Holding(s) in Company

Sound Oil PLC
01 August 2006

Sound Oil PLC (the "Company")

Significant shareholding

The Company received notification on 17 July 2006 that as at 13 July 2006 Credit
Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited was interested in 44,795,818 ordinary shares
in the Company which, due to an increase in the issued share capital of the
Company, now represents 6.47% of the issued share capital of the Company.

1 August 2006





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