Circle Oil Plc Regulatory News (COP)

3 Aug 2005 16:26

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS AVS No. All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters 1 Name of company 2 Name of director Circle Oil Plc Thomas Anderson David Hough Michael J Keys John McDonnell John Mckeon 3 Please state whether notification 4 Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is in respect of if more than one holder, the number if holding of the director named in 2 shares held by each of them (if above or holding of that person's notified) spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest 5 Please state whether notification 6 Please state the nature of the relates to a person(s) connected transaction. For PEP transactions with the director named in 2 above please indicate whether general/single and identify the connected person co. PEP and if discretionary/non (s) discretionary 7 Number of 8 Percentage of 9 Number of shares/ 10 Percentage of shares/ issued class amount of stock issued class disposed amount of stock required 11 Class of 12 Price per 13 Date of 14 Date company security share transaction informed 15 Total holding following this 16 Total percentage holding of issued class notification following this notification 17 Date of grant 18 Period during which or date on 3rd August 2005 (for each Director) which exercisable 5 years from 18th October 2005 (for each director). 19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication 22 Total number of that price is to be fixed at time of exercise shares or debentures 30p (for each director) involved: class, number Thomas Anderson 500,000 David Hough 1.5 million Michael J Keys 1.5 million John McDonnell 1million John Mckeon 1.5 million 23 Any additional information 24 Name of contact and telephone number for queries David Joseph Hough, tel: 00-353-61-354831 25 Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification David Joseph Hough Date of 3rd August 2005 notification 19 London Stock Exchange, Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, LondonEC2N 1HPFacsimile: 0171-588 6057, 0171-334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)Enquiries: Continuing obligations: Telephone: 0171-797 3850/1639/1972/3150ENDCIRCLE OIL PLC