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5 April 2022
BP p.l.c.
Share issuance
BP p.l.c. announces that it will issue and allot 165,105,654
ordinary shares in connection with the merger of BP Midstream RTMS
LLC with and into BP Midstream Partners LP. The issuance of the new
ordinary shares is subject to an application for the admission of
those shares to the Official List of the Financial Conduct
Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities
of the London Stock Exchange plc ("Admission"). It is expected that
Admission will become effective on 6 April 2022.
The number of ordinary shares in issue after this admission will be
20,643,650,955 of which 1,034,433,759 are held as treasury shares
leaving a balance of 19,609,217,196 ordinary shares with a par
value of US$0.25 per share, each with one vote and 12,706,252
preference shares par value £1 per share with two votes for
every £5 in nominal capital held and the total number of
voting rights in BP p.l.c. will be 19,614,299,696.
These new ordinary shares will, when issued, be credited as fully
paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary
shares of US$0.25 each in BP p.l.c., including the right to receive
dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid on or in
respect of such shares after the date of issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
