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RNS Number : 4785F

BP PLC

17 May 2017

BP p.l.c.

AGM 2017 poll results and directorate changes

BP p.l.c. held its Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2017 and announces the results of the voting below.

 
                             Votes         %         Votes         %       Votes        % of 
                              For                   Against               Withheld     issued 
                                                                                        share 
                                                                                       capital 
                                                                                        voted 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  1: To receive 
  the directors' 
  annual report 
  and accounts.          9,875,409,121   99.18      81,621,731    0.82   31,487,092     50.59% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  2: To receive 
  and approve 
  the directors' 
  remuneration 
  report.                9,631,958,476   97.05     292,998,799    2.95   63,453,383     50.42% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  3: To approve 
  the directors' 
  remuneration 
  policy.                9,680,929,965   97.28     270,906,168    2.72   36,563,886     50.56% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  4: To re-elect 
  Mr R W Dudley 
  as a director.         9,918,767,932   99.52      47,818,809    0.48   21,917,356     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  5: To re-elect 
  Dr B Gilvary 
  as a director.         9,782,188,333   98.16     183,690,439    1.84   22,608,510     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  6: To elect 
  Mr N S Andersen 
  as a director.         9,917,917,435   99.53      46,869,088    0.47   23,714,628     50.62% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  7: To re-elect 
  Mr P M Anderson 
  as a director.         9,892,308,958   99.27      72,733,167    0.73   23,462,084     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  8: To re-elect 
  Mr A Boeckmann 
  as a director.         9,912,636,075   99.48      52,280,600    0.52   23,592,153     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  9: To re-elect 
  Admiral F 
  L Bowman as 
  a director.            9,889,797,141   99.24      75,970,892    0.76   22,754,903     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  10: To re-elect 
  Mr I E L Davis 
  as a director.         9,911,307,883   99.46      53,954,606    0.54   23,220,038     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  11: To re-elect 
  Professor 
  Dame Ann Dowling 
  as a director.         9,878,586,732   99.12      87,561,157    0.88   22,369,934     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  12: To elect 
  Mrs M B Meyer 
  as a director.         9,916,432,142   99.51      48,356,825    0.49   23,701,118     50.62% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  13: To re-elect 
  Mr B R Nelson 
  as a director.         9,885,439,503   99.20      79,388,939    0.80   23,658,644     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  14: To re-elect 
  Mrs P R Reynolds 
  as a director.         9,893,572,405   99.28      71,983,187    0.72   22,940,472     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  15: To re-elect 
  Sir John Sawers 
  as a director.         9,909,284,871   99.44      55,861,617    0.56   23,334,312     50.63% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  16: To re-elect 
  Mr C-H Svanberg 
  as a director.         9,732,246,165   97.69     230,128,904    2.31   26,128,700     50.61% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  17: To reappoint 
  Ernst & Young 
  LLP as auditors 
  and to authorize 
  the directors 
  to fix their 
  remuneration.          9,777,578,281   98.73     125,341,636    1.27   85,564,785     50.31% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  18: To give 
  limited authority 
  to make political 
  donations 
  and incur 
  political 
  expenditure.           9,482,091,160   95.80     415,737,520    4.20   90,582,457     50.28% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  19: To give 
  limited authority 
  to allot shares 
  up to a specified 
  amount.                9,011,258,241   90.49     946,703,653    9.51   30,526,450     50.59% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  20: Special 
  resolution: 
  to give authority 
  to allot a 
  limited number 
  of shares 
  for cash free 
  of pre-emption 
  rights.                9,747,933,530   98.00     198,650,651    2.00   41,901,377     50.53% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  21: Special 
  resolution: 
  to give additional 
  authority 
  to allot a 
  limited number 
  of shares 
  for cash free 
  of pre-emption 
  rights.                8,866,916,073   89.15   1,078,795,791   10.85   42,793,535     50.53% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  22: Special 
  resolution: 
  to give limited 
  authority 
  for the purchase 
  of its own 
  shares by 
  the company.           9,820,369,751   98.61     138,300,948    1.39   29,837,542     50.59% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 Resolution 
  23: Special 
  resolution: 
  to authorize 
  the calling 
  of general 
  meetings (excluding 
  annual general 
  meetings) 
  by notice 
  of at least 
  14 clear days.         9,174,574,566   92.67     725,631,657    7.33   88,248,681     50.30% 
----------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 

* Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

** Total voting rights of the shares in issue: 19,683,542,670. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held and two votes for every GBP5 in nominal amount of BP preference shares held.

Board retirements, election of new Non-Executive Director and appointment of new Senior Independent Director

The Board of BP p.l.c. announces that with effect from the close of the AGM on 17 May 2017, Mrs Cynthia Carroll and Mr Andrew Shilston have retired as Non-Executive Directors, Ms Melody Meyer has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Mr I E L Davis has been appointed as the Senior Independent Director.

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under paragraph 9.6.14R (2) of the Listing Rules.

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