Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
26 September 2005

                              Ascent Resources plc



                               Holding in Company



The Company has been informed today by Mr Ronald Bruce Rowan that on 21
September 2005 he sold 2,500,000 ordinary shares in the Company and as a result
now holds 25,000,000 ordinary shares, representing 11.97 per cent. of the issued
share capital of the Company.



26 September 2005


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