BP plc · LSE:BP.

BP — Shareholder Meeting (April 2005)

19 slides from BP's shareholder meeting presentation, Apr 14, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Annual General Meeting

    Annual General Meeting Thursday 14th April 2005

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement

    Cautionary Statement Forward-looking Statements This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements, particularly those regarding possible acquisitions, capital expenditure, development and delivery of business strategy, divestments and disposals, dividends, earnings, future performance, g

  3. Slide 3: Lord Browne, Group Chief Executive

    Lord Browne Group Chief Executive

  4. Slide 4: A sustainable long-term future

    A sustainable long-term future • Our purpose: - Provide better goods and services, to more people - Deliver shareholder value on a long-term basis • Deliver profitable, consistent and sustainable performance: - Balance long-term growth with returns to shareholders - Attract and retain the best peopl

  5. Slide 5: 2004 Highlights

    2004 Highlights • Record profit of $15.4 billion • Strong cash flow of $23 billion • Quarterly dividend up 26% over last year • Share buybacks of over $7.5 billion • Strong financial position: 22% gearing • Disciplined implementation of strategy • Strong base for a sustainable future Data reflect 20

  6. Slide 6: Oil demand and economic growth

    Oil demand and economic growth 5 4 3 % 2 1 0 00 01 02 03 04 Oil demand GDP Sources: Oil demand, BP estimate GDP, ’00-’03 Oxford Economic Forecasting and ’04 Consensus Economics 6

  7. Slide 7: Oil supply

    Oil supply Non-OPEC output growth OPEC surplus capacity 6 6 million b/d million b/d 4 4 2 2 0 0 00 01 02 03 04 00 01 02 03 04 Note: year-on-year change Note: end year Source: BP Sources: ’00 – ’03 DOE/EIA; ‘04 BP estimate 7

  8. Slide 8: Strategy unchanged

    Strategy unchanged • Balance between investment and distributions - Appropriate investment for long term growth • New sources of cash flow - Cash returns at least as good as existing 8

  9. Slide 9: Reserves replacement

    Reserves replacement % BP reserve replacement ratio 200 150 100 50 0 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Source: Company reports; subsidiaries only 9

  10. Slide 10: New profit centres: Project start-ups

    New profit centres Project start-ups 2004 2005 2006 Mar 04 Current Mar 04 Current Mar 04 Current view view view view view view Atlas ü Mad Dog early 05 ü Atlantis 2006 Methanol early 04 Azeri 2005 ü Dalia 2006 In Salah mid 04 ü Cannonball Thunder Horse 4Q 05 2005 Shah Deniz late 06 Australia LNG Tra

  11. Slide 11: TNK-BP

    TNK-BP • Production growing: - 14% in 2004 - 5% in 2005 • Capital spending expanded to develop new prospects • Organisational capability improving - internal controls - planning - safety / environment - application of new technologies 11

  12. Slide 12: Exploration and Production

    Exploration and Production • Production on track - 11% growth in ‘04 - 4.1 – 4.2 million boe/d in ‘05 • Capex - $9.5bn - $10bn in ‘05 – ‘06 12

  13. Slide 13: Refining Portfolio

    Refining Portfolio US Europe* % BP capacity 54% 33% net cash margin bottom top bottom top quartile quartile quartile quartile return on investment * after divestment of Lavera and Grangemouth 13

  14. Slide 14: Retail: Growth and quality

    Retail Growth and quality Global store sales BP ultimate gross margin $bn $k per m2 Index 2002 =100 6 10 500 5 8 400 4 6 300 3 4 200 2 1 2 100 0 0 0 00 01 02 03 04 02 03 04 total sales sales per m2 14

  15. Slide 15: North America gas sales

    North America gas sales bcf/d 30 25 wth l gro nnua 20 a % >20 15 10 5 0 00 01 02 03 04 Source: Growth rate CAGR 00-04 15

  16. Slide 16: Olefins & Derivatives

    Olefins & Derivatives • New holding entity being formed - Innovene - O&D interests - Lavera and Grangemouth refineries added • Plan to divest - Probably by IPO - From 2H 2005 - Subject to market conditions and necessary approvals 16

  17. Slide 17: Patterns of investment

    Patterns of investment $bn 2004 2005 2006 Capital expenditure 13.7 ~14 ~14 Acquisitions 2.8 Divestments (5) (2) (1) Note: TNK-BP 1.25 1.25 1.25 consideration (equity) Source: 2004 actuals; 2005 and 2006 BP current view Data reflect 2005 reporting changes Divestments are shown on a pre-tax basis 17

  18. Slide 18: Dividend increase

    Dividend increase • Step change: - from 7.1 cents / share (paid 4Q04) - to 8.5 cents / share (paid 1Q05) Increase per share paid in 1Q05 versus: Investors Paid 4Q04 Paid 1Q04 Dollar 20% 26% Sterling 16% 23% IFRS requires reporting of dividends in period paid 18

  19. Slide 19: Consistent delivery

    Consistent delivery • Sustainability - Strong base of material assets and markets • Discipline - Distributing excess cash to shareholders • Momentum - Investing for growth whilst delivering returns 19

BP — Shareholder Meeting (April 2005) on 6ix