Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Burmah Castrol PLC
30 March 2000


LETTER TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

Directors' Dealings

I have today been advised by the Plan Manager to the Burmah Castrol Personal
Equity Plan (The Share Centre Limited) that the following dealings have taken
place relating to directors of the Company:-

Date      Name            Sell/Buy      No. of shares      Price   Beneficial
                                                                   Owner

27.3.2000 J.M. Fry        Buy           48                 1541p   Self
27.3.2000 M.B. Dearden    Buy           13                 1541p   Self
27.3.2000 J.R.P. Pike     Buy            3                 1541p   Self

LETTER FROM: BURMAH CASTROL PLC