Holding(s) in Company

Xtract Energy plc
22 August 2007

                       Xtract Energy PLC ('the Company')
                               Holding in Company


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:

Xtract Energy PLC

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Lehman Brothers International (Europe)

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

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

16/08/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20/08/07

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

Through 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    previous to
             Triggering
             transaction
if possible                  
using ISIN                   
CODE         Number Number   Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
             of     of       shares        rights                 rights
             Shares Voting
                    Rights   Direct        Direct        Indirect Direct  Indirect

GB00B06QGC57 Below  Below 3%  21,700,000    21,700,000   N/A       3.08%  n/a
             3%

B: Financial Instruments

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

N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A                                N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
21,700,000                                   3.08%

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

N/A

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 will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Tara O'Hagan

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]






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