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BP PLC22 December 2006 BP p.l.c. Voting Rights and Capital - Transparency Directive Disclosure London 22 December 2006 Pursuant to transitional provision 6 of the Transparency Directive, as ofDecember 11, 2006:- - The issued share capital of BP p.l.c. comprised 19,518,308,371 ordinaryshares, par value US$0.25 per share, and 12,706,252 preference shares, par value£1 per share. Both the ordinary shares and the preference shares have votingrights. Preference shares have two votes for every £5 in nominal capital heldand ordinary shares have one vote for every share held. - The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 19,523,390,872. This figureexcludes 1,947,014,561 ordinary shares which have been bought back and held intreasury by BP, and which are not taken into consideration in relation to thepayment of dividends and voting at shareholders' meetings. This information may be used by shareholders for the calculations by which theywill determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change totheir interest in, BP p.l.c. under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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