Holding(s) in Company

Sound Oil PLC
30 June 2005


30 June 2005


Sound Oil plc (the "Company")


Significant shareholding


The Company received notification on 29 June 2005 that Royal Bank of Scotland as
Trustees of the Merrill Lynch UK Dynamic Fund purchased on 29 June 2005
18,181,818 ordinary shares in the Company which interest represents 6.1% of the
Company's issued share capital.




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