FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 11, 2019, among BP Capital Markets America Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77079, and BP p.l.c., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of England (herein called the “Guarantor”), having its registered office at 1 St. James’s Square, London SW1Y 4PD, England, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association having its Corporate Trust Office at 2 North LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60602, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”) under the Base Indenture (as hereinafter defined).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantor have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2003 (herein called the “Base Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Company’s unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein and in the Base Indenture called the “Securities”), the forms and terms of which are to be determined as set forth in Sections 201 and 301 of the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to create one series of Securities in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,000,000,000, which shall be designated the 3.410% Guaranteed Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to increase the maximum aggregate principal amount of the 4.234% Guaranteed Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and, together with the 2026 Notes, the “Notes”), a series created pursuant to the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 6, 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), from U.S.$1,000,000,000 to U.S.$2,000,000,000;
WHEREAS, all action on the part of the Company necessary to authorize the issuance of the Notes under the Base Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture has been duly taken; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
RECITALS OF THE GUARANTOR
WHEREAS, the Guarantor desires to make the Guarantees provided for herein and in the Base Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, have been done.