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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 17
December, 2016
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
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17
December 2016
BP
p.l.c. share issuance
BP has
today separately announced that it has been awarded a 10% working
interest in the concession for Abu Dhabi's onshore oil interests.
The consideration for the transaction is intended to be satisfied
through the issuance by BP p.l.c. of
392,920,353 new ordinary shares, par value US$0.25 each, to
be held on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi.
As at
16 December 2016, the issued share capital of BP p.l.c.
comprised 19,078,998,760
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.
Treasury shares are
not taken into consideration in relation to voting at shareholder
meetings.
The
ordinary shares to be issued in connection with this transaction
will be issued at a price of
£4.47 per ordinary share1, which price was
determined by reference to an agreed prior pricing period for BP's
ordinary shares.
The
issuance of the new ordinary shares in connection with this
transaction is subject to an application for the admission of those
shares to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and
to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London
Stock Exchange plc ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission
will occur within 5 business days.
Following
Admission, the issued share capital of BP p.l.c. will comprise 19,471,919,113 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 and the total
number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. will be
19,477,001,613.
These
new ordinary shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid
and will rank pari passu in
all respects with the existing ordinary shares of US$0.25 each in
BP p.l.c., including the right to receive dividends and other
distributions declared, made or paid on or in respect of such
shares after the date of issue.
Note:
1
- The issue price is based on the average
US$/£ exchange rate over the agreed pricing
period.
- ENDS
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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.
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BP
p.l.c.
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(Registrant)
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Dated: 17
December 2016
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/s/ J.
BERTELSEN
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J.
BERTELSEN
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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