RNS Number:0334R
Tanjong PLC
17 October 2003


TANJONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY ("Tanjong" or "Company")

Notification of interest in shares of the Company pursuant to Section 324 of the United Kingdom ("UK") Companies Act,
1985


We wish to announce that the Company has on 17 October 2003 been notified under Section 324 of the UKCA of the
following :



That Augustus Ralph Marshall, a Director of the Company has exercised an option to subscribe for 150,000 new shares of
Tanjong of 7.5 pence each (New Shares) on 27 September 2003 at an exercise price of RM8.05 per New Share pursuant to
the Tanjong Public Limited Company Employees' Share Option Scheme No. 2. He now has an interest in 420,000 shares of
7.5 pence each in Tanjong representing 0.11% of the issued share capital of Tanjong.



For details of Notification under Section 324, please refer to Schedule 11.



SCHEDULE 11


                  Disclosure of interest in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings under

                                            the Stock Exchange requirements


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTOR



1)       NAME OF COMPANY                         2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR



TANJONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY ("Tanjong")       AUGUSTUS RALPH MARSHALL


3)   Please state whether notification indicates 4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
that it is in respect of holding of the          one holder, the number of shares held by each of them.
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a  (if notified)
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18
or in respect of a non-beneficial interest             Prior to this notification:



      In respect of a direct interest of person  *        Existing indirect interest in 270,000 shares
named in item 2 above                            registered in the name of Bumiputra Commerce Nominees
                                                 (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd



5)       Please state whether notification       6)      Please state the nature of the transaction. For
relates to a person(s) connected with the        PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single
director named in 2 above and identify the       co PEP and if discretionary / non discretionary
connected person(s)


                                                 Exercise of an option to subscribe for 150,000 new
                       NO                        shares of Tanjong (New Shares) pursuant to the Tanjong
                                                 Public Limited Company Employees' Share Option Scheme
                                                 No. 2 ("Scheme").


7)       Number of shares/     8)                9)       Number of     10)   Percentage
amount of stock acquired       Percentage of     shares/amount of stock of issued class
                               issued class      disposed


            150,000                 0.038%                N/A                  N/A



11)   Class of security        12)   Price per   13)   Date of          14)   Date company
                               share             transaction            informed



                               RM8.05 per share                         17 October 2003
Shares of 7.5 pence each
                                                 27 September 2003


15)  Total holding following this notification                 16)  Total percentage
                                                               holding of issued class
420,000 shares of 7.5 pence each                               following this
                                                               notification
Names of registered holders following this notification are as
follows:



Existing indirect interest registered      - 270,000 shares of
in the name of Bumiputra Commerce          7.5 pence each                  0.11%
Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd



Indirect interest over New Shares to be - 150,000 shares of
registered in the name of Bumiputra        7.5 pence each
Commerce Nominees (Tempatan)
Sdn Bhd





IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES


17)   Date of grant                                 18)  Period during which or date on which
                                                    exercisable
                        N/A
                                                                           N/A


19)   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the   20)  Description of shares or debentures involved
Option
                                                                           N/A
                        N/A


21)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or  22)  Total number of shares or debentures over
indication that price is to be fixed at time        which options held following this notification
exercise
                                                                            -
                        N/A


23)Any additional information                       24)  Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                    queries


                        N/A
                                                    Siuagamy Ramasamy - 603-23806532




25)Name and signature of authorised company official

     responsible for making this notification                                       Siuagamy Ramasamy

Group Company

Secretary



     Date of Notification: 17 October 2003






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