RNS Number:4958Q
Arko Holdings PLC
03 October 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   3 October 2003



                    ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

                  Arko Holdings plc ("the Company" or "Arko")

           Dealings by Directors in the share capital of the Company


The Directors of the Company announce that on 2 October 2003 Keen Lloyd Holdings
Limited ("KLHL") disposed of 1,026,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each ("ordinary
shares") in the Company to a former employee of the Company. Following this
disposal, which was for nil consideration, the shareholding of KLHL in the
Company is now 1,708,974,000 ordinary shares, representing 95.83% of the
Company's issued share capital.


KLHL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chin Dynasty Foundation Limited ("CDFL"),
which is considered to be the ultimate holding company of Arko. Mr. Chin Kam
Chiu's family are potential beneficiaries of the Chin Dynasty Fund, a trust
which has an interest in CDFL. Accordingly, the shareholding of KLHL in the
Company is deemed to be a disclosable interest of Mr. K.C. Chin under Section
324 of the Companies Act 1985.



Enquiries:



Angela Leung - Arko Energy Holdings plc
13th Floor, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 00 852 2219 9999            Email: angelal@arkoholdings.com


Robert Lo - Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited
Tel: 020 7710 7407                Email: robertlo@nabarro-wells.co.uk



Nigel Atkinson- Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited
Tel: 020 7710 7408                Email: nigelatkinson@nabarro-wells.co.uk



Shane Dolan - Biddicks
Tel:020 7448 1000                Email: shane.dolan@biddicks.co.uk




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