Director Shareholding

Kenmare Resources PLC
06 August 2004



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


Kenmare Resources Plc




2. Name of director


Peter McAleer




3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder 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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest


Holdings of a trust, Doogary Investments Limited, in which Mr. McAleer has no beneficial interest but of which he is a
director. The beneficiaries of the trust include members of Mr. McAleer's family,






4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)


Doogary Investments Limited

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


Members of his family as per box 3



6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


Purchase of Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.06 each, with Warrants attached on the basis of 1 Warrant for every 4
Ordinary Shares subscribed for



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


125,000 ordinary Shares and 31,250 Warrants



8. Percentage of issued class


0.022%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A









10. Percentage of issued class


N/A




11. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.06 each and Warrants with an exercise price of Stg19p each



12. Price per share
STG 16p



13. Date of transaction


04 August 2004



14. Date company informed


05 August 2004




15. Total holding following this notification


125,000 Ordinary Shares and 31,250 Warrants



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



0.022%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant


N/A




18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


N/A



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


N/A







21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise


N/A



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


N/A




23. Any additional information


N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Deirdre Corcoran

Company Secretary

[phone]



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


Deirdre Corcoran





Date of Notification


06 August 2004










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