Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ascent Resources PLC
05 July 2006



Ascent Resources plc
05 July 2006


                              Ascent Resources plc
                          ('Ascent' or 'the Company')

                               Director's dealing


Peter Earl, a non-executive director of Ascent, informed the Company that on
Tuesday 4th July 2006 he purchased 50,000 ordinary shares in the Company
(representing 0.02 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company) at a
price of 12.5p per share.



5 July 2006



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