Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ascent Resources PLC
04 July 2006


                              Ascent Resources plc


                               Director's dealing


Nigel Moore, a director of the Company, yesterday informed the Company that on
Friday 2 July 2006 his SIPP purchased 119,000 ordinary shares in the Company
(representing 0.05 per cent. of the issue share capital of the Company) at a
price of 10.25p per share. Mr Moore holds no other shares in the Company.


4 July 2006



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