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BP p.l.c. received on 24 September 2012 from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. a notification of their interest in BP ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts dated 4 September 2012. The disclosure of their interest in accordance with DTR5 is below. This notice is given in fulfillment of BP p.l.c's obligation under DTR 5.8.12.
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii
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BP p.l.c.
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2 Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding to the issuer.
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x
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
iii
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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1 September 2012
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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24 September 2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
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Above 3%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
viii, ix
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights x
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Indirect
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Direct
xi
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Indirect
xii
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Direct
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Indirect
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609,649,091
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609,649,091
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609,649,091
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609,649,091
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3.19885%
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Ordinary shares
(GB0007980591)
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American Depositary Receipts
(US0556221044)
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9,998,162
ADRs
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59,988,972
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9,998,162
ADRs
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59,988,972
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0.31476%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
xiii
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Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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N/A
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
xvii
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Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
xix, xx
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N/A
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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669,638,063
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3.5136%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
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Number of shares Percentage
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG" holdings) 669,638,063 3.5136%
Holdings broken down:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 49,854 0.0003%
Capital Research and Management Company 669,588,209 3.5133%
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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N/A
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14. Contact name:
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Hannah Ashdown
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15. Contact telephone number:
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0207 496 4531
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
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Annex: Notification of major interests in share
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A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
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Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
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333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles,
California 90071
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Phone number & email
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(213) 615 0469
GRGroup@capgroup.com
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Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
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Full name
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Gina Martinez
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Contact address
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333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles,
California 90071
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Phone number & email
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(213) 615 0469
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Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
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Fax: (213) 615 4056
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C: Additional information
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Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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