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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 20
December, 2018
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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20 December 2018
BP p.l.c.
Share issuance
BP p.l.c. announces that on 21 December 2018 it will issue and
allot 50,000,004 ordinary shares in connection with distributions
to participants in certain of its employee share schemes. The
issuance of the new ordinary shares 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 on 21 December
2018.
Following the allotments for scrip dividend programme announcement
released earlier today (RNS no. 1655L), the number of ordinary
shares in issue after this admission will be 21,525,464,027 of
which 1,370,884,510 are held as treasury shares leaving a balance
of 20,154,579,517 ordinary shares with a par value of 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 20,159,662,017.
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.
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: 20
December 2018
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/s/ J.
BERTELSEN
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J.
BERTELSEN
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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