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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                    -----------------------------------------

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 2)

                                   Lasmo plc.
                    -----------------------------------------

                                (Name of issuer)




                                 Ordinary Shares
                    -----------------------------------------

                         (Title of class of securities)



                                    501730204
                    -----------------------------------------

                                 (CUSIP number)

                                December 31, 1999
                    -----------------------------------------

             (Date of Event which requires filing of this Statement)



         Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
schedule is filed:

                               [ ] Rule 13d-1 (b)
                               [X] Rule 13d-1 (c)
                               [ ] Rule 13d-1 (d)



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- ---------------------------------            -----------------------------------
      CUSIP No. 501730204           13G            Page 2 of 8 Pages
- ---------------------------------            -----------------------------------



- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Deutsche Bank A.G.
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP              (a) [_]
                                                                       (b) [_]
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
3        SEC USE ONLY

- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Federal Republic of Germany
- ---------------------------- ------ --------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                    5      SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                              0
BENEFICIALLY                 ------ --------------------------------------------
OWNED BY                            SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH                         6      14,524,442
REPORTING                    ------ --------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             7      0
                             ------ --------------------------------------------
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             8      15,938,442
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         15,938,442*
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES                                                    [_]
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

         1.2%**
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         HC, BK, CO
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------

*  Included  in this  figure  are the  securities  reported  by  Deutsche  Asset
Management Group Limited on the following cover page.

** Included in this  percentage  is the  percentage  of  securities  reported by
Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited on the following cover page.



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- ---------------------------------            -----------------------------------
      CUSIP No. 501730204           13G            Page 3 of 8 Pages
- ---------------------------------            -----------------------------------



- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited (f/k/a Morgan Grenfell Asset
         Management Limited)
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP              (a) [_]
                                                                       (b) [_]
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
3        SEC USE ONLY

- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         England and Wales
- ---------------------------- ------ --------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                    5      SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                              0
BENEFICIALLY                 ------ --------------------------------------------
OWNED BY                            SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH                         6      12,505,056
REPORTING                    ------ --------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             7      0
                             ------ --------------------------------------------
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             8      13,919,056
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         13,919,056
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES                                                    [_]
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

         1.0%
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         HC
- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------




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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

                  Lasmo plc. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 101
Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3XH, England

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing:

                  This statement is filed on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG ("DBAG")
and Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited ("DAMG" and, together with DBAG, the
"Reporting Persons").

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  The principal  place of business of DBAG is  Taunusanlage  12,
D-60325, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany.

                  The principal place of business of DAMG is 20 Finsbury Circus,
London, EC2M 1NB, England.

Item 2(c).        Citizenship:

                  The citizenship of each of the Reporting  Persons is set forth
on the applicable cover page.

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:

                  The title of the securities is ordinary  shares (the "Ordinary
Shares").

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:

                  The CUSIP number of the  Ordinary  Shares is set forth on each
cover page.

Item 3.          If  this statement  is  filed  pursuant  to Rules 13d-1(b), or
                 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

                    (a)  [_] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the
                         Act;

                    (b)  [_] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

                    (c)  [_] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
                         the Act;

                    (d)  [_] Investment  Company  registered  under section 8 of
                         the Investment Company Act of 1940;

                    (e)  [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1
                         (b)(1)(ii)(E);

                    (f)  [_] An employee  benefit  plan,  or  endowment  fund in
                         accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F);

                    (g)  [_] A parent  holding  company  or  control  person  in
                         accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G);

                    (h)  [_] A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of
                         the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

                    (i)  [_] A church plan that is excluded from the  definition
                         of an investment  company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                         Investment Company Act of 1940;

                    (j)  [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(J).

                    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (c), check
                    this box. [X]

Item 4.  Ownership.

                    (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

                         Each of the  Reporting  Persons  owns the amount of the
                    Ordinary Shares as set forth on the applicable cover page.

                    (b)  Percent of class:

                         Each of the  Reporting  Persons owns the  percentage of
                    the  Ordinary  Shares as set forth on the  applicable  cover
                    page.

                    (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                         (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                         Each of the  Reporting  Persons  has the sole  power to
                    vote or direct the vote of the Ordinary  Shares as set forth
                    on the applicable cover page.

                         (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                         Each of the  Reporting  Persons has the shared power to
                    vote or direct the vote of the Ordinary  Shares as set forth
                    on the applicable cover page.

                         (iii) sole  power   to   dispose   or  to  direct   the
                    disposition of:

                         Each of the  Reporting  Persons  has the sole  power to
                    dispose or direct the  disposition of the Ordinary Shares as
                    set forth on the applicable cover page.

                         (iv)  shared   power   to  dispose  or  to  direct  the
                     disposition of:

                         Each of the  Reporting  Persons has the shared power to
                    dispose or direct the  disposition of the Ordinary Shares as
                    set forth on the applicable cover page.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of
more than five percent of the class of securities check the following [x].

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Investment  management  clients of the Reporting  Persons have
the ultimate right to any dividends  from Ordinary  Shares and the proceeds from
the sale of Ordinary Shares.

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

                  The following are  subsidiaries of both DBAG and/or DAMG which
hold Ordinary Shares included in the figures on the cover pages:  Deutsche Asset
Management  Limited,   Deutsche  Investment  Trust  Managers  Limited,  Deutsche
Gesellschaft fur  Wertpapiersparen  mbH,  DB Suisse,  Deutsche  Bank  AG Sydney,
Deutsche Bank International Limited and Deutsche Bank AG London.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of
the  issuer  of the  securities  and  were  not  acquired  and are  not  held in
connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having that purpose or
effect.



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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:  February 14, 2000



                                DEUTSCHE BANK AG



                                By: /s/ Dr. Dieter Eisele
                                   ------------------------------
                                   Name:   Dr. Dieter Eisele
                                   Title:  Group Head of Compliance



                                By: /s/ Dr. Rainer Grimberg
                                   ------------------------------
                                   Name:   Dr. Rainer Grimberg
                                   Title:  Vice President





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                                                                       Exhibit 1




               Consent of Deutsche Asset Management Group Limited


                  The  undersigned  agrees that the Schedule  13G/A  executed by
Deutsche  Bank AG to which this  statement is attached as an exhibit is filed on
behalf of Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Asset  Management Group Limited pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Dated:  February 14, 2000



                                DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED



                                By: /s/ William Slattery
                                   ------------------------------
                                   Name:   William Slattery
                                   Title:  Head of Business Risk





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