A bone plate and method of forming a bone plate having a plurality of suture loops pre-attached to the bone plate. The suture loops may be flexible and formed of a strong suture material. The suture loops may have various shapes, forms and configurations and may be provided on the bone plate in any number, depending on the characteristics of the fractured bone or bone segments, or of the plate design. Preferably, the suture loops are attached to a surface of the bone plate. The suture loops may receive a strand of suture for fixation of soft tissue to the bone plate.