form11k.htm


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 11-K
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For fiscal year ended December 31, 2011
 
OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________to ________

Commission file number 1-6262

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

BP EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
BP CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
BP PARTNERSHIP SAVINGS PLAN
BP DIRECTSAVE PLAN

501 Westlake Park Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77079
 
B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
BP p.l.c.
1 St. James’s Square
London SW1Y 4PD England
 


 
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Savings Plan Investment Oversight Committee
of BP Corporation North America Inc.

We have audited each of the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the BP selected employee savings plans (as listed on pages 2 through 3) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for each plan for the year ended December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans’ management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plans’ internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plans’ internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements for each of the plans referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of each plan at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the changes in their net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements for each plan taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2011 and the schedule of delinquent participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2011 are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plans’ management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements for each plan and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements for each plan taken as a whole.
 
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Houston, Texas
June 15, 2012
 
 
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EIN 36-1812780
 
BP SELECTED EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLANS
 

 
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2011
thousands of dollars
 
   
BP Employee
Savings Plan
(Plan No. 001)
   
BP Capital
Accumulation Plan
(Plan No. 059)
   
BP Partnership
Savings Plan
(Plan No. 051)
   
BP DirectSave
Plan
(Plan No. 052)
 
                                 
Investment in the BP Master Trust for Employee Savings Plans at fair value
  $ 6,876,902     $ 109,550     $ 12,835     $ 1,600  
                                 
Notes receivable from participants
    100,374       7,044       326       -  
                                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (9,505 )     (20 )     (15 )     (8 )
                                 
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 6,967,771     $ 116,574     $ 13,146     $ 1,592  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
 
 
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EIN 36-1812780
 
BP SELECTED EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLANS
 

 
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2010
thousands of dollars
 
   
BP Employee
Savings Plan
(Plan No. 001)
   
BP Capital
Accumulation Plan
(Plan No. 059)
   
BP Partnership
Savings Plan
(Plan No. 051)
   
BP DirectSave
Plan
(Plan No. 052)
 
                                 
Investment in the BP Master Trust for Employee Savings Plans at fair value
  $ 7,074,676     $ 113,349     $ 10,969     $ 2,035  
                                 
Notes receivable from participants
    97,881       7,929       254       -  
                                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (3,667 )     (5 )     (5 )     (3 )
                                 
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 7,168,890     $ 121,273     $ 11,218     $ 2,032  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
 
 
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EIN 36-1812780
 
BP SELECTED EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLANS
 


STATEMENTS  OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
thousands of dollars
 
   
BP Employee
Savings Plan
(Plan No. 001)
   
BP Capital
Accumulation Plan
(Plan No. 059)
   
BP Partnership
Savings Plan
(Plan No. 051)
   
BP DirectSave
Plan
(Plan No. 052)
 
                         
Additions of assets attributed to:
                       
Participant contributions
  $ 286,763     $ 3,374     $ 1,909     $ -  
Company contributions
    180,599       2,099       640       -  
Rollover contributions
    43,313       -       510       -  
Interest on notes receivable
    4,772       319       15       -  
Net investment gain (loss) – BP Master
                               
Trust for Employee Savings Plans
    18,403       192       (124 )     (77 )
Total additions
    533,850       5,984       2,950       (77 )
   
Deductions of assets attributed to:
 
Distributions to participants
    734,328       10,649       1,017       343  
Administrative expenses
    641       34       5       20  
Total deductions
    734,969       10,683       1,022       363  
                                 
Net (decrease) increase in net assets during the year
    (201,119 )     (4,699 )       1,928       (440 )
Net assets available for benefits:
                               
Beginning of year
    7,168,890       121,273       11,218       2,032  
End of year
  $ 6,967,771     $ 116,574     $ 13,146     $ 1,592  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLANS
 
The accompanying financial statements comprise the employee savings plans of BP Corporation North America Inc. (the “Company”) that participate in the BP Master Trust for Employee Savings Plans (the “Master Trust”). The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (“BP”).
 
The following description of the BP Employee Savings Plan, the BP Capital Accumulation Plan, the BP Partnership Savings Plan and the BP DirectSave Plan (the “Plans”) provides only general information.   Participants should refer to the applicable Plan document, summary plan description and investment option guide for more complete information.  The Plans are subject to and comply with the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
 
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 Plans provide that both participant contributions and Company matching contributions be held in a trust by an independent trustee for the benefit of participating employees. All plan assets are held in the Master Trust. The trustee of the Master Trust is State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street").
 
Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. is the recordkeeper for the Plans. The Company is the Plan sponsor and the Company’s Vice President - HR Total Reward, Western Hemisphere is the Plan Administrator for the Plans.
 
General
 
BP Employee Savings Plan
 
The BP Employee Savings Plan (“ESP”) was established on July 1, 1955. Generally, an employee of the Company or a participating affiliate is eligible to participate in ESP immediately upon the date of hire, as long as that employee is not eligible to participate in a separate Company-sponsored defined contribution plan, or the employee is represented by a labor organization that has bargained for and agreed to the provisions of ESP.
 
Under ESP, participating employees may contribute up to 80 percent of their qualified pay on a pre-tax, after-tax and/or Roth 401(k) basis, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants who attain the age of 50 before the end of the applicable plan year are eligible to make additional elective deferrals (catch-up contributions), subject to IRS limits. A specified portion of the employee contribution, up to a maximum of 7 percent of compensation, as defined, is matched each pay period by the Company. Participants are permitted to rollover amounts into ESP representing distributions from other qualified plans.
 
Effective January 1, 2011, the Plan includes an auto-enrollment provision whereby all eligible new hires and rehires are automatically enrolled in the Plan unless they affirmatively elect not to participate.  Automatically enrolled participants have their pre-tax deferral rate set at 7 percent of eligible compensation and their contributions invested in a target date fund nearest the employee’s retirement date (assumed to be at age 65).

 
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1. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANS (continued)
 
Effective January 1, 2012, a participant may convert eligible assets into Roth amounts within the Plan.  The amount eligible for conversion is the amount eligible for immediate distribution under the Plan rules and eligible for rollover into an IRA.
 
The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided by the participant’s vested account balance.  Participants are immediately and fully vested in their participant contribution accounts.  Vesting in Company matching contribution accounts is dependent upon specific criteria as described in the Plan document. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $219,765 and $23,141, respectively. The plan may use forfeitures to reduce future Company matching contributions or to pay plan expenses.
 
BP Capital Accumulation Plan
 
The BP Capital Accumulation Plan (“CAP”) was established on July 1, 1988. Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who are represented employees at the Carson, California refinery are eligible to participate in CAP. The plan was frozen to new participants effective January 1, 2002. The Company announced in 2011 its intention to divest the southern part of its U.S. West Coast fuels value chain, which includes the Carson refinery.
 
Under CAP, participants may contribute up to 27 percent of their base pay, subject to IRS limits. Participants who attain the age of 50 before the end of the applicable plan year are eligible to make additional elective deferrals (catch-up contributions), subject to IRS limits. Participants’ pre-tax contributions, up to a maximum of 5 percent of eligible compensation, are matched each pay period by the Company at 160 percent. Participants are permitted to rollover amounts into CAP from other qualified plans.
 
All contributions and earnings are immediately vested and non-forfeitable.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided by the participant’s account balance.
 
BP Partnership Savings Plan
 
The BP Partnership Savings Plan (“PSP”) was established on April 1, 1988. Certain salaried employees of the Company who are associated with the Company’s retail operations and employees of America Business Service Center are eligible to participate in PSP immediately upon the date of hire.
 
Under PSP, participating employees may contribute up to 80 percent of their qualified pay on a pre-tax, after-tax and/or Roth 401(k) basis, subject to IRS limits.  Participants who attain the age of 50 before the end of the applicable plan year are eligible to make additional elective deferrals (catch-up contributions), subject to IRS limits. A specified portion of the employee contribution, up to a maximum of 3 percent of compensation, as defined, is matched each pay period by the Company. Participants are permitted to rollover amounts into PSP from other qualified plans.
 
Effective January 1, 2011, the Plan includes an auto-enrollment provision whereby all eligible new hires and rehires are automatically enrolled in the Plan unless they affirmatively elect not to participate.   Automatically enrolled participants have their pre-tax deferral rate set at 3 percent of eligible compensation and their contributions invested in a target date fund nearest the employee’s retirement date (assumed to be at age 65).
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

1. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANS (continued)
 
Effective January 1, 2012, a participant may convert eligible assets into Roth amounts within the Plan.  The amount eligible for conversion is the amount eligible for immediate distribution under the Plan rules and eligible for rollover into an IRA.
 
The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided by the participant’s vested account balance.  Participants are immediately and fully vested in their participant contribution accounts.  Vesting in Company matching contribution accounts is dependent upon specific criteria as described in the Plan document. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $1,140 and $8,374, respectively. The plan may use forfeitures to reduce future Company matching contributions or to pay plan expenses.

BP DirectSave Plan
 
The BP DirectSave Plan (“DSP”) was established on April 1, 1988.  Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who are hourly employees at Company-operated retail locations, plane fueling or fuel system operations are eligible to participate in the Plan after the completion of six months of service and the attainment of age 21. Currently  there  are  no  active employees participating in the Plan.
 
Under DSP, participating employees may contribute up to 80 percent of their qualified pay on a pre-tax, after-tax and/or Roth 401(k) basis, subject to IRS limits. Participants who attain the age of 50 before the end of the applicable year are eligible to make additional elective deferrals (catch-up contributions), subject to IRS limits. Except for eligible employees of Air BP, the Company makes matching contributions to the participant’s account equal to $0.50 for each $1.00 of employee contributions up to 4 percent of eligible compensation each pay period. Participants are permitted to rollover amounts into DSP representing distributions from other qualified plans.

The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided by the participant’s vested account balance.  Participants are immediately and fully vested in their participant contribution accounts.  Vesting in Company matching contribution accounts is dependent upon specific criteria as described in the Plan document. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $228,507 and $245,581, respectively. The plan may use forfeitures to reduce future Company matching contributions or to pay plan expenses.

Effective January 1, 2012, a participant may convert eligible assets into Roth amounts within the Plan.  The amount eligible for conversion is the amount eligible for immediate distribution under the Plan rules and eligible for rollover into an IRA.
 
Investment Options
 
Investment options offered under the Plans comprise target date funds, equity and fixed-income index funds,  a short-term investment fund,  a stable value fund (Income Fund) and the BP Stock Fund.  Participants may change the percentage they contribute and the investment direction of their contributions daily.  Company contributions are made in the form of cash contributions and are invested in funds selected by participants.

 
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1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANS (continued)
 
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 has restrictions or takes 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.

Administrative Expenses
 
Except for fees related to the administration of participant loans and overnight delivery charges that are deducted from the applicable participant’s account, all reasonable and necessary administrative expenses are paid out of the Master Trust or paid by the Company.  Generally, fees and expenses related to investment management of each investment option are paid out of the respective funds.  As a result, the returns on those investments are net of the investment management fees and expenses and certain other brokerage commissions, fees and administration expenses incurred in connection with those investment options.
 
Payment of Benefits

Participants may elect to receive in-service withdrawals subject to various restrictions as described in the applicable Plan document. Upon termination of employment, subject to a minimum account balance, a participant may elect to receive his or her vested account balance in a lump-sum payment or in annual installments. A participant may also elect to defer receipt of his or her vested account balance, partially or wholly, to a later date.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Except for DSP, participants are eligible to borrow from their account balances in the Plans. Loans are made in the form of cash and the amount may not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the market value of the total vested participant’s account or $50,000 less the participant’s highest loan balance outstanding during the preceding 12 months. Interest rates charged on unpaid balances are fixed for the duration of the loan. For ESP and PSP, the interest rate charged is one percent plus the prime rate as reported by The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the calendar quarter in which the participant applies for the loan. For CAP, the interest rate charged is the prime rate as reported by The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the month immediately preceding the month in which the participant applies for the loan.   Repayment of loan principal and interest is generally made by payroll deductions which are credited to the participant’s account.

Plan Termination
 
The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plans at any time. In the event of a plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their Company matching contributions accounts.

 
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting. The financial statements of the Plans are prepared under the accrual method of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
Use  of  Estimates.    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
 
Payment of Benefits. Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
Investment Valuation.  All investment assets held by the Master Trust are stated at fair value. Further information regarding the techniques used to measure the fair value of investment assets held by the Master Trust is detailed in Note 7 (Fair Value Measurements).

In connection with the stable value fund (Income Fund), the Master Trust invests in fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”).  See Note 6.  These investment contracts are recorded at fair value; however, since these contracts are fully benefit-responsive an adjustment is reflected in the statements of net assets available for benefits to present these investments at contract value.  Contract value is the relevant measurement attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, as contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plans.

Notes Receivable from Participants.   Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned.  Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred.  No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2011 or 2010.  If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan Administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements. In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.  This update requires new disclosures for 1) significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 and the reasons for such transfers and 2) activity in Level 3 fair value measurements to show separate information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. This update also clarifies existing disclosures around the disaggregation level of fair value measurements and disclosures for the valuation techniques and inputs utilized (for Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements). With the exception of Level 3 disclosures of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, which became effective for the Plans on January 1, 2011, the provisions in ASU 2010-06 became effective January 1, 2010.  The adoption did not have a material impact on the Plans’ financial statements.
 
 
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2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
 
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The update changes the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about the application of existing fair value measurements. Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  The amendments will be effective for the Plans’ 2012 annual financial statements.  The potential impact, if any, of the new requirements on the Plans’ financial statements is still being evaluated.
 
3. 
INCOME TAX STATUS
 
The Plans have received determination letters from the IRS (dated as shown below) stating that the Plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation.
 
Plan
 
Date                                      
ESP
 
November 5, 2003
CAP
 
January 24, 2012
PSP
 
May 25, 2011
DSP
 
May 16, 2011
 
The Plans have been amended and/or restated since the most recent determination letters. Once qualified, the Plans are required to operate in conformity with the IRC in order to maintain their qualification.  The Plan Administrator believes the Plans are being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and therefore, believes the Plans, as amended and/or restated, are qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
 
U.S. GAAP require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plans. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. Plan management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plans and has concluded that as of December 31, 2011, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plans have recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plans are subject to audits by the IRS. The IRS is currently performing an audit of ESP for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 plan years.  Management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2008.

 
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4.
CONTINGENCIES
 
In May 2011, an amended consolidated complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against BP, certain of its subsidiaries (including the Company) and certain individuals who are alleged to be Plan fiduciaries.  The lawsuit is purportedly brought on behalf of the Plans and those participants who incurred a loss in the BP Stock Fund at any time from January 16, 2007 through June 24, 2010, inclusive (the “Class Period”).  The suit alleges that the defendants breached their duties to the plaintiffs and the Plans in violation of ERISA fiduciary rules by continuing to offer, hold and acquire units of the BP Stock Fund during the Class Period.  Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages, injunctive and equitable relief, attorneys’ fees and costs.  On March 30, 2012, the court granted BP’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit in its entirety.  The plaintiffs are now seeking leave to re-plead their complaint to describe what they allege are newly discovered facts and/or new legal arguments.  It is anticipated that the plaintiffs will file an appeal to the Fifth Circuit if the district court issues a final order dismissing the suit. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the litigation, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the financial impact to the Plans, if any, at this time.
 
5. 
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
 
Investment securities held in the Master Trust are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
 
6. 
MASTER TRUST
 
The purpose of the Master Trust is the collective investment of assets of participating plans. Participating plans include ESP, CAP, PSP, DSP and the BP Employee Savings Plan of Puerto Rico (“Puerto Rico Plan”). Each participating plan’s interest in the Master Trust is based on account balances of the participants and their elected investment options. The Master Trust assets are allocated among the participating plans by assigning to each plan those transactions (primarily contributions, benefit payments and plan-specific expenses) that can be specifically identified and by allocating among all plans, in proportion to the fair value of the assets assigned to each plan, income and expenses resulting from the collective investment of the assets of the Master Trust.
 
Investment income and administrative expenses related to the Master Trust are allocated to the individual plans on a daily basis based on each participant’s account balance within each investment fund option.
 
Synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts.  In connection with the stable value investment option (Income Fund), the Master Trust enters into synthetic GICs. The Master Trust’s interest in the contracts represents the maximum potential credit loss from concentrations of credit risk associated with its investment.
 
 
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6. 
MASTER TRUST (continued)
 
The synthetic GICs provide for the payment of a stated interest rate for a specified period of time. The underlying assets are owned by the Master Trust. Under the contracts, investment gains and losses on the underlying assets are not reflected immediately in net assets. Rather, the gains and losses are amortized, usually over time to maturity or the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to future interest crediting rates. These adjustments generally result in contract value, over time, converging with the market value of the underlying assets. Factors affecting future interest crediting rates include the current yield, duration and the existing difference between market and contract value of the underlying assets. Interest crediting rates, which cannot be less than zero percent, are generally reset monthly. The issuers of the synthetic GICs guarantee that all qualified participant withdrawals occur at contract value subject to certain limitations described below.
 
The average yield earned on synthetic GICs as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, based on actual earnings, was 1.67 percent and 2.00 percent, respectively. The average yield earned on synthetic GICs as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, based on the interest rate credited to participants, was 1.13 percent and 1.76 percent, respectively.
 
Certain events may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with an issuer. Such events include (i) amendements to Plan documents or the Plans' administration (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan); (ii) changes to the Plans' prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) the failure of the Plans or the Master Trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA; (iv) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other plan sponsor event (for example, divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that cause a significant withdrawal from the Plans; and (v) the delivery of any communication to plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the investment option. At this time, the Plan sponsor does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plans’ ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.
 
Contract termination occurs whenever the contract value or market value of the underlying assets reaches zero or upon certain events of default. If the contract terminates due to a synthetic GIC issuer default or if the market value of the underlying portfolio reaches zero, the synthetic GIC issuer will generally be required to pay any excess contract value at the date of termination. If the Plans default in their obligation under the agreements and the default is not cured within the time permitted, the Plans will receive the market value as of the date of termination. Contract termination also may occur by either party upon election and notice.
 
 
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6. 
MASTER TRUST (continued)
 
Plans Interest in Master Trust. As of  December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Plans’ percentage interest in the Master Trust was as follows:
 
   
December 31
 
   
2011
    2010  
             
ESP
    98.221 %     98.239 %
CAP
    1.567       1.575  
PSP
    .183       .152  
DSP
    .023       .028  
Puerto Rico Plan
    .006       .006  
                 
      100.000 %     100.000 %
 
The Plans do not have an undivided interest in the investments held in the Master Trust since each plan’s interest is based on the account balances of the participants and their elected investment options. Each plan’s beneficial interest in the underlying investment options does not vary significantly from each plan’s beneficial interest in the total net assets of the Master Trust.

 
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6. 
MASTER TRUST (continued)
 
The net assets of the Master Trust as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and changes in net assets of the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2011, are as follows:
 
NET ASSETS
thousands of dollars
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Investments at fair value:
           
BP ADS
  $ 1,667,452     $ 1,695,362  
Common/collective trust funds
    3,990,516       4,108,202  
Money market and short-term investment funds
    886,187       926,714  
Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts:
               
Wrap contracts
      41       -  
Commingled investment funds
    328,772       -  
Common/collective trust funds
    54,456       401,947  
US Treasury notes
    22,907       10,524  
Corporate bonds
    52,360       60,007  
Total investments, at fair value
    7,002,691       7,202,756  
Cash
    196       458  
Receivables:
               
Dividends and interest
    827       990  
Securities sold
    511       4,170  
Total assets
    7,004,225       7,208,374  
Accounts payable:
               
Securities purchased
      1,061         5,282  
Accrued fees
    1,829       1,658  
Total liabilities
    2,890       6,940  
Net assets reflecting investments at fair value
    7,001,335       7,201,434  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (9,548 )     (3,680 )
Net assets
  $ 6,991,787     $ 7,197,754  
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
6. 
MASTER TRUST (continued)
 
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
thousands of dollars
 
Additions of assets attributed to:
     
Transfer of assets from participating plans:
     
Participant contributions
  $ 292,071  
Rollover contributions
    43,705  
Company contributions
    183,361  
Repayments of notes receivable and interest from participants
    50,269  
Interest and dividends
    75,768  
Total additions
    645,174  
         
Deductions of assets attributed to:
       
Transfer of assets to participating plans:
       
Distributions to participants
    740,693  
Notes receivable from participants
    52,370  
Administrative expenses
    700  
Net realized and unrealized depreciation in fair value of investments:
       
BP ADS
    42,654  
Common/collective trust funds
    10,448  
Fund management fees
    4,276  
Total deductions
    851,141  
Net decrease in assets during the year
    (205,967 )
Net assets:
       
Beginning of year
    7,197,754  
End of year
  $ 6,991,787  
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

7. 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Inputs broadly refer to the assumptions that market participants use to make pricing decisions, including assumptions about risk. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below.
 
Level 1 inputs are observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
 
Level 2 inputs are observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. These are inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included within Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable at the reporting date.
 
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data, and may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.
 
In measuring fair value, the Plans and the Master Trust use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs. The valuation techniques used by the Plans or Master Trust are summarized as follows:
 
BP ADS. BP ADS are valued at the quoted closing price reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
 
Common/Collective Trust Funds. Common/collective trust funds are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.
 
Money Market and Short-term Investment Funds. Money market and short-term investment funds are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Wrap Contracts. The fair value of wrap contracts is determined using the replacement cost method, which incorporates the difference between current market level rates for contract-level wrap fees and the actual wrap fee discounted by the prevailing interpolated swap rate as of period-end. 
 
Corporate Bonds and Government Obligations. Corporate bonds and government obligations are valued at the bid price or the average of the bid and ask price on the last business day of the year from published sources where available and, if not available, from other sources considered reliable.
 
Commingled Investment Funds. The Master Trust has ownership interests in the investment portfolios of the commingled investment funds. The fair value is based on the proportionate share of net assets as provided by the administrator of the funds.
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
  
7. 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)
 
The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
 
The following table presents, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the fair value of the investments held by the Master Trust as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   
Observable
(Level 2)
   
Unobservable
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
                         
BP ADS
  $ 1,667,452     $ -     $ -     $ 1,667,452  
Common/collective trust funds:
                               
U.S. equity funds:
                               
Large cap
    -       901,938       -       901,938  
Small cap
    -       338,552       -       338,552  
Non-U.S. equity funds
    -       292,242       -       292,242  
U.S. fixed income funds
    -       526,900       -       526,900  
Non-U.S. fixed income funds
    -       51,562       -       51,562  
Target date funds
    -       1,879,322       -       1,879,322  
Money market and short-term investment funds
    240,874       645,313       -       886,187  
Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts:
                               
Wrap contract
    -       -       41       41  
Commingled investment funds*:
                               
U.S. fixed income
    -       328,772       -       328,772  
Common/collective trust Funds:
                               
U.S. fixed income funds
    -       54,456       -       54,456  
U.S. Treasury notes
    -       22,907       -       22,907  
Corporate bonds
    -       52,360       -       52,360  
                                 
Total
  $ 1,908,326     $ 5,094,324     $ 41     $ 7,002,691  
 
* Redemptions from these funds may require 10 days prior written notice. Additional conditions may apply if a redemption is requested for 10% or more of the net asset value of the fund.
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
7. 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)
 
The following table presents, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the fair value of the investments held by the Master Trust as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

   
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   
Observable
(Level 2)
   
Unobservable
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
                         
BP ADS
  $ 1,695,362     $ -     $ -     $ 1,695,362  
Common/collective trust funds:
                               
U.S. equity funds:
                               
Large cap
    -       899,347       -       899,347  
Small cap
    -       367,705       -       367,705  
Non-U.S. equity funds
    -       372,396       -       372,396  
U.S. fixed income funds
    -       465,445       -       465,445  
Non-U.S. fixed income funds
    -       41,689       -       41,689  
Target date funds
    -       1,961,620       -       1,961,620  
Money market and short-term Investment funds
    249,856       676,858       -       926,714  
Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts:
                               
Common/collective trust funds:
                               
U.S. fixed income funds
    -       401,947       -       401,947  
U.S. Treasury notes
    -       10,524       -       10,524  
Corporate bonds
    -       60,007       -       60,007  
                                 
Total
  $ 1,945,218     $ 5,257,538     $ -     $ 7,202,756  

The following table presents the changes in the financial assets included in Level 3 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Wrap
   
Contracts
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ -     $ 158  
Unrealized gain (loss)
    41       (158 )
                 
Balance at end of  year
  $ 41     $ -  
 
 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
8. 
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Certain of the Master Trust investments are managed by the investment division of State Street and by Fidelity Management and Research Company, an affiliate of the Plans’ recordkeeper.   The BP Stock Fund holds investments in American Depositary Shares of BP (“BP ADS”). Purchases and sales of BP ADS during 2011 amounted to $402 million and $387 million, respectively.  These transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions under ERISA.
 
In order to provide the BP Stock Fund liquidity, the Company has agreed to advance the Master Trust up to $200 million. Amounts borrowed by the Master Trust under the revolving loan facility do not bear interest and are repayable within three days. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no amounts outstanding under the agreement.
 
9. 
RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500
 
The following  is a reconciliation of the Plans’ net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 (in thousands):
 
   
ESP
   
CAP
   
PSP
   
DSP
 
December 31, 2011
                       
Net assets available for benefits as stated in the financial statements
  $ 6,967,771     $ 116,574     $ 13,146     $ 1,592  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    9,505       20       15       8  
                                 
Net assets available for benefits as stated in the Form 5500
  $ 6,977,276     $ 116,594     $ 13,161     $ 1,600  
 
   
ESP
   
CAP
   
PSP
   
DSP
 
December 31, 2010
                       
Net assets available for benefits as stated in the financial statements
  $ 7,168,890     $ 121,273     $ 11,218     $ 2,032  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    3,667       5       5       3  
                                 
Net assets available for benefits as stated in the Form 5500
  $ 7,172,557     $ 121,278     $ 11,223     $ 2,035  

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

9. 
RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500 (continued)
 
The following is a reconciliation of the Plans’ net change in net assets per the financial statements to the Form 5500 (in thousands):
 
   
ESP
   
CAP
   
PSP
   
DSP
 
Year End December 31, 2011
                       
Net (decrease) increase in net assets as stated in the financial statements
  $ (201,119 )   $ (4,699 )   $ 1,928     $ (440 )
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts at December 31, 2011
    9,505       20       15       8  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts at December 31, 2010
    (3,667 )     (5 )     (5 )     (3 )
                                 
Net (decrease) increase in assets as stated in the Form 5500
  $ (195,281 )   $ (4,684 )   $ 1,938     $ (435 )
 
The  accompanying  financial  statements  present  fully  benefit-responsive  contracts  at contract value. The Form 5500 requires fully benefit-responsive investment contracts to be reported at fair value. Therefore, the adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive  investment contracts represents a reconciling item.
 
 
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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2011
 
Identity of Issue,
Borrower, Lessor,
Similar Party
 
Description of
Investment Including
Maturity Date, Rate
of Interest, Collateral,
Par, Maturity Value
   
Cost
   
Current
Value
 
                   
BP Employee Savings Plan
                 
(Plan No.001)
                 
                   
* Participant loans
    3.25% - 10.50 %   N/A     $ 100,373,827  
                       
BP Capital Accumulation Plan
                     
(Plan No. 059)
                     
                       
* Participant loans
    3.25% - 9.50 %   N/A     $ 7,043,974  
                       
BP Partnership Savings Plan
                     
(Plan No. 051)
                     
                       
* Participant loans
    4.25% - 9.25 %   N/A     $ 326,012  

* Indicates party-in-interest
 
 
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Schedule H Line 4a – Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
 
December 31, 2011
 
BP Employee Savings Plan (Plan No.001)
 
Participant Contributions
Transferred Late to Plan:
Total that Constitute Nonexempt Prohibited
Transactions:
Total Fully
Corrected
Under VFCP
and PTE
2002-51:
Check Here if Late Participant
Loan Repayments are Included:
Contributions
Not Corrected:
Contributions
Corrected
Outside VFCP:
Contributions
Pending
Correction in
VFCP:
 
x $ -
$5,146.78
$ -
$ -

BP Partnership Savings Plan (Plan No.051)
 
Participant Contributions
Transferred Late to Plan:
Total that Constitute Nonexempt Prohibited
Transactions:
Total Fully
Corrected
Under VFCP
and PTE
2002-51:
Check Here if Late Participant
Loan Repayments are Included:
 
Contributions
Not Corrected:
Contributions
Corrected
Outside VFCP:
Contributions
Pending
Correction in
VFCP:
 
o
$ -
$117.18
$ -
$ -
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the respective employee benefit plans) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
BP EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
 
     
 
By Plan Administrator
 
     
Date:  June 15, 2012
/s/ Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Vice President – HR Total Reward
 
 
Western Hemisphere
 
 
BP Corporation North America Inc.
 

 
BP CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
 
     
 
By Plan Administrator
 
     
Date:  June 15, 2012
/s/ Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Vice President – HR Total Reward
 
 
Western Hemisphere
 
 
BP Corporation North America Inc.
 

 
BP PARTNERSHIP SAVINGS PLAN
 
     
 
By Plan Administrator
 
     
Date:  June 15, 2012
/s/ Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Vice President – HR Total Reward
 
 
Western Hemisphere
 
 
BP Corporation North America Inc.
 

 
BP DIRECTSAVE PLAN
 
     
 
By Plan Administrator
 
     
Date:  June 15, 2012
/s/ Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Richard J. Dorazil
 
 
Vice President – HR Total Reward
 
 
Western Hemisphere
 
 
BP Corporation North America Inc.
 
 
 
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EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.  
Description
     
23(a)  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
23(b)  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
23(c)  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
23(d)  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
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