority for the purchase of its own shares by the company. | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 23 Special resolution: to adopt new Articles of Association. | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 24 Special resolution: to authorize the calling of general meetings (excluding annual general meetings) by notice of at least 14 clear days. | ☐ | ☐ |
Shareholder resolution
25 Special resolution: to direct the company to provide further information on the low carbon transition.
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.
| SIGN HERE |
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| / / |
Getting to the AGM
Location
ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL
Date
Thursday 16 April 2015
Time
Registration desks open at 10.00am, meeting starts at 11.30am
For those appointing a proxy:
please notify the BP Registrar, Capita. You can do this using the attached proxy form or online at bp.com/evoting or, where appropriate, through CREST to reach Capita by 5.30pm on Tuesday 14 April 2015. If your proxy is not the chairman, complete the proxy card and return it to the BP Registrar, Capita, and then complete this admission card and give it to your proxy to bring to the meeting.
For those appointing a corporate representative:
please notify the BP Registrar (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. A sample of a letter of representation can be found at bp.com/coprep.
Security policy:
Proxies and corporate representatives must bring photographic proof of identity.
- Jubilee Line
- Tube
- National Rail
- Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
- Emirates Air Line
This card is formal notification to you that company reports are now available online.
The reports available online contain the information you need for a full understanding of the proposals to be put to the meeting. Shareholders should read all the documents before voting or attending the meeting.
bp.com/evoting
You can vote your shares online using the above link and selecting the ordinary/preference shareholders option.
bp.com/agm
Information about the AGM and the notice of meeting is available to view or download on our website using the above link.
bp.com/annualreport
BP's reports are now available to view or download on our website using the above link.
bp.com/papercopies
If you would like to receive a paper copy of any of the documents listed above, please order online using the above link.
How to fill out your proxy form
- 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 at his discretion, 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 at their discretion, 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 in the enclosed prepaid envelope to: The BP Registrar, Capita Asset Services, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU. 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 5.30pm on Tuesday 14 April 2015.
- To appoint your proxy, the BP Registrar must receive your proxy appointment by 5.30pm on Tuesday 14 April 2015.
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, or a large print copy of this form, please call the BP Registrar, Capita, on freephone 0800 701 107 inside the UK or +44 203 170 3678 from outside the UK.