Director Shareholding

RNS Number:9232Q
Mandarin Oriental International Ld
15 October 2003


MANDARIN ORIENTAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
under the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority.



1. Name of Company.



Mandarin Oriental International Limited ("MOIL")



2. Name of Director.



Sydney S W Leong



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the Director 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.



In respect of connected person - see 5 below



Beneficial interest



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



HSBC Bank International 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).



Sywest Investment Limited



6. Please state the nature of the transaction.



Acquisition of shares in Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ("JMH") pursuant to
JMH's scrip dividend scheme.  MOIL is a subsidiary of JMH.



7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



5,795 shares in JMH



8. Percentage of issued class.



0.00092% of the issued share capital of JMH



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed.



Nil



10. Percentage of issued class.



N/A



11. Class of security.



Ordinary shares of US$0.25 each



12. Price per share.



US$7.02



13. Date of transaction.



15th October 2003



14. Date company informed.



15th October 2003



15. Total holding following this notification.



528,859 shares in JMH



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification.



0.084% of the issued share capital of JMH



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



Nil



18. Additional information.



None

19. Name of contact and telephone number for queries.



Carmen Tam on 852 2843 8270



20. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification.



Neil M McNamara, Jardine Matheson Limited
For and on behalf of Mandarin Oriental International Limited



15th October 2003







www.mandarinoriental.com




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