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As at 31 August 2023, BP p.l.c. announced its total issued share capital, comprising 17,219,278,516 ordinary shares and 12,706,252 preference shares. The company also reported holding 934,029,631 ordinary shares in treasury. BP p.l.c. stated the total number of voting rights was 17,224,361,016 for DGTR purposes, and 18,158,390,647 total voting rights including treasury shares for WpHG.
| Date | 1 Sept 2023 |
| Time | 13:00:01 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 0068L |
BP p.l.c.
Total voting rights and share capital
As at 31 August 2023, the issued share capital of BP p.l.c. comprised 17,219,278,516 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) par value US$0.25 per share, each with one vote; and 12,706,252 preference shares par value £1 per share with two votes for every £5 in nominal capital held.
The number of ordinary shares held in treasury by BP p.l.c. is 934,029,631. These treasury shares are not taken into consideration in relation to the payment of dividends and voting at shareholder meetings.
The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 17,224,361,016. This information may be used by shareholders for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BP p.l.c. under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules ("DGTRs").
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DGTR 5.6.
Publication of new total number of voting rights according to Sec. 41 WpHG
Publication of total number of voting rights
1. Information on the issuer
BP p.l.c.
1 St. James's Square
London
SW1Y 4PD
UK
2. Type of capital measure
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Type of capital measure |
Status at / date of effectiveness |
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Issue of subscription shares (Section 41 (2) WpHG) |
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X |
Other capital measure (§ 41 (1) WpHG) |
31 August 2023 |
3. New total number of voting rights:
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No. Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each (excluding treasury shares) |
17,219,278,516 |
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No. Preference shares of £1 each |
12,706,252 |
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No. Ordinary shares held in treasury |
934,029,631 |
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New total number of voting rights (including treasury shares): |
18,158,390,647 |
Ordinary shares have one vote per share and preference shares two votes for every £5 in nominal capital held.