RNS Number:7216R
Arko Holdings PLC
05 November 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            5 November 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 Arko announce that on 5 November 2003 Keen Lloyd Holdings
Limited ("KLHL") disposed of 719,713 ordinary shares of 0.5p each ("ordinary
shares") in the Company, representing a 0.04% interest in the share capital of
the Company, to two former employees of the Company and notified the Company
accordingly.

Following this disposal, which was for nil consideration, the shareholding of
KLHL in the Company is now 1,663,977,501 ordinary shares, representing 93.16% 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 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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