Holding(s) in Company

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC
04 November 2005


                            GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC
                                  ('Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company was informed on 4 November 2005 that UBS AG ceased to have a
notifiable interest in ordinary shares of the Company on 2 November 2005.

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