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BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Additional information for shareholders
Pence Dollars
American
depositary
Ordinary shares sharesa
High Low High Low
Year ended 31 December
2004 561.00 407.75 62.10 46.65
2005 686.00 499.00 72.75 56.60
2006 723.00 558.50 76.85 63.52
2007 640.00 504.50 79.77 58.62
2008 657.25 370.00 77.69 37.57
Year ended 31 December
2007: First quarter 574.50 504.50 67.27 58.62
Second quarter 606.50 542.50 72.49 64.42
Third quarter 617.00 516.00 75.25 61.10
Fourth quarter 640.00 548.00 79.77 67.24
2008: First quarter 648.00 495.00 75.87 57.87
Second quarter 657.25 501.34 77.69 60.25
Third quarter 583.00 446.00 69.10 48.35
Fourth quarter 541.25 370.00 51.49 37.57
2009: First quarter (to 18 February) 566.50 461.50 49.83 39.45
Month of
September 2008 536.00 446.00 58.13 48.35
October 2008 518.75 370.00 50.96 37.57
November 2008 540.00 450.25 51.49 39.45
December 2008 541.25 476.00 50.10 41.55
January 2009 566.50 470.50 49.83 39.45
February 2009 (to 18 February) 518.00 461.50 46.07 39.91
aAn ADS is equivalent to six 25 cent ordinary shares.
Market prices for the ordinary shares on the LSE and in after-hours
trading off the LSE, in each case while the NYSE is open, and the market
prices for ADSs on the NYSE are closely related due to arbitrage among
the various markets, although differences may exist from time to time
due to various factors, including UK stamp duty reserve tax.
On 18 February 2009, 864,042,084 ADSs (equivalent to
5,184,252,501 ordinary shares or some 27.51% of the total issued share
capital, excluding treasury shares) were outstanding and were held by
approximately 136,213 ADS holders. Of these, about 134,710 had
registered addresses in the US at that date. One of the registered
holders of ADSs represents some 818,000 underlying holders.
On 18 February 2009, there were approximately 317,409 holders
of record of ordinary shares. Of these holders, around 1,504 had
registered addresses in the US and held a total of some 4,236,569
ordinary shares.
Since certain of the ordinary shares and ADSs were held by
brokers and other nominees, the number of holders of record in the US
may not be representative of the number of beneficial holders or of their
country of residence.
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