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BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Additional information for shareholders
Called-up share capital
Details of the allotted, called up and fully paid share capital at
31 December 2008 are set out in Financial statements – Note 39 on
page 165.
At the AGM on 17 April 2008, authorization was given to the
directors to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to
$1,586 million. Authority was also given to the directors to allot shares for
cash and to dispose of treasury shares, other than by way of rights issue,
up to a maximum of $238 million, without having to offer such shares to
existing shareholders. These authorities are given for the period until the
next AGM in 2009 or 16 July 2009, whichever is the earlier. These
authorities are renewed annually at the AGM.
Annual general meeting
The 2009 AGM will be held on Thursday 16 April 2009 at 11.30 a.m.
at ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London
E16 1XL. A separate notice convening the meeting is distributed to
shareholders, which includes an explanation of the items of business
to be considered at the meeting.
All resolutions of which notice has been given will be decided
on a poll.
Ernst & Young LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in
office as auditors and a resolution for their reappointment is included in
Notice of BP Annual General Meeting 2009.
By order of the board
David J Jackson
Secretary
24 February 2009
Administration
If you have any queries about the administration of shareholdings, such
as change of address, change of ownership, dividend payments, the
dividend reinvestment plan or the ADS direct access plan, or to change
the way you receive your company documents (such as the Annual
Report and Accounts, Annual Review and Notice of Meeting) please
contact the BP Registrar or ADS Depositary.
UK – Registrar’s Office
The BP Registrar, Equiniti
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA
Freephone in UK 0800 701107; Tel [phone]
Textphone 0871 384 2255; Fax [phone]
Please note that any numbers quoted with the prefix 0871 will be
charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other network providers’
costs may vary.
US – ADS Depositary
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
PO Box 64504, St. Paul, MN 55164-0504
Toll-free in US and Canada [phone]; Tel [phone]
For the hearing impaired [phone]
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