Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
03 March 2008

                Ascent Resources plc ('Ascent' or the 'Company')

                              Holdings in Company



Ascent was informed on 29 February 2008 by Artemis Investment Management Limited
('Artemis'), that as at 28 February 2008, Artemis had increased its holding and
was interested in 11,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company,
representing 3.61% of the issued share capital of the Company.




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