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15 December 2021
BP p.l.c.
Share issuance
BP p.l.c. announces that on 16 December 2021 it will issue and
allot 35,000,010 ordinary shares in connection with distributions
to participants in certain of its employee share schemes. 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 occur on 16 December
2021.
The number of ordinary shares in issue after this admission will be
20,814,167,042 of which 1,090,875,956 are held as treasury shares
leaving a balance of 19,723,291,086 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 19,728,373,586.
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.
