Director Shareholding

Ovoca Resources PLC
02 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company
Ovoca Resources Plc

2. Name of director
Richard O'Shea

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
N/A

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

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

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

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A

8. Percentage of issued class
N/A

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

10. Percentage of issued class
N/A

11. Class of security
N/A

12. Price per share
N/A

13. Date of transaction
N/A

14. Date company informed
N/A

15. Total holding following this notification
N/A

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
N/A

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

17. Date of grant
1 September 2003

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable
1 September 2003 - 31 August 2013

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


20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
Ordinary Shares - 200,000

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
Eur - 9 cent

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
200,000

23. Any additional information


24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
John O'Connor - + 353 1 4912 950

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
John O'Connor

Date of Notification
1 September 2003


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