BP p.l.c. filings document a foreign private issuer that reports under Form 20-F and furnishes current information on Form 6-K. The company’s regulatory record includes group results, trading statements, operating cash flow, capital expenditure, dividends, debt metrics, upstream production, downstream reliability, and market conditions affecting oil, gas and refined products.
BP’s filings also disclose share capital, total voting rights, treasury shares, preference shares, employee share-scheme transfers, director and PDMR share transactions, and Annual General Meeting voting results. Certain Form 6-K reports are incorporated by reference into registration statements for BP p.l.c. and related BP Capital Markets issuers, linking periodic disclosures to securities registration and employee share-plan records.
BP p.l.c. has removed its Chair and Director, Albert Manifold, with immediate effect following serious governance concerns. The Board says it unanimously decided that Manifold should no longer serve after issues were raised related to governance standards, oversight and conduct. Amanda Blanc, Senior Independent Director, acknowledged his contribution to BP’s transformation but described the governance issues as unacceptable.
The Board has appointed Ian Tyler as Interim Chair. Tyler reaffirmed confidence in BP’s strategic direction, its focus on financial discipline, and CEO Meg O’Neill’s leadership, including her move to a clearer upstream/downstream structure. A formal succession process to appoint a permanent Chair will now begin. The announcement is designated as containing inside information and includes a standard forward-looking statements caution under the US PSLRA.
BP PLC filed a Form 13F reporting institutional holdings through its investment manager. The report lists 1 Form 13F information table entry with a total reported value of $17,721,000. The filing was signed by Andy Zone on 05-08-2026.
BP p.l.c. reported its total voting rights and share capital as at 30 April 2026. The issued share capital comprised 15,702,101,757 ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.25 per share, each carrying one vote, and 12,706,252 preference shares with a par value of £1 per share, carrying two votes for every £5 in nominal capital held. BP p.l.c. held 784,211,237 ordinary shares in treasury, which do not carry dividend or voting rights. The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. was 15,707,184,257, a figure shareholders may use to assess whether they must notify interests under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
BP p.l.c. reported multiple April 2026 share transactions by senior executives, mainly routine dividend reinvestment and share plan activity plus sizeable incentive awards. Executives including the CFO, EVP production & operations, EVP people and others acquired small volumes of ordinary shares via dividend reinvestment plans and the BP ShareMatch UK Plan at prices around £5.98 and £5.84 per share.
The company also granted major equity awards. New chief executive officer Meg O’Neill received 1,901,277 restricted shares and 809,232 performance share awards as a buy-out for forfeited Woodside incentives, with market values of £9,202,181 and £3,916,683 respectively, vesting over up to five years. Under the Executive Directors’ Incentive Plan, BP awarded 1,415,701 performance share units to O’Neill, 1,455,598 to deputy CEO Carol Howle and 776,640 to CFO Kate Thomson, all at a reference price of £5.18 and subject to three-year performance conditions on relative total shareholder return, return on average capital employed, adjusted free cash flow and carbon emissions reduction, followed by a three-year retention period. Thomson also received 149,178 deferred shares representing half of her 2025 annual bonus.
BP reported a strong first quarter 2026, with profit attributable to shareholders of $3.8 billion, compared with a $3.4 billion loss in the prior quarter and $0.7 billion a year earlier.
Underlying replacement cost profit rose to $3.2 billion, more than double the prior year, driven by exceptional oil trading, higher refining margins and steady upstream production of 2,339 mboe/d. Operating cash flow was $2.9 billion after a sizeable $6.0 billion working capital build tied to rising prices and seasonal inventory.
Net debt increased to $25.3 billion, while BP maintained its quarterly dividend at 8.320 cents per share and reiterated 2026 capital expenditure of $13–13.5 billion. The company plans to cut hybrid bond capital by $4.3 billion and has agreed divestments including the Gelsenkirchen refinery and a $6 billion Castrol transaction.
BP reported a strong first quarter 2026, with profit attributable to shareholders of $3.8 billion, up from $0.7 billion a year earlier. Underlying replacement cost (RC) profit rose to $3.2 billion from $1.4 billion, helped by significantly higher refining margins and exceptional oil trading.
Operating cash flow was $2.9 billion versus $2.8 billion in first quarter 2025, while capital expenditure was $3.3 billion. Net debt increased to $25.3 billion from $22.2 billion at year-end 2025, and gearing was 24.7%. BP announced a dividend of 8.320 cents per ordinary share and reiterated 2026 capex guidance of $13–13.5 billion.
BP p.l.c. held its 2026 Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2026 and released detailed poll results for 24 resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 21, including approval of the Annual Report and Accounts, directors’ remuneration, board elections and re-elections, auditor matters, authority to allot shares, disapplication of pre-emption rights, share buybacks and notice periods, were all passed with clear majorities; most received over 90% of votes cast in favour.
Two special resolutions on new Articles of Association (resolution 22) and revoking earlier resolutions from 2015 and 2019 (resolution 23) were not approved, with 52.88% and 52.53% of votes cast against respectively. A shareholder resolution from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (resolution 24) also did not pass, gaining 25.85% support and 74.15% against. Across resolutions, around 59% of issued share capital voted. BP notes the level of opposition to its board’s recommendations on resolutions 22, 23 and 24 and plans to engage with shareholders and provide an update within six months.
BP p.l.c. reports an update to its share capital and voting rights following a transfer of treasury shares for employee share schemes. On 10 April 2026, 355,880 ordinary shares with a par value of US$0.25 each were transferred out of treasury.
After this transfer, BP holds 784,211,237 ordinary shares in treasury, representing 4.99% of its total voting rights. Treasury shares do not carry dividend or voting rights. The total number of voting rights in BP is now 15,707,184,257, a figure shareholders may use when assessing notification thresholds under the UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
BP p. issues a trading statement outlining expectations for first quarter 2026. Reported upstream production is expected to be broadly flat versus the fourth quarter 2025 level of 2,344 mboe/d, with gas & low carbon energy slightly higher and oil production & operations slightly lower.
In customers & products, BP expects stronger realized refining margins, adding about $0.1–0.2 billion, and an exceptional oil trading result versus a weak prior quarter. The group underlying effective tax rate is expected to be around 35%, reflecting stronger products results.
Capital expenditure is expected to be broadly flat with prior quarter organic capex of $3.5 billion, while net debt is projected to rise to $25–27 billion from $22.2 billion, mainly due to a working capital build of $4–7 billion driven by the price environment.
BP p.l.c. has provided an update on its total voting rights and share capital. As at 31 March 2026, the company had 15,700,880,610 issued ordinary shares excluding treasury, each with a par value of US$0.25 and one vote per share, and 12,706,252 preference shares with a par value of £1 and two votes for every £5 in nominal capital held. BP held 785,432,384 ordinary shares in treasury, which do not carry dividend or voting rights. The total number of voting rights in BP was 15,705,963,110, a figure shareholders may use to assess disclosure thresholds under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.