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BP PLC Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Mar 27, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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BP p.l.c. Annual General Meeting

BP p.l.c.'s 111th Annual General Meeting will be held at ExCeL London starting at 11:00am on Wednesday 27 May 2020.

Admission Card

If you are attending in person, please bring this card and ID with you.

The notice of meeting and BP's shareholder reports are available online at bp.com

This is an important document and requires your immediate attention.

bp.com/agm

bp.com/annualreport

Shareholder documents are now available to view or download on our website using the above links.

For those appointing a proxy: see overleaf for details

I have appointed

NAME OF PROXY

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, Link Asset Services. Contact details are overleaf.

For those appointing a corporate representative: see overleaf for details

NAME OF CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE

Security policy: all attendees must bring photographic proof of identity.

Tear here

BP p.l.c. AGM Proxy Form

I appoint as my proxy the chairman of the annual general meeting (AGM) to attend and vote for me at the AGM starting at 11:00am on Wednesday 27 May 2020 and at any adjournment of the meeting.

Event code:

or I appoint as my proxy

NAME OF PROXY

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 resolutions 1 to 13 to be in the best interest of the company and its shareholders as a whole and recommends that you vote FOR these resolutions.

The resolutions

The board recommends you vote FOR resolutions 1 to 13.

FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
1. To receive the annual report and accounts.
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report.
3. To approve the directors' remuneration policy.
4.(a) To elect Mr B Looney as a director.
4.(b) To re-elect Mr B Gilvary as a director.
4.(c) To re-elect Dame A Carnwath as a director.
4.(d) To re-elect Ms P Daley as a director.
4.(e) To re-elect Sir I E L Davis as a director.
4.(f) To re-elect Professor Dame A Dowling as a director.
4.(g) To re-elect Mr H Lund as a director.
4.(h) To re-elect Mrs M B Meyer as a director.
4.(i) To re-elect Mr B R Nelson as a director.
4.(j) To re-elect Mrs P R Reynolds as a director.
4.(k) To re-elect Sir J Sawers as a director.
5. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
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6. To authorize the audit committee to fix the auditor's remuneration.
7. To approve changes to the BP Executive Directors' Incentive Plan.
8. To give limited authority to make political donations and incur political expenditure.
9. To give limited authority to allot shares up to a specified amount.
10. Special resolution: to give authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights.
11. Special resolution: to give additional authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights.
12. Special resolution: to give limited authority for the purchase of its own shares by the company.
13. To authorize the calling of general meetings (excluding annual general meetings) by notice of at least 14 clear days.

Date

Daytime telephone number. This will only be used if your instructions are not clear.

Signature of shareholder, attorney or an authorized officer of a corporate shareholder or its common seal.

SIGN HERE


Health Notice – COVID-19:

Given current circumstances, shareholders should be aware that arrangements for the AGM may change at short notice. Please see the notice of meeting for further information and visit bp.com/agm for the latest updates.

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Getting to the AGM

Location

ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL, United Kingdom

Date

Wednesday 27 May 2020

Time

Registration desks open at 9:45am, meeting starts at 11:00am

Webcasting:

This year's AGM will be webcast for those unable to attend in person. To watch the webcast please visit bp.com/agm/webcast.

For those appointing a proxy:

Please notify the BP Registrar, Link Asset Services (Link). Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for more details on how to do this.

For those appointing a corporate representative:

Please notify the BP Registrar, Link Asset Services (Link). Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for more details on how to do this.

Security policy:

All attendees must bring photographic proof of identity.

Guests:

Guests are NOT permitted at the meeting. Please refer to the Notice of Meeting for more details.

How to get to the AGM:

Please see bp.com/notice or the Notice of Meeting for more details.

The notice of meeting and BP’s shareholder reports are available online at bp.com.

Shareholders should read all the documents before voting or attending the meeting.

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Paper proxy form

  • BP p.l.c. does not send paper proxy forms by default. If you require a paper proxy form, please contact the BP Registrar on an annual basis prior to the AGM. Contact details are opposite.
  • Please note that requests for paper proxy forms for the 2020 AGM will only be accepted until 5:00pm (BST) Friday 15 May 2020 to allow time for these to be posted and returned by you. After this date you will need to vote online or attend the meeting in person.

How to fill out your proxy form

  • To instruct your proxy to vote your shares according to your wishes, sign the form and mark X in the relevant voting boxes.
  • To instruct your proxy to vote your shares at their discretion, sign the form and leave the voting boxes blank.
  • If you are appointing someone other than the chairman, write his/her name in the box on the form, sign it yourself, send it to the BP Registrar and give your proxy your admission card. Your proxy will need to bring his/her photographic identification to gain entry to the meeting.
  • If the proxy form has been signed on your behalf by your attorney, he/she should send it to the BP Registrar, along with a certified copy of the relevant power of attorney appointing him/her.

By what date

  • To vote at the AGM, your name must appear on the register of members by 6:00pm (BST) on Friday 22 May 2020.
  • The BP Registrar, Link must receive your proxy appointment by 6:00pm (BST) on Friday 22 May 2020.

Contact details

Please use the reply-paid envelope provided, or mail your completed form to The BP Registrar, Link Asset Services, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, UK.

Contact the BP Registrar, Link Asset Services, on freephone 0800 701 107 inside the UK or +44 371 277 1014 from outside the UK.