BP Holders Say Sell More Fields After Dividend Return

BP Plc shareholders said they want Chief Executive Officer Robert Dudley to expand the company’s record asset sale program, raising cash that will help fund a $5 billion a year dividend.

BP is likely to bring back a dividend and may pledge sales beyond the $30 billion target when it outlines strategy and announces full-year results on Feb. 1, investors said. On the same day, a London court will consider a bid to stop BP’s $8 billion share swap with a Russian rival OAO Rosneft.