NOBLE GROUP LIMITED: NOTICE OF A DIRECTOR'S (INCLUDING A DIRECTOR WHO IS A SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER) INTEREST AND CHANGE IN INTEREST

Notice of Interest/Change in Interest
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Name of Announcer *	NOBLE GROUP LIMITED
Company Registration No.	N.A.
Announcement submitted on behalf of	NOBLE GROUP LIMITED
Announcement is submitted with respect to *	NOBLE GROUP LIMITED
Announcement is submitted by *	Richard Samuel Elman
Designation *	Chief Executive Officer
Date & Time of Broacast	17-Aug-2007 12:38:10
Announcement No.	00023
Price Sensitivity	No

>> Announcement Details

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>> Part I
1. Date of notice to issuer *	16/08/2007
2. Name of Director *	Michel Harouche
3. Please tick one or more appropriate box(es): *
- Notice of a Director's (including a director who is a substantial shareholder) Interest and Change in Interest. [Please complete Part II and IV]

>> Part II
1. Date of change of Deemed Interest	16/08/2007
2. Name of Registered Holder	Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest	Open Market Purchase
# Please specify details
4. Information relating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder
No. of Shares held before the change	50,000,000
As a percentage of issued share capital	1.9338 %
No. of Shares which are subject of this notice	1,400,000
As a percentage of issued share capital	0.0541 %
Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid or received	0
No. of Shares held after the change	51,400,000
As a percentage of issued share capital

>> Part III
1. Date of change of [Select Option]
2. The change in the percentage level	From % to %
3. Circumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest	[Select Option]
# Please specify details
4. A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions

>> Part IV
1. Holdings of Director, including direct and deemed interest:
	Direct	Deemed
No. of shares held before the change	0	50,000,000
As a percentage of issued share capital	0 %	1.9338 %
No. of shares held after the change	0	51,400,000
As a percentage of issued share capital	0 %	1.9879 %

Footnotes

Note: Amount of Consideration (excluding brokerage and stamp duties) per share paid for item 4 of Part II: 681,000 shares purchased at SGD1.52 200,000 shares purchased at SGD1.53 100,000 shares purchased at SGD1.55 419,000 shares purchased at SGD1.56