Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
08 August 2007





                      Ascent Resources plc (the 'Company')

                             Holdings in Company


The Company was today notified that on 1 August 2007 Slater Investments Limited
disposed of 3,021,750 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company ('Ordinary
Shares'). Slater Investments Limited now holds a total of 22,914,679 Ordinary
Shares, which represents 7.70% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.


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