Director Shareholding

Kenmare Resources PLC
15 July 2004



               Kenmare Resources plc ('Kenmare' or 'the Company')


       Notification of change in interests of Directors and connected persons




Kenmare has been notified by Directors of the following changes in their
interests in shares of the Company following their participation in the recent
open offer.

  
          Name                               Shares subscribed

Charles Carvill                   1,562,500 Ordinary Shares of €0.06 each
                                 
Alastair Brown                    47,797 Ordinary Shares of €0.06 each

Ian Egan                          108,333 Ordinary Shares of €0.06 each

Michael Carvill                   759,640 Ordinary Shares of €0.06 each

Terry Fitzpatrick                 12,332 Ordinary Shares of €0.06 each

Tony Mc Cluskey                   125,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.06 each



The allocation of the shares referred to above has not been made and is
dependent on the satisfaction of all the conditions attaching to the open offer.



For further information:

Kenmare Resources plc.

Michael Carvill, Managing Director

Tel: [phone] or [phone]

Tony McCluskey, Finance Director

Tel: [phone] or [phone]

Murray Consultants

Tom Byrne

Tel: [phone] or [phone]

Conduit PR

Leesa Peters

Tel: + 44 207 936 9095 Mob: + 44 (0)781 215 9885


www.kenmareresources.com



15 July, 2004




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