Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
20 March 2007



NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS



A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company.



TR-1 notification of major interests in shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:



ASCENT RESOURCES PLC



2. Reason for the notification



Re-notified under Transitional Provision 7 of the DTRs



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:



Majedie Investments plc



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



Roy Nominees Limited for the account of Majedie Investments Plc a/c 564000



5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold

is crossed or reached if different):



N/A - Re-notification under Transitional Provision 7



6. Date on which issuer notified:



20 March 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



Above 3%



8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(1)
shares             the Triggering
                   transaction
 if possible using Number of   Number of    Number of    Number of voting       % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares      Voting       shares       rights
                               Rights       Direct       Direct    Indirect     Direct       Indirect
GB00B132NW22                   9,565,789                           9,565,789                 3.603%



B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.
      N/A            N/A                        N/A            N/A                        N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights
9,565,789                                            3.603%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



N/A



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the Proxy holder:



N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder cease to hold voting rights:



N/A



13. Additional information:



N/A

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