Holding(s) in Company

Asia Energy PLC
26 August 2005



                        Asia Energy plc ('the Company')

                      Notification of significant holding
                                        
                                        
Under sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 and rule 15 of the AIM 
Rules the following information falls to be disclosed:

The Company was notified on 26 August 2005 that UBS AG and its subsidiary 
companies have an interest in 3,673,769 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the 
Company. This represents 8.99% of the issued share capital of the Company.

26 August 2005



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