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


John Kenny, non-executive Chairman of Ascent, has today purchased 100,000
ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 12.5p per share. Following this
purchase, he is interested in 200,000 ordinary shares in the Company,
representing 0.08 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

5 July 2006



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