BP announces that on 5 March 2010 it filed an Annual Report on Form 20-F

London, March 5 – In accordance with Section 203.01 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, BP plc announces that on March 5, 2010 it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 20-F that included audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. BP’s Annual Report on Form 20-F is available online at BP’s website at www.bp.com and also online at www.sec.gov.

Shareholders have the ability to receive a hard copy of BP’s complete audited financial statements, free of charge, by contacting our US distribution agent at 1-888-301-2505 or through an email request addressed to shareholderus@bp.com or via our Head Office in London at +44 (0) 20 7496 4000 or through an email request addressed to ir@bp.com.