RNS Number:4781R
Arko Holdings PLC
30 October 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         30 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 29 October 2003 Keen Lloyd
Holdings Limited ("KLHL") disposed of 33,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each ("
ordinary shares"), representing a 1.85% interest in the share capital of the
Company, at 8p per share to an unconnected third party purchaser and notified
the Company accordingly.



Following this disposal the shareholding of KLHL in the Company is now
1,664,697,214 ordinary shares, representing 93.2% of the Company's issued share
capital.



KLHL is wholly owned by The Chin Dynasty Fund.  The Chin Dynasty Fund is a
discretionary trust where Mr Qin Shun Chao is the settlor.  The members of the
family of Mr. Qin are the potential beneficiaries of the trust and Mr. Qin is
the father of Mr Chin Kam Chiu, Chairman of the Company.







Enquiries:



Angela Leung - Arko 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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