Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
17 July 2007


                       Ascent Resources Plc ('the Company')

                                                                    17 July 2007

                             Significant Shareholder


The Company was notified on 16 July 2007 that Tiger Resource Finance Plc had
decreased their holding in the Company from 27,093,406 ordinary shares of 0.1p
each to 24,093,406 ordinary shares of 0.1p each representing 8.24% of the total
voting rights of the Company.





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