Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
18 April 2006

                              Ascent Resources plc



                               Holding in Company



Ascent Resources plc was notified on 12 April 2006 by Fidelity Investments that,
following the disposal of 1,600,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company, FMR Corp is
interested in 13,824,500 Ordinary Shares of the Company, representing 5.40 per
cent. of the issued share capital.



18 April 2006


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