A bone plate comprising: a shaft having a bone contacting surface and an opposite outwardly facing surface, the shaft having first and second side surfaces spaced from a centerline of the shaft, the first and second side surfaces defining a width of the shaft; a plurality of holes (42, 44, 46, 48) extending from the outwardly facing surface to the bone contacting surface spaced along the shaft, a first hole of the plurality of holes (42, 44, 46, 48) having a center located closer to a first side of the shaft than the centerline, and a second hole having a center located closer to a second side of the shaft than the centerline; characterized by the outwardly facing surface of the shaft having a first enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the second side of the shaft, a first smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the first side of the shaft, a second enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole to the first side of the shaft and a second smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole towards the second side, the first and second enlarged chamfered areas (76, 74) and the first and second smaller chamfered areas (90, 53) each having a tapered surface tapering from the outwardly facing surface towards the bone contacting surface, the tapered surface of the first enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the first smaller chamfered area, and the tapered surface of the second enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the second smaller chamfered area. a shaft having a bone contacting surface and an opposite outwardly facing surface, the shaft having first and second side surfaces spaced from a centerline of the shaft, the first and second side surfaces defining a width of the shaft; a plurality of holes (42, 44, 46, 48) extending from the outwardly facing surface to the bone contacting surface spaced along the shaft, a first hole of the plurality of holes (42, 44, 46, 48) having a center located closer to a first side of the shaft than the centerline, and a second hole having a center located closer to a second side of the shaft than the centerline; characterized by the outwardly facing surface of the shaft having a first enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the second side of the shaft, a first smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the first hole towards the first side of the shaft, a second enlarged chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole to the first side of the shaft and a second smaller chamfered area extending from adjacent the second hole towards the second side, the first and second enlarged chamfered areas (76, 74) and the first and second smaller chamfered areas (90, 53) each having a tapered surface tapering from the outwardly facing surface towards the bone contacting surface, the tapered surface of the first enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the first smaller chamfered area, and the tapered surface of the second enlarged chamfered area having a greater width dimension than the tapered surface of the second smaller chamfered area.