Shares in issue and share buybacks

Shares in issue is the number of Ordinary shares outstanding at the end of the period shown. The ADR equivalent is equal to the number of Ordinary shares divided by six

Shares in issue (a)	1Q26	4Q25	3Q25	2Q25	1Q25
Shares in issue at period end (thousand)	15,496,882	15,377,210	15,487,180	15,596,112	15,785,972
ADS equivalent (thousand)	2,582,813	2,562,868	2,581,196	2,599,352	2,630,995
Average number of shares outstanding (thousand); discrete	15,471,646	15,409,755	15,518,940	15,645,561	15,778,296
ADS equivalent (thousand); discrete	2,578,607	2,568,292	2,586,490	2,607,593	2,629,716

(a) Excludes treasury shares and includes certain shares that will be issued in the future under employee share-based payment plans.

Share buybacks refers to purchases made by the company of bp ordinary shares, for Treasury shares or subsequent cancellation. Cash can be returned to shareholders both through the dividend (paid quarterly) and by means of the buyback programme.

Data as at 6 February 2026.

Share buybacks	Number of shares (million)	Total cost in $ (US$ million)
Total in 2000	222	2,001
Total in 2001	154	1,281
Total in 2002	100	750
Total in 2003	299	1,999
Total in 2004	827	7,548
Total in 2005	1,060	11,597
Total in 2006	1,334	15,481
Total in 2007	663	7,497
Total in 2008	270	2,914
Total in 2009	0	0
Total in 2010	0	0
Total in 2011	0	0
Total in 2012	0	0
Total in 2013	753	5,493
Total in 2014	612	4,796
Total in 2015	0	0
Total in 2016	0	0
Total in 2017	51	343
Total in 2018	50	355
Total in 2019	236	1,511
Total in 2020	120	776
Total in 2021	707	3,150
Total in 2022	1,900	9,995
Total in 2023	1,263	7,918
Total in 2024	1,238	7,127
Total in 2025	836	4,479
Total in 2026	74	45
Total since 2000*	12,769	97,464