The BP Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2012 contains the Directors’ Report, including the Business Review and Management Report, on pages 3-145 and 178. The Directors’ Remuneration Report is on pages 127-145. The consolidated financial statements of the group are on pages 177-287 and the corresponding reports of the auditor are on pages 179-181. The parent company financial statements of BP p.l.c. and corresponding auditor’s report are on pages PC1-PC11 and page PC1 respectively.

The BP Summary Review for the year ended 31 December 2012, which can be downloaded from this page, constitutes the summary financial statement (on pages on pages 25-29 and 31 and comprises summaries of the Directors’ Report and the Directors’ Remuneration Report and a summary of the information in the consolidated financial statements. The summary financial statement complies with the information required under the Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 2008. It does not contain sufficient information to allow as full an understanding of the results and the state of affairs of BP and of its policies and arrangements concerning directors’ remuneration as BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012. Shareholders may obtain a copy of BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 on request, free of charge (see link above).

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