Director Shareholding

LEPCO plc
24 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          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

     LEPCO plc (to be renamed Sterling Energy plc)            Richard O'Toole


3.   Please state whether notification indicates that it 4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     is in respect of holding of the shareholder named        holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if
     in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial             notified)
     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 or in respect of an
     non-beneficial interest



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



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





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

    Ordinary 1p each



15.  Total holding following this notification           16.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                                notification
     A member of a concert party with an interest in
     197,540,872 shares (75.1%), principally as a
     partner in Sterling LP.


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

     18th October 2002                                        10 Years to 18 October 2012


19.  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option  20.  Description of shares or debentures involved: class,
                                                              number
     £1
                                                              4,300,000 ordinary shares of 1p each, as set out in the
                                                              circular to shareholders dated 26th September 2002



21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or       22.  Total number of shares or debentures over which options
     indication that price is to be fixed at time of          held following this notification
     exercise
                                                              5,000,000
     4p (the issue price for the issue of shares as set
     out in the circular to shareholders dated 26th
     September 2002)


23.  Any additional information                          24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                              G Thomson 01582 460 661


25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

     G Thomson, director



Date of notification _____24 October________________2002 _________



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