SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the period ended 06 January 2003
BP p.l.c.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, SW1Y 4PD, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F |X| Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes No |X|
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EXHIBIT NO.
1.1 Director Shareholding released on 02 December 2002
1.2 Director Shareholding released on 10 December 2002
1.3 Disposal released on 11 December 2002
1.4 Director Shareholding released on 16 December 2002
1.5 Director Shareholding released on 18 December 2002
1.6 Director Shareholding released on 30 December 2002
EXHIBIT NO. 1.1
Letter to RNS
We were advised on 28 November 2002 by Mr H.M.P. Miles, a director of BP p.l.c.,
that on 27 November 2002 he purchased 12,700 of the Company's Ordinary shares @
GBP4.165 per share.
Letter from BP Plc
EXHIBIT NO. 1.2
Letter to: RNS
We have today been advised by Computershare Plan Managers that on 10 December
2002 the following Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of BP Ordinary
shares shown opposite their names below @ GBP4.12 per share through
participation in the BP ShareMatchUK Plan:-
Mr R.F. Chase 93 shares
Mr R.L. Olver 93 shares
Letter from: BP p.l.c.
EXHIBIT NO. 1.3
BP SELLS GERMAN SERVICE STATIONS
TO POLISH OIL MAJOR PKN ORLEN
BP announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell 494 service stations
in Germany to PKN ORLEN, Poland's largest manufacturer and distributor of fuels.
The sale of these stations - based in North and North East Germany - enables BP
to take a major step towards meeting the German Federal Cartel Office's
condition when approving BP's acquisition of Veba Oil that it sell four per cent
of the combined BP/Aral retail market share of 26 per cent, based on year 2000
volumes, as the sites involved equate to 2.4 per cent.
PKN ORLEN, which is quoted on the Warsaw and London stock exchanges, is
acquiring these stations as part of its strategy to develop a pan-regional
retail network and to take advantage of the opportunities represented by
Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004. PKN ORLEN will pay Euro140
million in cash, including the assumption of debt for the stations, subject to
adjustments at closing. The parties expect to close the deal, which is
conditional on regulatory approvals, on February 28, 2003.
Following the completion of the acquisition, the stations in Germany will be
re-branded with the premier ORLEN brand during 2003. PKN ORLEN intends to base
its regional headquarters in the Hamburg area.
"We are pleased to be selling these assets to a company which will establish a
significant presence in the German fuels market," says Jean-Baptiste Renard, BP
group vice president, European marketing. "We shall now concentrate on
finalising the further divestments required to meet in full the Federal Cartel
Office's conditions while at the same time continuing the integration of the BP,
Veba and Aral businesses in Germany."
PKN ORLEN was established in 1999 following the merger of Petrochemia Plock S.A.
with Centrala Produktow Naftowych S.A. Today, 72 per cent of PKN ORLEN's shares
are held in the hands of private investors both in Poland and internationally
and the company has a market capitalisation of approximately Euro2 billion. The
activities of PKN ORLEN in the integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in
Plock include crude-oil processing into a wide range of products such as
unleaded gasoline, diesel oil, furnace oil, aviation fuel, plastics and
petrochemicals.
PKN ORLEN operates the largest network of fuel stations in Poland, which
includes nearly 2,000 fuel stations under the ORLEN, CPN and Petrochemia Plock
S.A. brands.
"This is an extremely significant step in our strategy of expanding our
marketing operations both in and outside Poland," says Slawomir Golonka, Vice
President of the Management Board and Chief Marketing Officer of PKN ORLEN. "
This acquisition is an important first stage in building a strong and lasting
presence in western Europe's largest energy market."
Lehman Brothers and CA IB are advising PKN ORLEN while BP are being advised by
Deutsche Bank.
EXHIBIT NO. 1.4
We were advised on 16 December 2002 by HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited that on 9
December 2002 Mr R.L. Olver, a Director of BP p.l.c., acquired 160 BP Ordinary
shares @ GBP4.14 per share through reinvestment of dividends on shares held by
him in PEP and ISA plans.
EXHIBIT NO. 1.5
We were advised on 17 December 2002 by Morgan Guarantee Trust Company of New
York that the following Directors of BP p.l.c. received the numbers of BP ADSs
shown opposite their names below on 12 December 2002 @ $39.1838 per ADS under
the Company's US dividend reinvestment plan:-
Mr E.B. Davis, Jr 55.9494 ADSs
(equivalent to approximately 336 Ordinary shares)
Mr C.F. Knight 139.952 ADSs
(equivalent to approximately 840 Ordinary shares)
Dr W.E. Massey 42.722 ADSs (equivalent to approximately 256
Ordinary shares)
EXHIBIT NO. 1.6
We were advised on 30 December 2002 by Lloyds TSB Registrars that the following
Directors of BP p.l.c. acquired the numbers of BP Ordinary shares shown opposite
their names below on 27 December 2002 @ GBP4.157 per share through the BP
Dividend Reinvestment Plan:-
Mr R.F. Chase 1,694 Ordinary shares
Sir Robin Nicholson 35 Ordinary shares
We were advised on 30 December 2002 by Computershare Plan Managers that on 27
December 2002 Mr R.F. Chase acquired 13 BP Ordinary shares @ GBP4.157 per share
through reinvestment of dividends on shares held by him in the BP Group
Participating Share Scheme.
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.
BP p.l.c.
(Registrant)
Dated: 06 January 2003 /s/ D. J. PEARL
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D. J. PEARL
Deputy Company Secretary