RNS Number:4895M
Tanjong PLC
18 June 2003


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

-       Notification of interest in shares of the Company pursuant to Section
198 of the UK Companies Act, 1985 ("UKCA")

We wish to announce that the Company has on 17 June 2003 been notified under
Section 198 of the UKCA of the following:

That Khoo Teik Chooi's interest in the issued share capital of Tanjong has
increased as a result of an exercise by him of 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 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 198, please refer to Annexure A.


                                                                      ANNEXURE A



      Disclosure of interest in shares and notifications of dealings under

                        the Stock Exchange requirements



                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES UNDER

                    SECTION 198 OF THE UK COMPANIES ACT 1985




1)     Name of Company                             2)      Name of shareholder having a major interest



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




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
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.           Prior to this notification:



        In respect of the person named in item 2   *         Existing direct interest in 170,000 shares of
above                                              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)       Number of shares/ amount  6)   Percentage 7)    Number of shares/amount of stock   8)
of stock acquired                  of issued class disposed                                 Percentage of
                                                                                            issued class


             150,000                     0.04%                        N/A                         N/A

             
                                                                                                  




9)   Class of security             10)   Date of transaction          11) Date company informed



      Shares of 7.5 pence each           13 June 2003                       17 June 2003




12)  Total holding following this notification                        13)   Total percentage holding of
                                                                      issued class following this
                                                                      notification

30,676,320 shares of 7.5 pence each

Names of registered holders following this notification are as
follows:

Existing direct interest registered                   -   170,000
                                                      shares of                       7.89%
in the name of Khoo Teik Chooi                        7.5 pence each
                                                          

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




14)  Any additional information                                       15)   Name of contact and telephone
                                                                      number for queries


                                 N/A
                                                                      Siuagamy Ramasamy -

                                                                      603-23806532






16)  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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