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BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012
Fees and payments made by the
Depositary to the issuer
The Depositary has agreed to reimburse certain company expenses
related to the company’s ADS programme and incurred by the company in
connection with the ADS programme. The Depositary reimbursed to the
company, or paid amounts on the company’s behalf to third parties, or
waived its fees and expenses, of $3,233,241 for the year ended
31 December 2012.
The table below sets out the types of expenses that the Depositary has
agreed to reimburse and the fees it has agreed to waive for standard
costs associated with the administration of the ADS programme relating
to the year ended 31 December 2012. The Depositary has also paid
certain expenses directly to third parties on behalf of the company.
Category of expense reimbursed,
waived or paid directly to third parties
Amount reimbursed, waived or paid
directly to third parties for
the year ended 31 December 2012
NYSE listing fees reimbursed $431,034
Service fees and out of pocket expenses
waiveda$1,825,248
Broker fees reimbursedb$852,609
Other third-party mailing costs reimbursedc$124,350
Total $3,233,241
aIncludes fees in relation to transfer agent costs and costs of the BP Scrip Dividend Programme
operated by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
bBroker reimbursements are fees payable to Broadridge for the distribution of hard copy material
to ADR beneficial holders in the Depositary Trust Company. Corporate materials include
information related to shareholders’ meetings and related voting instructions. These fees are SEC
approved.
cPayment of fees to Precision IR for proxy solicitation and investor support.
Under certain circumstances, including removal of the Depositary or
termination of the ADR programme by the company, the company is
required to repay the Depositary amounts reimbursed and/or expenses
paid to or on behalf of the company during the 12-month period prior to
notice of removal or termination.
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BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 is also available online at bp.com/
annualreport. Shareholders may obtain a hard copy of BP’s complete
audited financial statements, free of charge, by contacting BP Distribution
Services at [phone] or via an email request addressed to
[email protected] or from Precision IR at [phone]
or via an email request addressed to [email protected] if in the
US and Canada.
The company is subject to the information requirements of the US
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 applicable to foreign private issuers. In
accordance with these requirements, the company files its Annual Report
on Form 20-F and other related documents with the SEC. It is possible to
read and copy documents that have been filed with the SEC at the SEC’s
public reference room located at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549,
US. You may also call the SEC at +1 800-SEC-0330. In addition, BP’s SEC
filings are available to the public at the SEC’s website. BP discloses on its
website at bp.com/NYSEcorporategovernancerules, and in this report (see
Corporate governance practices (Form 20-F Item 16G) on page 148)
significant ways (if any) in which its corporate governance practices differ
from those mandated for US companies under NYSE listing standards.
Administration
If you have any queries about the administration of shareholdings, such as
change of address, change of ownership, dividend payments or the Scrip
Dividend Programme or to change the way you receive your company
documents (such as the BP Annual Report and Form 20-F, BP Summary
Review and Notice of BP Annual General Meeting) please contact the BP
Registrar or the BP ADS Depositary.
Ordinary and preference shareholders
Capita Registrars
The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU, UK
Freephone in UK 0800 701107
From outside the UK [phone]
Textphone 0871 664 0532; fax [phone]
Please note that any numbers quoted with the prefix 0871 will be charged
at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other network providers’ costs may
vary.
ADS holders
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
PO Box 64504
St Paul, MN 55164-0504, US
Toll-free in US and Canada [phone]
From outside the US and Canada [phone]
Annual general meeting
The 2013 AGM will be held on Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 11.30 a.m. at
ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London
E16 1XL. A separate notice convening the meeting is distributed to
shareholders, which includes an explanation of the items of business to
be considered at the meeting.
All resolutions for which notice has been given, will be decided on a poll.
Ernst & Young LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office
as auditors and a resolution for their reappointment is included in the
Notice of BP Annual General Meeting 2013.
By order of the board
David J Jackson
Company Secretary
6 March 2013
BP p.l.c.
Registered in England and Wales No. 102498
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