1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN The following brief description of the BP Capital Accumulation Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information. The Plan, established July 1, 1988, is a defined contribution plan which is subject to and complies with the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Employees of BP Corporation North America Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries who are represented employees at the Los Angeles, California refinery are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (“BP”). The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. The Plan is frozen to new participants effective January 1, 2002. The purpose of the Plan is to encourage eligible employees to regularly save part of their earnings and to assist them in accumulating additional financial security for their retirement. The Plan provides that both participant contributions and Company matching contributions be held in a trust by an independent trustee for the benefit of participating employees. Plan assets are held in the BP Master Trust for Employee Savings Plans (the “Master Trust”). The trustee of the Master Trust is State Street Bank and Trust Company. Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. is the Plan’s recordkeeper. The Company is the Plan sponsor and the Company’s Vice President, Human Resources is the Plan administrator. Under the Plan, participants may contribute up to 27% of their base pay, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants may elect to invest in numerous investment fund options offered under the Plan. Participants may change the percentage they contribute and the investment direction of their contributions at any time throughout the year. The Company makes matching contributions to the participant’s account at 160% of the participant’s pre-tax contribution, up to a maximum Company contribution of 8% of the participant’s base salary. During 2004, Company contributions were initially invested in the BP Stock Fund. Effective January 1, 2005, Company contributions are invested in funds selected by participants. Participants are permitted to rollover amounts into the Plan representing distributions from other qualified plans. Participants may elect to sell any portion of their investment fund(s) and reinvest the proceeds in one or more of the other available investment alternatives. Except where the fund provider, the recordkeeper, or the Plan have restrictions or take discretionary action responsive to frequent trading or market timing concerns, there are no restrictions on the number of transactions a participant may authorize during the year. All contributions and earnings are immediately vested and nonforfeitable. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit which can be provided by the participant’s account balance. All reasonable and necessary Plan administrative expenses are paid out of the Master Trust or paid by the Company. Generally, fees and expenses related to investment management |