RNS Number:5782L
BNB Resources PLC
27 May 2003

                                                                     27 May 2003







BNB Resources PLC

                            ("BNB" or "the Company")



Directors' interests

On 23 May 2003, options over new ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company were
granted, for nil consideration, under the 2002 Employee Share Option Scheme to
the following directors of BNB:


Director               New options granted    Options held previously      Total number of options
Paul Turner            100,000                363,794                      463,794
Doug Bugie             100,000                363,794                      463,794



The new options are exercisable at 12.75p per share between 23 May 2006 and 23
May 2016, subject to the average middle-market quotations of the ordinary shares
of the Company for the dealing days falling within the period of one month
ending on the third anniversary of the date of grant, or any later day, being
not less than 34.71p per share.



Press enquiries:

BNB Resources PLC    020 7634 1073

Paul Turner, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital         020 7408 4090

Alex Borrelli




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