Director Shareholding

RNS Number:8012Q
Vanco PLC
10 October 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1.     Name of company
Vanco plc


2.     Name of director
Anthony Nester


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
As above



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

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


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

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
200,000

10.     Percentage of issued class
0.38%

11.     Class of security
Ordinary shares of 5p per share

12.     Price per share
227 1/2p

13.     Date of transaction
10 October 2003

14.     Date company informed
10 October 2003

15.     Total holding following this notification
559,734

16.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
1.06%

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


17.     Date of grant

18.     Period during which or date on which exercisable

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

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

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

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



23.     Any additional information


24.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Simon Hargreaves, Finance Director, Tel: [phone]

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

26.     Date of Notification...
10 October 2003




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