Holding in Company

Ovoca Resources PLC
22 December 2004







                              HOLDINGS IN COMPANY



                              Ovoca Resources plc



Ovoca Resources Plc (Ovg.i Dublin : Ovg.l London) announces that it has been
informed on 21 December 2004 that, following purchases made on 20 December 2004,
of the holdings below in excess of 3% of ordinary shares of EUR 0.025 each in
the Company.





Ordinary Shares of EUR 0.025 each





                                                                  No of
                     Now holding           % of

                                                                  Shares
                    No of shares          shares

                                                                  Purchased
                                              in issue



          Mr Tom O'Gorman                              1,750,000
        2,510,000              4.71%

          Hugh & Sheryl Farrington                    2,000,000
       3,150,200              5.91%

          Hansel Limited & Was Shakoor           1,750,000
  1,950,000              3.66%

                                                                  ________

                                                                  5,500,000










Enquiries


Richard O'Shea CEO

Ovoca Resources plc

+ 353 (87) 256 0397


John O'Connor CFO

Ovoca Resources plc

+ 353 (1) 491 2944



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.





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