RNS Number:4950M
Tanjong PLC
18 June 2003



TANJONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY ("Tanjong or "the Company")
-       Notification of interest in shares of the Company pursuant to Section
324 of the UK Companies Act, 1985 ("UKCA")

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

That Khoo Teik Chooi, 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 13
June 2003 at an exercise price of RM8.05 per New Share, pursuant to the Tanjong
Public Limited Company's Employees' Share Option Scheme No. 2 ("Scheme").  He
now has an interest in 30,676,320 shares of 7.5 pence each in Tanjong
representing 7.89% of the issued share capital of Tanjong.

For details of Notification under Section 324, please refer to Annexure B.


                                                                      ANNEXURE B



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

                        the Stock Exchange requirements



                  NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTOR UNDER

                    SECTION 324 OF THE UK COMPANIES ACT 1985






1)        NAME OF COMPANY                                     2)    NAME OF DIRECTOR



TANJONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY ("Tanjong")                    KHOO TEIK CHOOI




3)     Please state whether notification indicates that it is 4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and,
in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or  if more than one holder, the number of
in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an  shares held by each of them. (if notified)
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 named in item 2
above                                                         *          Existing direct interest in
                                                              170,000 shares of 7.5 pence each registered
                                                              in the name of Khoo Teik Chooi



                                                              *          Existing indirect interest in
                                                              30,356,320 shares of 7.5 pence each
                                                              registered in the name of RHB Capital
                                                              Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd




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


                             NO
                                                              Exercise of an option to subscribe for
                                                              150,000 new shares of 7.5 pence each of
                                                              Tanjong (New Shares) pursuant to the Tanjong
                                                              Public Limited Company Employees' Share
                                                              Option Scheme No. 2 ("Scheme").




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

                                        0.04%
                150,000                                                                     N/A
                                                                      N/A




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



                                                               13 June 2003       17 June 2003
Shares of 7.5 pence each         RM8.05 per share




15)  Total holding following this notification                16) Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                              following this notification


30,676,320 shares of 7.5 pence each                                            7.89%



Names of registered holders following this notification are
as follows:



Existing direct interest registered                    -  170,000 shares of
in the name of Khoo Teik Chooi                            7.5 pence each

Direct interest over New Shares to be                  -  150,000 shares of
registered in the name of Khoo Teik Chooi                 7.5 pence each

Existing indirect  interest registered in the          -  30,356,320 shares 
name of RHB Capital Nominees (Tempatan)                   7.5 pence each
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 Option     20)    Description of shares or debentures
                                                               involved

                                                                                   N/A
                             N/A






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

                                                                                   N/A
                             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 June 2003
















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