Holding(s) in Company

Asia Energy PLC
26 June 2006


                        Asia Energy plc ('the Company')

                     Notification of significant holding


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

The Company was notified on 26 June 2006 that Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
('MSSL') and its subsidiary companies acquired an interest in the shares of the
Company resulting in a total holding of 1,464,673 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in
the Company. This represents 3.00% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The Company was also notified that from time to time 1,286,685 shares are
transferred to third parties on terms which give MSSL the right to require a
return of an equivalent number of shares. Accordingly their interest in
1,286,685 shares is pursuant to Section 208(5) of the Act.

MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companies
which are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the terms of
section 203 of the Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution in any
shares in which MSSL is interested.


26 June 2006


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