Holding(s) in Company

LEPCO plc
24 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                                   2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     LEPCO plc (to be renamed Sterling Energy plc)          Sterling Energy G.P.Limited, as nominee for the partners of
                                                            Sterling LP (formerly Sterling Energy LP))



3.   Please state whether notification indicates that  4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     it is in respect of holding of the shareholder         holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     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



     As stated in 2 above                                   Sterling Energy GP Limited






5.   Number of shares/     6.   Percentage of issued   7.   Number of shares/amount of 8.  Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock            class                       stock disposed
     acquired
                                71.1%                       n.a.
     187,000,000                                                                           n.a



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

    ordinary                                                 21.10.02                         24.10.02




12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification
     187,000,000
                                                              71.1%


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

     Member of concert party holding 197,540,872            G Thomson, director Sterling Energy G.P.limited
     ordinary shares (or 75.1%)
                                                            01582 460 661







16.  Name and signature of authorised company official

     responsible for making this notification

     G.P.Thomson




Date of notification ____24th October_________________2002 _________


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