16th Mar 2006 14:38
BP PLC16 March 2006 BP p.l.c. was notified on 15 March 2006 by Mourant Equity Compensation Solutionsthat The Lord Browne of Madingley, Director of BP p.l.c. acquired 1,269,843 BPOrdinary shares (ISIN number GB0007980591) on 15 March 2006 at a price £5.67 pershare and 1,348,032 BP Ordinary shares at a price of £3.88 per share through theexercise of options to purchase shares under the Executive Directors' IncentivePlan and sold a total of 2,617,875 BP Ordinary shares at a price of £6.666116per share. The shares required to satisfy the exercise of this option were acquired by BPEmployee Share Schemes (Jersey) Limited, as Trustee of the BP Employee ShareOwnership Plan No. 2 (the "Trust"). Prior to, and following, the transfer ofshares on exercise of this option, the Trust owns no shares. Each of theexecutive directors of the Company is for Companies Act purposes, treated asinterested in all shares held by the Trust. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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