Holding in Company

Asia Energy PLC
02 December 2004


                        Asia Energy plc ('the Company')

                     Notification of significant holding

2 December 2004

Under sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 and rule 15 of the AIM 
Rules the following information falls to be disclosed:

The Company was notified on 2 December 2004 that Morgan Stanley Securities 
Limited has an interest in 1,549,153 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company.  
This represents 4.05% of the issued share capital of the Company.


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