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BP p.l.c. Affirms its Commitment to Atrion International with Additional License Purchase

Montreal, Quebec, March 10, 2003 – BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) — holding company of one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemicals groups—has signed additional license agreements for Atrion International’s Platform (Content, Rules and Applications) (www.atrionintl.com), as an extension of its long-term commitment. Atrion is the leading developer of Materials Compliance Solutions for safe, costeffective management and distribution of hazardous materials in accordance with regulatory compliance standards. The additional licenses will accommodate BP’s recent acquisition of two new business units— Veba and Aral.

BP currently uses Atrion’s solutions to generate Material Safety Data Sheets (M)SDS and labels for certain North American and European operations in 25 countries. The system enables BP to ensure ongoing compliance with regional and local regulatory requirements in the appropriate language.

By the end of 2003, BP intends to roll out Atrion’s platform to an additional 40 countries. In addition to managing the generation, review, and storage of approximately 100,000 documents, the system will:

• Address regulatory and language requirements for those countries
• Provide a consistent approach to the global generation of regulatory documentation
• Reduce the risk related to product liability issues
• Provide a global repository for key data, enabling quick access for all parts of the organization
• Allow the generation of compliant SDS/labels
• Reduce cost associated with the generation and distribution of regulatory documents

“BP originally signed a contract with Atrion in February 2000,” said John Phyper, Executive Vice- President at Atrion. “With the purchase of additional licenses, BP is affirming its long-term commitment to Atrion and our platform. We’re equally pleased that BP has agreed to work with Atrion in further enhancing the functionality of our system with respect to future needs.”

About Atrion International Inc.

Founded in 1989, Atrion International Inc. is the leading developer of advanced platforms for compliance optimization, intelligent authoring, management and distribution of regulatory documents (material safety data sheets, labels, workplace safety cards) product registration and regulatory reporting for hazardous materials. Atrion’s product suite is the first global compliance platform that is ERP neutral and produces multi-jurisdictional documentation to meet global regulatory requirements while lowering the cost of doing business. Atrion’s regulatory and technological expertise provides a strategic business process for customers competing in global markets. Atrion International is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and has several offices in Europe and the United States. Atrion supports approximately 150 customers whose operations span the globe. Clients include the following multinational organizations: BP, Akzo Nobel, Norsk Hydro, Umicore, DSM, Jotun, Kao Chemicals, Huntsman Polyurethane and Quest International.

BP p.l.c. Affirms its Commitment to Atrion International with Additional License Purchase

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