Holding(s) in Company

Petrel Resources PLC
01 June 2005

Petrel Resources plc announces that it received confirmation on 1 June 2005 that
funds managed by Gartmore Investment Management plc have sold 143,113 shares
20th May 2005 and are now interested in 4.77 per cent. of the issued share
capital of the Company.


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