BP (BP)

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54     (A)     The Company shall be entitled to sell the shares of a member or the shares to which a person is entitled by virtue of transmission on death or bankruptcy if and provided that:

(i)     during the period of twelve years prior to the date of the publication of the advertisements referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) below (or, if published on different dates, the later thereof) at least three dividends have become payable on or in respect of the shares in question but all dividends or other moneys payable on or in respect of such shares during such period remain unclaimed; and

(ii)     the Company shall have inserted advertisements, both in a leading London newspaper and in a newspaper circulating in the area of the postal address at which service of notices upon such member or other person may be effected in accordance with these Articles (or, if there be no such address the Office), giving notice of its intention to sell the said shares; and

(iii)     during the said period of twelve years and the period of three months following the publication of the said advertisements the Company shall have received indication neither of the whereabouts nor of the existence of such member or person; and

(iv)     notice shall have been given to the London Stock Exchange of its intention to make such sale.

(B)     To give effect to any such sale the Company may appoint some person to execute any instrument, or give any instruction, or do any act or thing, for the purpose of transferring the shares, and every such instrument, instruction, act or thing shall be as effective as if it had been executed, given or done by the registered holder of, or person entitled by transmission to, such shares, and the title of the transferee shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating thereto. The net proceeds of sale shall belong to the Company which shall be obliged to account to the former member or other person previously entitled as aforesaid for an amount equal to such proceeds and shall enter the name of such former member or other person in the books of the Company as a creditor for such amount. No trust shall be created in respect of the debt, no interest shall be payable in respect of the same and the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned on the net proceeds, which may be employed in the business of the Company or invested in

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Shareholders

54     (A)     The
Company shall be entitled to sell the shares of a member or the shares to which a person is entitled by virtue of transmission on
death or bankruptcy if and provided that:

(i)     during
the period of twelve years prior to the date of the publication of the advertisements referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) below (or, if
published on different dates, the later thereof) at least three dividends have become payable on or in respect of the shares in
question but all dividends or other moneys payable on or in respect of such shares during such period remain unclaimed; and

(ii)     the
Company shall have inserted advertisements, both in a leading London newspaper and in a newspaper circulating in the area of the
postal address at which service of notices upon such member or other person may be effected in accordance with these Articles (or, if
there be no such address the Office), giving notice of its intention to sell the said shares; and

(iii)     during
the said period of twelve years and the period of three months following the publication of the said advertisements the Company shall
have received indication neither of the whereabouts nor of the existence of such member or person; and

(iv)     notice
shall have been given to the London Stock Exchange of its intention to make such sale.

(B)     To
give effect to any such sale the Company may appoint some person to execute any instrument, or give any instruction, or do any act or
thing, for the purpose of transferring the shares, and every such instrument, instruction, act or thing shall be as effective as if
it had been executed, given or done by the registered holder of, or person entitled by transmission to, such shares, and the title of
the transferee shall not be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings relating thereto. The net proceeds of sale
shall belong to the Company which shall be obliged to account to the former member or other person previously entitled as aforesaid
for an amount equal to such proceeds and shall enter the name of such former member or other person in the books of the Company as a
creditor for such amount. No trust shall be created in respect of the debt, no interest shall be payable in respect of the same and
the Company shall not be required to account for any money earned on the net proceeds, which may be employed in the business of the
Company or invested in