Re: Holding in Company

Providence Resources PLC
21 July 2005

Providence Resources Plc



21 July 2005



Re: Holding in Company





A Letter from Providence Resources Plc dated the 21 July 2005 to the Irish Stock
Exchange, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 21 July 2005.





I have today received the enclosed notification on behalf of Sir. Anthony
O'Reilly/Indexia Holdings Limited in satisfaction of the obligations imposed by
Sections 67 and 91 of the Companies Act 1990 of the interest of the notifying
parties



Yours sincerely



Michael Graham

Company Secretary









Sir Anthony O'Reilly / Indexia Holdings Limited

Irish companies Act 1990 - Part IV

Notification of Interest in ordinary Shares in providence Resources P.l.c.



We are duly authorised agents of the persons whose names are set out below under
the heading Notifying Party.

Purpose of this Letter

We refer to previous notifications of interests and set out below an updated
schedule of interests and details of numbers of shares in which the interests
exist and the names of the registered holders -

•         in fulfilment of the obligation imposed by section 67 of the Companies
Act, 1990 to notify Providence Resources plc of the interests in shares, or any
alteration in the particulars relating thereto, of each Notifying Party;

•         in fulfilment of the obligation imposed by section 91 of the Companies
Act, 1990 to notify the Irish Stock Exchange of interests in the Share Capital
of Providence Resources plc as referred to below; and

•         in fulfilment of any other obligation imposed by law or regulation to
disclose to the addressees of this letter any of the information contained in
it.

We confirm that the percentage interest of the Notifying Parties in the Company
has not altered in respect of these adjusted numbers.  The additional shares
included in this notification are those shares which were issued on exercise of
Warrants by Indexia Holdings Limited.



      Notifying Party       Total number of ordinary Number of shares in which      Registered Holders
                            shares in which interest      interest exists
                                     exists
Sir Anthony O'Reilly        996,174,054              7,623,059                  Sir Anthony O'Reilly
                                                     971,457,753                Indexia Holdings Limited
                                                     1,021,426                  Vidicus Nominees
                                                     16,710,816                 Fitzwilton Limited
Indexia Holdings Limited    971,457,753              971,457,753                Indexia Holdings Limited







Yours faithfully









Matheson Ormsby Prentice







































































SCHEDULE



Notifying Parties:



Sir Anthony O'Reilly, Lissadel, Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas

Indexia Holdings Limited, 2 Agapinors Street, Iris Tower, 6th Floor Office, 602
Nicosia, 1076 Cyprus





This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.










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