Holding(s) in Company

Ascent Resources PLC
21 March 2007

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS



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:



ASCENT RESOURCES PLC



2. Reason for the notification



Statutory notification for holding above 3%



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



RAB Energy Fund Ltd



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



Credit Suisse Client Nominees (UK) Limited



5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold

is crossed or reached if different):



N/A



6. Date on which issuer notified:



20 March 2007 (Holding as at 16/03/2007)



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



Above 3%



8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             the Triggering
                   transaction
 if possible using Number of     Number of  Number of    Number of voting       % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares        Voting     shares       rights
                                 Rights     Direct       Direct    Indirect     Direct      Indirect
Ordinary Shares    40,508,333    15.30%     n/a          n/a       n/a          15.30%      15.30%



GB00B132NW22



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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights
A only                                               15.30%



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



RAB Capital plc acts as investment manager for RAB Energy Fund Limited.  RAB
Capital plc does not act as custodian for its clients and therefore the shares
are held in the nominee name of the custodian of its clients, which is CREDIT
SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED



Proxy Voting:

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 cease to hold voting rights:



N/A



13. Additional information:



N/A








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